The biggest gathering of psychics and healers in the tri-state area will take place in New York City on July 26, when the Awaken Psychic Fair is held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hotel Pennsylvania.

With scores of professional readers and healers, the event offers every visitor the opportunity to make a unique connection with the “beyond.” It’s the mission of psychic readers to bring enlightenment to such issues as relationships (especially love relationships), career, life purpose, health and finances; it’s the mission of psychic healers to use energy to relieve various ills—physical, emotional, mental or spiritual. Some practitioners offer both reading and healing in a single session.

Recently, New York Magazine ran an article on psychics, saying, “Believe this: New Yorkers will stop at nothing to get the latest information. Which is one reason why this city is the medium capital of the world … psychics rival trainers and nannies as city dwellers’ indispensable support staff. In the secular culture of the city, they’re as close as some of us get to spiritual.”

The Awaken Psychic Fair will be held in the Gold Ballroom of the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Ave. between 33^rd and 32nd Streets. Admission is free at Eventbrite.com; type “Awaken Psychic Fair” in the search bar. Sessions with participating psychics can be prebooked online at a discount at PPCGroup.fullslate.com/. Readings are for entertainment purposes only. For more information, visit AwakenFair.com.