Andrea St. Amand’s life reads like a captivating Gothic novel, blending the elegance of ballet, the intrigue of supernatural tales, and the rigor of legal battles. Once a dedicated ballerina, Andrea grew weary of the relentless pressure to fit into too-small costumes and sought a new path. During her decade in the legal world, Andrea excelled at turning complex business cases into compelling narratives of emotional truth. Yet, amid the courtroom victories, she found herself yearning for a different kind of truth. Haunted by her paranormal experiences and a deep-seated belief in magic, Andrea could no longer ignore her calling. She became obsessed with developing her intuitive power and embraced her passion for mediumship, psychic readings, and the supernatural. Today, Andrea St. Amand is an evidential psychic medium who shares her love for ghost stories, witches, voodoo, vampires, and all things magical with others. Her roundabout journey has led her to a life filled with enchantment, where she helps others connect with the otherworldly and discover the magic within themselves. Join Mystic Mag and read more.
Your journey from ballerina to Gothic literature enthusiast and then to law school is quite unique. How did each of these experiences shape your understanding of the supernatural and your abilities as a medium?
I believe that all of our experiences shape the next stage in life for everyone. For me, dancing was something I didn’t have a choice in; I felt compelled to do it. Looking back, I realize that it trained me to be a very physical medium. I want to feel what my spirit communicator is trying to convey because a lot of information comes through our physical bodies—anxiety, fear, emotional responses, and even physical pain. Dancing trained me to really feel my body, which is crucial for my work as a medium.
Additionally, dancing taught me how to take up space and command an audience. As a dancer, you’re trained not to shrink in front of a huge theater. As a demonstrating medium, I need to project big energy and not be overwhelmed by the crowd’s energy.
These experiences have significantly helped me in my current work. As for Gothic literature, I loved ghost stories as a child. I would go to dance class, come home, read ghost stories, and doodle ghosts on my school pages. This fostered my imagination, bridging the gap between the tangible world and what lies beyond. Our imaginations are that bridge to the unseen.
However, the analytical side brings balance. It’s important to be skeptical, question things, and delve deeper than the surface. This balance—imagination and analysis—creates a three-legged table of understanding, helping me find deeper truths that resonate beyond the obvious.
You have a life-long history of visits from people and animals after they’ve passed on. Can you recall the first time this happened and how it influenced your path?
I do remember. It was my favorite aunt, Lily. She was an eccentric, larger-than-life person. I was almost four when we received a phone call at my house, and I announced to everyone, “Aunt Lily died.” Everyone got upset and freaked out, wondering why I would say something so crazy. My granddad ran down the street to check on Aunt Lily, and she was fine. I got a stern talking to about not saying things like that because it was bad to say, but Aunt Lily died that afternoon.
She visited me after that. I could feel her presence coming to my bed at night, almost like she was tucking me in and checking on me. I could hear footsteps on the carpet and feel a presence sitting at the bottom of my bed. I knew it was her. It wasn’t my great-grandmother or anyone else who had passed away; it was her. I always felt very comfortable with her. At some point, I sensed that she was my guardian angel or a guardian for me, helping to look out for me. It was never scary; it felt very comforting.
I was very young when that happened, about four years old. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t know the spirit world existed. I didn’t know what to call it; it just seemed normal to me. It felt very natural, so I never doubted it was there. As I grew older, it was just a matter of developing and refining my concepts of it.
What type of services do you offer?
I provide traditional psychic medium services, primarily one-on-one sessions. People can book an appointment online, where I either perform psychic work—communicating with your soul—or mediumship, which involves connecting with people who have passed away. I let the spirit world guide me in deciding which direction to take during the session.
At some point in my journey, I became a Reiki master. While I don’t consider myself a natural healer, I felt it was important to understand that energy to ensure I bring healing energy into my work. I don’t offer healing separately, but I hope to incorporate it through words and time spent with clients.
Additionally, I conduct group sessions, such as bachelorette parties and other fun events. I also perform demonstrations of mediumship for larger crowds. Well, they are large crowds for me.
What was the pivotal moment or event that made you decide to fully embrace your calling as a medium and psychic, despite your initial efforts to suppress it?
Again, I don’t think I had a choice. I had been practicing law, and my anxiety was just so high. I felt like I was wasting my life. I had a good job, a nice house, and everything seemed right on the surface. I had checked all the boxes, but I felt like I wanted to throw a hand grenade and walk away. Everyone looked at me like I was crazy, but I felt something calling me, though I didn’t know what it was.
I never thought I would be able to hone an ability into a skill that could actually help people. I never had that confidence. I just knew I needed to stop what I was doing. Until I closed that chapter, the next chapter wouldn’t open. One step led to the next, and then my husband had a brilliant idea for my birthday. We spent the night in the Old City Jail in Charleston, SC. I had never been there before. It’s a haunted, Gothic old building. I decided that I was going to communicate with somebody there, gather evidence, and walk out the next morning to verify the facts in the history books, proving to myself that I could connect with the spirit world.
That night was miraculous. After that, I was hooked and totally addicted.
How do you balance your professional training as a lawyer with your intuitive and psychic abilities when communicating with clients or the spirits that visit you?
I think it helps, you know. Actually, being a lawyer helps in ways most people don’t think about. Everyone lies to you as a lawyer—your clients lie, the other side lies—so you start to develop a sense of what’s true, even if you’re not consciously aware of it. This resonance for truth is beneficial in spirit communication. When something comes out of my mouth that doesn’t feel quite right, I can recognize it and adjust, finding the better word.
However, on the downside, I sometimes become too analytical. Especially if I’m seeing too many clients and start to get tired, I can be too much like a lawyer. At those times, I need to relax, let the magic flow back in, and surrender to something miraculous. It is a balance. There are moments when I need to just meditate, sit in the power, and reconnect with the magical, unexplained side. When I’m working in that power, my skeptical, analytical side becomes a help rather than a hindrance.
For clients from similar backgrounds—women in the business world or those from a corporate, hard-driving environment—they can trust that I understand their world. I know what they’re dealing with and can speak their language. I can also guide them as we work through reconnecting with their creativity and imagination, and ultimately the full miraculousness of the spirit.
How do you practice self-care to maintain your own wellbeing?
I need to take a lot of time off and sleep a lot. I make sure I have enough time to rest. A friend of mine gave me a vision of the body as a vessel for energy, which needs to flow through us continuously. It can’t just leak out like we’re a cup with holes everywhere, constantly draining without being refilled. That image helped me realize that I was just leaking energy without replenishing it. So now, I give myself a lot of downtime, more than most people allow themselves, because I think it’s absolutely necessary.
