Anthony Mrocka, a 49-year-old from Blairstown, New Jersey, stands as one of the world's most in-demand psychic mediums, commanding fees of $350 for a 45-minute session and maintaining a staggering waiting list exceeding one year. His clientele includes a roster of public figures, celebrities, athletes, and influencers seeking to connect with the other side. Yet, for much of his life, Mrocka was the ultimate sceptic, a journey he detailed exclusively to the Daily Mail.
A Journey Through Darkness to Light
Mrocka describes his twenties as a period of profound darkness, dominated by severe struggles with drug and alcohol addiction. He now interprets this phase as an unconscious attempt to numb the deep sensitivities and psychic abilities he couldn't yet comprehend. "I found substances that helped me numb those feelings," he shared. This tumultuous period was marked by a series of life-threatening events, including drug overdoses, a horrific car crash, and a severe infection requiring hospitalisation.
Each brush with death, however, became a pivotal turning point. Mrocka recalls a persistent sensation of being pulled back, a feeling that he was not alone. "Those near-death encounters ended up being the beginning of my spiritual awakening," he explained. After achieving sobriety and removing the "numbing and chaos" from his life, the latent intuition he had spent years suppressing began to surface with undeniable force.
The Unmistakable Evidence of Mediumship
Following his sobriety, Mrocka was confronted with a stream of inexplicable experiences—receiving specific information he had no way of knowing and feeling emotions that weren't his own. A friend's suggestion led him to a reading with another medium, an encounter that left his scepticism shaken. The medium not only provided accurate details but later contacted him to deliver a startling message: Anthony Mrocka was a medium himself.
Intrigued, he began working with a mentor to develop his abilities. His first professional reading proved to be the ultimate validation. While holding a client's bracelet, he was overcome with a sharp pain shooting from his hand to his heart. The client confirmed this was precisely how her grandmother had died from an untreated cat bite. "When she validated that, I realised, 'This is real. This is happening,'" Mrocka stated. The profound healing and connection he facilitated in that moment cemented his new path.
Building a Global Practice from Word of Mouth
What began as a side endeavour while working at his father's machine shop rapidly evolved into a full-time career, propelled entirely by word-of-mouth testimonials to the accuracy and detail of his readings. Mrocka now boasts over 85,000 followers on Instagram and tours theatres nationally to deliver group readings. He attributes his success not to business strategy but to the authenticity of the work. "It grew because the work is real, and because people can feel the healing in it," he shared.
He describes the mechanics of his mediumship as a "blending of energy," where he raises his vibrational state and spirits lower theirs to meet in the middle. They then impart evidence—names, memories, personality traits, and even current events in the client's life—through his senses, which he translates as clearly as possible. For the former sceptic, it's no longer about proving a phenomenon but about facilitating tangible, healing connections that defy conventional explanation.
