A sense of clairvoyance was in the air as hundreds of people came to find out the meaning of their lives or even to just seek guidance at the Psychic and Paranormal Expo Saturday, Oct. 5.

Kelly McCarville and Pat Kraft organized the event in Ames after originally hosting it in the Cedar Rapids area.

Fifty-two different vendors participated in the event, sharing their knowledge with the community. These vendors ranged from toe and astrology readings, to stress reduction techniques, numerology and many more.

In addition to the readers and healers, there was also merchandise for sale, such as crystals and gems. McCarville and Kraft also included paranormal groups and different haunted locations.

“During this event we have vendors from all over the place come in,” McCarville said. “We have vendors from Iowa, we have local vendors, we have vendors that come from Cheyenne, Wyoming; Minnesota; just all over the place.”

McCarville is a “claircognizant,” which means she says she knows things about people as soon as she sees them. However, she said this event was about the other vendors, so she only saw people if they really wanted to see her.

The idea originally started from the different shows McCarville and Kraft attended as vendors themselves.

“I did this event because I have attended a lot of shows like this as a vendor,” McCarville said.

The plans for the event were finalized and announced in February, though the planning had been in the works long before that.

“It’s most definitely a process,” McCarville said. “We won’t do one with less than six months to plan it because it just takes that much work to get everything worked out, get the floor plan figured out and get the vendors and speakers lined up.”

Eric Kline stood with the paranormal endeavors display. He researches the spiritual and the scientific, so if someone is having problem with spirits in their house, he can figure out what, or even who, it is.

“Even if we don’t get as much interaction physically for the science part of what we do, usually we go in, and if you’re spirit sensitive or psychic, you can detect these presences,” Kline said.

A mother-daughter duo presented its knowledge through the use of orbs. Julene Anderson and Elise Lowers said they started seeing their late husband/father in pictures after they asked that he still be with them.

“We wrote a book together, called ‘Orbs: The Untold Story,’” Anderson said. “It was kind of a journey we started on after my husband passed away. We started taking pictures and asking for him to show up in our pictures and he did. I would go on journeys, and he would follow me.”

The book talks about how people can see departed loved ones in pictures for themselves.

This was the event’s first year in Ames, but has made appearances in other towns, such as the Quad Cities and Cedar Rapids, which is Kelly McCarville’s hometown.

The event was held in the Scheman Building from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5.