For psychic medium Angel Trashell, the Sydney Royal Easter Show isn’t just another work event—it’s a vision come to life.
In the early 2000s, Angel was working long hours in retail at the Sydney Showgrounds, helping others chase their dreams while quietly envisioning one of her own.
“I always used to put it out there. One day, just one day, I’m going to have my own stand here,” she recalls saying to herself.
In 2019, Angel launched the Royale Psychic Reading Room at the Show, creating a space for herself and the psychics she mentors to showcase their craft. It’s a place visitors can explore various divination traditions: from tarot cards to runes, clairvoyance to crystals and even tea leaf or flower readings.
Angel says her spiritual abilities have been with her since childhood.
“ I always had a friend in the spirit world. When I’d go to school, I’d see other spirit children and adults among the playground.”
However, Angel’s path as a psychic wasn’t always certain. After the heart-breaking loss of her son at six months old, she questioned her gift and stepped away from this line of work.
“I thought to myself – why would they take a healthy boy away from me when I’m doing all this work and delivering healings? But then I made a pact with my angels. If I got to see my son on the other side, I’d go back and do the work. And I did. I’m one of the lucky ones who got to watch my son grow in spirit.”
Now, amid the buzz of the Easter Show, she helps others find answers and guidance. Some are curious, some are regulars, and others are seeking closure in messages from friends or family that have passed over.
Despite the noise and energy of the show, Angel says the outside world disappears the moment a reading begins.
“Once your client sits down, you connect into that client and honestly everything around you just fades away. Guidance starts coming through and you use your tools such as tarot cards, crystals and pendulums. You’re receiving so much information that once you start communicating and that information flows out, everything just fades away.”
Angel and her team deliver readings at the Royale Psychic Reading Room in the World Bazaar Pavilion daily, from 9.30am to 8.30pm.
