Is it possible to be a good Christian and be psychic at the same time? I've seen many conflicting biblical statements that have been interpreted as condemning psychics and others that promote using "gifts from God". How can a psychic reconcile such a gift without conflicting with biblical teachings?

For that matter, if one is psychic, how can you tell if it's a gift from God or somewhere else?
It depends what you mean by "psychic."  Do you mean a prophet - someone who sees the future just kinda unprovoked, as in "I had a dream that the plane would crash and it did?" Or do you mean a fortuneteller, as in crystal balls/Tarot cards? Or do you mean having other psychic kinds of powers like telekinesis or others? Those are three fundamentally different things, Biblically.

Small Medium At Large

The Bible is extremely against spiritists.  Here's a collection of verses about mediums, necromancers, sorcerers, etc. Probably most to the point:


  “A man or a woman who is a medium or a necromancer shall surely be put
  to death. They shall be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon
  them.” 
  Leviticus 20:27 (ESV)


This is because they are seeking answers not from God, but from other supernatural beings.  This is one of those basic "Ten Commandment no-no's."

The Prophecy, Starring Christopher Walken

A prophet is different. God has told them to go do something and/or carry some message to someone. They are sometimes (but less commonly) told of (e.g. Abraham re: Sodom)/granted visions of (e.g. Revelation) the future by God. Those who are posing as prophets but aren't (lying, or getting it from somewhere naughtier but in God's name) are false prophets. Needless to say, discerning between the two is a big deal in Scripture.

Ego Whip

What about a more sci-fi psychic, like Stephen King's Carrie or Firestarter?  Well, not that telepathy/telekinesis/etc. have been shown to exist, but if they do, I imagine Christian opinion would be split since it's not really spoken to in the Bible. If it was simply some physiological/scientific process, then it would be fine, or at least morally neutral, no different from being good at math. If it were truly supernatural power, then the question would become what its source is, and is that source good or evil from a Biblical perspective.