@mark noble,
I would not lie to someone mate...
If they came to me and asked me certain questions, before I answered them, I would ask them if they are prepaired for the truth no matter what? If they say they are, then you can tell them....If they say no....Then you do not have to say....If they say something like, that makes me worried....Then you can say there is nothing to fear...because everything happens for a reason...It will ease their mind...And you will not have to say anything more unless they answer either of the first 2 again...
But if you are asking me if a white lie is better than the bold truth at times? Then I would have to say yes, even though I do not like doing it myself...
For instance, if someone was to ask me if they look fat?...If I thought they did....I would not say that they look fat, to them...Because it would just devistate them...But I would never talk to another about it...Or anything like that...
And I would just say..No you look fine or beautiful...to me...just the way you are...Because it does not matter what I think anyways, as beauty is always in the eye of the beholder....And if I thought someone did look fat when they had asked me...Someone else would not think that they are....anyways....So I do not think it is really the same thing as a lie...anyways...but white lies are unavoidable mate...
And to answer your other question...I would never use my special gift...To try to make money or make a profit....It destroys the whole meaning of even having the gift...Or giving people advice...Because then most of them...(I would imagine) would bullshit about a lot of things because they probably will not see you again, or for a while in which you may forget things....Or are just soothsaying things because you are putting coin in their pocket...
If you are looking for spiritual advice or something along those lines...Do not ever go to someone who charges...You will never know how genuine they are actually being...