12 posts tagged “psychic”
Sylvia Browne's predictions for 2006, checked for accuracy.
>Jennifer Lopez should be careful with her health. She will also become pregnant.
Miss. J-Lo is in great health, though it was rumored in late 2005 that she might want to have a baby. To date, she has not.
"Over the years, Sylvia Browne has been the focus of a number of skeptical pages on the web, but I don't think that there has ever before been one site which focused solely on her. The goal of this site is to fill that void by providing a central place where she, her track record and all of her claims are examined and analyzed.
"Although I will be approaching the subject from a skeptical viewpoint (the name of the site should show that), I will try to do so in as fair and factual a manner as possible.
"Where I state a fact, I will try to back it up with references. Where I state an opinion, I will try to clearly label it as such.
"Is she a well-intentioned spiritual leader, with actual psychic powers? Is she a fraud, making money by callously manipulating and using the bereaved? Or is she something else entirely?
"This site will attempt to answer these questions."
Uri Geller claims remote viewer led U.S. forces to Saddam Hussein:
"'You remember when they found Saddam Hussein in Iraq? A soldier walked over to a rug, lifted it and then found a trap-door and found him in there,' Geller told Reuters.
'Well, I know that that soldier walked over to that rug because he got information from a 'remote viewer' from the United States.'"
The Spoof has its own take on the situation. There, the article is clearly marked as being "a satire or parody. It is entirely fictitious," which I'm sure nobody doubted for a second.
"Hiring of psychic for human relations taints Colombian prosecutor's office"
"Colombia's chief prosecutor hired a psychic who hypnotized his staff and even performed an exorcism over a voodoo doll in exchange for a government paycheque and use of an armoured car."
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"Marti, a self-described clairvoyant, claims to have implicated corrupt workers in illegal wiretaps and bribery during the months he spent roaming the prosecutor's heavily fortified bunker, hypnotizing officials and writing up classified reports for Iguaran about staff loyalty."
Psychic offers guidance in students' lives
"Appalachian State University students have the chance to check out psychic phenomena for themselves now that Rachel Stanton, a self-proclaimed psychic, opened for business last week."
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"She also was attracted to the college students.
“'I like reaching out to the younger crowd…in this day and age we’re in, they are very misled and some become depressed and unhappy about that,' she said. 'Our readings can put them back on track.'"
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"Individuals can come in with specific questions or no questions at all, and Stanton consults on everything from love and relationships to information about the future.
"She is open seven days a week at 90 W. King St and another location on E. King Street is planned for the future. Student discounts are honored."
CBS2 Investigates Storefront Psychic Scams
"[Retired NYPD Detective Bob] Geis said the average storefront psychic earns about $300,000 a year, and they don't make that kind of money doing card readings. They do it by cultivating victims and then taking advantage of their vulnerabilities."
Article includes numbers to call if you've been scammed by one of these "psychic" crooks.
"The Psychic Detective Lauches New Website"
"The new psychic website by Jeffry R. Palmer features a focus on simplicity and user friendly page links and site navigation. Predictions for international events are given special attention on the new site."
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"Early in 2005 Mr. Palmer's documented predictions foretold that gold would reach at least $600 per ounce by the end of 2006, that oil would reach $70 per barrel, that a war would be fought in Lebanon and that a hurricane would flood all of New Orleans. Few would have belived that every prediction made at this time would come to pass, and yet incredibly they have!"
Most of those "predictions" require little to no "psychic" ability (What? Oil prices will go up? There'll be conflicts in a Middle-Eastern country?), and I'm kind of wondering how many times he's made the hurricane prediction in the past.
I saw this line in a recent article about a supposed "psychic:"
"She can look at a picture of your spouse, she says, and tell if they've been cheating — if you want to know."
Because you really want to put the health of your relationship into the hands of someone claiming to have magical powers.
And besides, if you're at the point of asking an alleged "psychic" if your spouse is cheating, chances are you already know...and the "psychic" can make that same logical leap. No magical powers necessary.
