do you believe in psychic mediums readings

wary

wary wrote: »

I went to see a so-called psychic many years ago. I've never believed in these things but was pushed into it by a friend who caught me at a low point. Her & her mother used to visit loads of them, but this one was particularly recommended by her & also very expensive. I don't regret it and it was a bit of fun. However, I could easily spot her two main tricks.

1) Get me to do the reading for her. e.g. ask me whose is the June/July birthday, craftily having two guesses disguised as one. If I'd answered "my wife" for example, she'd know I'm married. Strangley none of the various months she mentioned corresponded to particularly significant birthdays. Similarly, all of the names she mentioned were very common and it would be surprising if I didn't know someone by that name. More significantly, she failed to mention any of the names that were close to me.

2) Find out what I want to do, tell me it's going to happen and then encourage me to make it happen. She recommended this book "The Power Of Positive Thinking" which encourages you to do just that, which I thought was strange as she reckoned that all of these things she foretold will happen to me regardless. It did work to a certain extent as I was keen to change job, and when she told me that I'd have a new job by October, I did find myself going all out to make it happen. Alas it was many years later before I finally managed to find new employment.

She reckoned she'd never been wrong about anything before, yet she was wrong about pretty much everything that was supposed to be happening to me within the next 18 months. A total crock of !!!!!!!

There's a footnote to this story ...

The friend who recommended this fortune teller and who pushed me into seeing her, refused to accept that she'd given me a bad reading even when none of it came true. Her mother, who also used to visit the same woman, got married for the third time a couple of years later, and her husband walked out on her after 6 weeks in a very unpleasant manner. Rather tounge-in-cheek, I said hadn't her psychic forewarned her, and it transpired that this fraud had told her that he is the knight in shining armour that she's been waiting for all of her life!!! It was only when a friend of this so-called psychic later confided that she makes it up when she can't get a reading (i.e. 100% of the time!) that they finally acknowledged she's a fraud!

kittiej

Yes speaking of Derek and his spirit guide Sam, didn't Ciaran whotsits (the psychologist/sceptic) out Derek during filming of that ghost hunting show with Evette? Her hubby Carl started to be possessed all the time after that and he was sooo unbelievable. What a load of old tosh, the actual drama of the live shows was better due to Evette screaming at the slightest noises.

Does anyone watch sensing murder NZ? I like watching that show but I can't help thinking they don't half have a lot of murders over there.

fluffnutter

I don't believe in psychic mediums due to being in possession of a working brain.

wary

In case you've ever wondered why gypsies don't use contraception ... it's because they've got crystal balls so they can see it coming.

bcl999

I regularly get messages - if not every day, then certainly 3 or 4 times a week. (Those who know the Scots vernacular will understand.)

hypnochris

Firstly, please be aware, that a 'psychic' is different to a 'medium' in many ways.

Secondly, yes Mr Fry, and Ms.Morgan are a bit pants, and do
have dodgy reputations.

And thirdly, spiritualism is a recognized religion, so please be careful what you say on these matters.

Not every clairvoyant medium is a fraud, or out for your money.
A good medium will not keep asking you to answer questions.
A medium contacts loved one who have passed on, a psychic will not.

hypnochris

fluffnutter wrote: »

I don't believe in psychic mediums due to being in possession of a working brain.

It may be working, but it sounds pretty closed.

meercatsunited

hypnochris wrote: »

Firstly, please be aware, that a 'psychic' is different to a 'medium' in many ways.

Secondly, yes Mr Fry, and Ms.Morgan are a bit pants, and do
have dodgy reputations.

And thirdly, spiritualism is a recognized religion, so please be careful what you say on these matters.

Not every clairvoyant medium is a fraud, or out for your money.
A good medium will not keep asking you to answer questions.
A medium contacts loved one who have passed on, a psychic will not.

The problem is no one can find a genuine one.

any medium who really could do this would take the USA challenge or at least say there is no charge unless they come up with real facts.

I have a relative, president of a spiritualist church for 50 years who also says a lot of it is b******t, you get the same people being read not because there really is a message but because that medium knows the person inside out and who they want to contact.

most of these churches have tea and biscuits after the service, that is how they get to know you and then low and behold you eventually get a message.

Dave_C_2

hypnochris wrote: »

And thirdly, spiritualism is a recognized religion, so please be careful what you say on these matters.

Why? I am free to express my views on any religion, subject to the usual laws of Libel.

Anyway, have a look here (PDF) for a look on the inside of spiritualist churches.

Dave

dealer_wins

I am a medium and I predict that this post will get under 50 thanks!!!