And that sound is his credibility going down the pooper….

As a very young person I also was addicted to psychic.  It was just a stage I went through and quickly got over it.  But I bet you can’t believe how many people out there are addicted.  It is a huge besiness and especally with women and men who have tons of money to spend. 

This isn’t as bad as something Maury Pauvich would do.  It’s definitely not a topic becoming of someone  with pretensions to be a serious jouranilst, but it’s not exactly paternity tests either. This seems more on the level of 20/20 or Dateline level “journalism” as this is the sort of story they would do.

Really, Blueblogger?

Are you an official skeptic now?  Or do you still believe in some psychics?

I’m not mocking you, btw.  I’m just curious.

What about Cooper’s addicktion?

I think the majority of them are fakes.  Do I think there are people out there who have a sixth sense?  Yes, I do but not many.  I live near a real gypsy colony.  I went there once and was not impressed   But there were a few (card readers) that were kind of scary because they did hit close to home.

I swore off of all that stuff years ago and have only gone 3 times in about 40 years.  So I suppose I am just over it all.  They can really suck you in if you let them.  If I had a missing person in my life I would allow a physic to try but I sure wouldn’t hold my breath.

If you get the time check out Harry Houdini’s “A Magician Among the Spirits.”

In case you didn’t know, Houdin spent much of his later years debunking Psychics, Mediums, Spiritualists, etc.

He really went full throttle after his Mother died.

Even when academics were singing the praises of the most famous mediums as legitimate, he was able to debunk and expose them as frauds because of his background in misdirection as a magician.

It’s fascinating to me that today’s psychics use the exact same methods that have been debunked decades ago- “hot” reading, “cold” reading, misdirection, etc.

Check it out.

I think its about time the Genuine psychic mediums get a chance to talk, without being ripped to pieces by the likes of talk show hosts with nothing but ratings on their minds! Yes I mean Anderson Cooper. I invite him and others like him to spend a week in my life. Yes I earn a living doing what I do. My time is important too. But….I don’t yell it across the rooftops when I take my time and volunteer it behind the scenes and pay it forward. When I and other gifted friends of mine spend hours working on things when people need our help. Stop showing the flashy neon “psychic crap” to gain ratings and attention…come meet those of us who do this quietly without the hype…….and leave your narcissistic, accusatory attitude at home. Any reporter or newscaster willing to try that for a change?

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Why are you acting surprised?  You saw this episode coming for a while now, right?

TY:

BTW, The James Randi Educational Foundation still has an unclaimed prize of a million dollars to anybody who can prove their Psychic abilities!

You choose the test method, they provide a double blind test.  Here’s the link:
http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/1m-challenge.html

Lemme know when you strike it rich!

Always see em coming Turk……….its not news to me or others who take this seriously. I am not in disagreement with the fact that many psychic mediums are not good………I am one of the first ones to tell people to run like hell when they encounter one like that. I am also one of the ones who refuse repeat readings such as the lady calling 10 times a day. Its NOT healthy and any psychic medium who allows it should be slapped upside of the head. I firmly make it clear that no more than once per year……..if that…….if they never connect to me again but get the comfort they need at that one time……that’s fine with me. There ARE credible people out here. I just wish that someone in the media would allow the public to actually see that for a change. 

Not gonna argue with you Turk…………..to those who believe no proof is needed…….to those who don’t believe no proof is possible. I respect your opinion because I am that type of person. You might learn something from that by listening instead of attacking. 

TY, I’m not accusing you of being a bad person.  I bet you’re a fine person.

I’m making you aware that for years there has been a 1 million dollar prize to anyone who can prove their ability or any proof of the supernatural.  So far it’s been unclaimed.  It’s an easy test.  I think I know why no one has claimed it even though many, many have tried.  What do you think?

http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/1m-challenge.html 

I never suggested you were accusing me of either. I know who I am so really it makes no difference one way or the other.  I am well aware of the million dollar prize and have watched while some very sad so called “psychics” step up to the plate in an attempt to claim it. The reason why its never worked is very simple. Its called ego. You lose the gift when the ego gets involved. When you get this attitude of being “holier than thou” and try to prove a point it fails at every turn. I see it happen every single day. To do the work that I do requires shelving the arrogance and the ego and putting yourself at the very same level as every other person you encounter. My work is mediumship. Psychic work is something that every single person living today has the ability to do. You have just as good a chance at that million dollars as I do and every other person out there, because we all rely on that same old gut instinct. But…when you get that “I CAN do this cause I am better than you” attitude going…….total failure. Because thats allowing the very human brain and ego to over ride the very intuitive nature that every single one of us has. Like I said…..my work is mediumship. Bringing comfort to those who are grieving. Not playing cards and promising people they are gonna win the lottery in a week. It’s just that simple. You cannot “test” someone on their ability to connect to those who have passed into spirit. What you can do is watch the genuine mediums….the real deals as I like to call them as they actually work. But you’ll never get that chance because the media is hell bent on destroying those of us who do this from a place of love and not greed. 

OK TY, fair enough.  Take it easy.

You “softened your stance” a bit there Turk. Thanks for taking the time to listen to me. I really do appreciate that. Have a great night and keep the debate going cause its something that people do need to talk about. 

Your absolutely right…………there are many addicted to this and I can say this because I do this for a living. You cannot lay the blame at the feet of those addicted however…..lay the blame on the person who allows this to happen day after day after day…….its up to us as the professionals that we are to see the addiction for what it is and put a stop to it. I ALWAYS ask my clients when meeting for the first time when they had their last reading. If its a month ago we talk about that and we talk about it seriously…its not healthy to rely on someone daily or even monthly……its dangerous. And any psychic medium with credibility and compassion will put a stop to it immediately. The rest who allow it are only in this for personal power and greed. Yes……..I said that. I work with many gifted mediums and psychics. I surround myself with those who hold to that understanding that this type of behavior is not acceptable. Its the psychics that permit this to happen that are destroying it for those of us who do not. 

I like the “Anderson Cooper”; I think they’re “cute” cars, easy to park, and have a smooth ride.  That said, they are still a little too expensive.

Now, I have to go call the Psychic Hot Line.

“Anderson” isn’t any different than the rest of the daytime shows. They all end up resorting to subjects of infidelity, teenage angst, psychics, cooking and of course celebrities. . . lots of celebrities.

“This is very frustrating for me, Lassez, a French-Canadian actress turned self-help guru
lamented. This is really a very serious problem, and it’s the only addiction that really isn’t recognized, and it’s hilarious!”

Only Anderson could manage to find a way to insert a celebrity angle into every subject he has covered so far.

“Anderson” isn’t any different than the rest of the daytime shows. They all end up resorting to subjects of infidelity, teenage angst, psychics, cooking and of course celebrities. . . lots of celebrities.

“This is very frustrating for me, Lassez, a French-Canadian actress turned self-help guru
lamented. This is really a very serious problem, and it’s the only addiction that really isn’t recognized, and it’s hilarious!”

Only Anderson could manage to find a way to insert a celebrity angle into every subject he has covered so far.

“Anderson” isn’t any different than the rest of the daytime shows. They all end up resorting to subjects of infidelity, teenage angst, psychics, cooking and of course celebrities. . . lots of celebrities.

“This is very frustrating for me, Lassez, a French-Canadian actress turned self-help guru
lamented. This is really a very serious problem, and it’s the only addiction that really isn’t recognized, and it’s hilarious!”

Only Anderson could manage to find a way to insert a celebrity angle into every subject he has covered so far.

I suppose this dependency is not as silly as praying to an invisible god (and results equally nonexistant).

For once I agree with you Turk.

I will give you this, it is no worse than people who blindly follow religion. I do not doubt that there may be beings (even human beings) who can use more of their brains and see things the average human can not, but I would never pay money for a telephone psychic. That is as dumb as believing the Bible word for word. The proof is in the pudding, if you are really psychic you could prove it.

Turk, I agree with you, but the people who believe that there are psychics they can reach by telephone who can predict the future are not any dumber than the idiots like Michelle Bachman who believe the Bible word for word.

How about a million dollar test to prove that the Earth is only 6000 years old?

Amen Ruth amen!

A good psychic doesnt take advantage of a client but then again who is looking at how much psychologists charge for their services… literally 200-300 a  session! Why arent people looking at them? This story is terrible and the psychic being discussed should be sued/charged for taking advantage so horribly however dont place all psychics in the same category Anderson… there are legitimately gifted psychic out there whose main goal and purpose is to assist and help. Scammers are out there no matter what field you wish to cover a story on for your ratings…buyers/clients also have a responsibility to look out for themselves – if they are that weak they need professional help– assuming they can afford it.

Prove it? As I mentioned in another post here my expertise is in mediumship.  I can “guide” people along in a psychic way, yes…but then so could you or anyone else out here. How many times have you sat with a friend going through hard times and provided them with some direction or uttered the words “It’s gonna be fine” or “It’s gonna work out for the best” or “You need to dump that guy/girl she’s no good for you”. Why is it if a psychic utters those words it wrong but if you uttered them to a friend its okay? If I have heard it once, I have heard it a thousand times from my clients “Thank you….its not so much a psychic reading with you as it is good old common sense”. As far as “proving it” where mediumship is concerned I prove it every single day when I bring through a child for a parent who gives me specific clear information that only that child and that parent would know. Or a loved one just passed weeks before who brings me a sentence, a story, a memory that is so intimate and so detailed that there is no possible way I could have known about it prior. I do not know my clients before I meet them. I know nothing about them short of their first name. Believe it or not, there are reputable good mediums out here who are tired of the bad ones dragging them down into the mud. 
When you say you would not pay money for a telephone psychic. I am assuming your talking about the 1-800 psychic hotlines that people so recklessly throw thousands of dollars into year after year. I am in full agreement with anyone here that these hotlines are dangerous and should be banned because they ARE taking peoples hard earned money.  I cringe when I hear horror stories of people giving away money they simply do not have to spend  for 10 minutes on the phone with one of these self proclaimed “psychics”. I have heard of people who call a psychic to ask what color to wear to a job interview!! That is completely insane on every level…yet…these “psychics” take the money and give them the answer. My answer would be drastically different. And I most certainly would not be requesting money from them to give it either. 
What this all boils down to is very simple. Just as there are good doctors and bad doctors, good cops and bad cops etc etc…..there are good psychic mediums and bad ones. The unfortunate thing is that the bad far outweigh the good and they are the only ones who appear to get any press coverage. If and when the good ones get the coverage its carefully hidden in amongst the other crap that the hour long program contains…..the good get 5 minutes and the bad get 55. 
I am not even sure why I am so intrigued by this discussion on this site. Maybe its just that I am tired of being relegated to the likes of the gypsy carnival psychics. I take my work very seriously. I can and do affect peoples lives and the outcome of their lives. I choose to do so in an honest and ethical manner at every single turn. And…..for every session I charge for I don’t charge for two…..and spend hours upon hours trying to help out families through loss where I can. I ask for nothing in return for doing so. I have said it before and I am saying it again. The public need to meet the genuine of the profession. And until someone with some decency understands that its never going to happen. 

From one of those genuine psychic mediums trying to be heard………..thank you for this post Sirenbliss. Maybe if the viewing public started demanding some real genuine journalism you might all get to meet those of us who are doing this work from a place of love and not greed. Maybe one day that might happen. 

You know, there was a time when I believed in mind reading and all that sorta stuff.  I believe I was 8 at the time.

I don’t now.  Ya know, because I grew up.

There’s a reason nobody signs up for that, Turk. It may be a million dollars, but that is a very slight comfort when you’re an outcasted freak. On top of that, what do you think people would do when they found out a person passed that test? What about missing children, dying children or generally desparate people?

It’s nice to throw that in people’s faces, but you dont’ think about the reprecussions of it. It’s not you that’ll go.

That’s if someone doesn’t scoff at it, then forces the person to take another test and then another. We’re not even mentioning the government. Do you honestly think the government wouldn’t want a piece of that talent? Whatever it may be?

A person may win it, but it’ll ruin their entire lives.

There are fools in every crowd, though. A great many psychics have applied for that challenge, but were flately rejected.

I was in my 20′s and had an inkling that someone that I felt for was just supposed to be on a friend  basis.  After a couple of heated nights, I was a bit confused about our relationship but all in all, I was fine with letting him go.  However, I was curious as to when I would find a new interest.  I called a psychic, and she insisted he was my soul mate, and that we were meant to be together.  That didn’t sound right, but the idea that I would lose my “soul mate” confused and frightened me.  I called another psychic and then another.  About 65% of the “psychics” on Keen.com insisted that this person truly loved me and wanted to be with me but now he was “obligated” to be with another.  After about a year, of the “psychics” telling me the same thing.  I finally found the one that said, “No you’ve been given the wrong advice, this man is not your “soul mate”.  And it clicked with what I believed all along.  It made sense.  I don’t know why I was so stupid as to not believe my own intuition and follow my own heart, but I could really kick myself for listening to any of the “psychics”.  After I moved on from this person and had a relationship with someone else, I was so happy not to be fed a bunch of crap and having to pay someone to hear the garbage.  These telephone psychics are a bad bunch.  I have intuition of my own, as does everyone, and my advice would always be to go with your own instincts.
A couple of years later, I met the only man that I have ever fallen in love with and I knew when I met him that he was the one. No more psychics at all.