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James Randi and a Psychic Artist

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:33:56 +0000

A medium contacts the spirits (apparently), while a ‘psychic artist’ draws the face of the spirit being contacted. This is a good example of bad cold-reading. Cold-reading is the main technique used by self-proclaimed psychics such as Sylvia Browne and John Edward. It consists of throwing out random snippets of vague, highly generalised information (often names, numbers or initial letters) until one connects, then attempting to fit further information to it using logical guesswork and probability. To the recipient of the psychic reading, this gives a strong illusion of specific information coming from some outside source. The recipient usually leaves convinced that the psychic was highly accurate, that they knew things they could never possibly have known, etc. It is sometimes combined with ‘hot reading’, whereby the perfomer already has information about the person being given the reading, found out beforehand through a number of methods. The big-name TV psychics and faith healers use this technique heavily. The effect is even more impressive if the psychic is performing on TV and has editorial control over the proceedings. Then, almost anything can be made to seem true. From episode 1 of ‘James Randi – Psychic Investigator’ (1991) * This video is fully annotated, and explains the techniques used by the psychic *

Shirley Ghostman whittles through the psychic talent!

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:59:49 +0000

Clip from High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman starring the gorgeous Marc Wootton. Shirley auditions thousands of hopefuls in order to find his next psychic superstar!

James Randi and Psychic Crime Solving

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:33:59 +0000

A professed psychic who claims to be able to identify items used to commit crimes demonstrates this claim and fails. From episode 1 of ‘James Randi – Psychic Investigator’ (1991) Despite claims to the contrary, there are no known cases where information provided by a psychic has played a direct part in solving a crime (which is probably also why there are no official police psychics). Despite apparently good intentions, psychics can actually hinder or harm a criminal investigation, tying up valuable time and resources of police investigators,spent in pursuing useless leads. This can potentially put lives at risk.

Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:36:00 +0000

Track & Album: Psychic Chasms Artist: Neon Indian Release: 13 October 2009

MAD TV – Kenny Rogers psychic freinds hotline

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:44:42 +0000

very funny clip from mad tv

Psychic octopus predicts semi-final

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:50:05 +0000

Paul the octopus oracle has been at it again, predicting the winner of the World Cup semi-final between Germany and Spain. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com

Younger Brother – Psychic Gibbon

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:48:18 +0000

The last track from the album Last Days of Gravity.

Flaccid Ego: Psychic Reading Call-in Show

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:47:06 +0000

Psychic gives free energy readings on public access television and gets pranked often.

Psychic Fail

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:48:30 +0000

Psychic fails at a drawing from the ‘other side’ Check out the creator of this sketch here. www.youtube.com

Veteran of the Psychic Wars – Blue Oyster Cult

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:36:49 +0000