Do you believe in Psychics or Mediums? I think it's bollox!?

Question

My ex recently visited a 'psychic' and he told her I was a lying, cheating, scum bag. I've never cheated on any of my girlfriends.

He 'knew' of things that had happened recently. This convinced her he was telling the 'truth' about me.

Does anyone here know how they operate etc... I'm going to prove it was a crock of sh1t if it kills me!

Cheers

Answer 1

I knew you were going to ask that.....Yeh man, mediums are leeches of life. They prey on the insecurities of people and lead them a merry f*ckin dance.

Stay true to yourself and you won't need to prove anything mate.

Answer 2

OK. You are right in parts.

I was psychic. I had Telepathy and Precognition, the result of demonic possession caused by Spiritualist healing. This was from age 7 to 21. By the time I was 21 I could have been diagnosed as psychotic and schizophrenic. However, I was exorcised, received The Holy Spirit and have been OK ever since.

Those psychics and mediums that are not frauds only have abilities due to the work of demons. That can be demonstrated because they are unable to do their act in the presence of a Holy Spirit filled Christian.

Psychics have a demon or demons that read minds and plant images and words in the psychics mind. Telepathy, clairvoyance, psychometric all work in this way. Demons have a very limited sense of the future, usually no more than an hour or so. This allows the psychic to have precognitive visions of the future.

Mediums function in a similar way. They receive messages from or are possessed by demons that exhibit the same abilities as those described above.

The aim of these demons is to build a dependency to them, either directly or through their human agent. The first step is to establish credibility that what they say is true. So they reveal facts that the sitter would only know. Then they make accurate predictions of what will happen or give revelations about a situation. When these come true, the sitter will reach a position where they will only make important decisions after a consultation. And so the dependency is formed and the sitter hands over control of their lives.

Answer 3

You are right. It is all a manipulation. Look at some of the references below and go to see facts of supposed psychics getting debunked worldwide. People offer up millions to find a "true" psychic and study after study finds none.

It is called "cold reading" which banks on the subjects likelihood of finding more meaning in a situation than there actually is. He knows people are generally self-centered, have unrealistic views of themselves, and that we generally accept claims about ourselves that reflect how we wish we were. He also knows that for every claim he makes about you that is wrong, you will remember the one that meets with your approval.

1. Fishing: Fishing for details by saying something vague or suggestive like, "I am getting a strong feeling about January here...". If the the subject responds positively or negatively, the psychic plays off the response. The subject may say, "Yes, I was born in January" or "My mother died in January". The psychic will reply with, "Yes, I can see that" or some other comment to reinforce the idea. If the subject says, "No... I can't think of anything particular in January", then the psychic may say, "Yes, I see you've suppressed the memory...I see something painful in January you don't want to be reminded of"...

2. Vague statements: I am getting a feeling about a man in your life...

3.The psychic begins with generalities and pays careful attention to body language, pupil constriction, breathing patterns, skin color and more.

Anyway...just about anyone can be a psychic. I listed some excellent sites that debunk the whole thing and show you how you too can do it. Check out James Rand, "The Art of Cold Reading". He goes all over the world debunking famous psychics you see on TV.

I am sorry your girlfriend fell for it. Smart people seem more susceptible to believing. Maybe if you check some of these sites or search around, you can print of how they do it and see if you can change her mind. Best of luck!

Answer 4

I actually do believe in mediums. I have first hand knowledge of mediums. Some one very close to me is one. On many occasions she has proven herself to be to be legit.With regards to psychics, all of us are psychics.
They rely on a gift that was given to all of us called intuition.
They are however, capable of channeling their energy to pry into the lives of others. I cannot however say that they are not for real. Some of them are intend fakes but then there are those that are legit.
The thing about it is that they should be open for proof. Meaning, they shouldn't be afraid to prove yourself to them.
My best advice to you is take your ex to another psychic preferably out of town and let them give you all another reading.
Some of them have the ability to read your inner most thoughts, so you must not focus on why you are they. Place your thoughts somewhere else. If he is not legit he will have blocked visions. A real psychic will see right through you without the use of any card or ball. Make them prove themselves to you.
I hope this helps you.

Answer 5

A psychic gave my sister a reading. She looked at photos of her immediate family and she said of me that I would have 3 pregnancies but only 2 children. I miscarried my first then went on to have twins. I got pregnant again and it was always in the back of my mind what she said. I went for my ultrasound and the baby had no heartbeat. I had a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks. Coincidence or real? You decide.

My sister was travelling in Australia when she had this reading and I was living in the UK

Answer 6

All they do is to get some information out of you in a sort of "roundabout" way so that you don't even realise what's going on - rather like the really good "magicians" who can even have your wallet and braces off you without you realising it.
This little knowledge is then used in such a way that they get even more info with which to make themselves sound believable when of course, as you so rightly said in your question, Yes, it's all a load of bollox!

Answer 7

Ilve watched on TV how some of these fake 'psychics' worked their predictions.

Before the victim entered their room, the collaborator of the psychic would have gotten some personal info from the victim and relayed to the psychic. When the psychic predicted these personal info , the victim would be impressed with their accuracy.
=> on your visit to such psychics, intentionally give wrong info and see if the psychic too predicted 'correctly'.

Answer 8

I do believe in Psychics, but I do have one standard. The power to help people, be it by warning them of future, or helping the sick or the poor, is a gift from the Gods. So I have one simple rule.

If they charge money, they are fake.

Medicine is an exception only because things are proven out, they are working on scientific data, and there are costs involved to develop. Still, where medicine seems to just exist to make money, such as Chiropractors, I still go by the rule.

Answer 9

Many persons have attested to the undeniable fact that psychic mediums actual exist although they are rare. what's disgusting is that there are countless people who declare they are psychic mediums although they are best in it for the money. although, this would not recommend that the entire undertaking is a farce.

Answer 10

There are a lot of con artists out there. Most of us could give such vague answers to sound psychic. But some of the ones that operate out there operate with familiar spirits.

Answer 11

All of it that has been studied has been debunked many times over. He was doing what is called a "cold reading". Basically, it involves getting information from people without the people realizing they are supplying information, then giving it back to them along with other guesses. They usually also include things that are not verifiable at the time. People will forget such predictions, generally, unless one of them happens to come close to being true. This makes the success rate seem higher than it really was.

The following link has some more info: