Does anyone here like Sylvia Browne , I really did but not sure now , what to think?

Question

After reading so many negative things about her lately , I dont know what to think. I have most of her books and have not bought any recent ones lately. If there are any of her fans here, do you feel the same way , or is it just me ? Is she for real or not .....If you are a believer , do you just not believe her ?? thanks

Answer 1

She and John Edward are the biggest frauds out there. If you ask the police involved, you'll find out that she didn't help to solve any murders. She can't see anything but the money in people's wallets.

Answer 2

The Bible says that some of them are real. It also says that they aren't being lead by God but by spirits instead. Doesn't that sound dangerous. Well, God also has warnings for those that seek them. They may have the best intentions but they only lead you away from God. Just think, why pray if you can get quick answers. I wish I knew of the scripture verses off hand but I'm sure someone does and can post them.

My mom paid the $700 and something. Very little if anything was correct what Sylvia Browne told my mom. It put my mom and me on a rocky road for awhile because my mom expected me to follow what Sylvia said when it was my mom's reading and not mine. My mom still believes in her ever though the man she met didn't have the name Sylvia gave her for the man she would meet. His first letter of his name was the same, that was good enough for my mom!

God says to test the spirits, he says if what's said doesn't come true every time then their message isn't from God and to have no part of them.

I read many of her books, I wanted to learn about this subject and also because of my mom. These books are weird and what she says of heaven is nothing like what the Bible heaven is like. She started her own religion did you know that? She gets money giving talks on this too. I don't understand how anyone can believe in her after reading her books.
Diane

Answer 3

I loved Sylvia Browne. Would watch her on Montel every Wednesday.. I saw the stopsylviabrowne.com website and dug into the site to see the testimony of those who had readings done.
Then an interesting thing happened. My hubby had a job interview in Campbell, CA... Average price of a home there is well over a million dollars. (check wiki for more info on that!) Guess who Campbell CA's most famous resident is? Yup.
I'm not saying she shouldn't have a nice house, or nice things,
But theres a lot of people working in Car Factories and Teach our children that will never have a home like this.
Anyways. I have reversed my thinking on her and gave away all my Browne related material.

Answer 4

I don't believe her or anyone else who has claimed to be a psychic. The only thing I have any doubt about is the degree of self-deception these people have. Some so-called psychics may believe they are, but I consider that unlikely for one such as Sylvia Browne. Some use too many cold reading techniques which would be recognizable to a person who has studied this. That's not accidental. So I believe all of them who have been doing it as a career are deliberate frauds.
And Marguerite, if you saw how she bombed on Montel, twice, you wouldn't use it as a source. Read what these people are saying. You are a sitting duck for a con artist like her, because you *want* to believe. Like those 900 poor, gullible folks who committed suicide in Jonestown because their cult leader told them to. Sorry to direct this so much at you, but your name is the same as my wife's. And she's gone. And if someone tried to con me into believing he/she could talk to her beyond the grave, I would be sorely tempted to punch the guy in the nose.

Answer 5

I can't say that there is no such thing as psychics, even if I dont believe in them.
But lets look at the Christian point of view (as I am a Christian)
Psychic powers can come from two places, demonic possession and the Holy Spirit.
The Bible clearly states various times in the old testament and new that a prophet who speaks through the Holy Spririt will be without error. Therefore, if Sylvia Browne is a psychic, she is working for the dark forces by the Christian view, because she was wrong.
The Bible also says, that satan will appear as an angel of light doing good deeds.

Ok, its my opinion that she is a fraud, and my Christian belief that if she is not, she is demonically possessed if she is not.
Either way, she should not be admired.

Answer 6

I'v been very busy the last few months and haven't heard anything. I'v been a fan of her's and John Edwards for years. Can't afford the books though. Would if I could. I don't know. Sometimes I really believe them and other times I don't so much. I guess that's cause I feel guilty because the Bible say's not to get into that sort of thing. But, I don't know the Bible like I should either. I thought I read somewhere in it that there are real mediums for us. I'm just confused. I don't know. Sorry.

Answer 7

Very much a fraud. See the following source. There's a couple of articles near the bottom on Sylvia and check the Encyclopedia for more material.

Answer 8

I use to love her. read a ton of her books. I dont believe everything she says but I feel some is accurate. However recently I was watching her and she seems to not care anymore...she seems disillusioned.

On top of that if she is psychic I understand they arn't always 100% but she has been very very wrong quite frequently and on major things too life or death situations!!!

Also her 2000's predictions get ridiculous. We have to hurry up and get on the hover craft and house of the future building to keep up.

btw she has multiple felonies I think I read

Answer 9

I feel the exact same way! When I first heard of her (and watched her on Maury) I thought she was very impressive! I, too, bought some of her books.

The thing that gets me is that she charges $750 for a 1/2 hour phone call, and her son is supposedly a psychic as well? Hmm.

Answer 10

Sylvia Browne is a con woman, according to her ex-husband. She has been found to be incorrect in many of her predictions. She has been caught in many lies.

But, some people do have psychic abilities. I have had a couple of absolutely remarkable readings.

Answer 11

I believed her until I found the stop Sylvia Browne website by accident. It changed my opinion.