The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry has issued this report on Sylvia Browne's record. If you read this and still buy into what this woman is selling, you are willfully ignorant.

Psychic Defective: Sylvia Browne’s History of Failure

Feature

Ryan Shaffer and Agatha Jadwiszczok

Volume 34.2, March / April 2010

The most extensive study of alleged psychic Sylvia Browne’s predictions about missing persons and murder cases reveals a strange discrepancy: despite her repeated claim to be more than 85 percent correct, it seems that Browne has not even been mostly correct about a single case.

One difficulty in judging the accuracy of psychics is the vagueness of their readings, which are often so general that they are worthless. Psychics who offer readings about missing persons and murder cases, however, allow researchers to examine their accuracy with independent information. When Sylvia Browne was a weekly guest on The Montel Williams Show, she performed supposed feats ranging from ghost detecting to offering details about missing persons and murder cases. Among the things Browne failed to predict was the availability of those transcripts on the Internet through databases such as LexisNexis. The authors, as well as several members of the James Randi Educational Foundation forum and StopSylvia.com, closely examined each transcript to track Browne’s accuracy. According to Browne, “my accuracy rate is somewhere between 87 and 90 percent, if I’m recalling correctly.” This article disputes that statistic by examining the criminal cases for which Browne has performed readings. The research demonstrates that in 115 cases (all of the available readings), Browne’s confirmable accuracy was 0 percent.

This article is structured in terms of known and unknown outcomes. The criteria for a correct prediction is that it mostly matches a case referenced in a newspaper, and the criteria for a wrong prediction is that Browne’s claim is the opposite of what actually occurred. The metric for the final accuracy count is based on what is correct compared to the unknown or wrong claims. As this article shows, in the 115 available cases Browne was correct zero times and wrong twenty-five times. Ninety out of the 115 cases have unknown outcomes. A previous examination of thirty-five cases Browne made predictions about was published in Brill’s Content. The magazine concluded: “In twenty-one, the details were too vague to be verified. Of the remaining fourteen, law-enforcement officials or family members involved in the investigations say that Browne had played no useful role.” This article greatly expands the scope of the Brill’s Content article by looking at Browne’s comments to the press and on television about missing persons and criminal cases. No case was excluded. We have listed each case Browne made predictions about as well as provided a reference or broadcast date. When we began to research this, we expected Browne to have been correct at least a few times, but as the list demonstrates, she was not. The references show that the only cases in which Browne was not proven wrong are those that remain unsolved.

Of the 115 cases reviewed with LexisNexis and newspaper sources, Browne was wrong in twenty-five, and the remaining ninety either have no available details outside of the transcript or the crime is unsolved, leaving no way to confirm Browne’s claims. The following data is organized as a list to allow the reader to conduct independent research. One should keep in mind that Browne claims to be at the top of her game. In June 2009, Browne told Seattle Weekly about her psychic ability: “I think you get better, like anything else you get better with time.” The authors welcome Browne to supply independent proof of even one case about which she was correct.

Browne’s predictions have a history of being wrong or unhelpful. In the course of this research, we examined a variety of sources to study Browne’s involvement with law enforcement. Browne was sometimes paid by families of the victims, charged at least one police department $400, and received money as well as publicity from her appearances on television. She is a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and, as reported in 2004, earned a minimum of $847 for each talk show appearance. Yet in all these cases, Browne has never supplied independent proof that she has ever helped law enforcement. More than that, she is repeatedly wrong. During the Sago Mining Disaster, she claimed the miners were alive when they were actually dead. She also said Richard Kneebone was alive in Canada, but his decomposed body was discovered a few days later in California. More recently, she predicted that a 9/11 firefighter was alive, but his body was found in the World Trade Center rubble two weeks later.

Sometimes Browne is not only wrong but also tells suffering families horrible things. In 1999, Browne did a reading for Opal Jo Jennings’ grandmother, who wanted to know what happened to Jennings, a six-year-old abducted from her front yard in Texas. Browne told the grandmother, “She’s . . . not . . . dead. But what bothers me—now I’ve never heard of this before, but for some reason, she was taken and put into some kind of a slavery thing and taken into Japan. The place is Kukouro. Or Kukoura.” Browne was wrong. Child molester Richard Lee Franks was charged with the kidnapping that same year and convicted the following year. Jennings’ remains were discovered in 2003. Medical examiners concluded that “Opal was killed by trauma to the head with[in] several hours of her abduction.”

Missing person Holly Krewson was a similar case, one in which Browne needlessly tainted the memories of a family’s loved one on national television. In 2002, Browne told Holly’s mother, “She is in Los Angeles, and when she was calling you, she was on drugs. But she’s still alive.” Browne also said that the girl was a dancer in an “adult entertainment nightclub,” and “you might get a Christmas card postmarked Los Angeles.” Holly’s family made regular visits to the Los Angeles area, scanning the clubs for their missing loved one, but to no avail. Holly’s mother, Gwendolyn Krewson, died of an aneurysm in 2003. Three years later, Holly’s body was identified. As it turned out, Holly was murdered, and her body was discovered in 1996. The remains were only identified as Holly in 2006, after sitting in the medical examiners office for ten years. Needless to say, Browne was completely wrong in every aspect of the case and hurt an already devastated family.

In a 2006 appearance on Montel, Browne did a reading about Robert Hayes, who was serving in the Army National Guard when he was killed at an ATM. Browne told Hayes’s crying fiancée that he met a man at a casino who “took Hayes,” then robbed him to get the casino winnings. The police later found that although Hayes told his fiancée he was going to a casino, he actually went to meet another woman, and there are no reports in the press about him being at a casino. In fact, Hayes was the victim of a conspiracy by four people, including a local beauty queen, who lured Hayes to meet her so they could rob him. Browne said Hayes was shot three times “in the head, chest, and over to the side,” to which the fiancée replied, “I didn’t know he was shot in the head. The police never said that.” The fiancée then added, “The police said he got shot in the hand.” When asked if the case would be solved, Browne said, “Yeah, but it’s gonna take them at least a good two years.” However, the police announced they arrested four people in connection with the murder on April 11, 2006. The first airing of Browne’s predictions occurred on April 26, 2006. Browne was wrong about who did it, the conspiracy, where he was shot, who was involved, and when the case would be solved. By October 2007, three of the suspects pled guilty and were sentenced for Hayes’s murder. The Montel Williams Show and other media outlets have been silent about this and other cases. In fact, a full transcript of this show no longer exists on LexisNexis; instead, there is only a brief summary that excludes the aforementioned details. The authors had to seek the transcript and video by other means to include the details in this article.

Browne’s failures are too extensive to explore in detail here, and more famous ones, such as the Shawn Hornbeck case, have been explored in this magazine before. For the sake of brevity, we have compiled a list of names of people Browne has performed readings about. Some of the cases marked “unknown” were already de facto solved by law enforcement. They know who most likely committed the crimes, but the suspects were never brought to justice and the cases went “cold,” so they are still officially unsolved and open. In other cases, Browne was consulted to confirm the families’ suspicions, determine how to bring the likely perpetrator to justice, or provide more information. This makes her predictions even less impressive, as she is “solving” exhausted cases that the police have already in large part solved and about which she can say almost anything, since any new developments are highly unlikely. On the other hand, some are official accidents and suicides that the families feared were actually murders.

Among the many harmful things that Browne does is convince the loved ones of victims of untimely deaths that foul play was involved and, conversely, convince the loved ones of murder victims that no foul play was involved. However, if the families are correct in their suspicions and these are actual murders, the last thing they need is a psychic involved in the case.

Conclusion

These 115 cases prove devastating to Browne’s claims of helping police and families. It is hard to understand how someone with such a dismal record continually tops bestseller lists and maintains a following. In a 2000 interview, Browne explained it best: “I’ve always said to so many people you’re only as good as your last reading. If you’re not good, if you’re not accurate, if you don’t find missing people and you don’t work with doctors and do health diagnosis with them then you’re, you know, you’re not good.” Indeed, we agree on that point. Judging from Browne’s lack of accuracy, it seems safe to conclude that, in her own words, she is “not good.” If she could really help police, then one would expect a statistically significant number of cases to be solved using Browne’s “predictions.” The only question that remains is why people continually support and seek her advice.

Cases Sylvia Browne Was Wrong About

List of cases Sylvia Browne made predictions about. The names are given in alphabetical order with brief descriptions of Browne’s predictions and the facts of the case.

1. Erica Baker. November 19, 2003, on Montel. Browne told Erica’s mother “she’s not dead” but in Michigan. Furthermore, Browne claimed someone “sold her for drugs,” and “there was a black woman” who helped “throw” her in an “old truck.” In 2005, Chris­tian John Gabriel was convicted of moving and concealing Erica’s body in Kettering, Ohio. Her body was not found, but Gabriel claimed to have buried it after hitting her with his “van.”¹
2. Jamie Barker. In February 2001 on Montel. Two months after Barker fell from a bridge while working, Browne told his widow he died “quick” and his body is “on the site, there’s no doubt about it,” but they won’t find it “unless they dig and I don’t think they will.”² Two months later Barker’s body was discovered downstream in LaSalle. An autopsy discovered he “suffered no broken bones or head injuries in the 15-storey fall,” but instead drowned.³
3. Eve Brown. September 30, 1999, on Montel. Browne told the family “that Eve Brown is well and living in Florida.”⁴ This was not true, as Eve’s body was found a year later at a Brooklyn, New York, construction site thirteen miles from where she was last seen.⁵ The murder remains unsolved.
4. Terrence Farrell. Browne told a woman that Farrell, a firefighter involved in 9/11, was alive.⁶ She was wrong. His body was found in the rubble one month later.⁷
5. Erica Fraysure. September 24, 1998, on Montel. Erica went missing in 1997. Browne did a reading for her mother, saying she was in water and someone named “Chris” killed her. The following day, Erica’s ex-boyfriend, Chris Mineer, killed himself. Police said Chris’s alibi checked out, and he was not a suspect. Chris’s mother sued Montel Williams, his producers, Paramount Pictures, and Viacom Inc., but the case was eventually dismissed. After the broadcast, the police searched the nearby lakes and found nothing. Police say Erica is still a “missing person” and continue to investigate.⁸
6. Robert Hayes. April 26, 2006, on Montel. (See description in this article.)
7. Shawn Hornbeck. February 26, 2003, on Montel. Browne told Shawn’s parents he was dead, but he was found alive in 2007.⁹
8. Sharon James’s son. Discussed January 19, 2007, on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360. Browne claimed she located James’s son, but James was not so positive and would not have used Browne’s service in hindsight.
9. Opal Jo Jennings. April 29, 1999, on Montel. (See description in this article.)
10. Ryan Katcher. February 11, 2004, on Montel. Katcher went missing and Browne told his mother “two boys got terribly frightened” then “dropped him” in “a metal shaft of some kind.” Browne further said he is “still in the shaft” “close to twenty-five, twenty-six, maybe twenty-seven miles from where you would be.” On July 25, 2006, police found Ryan in his truck under water in a pond, and an autopsy showed he was under the influence. According to a discussion with Ryan’s mother on StopSylvia.com, Browne got more details wrong, but those parts were edited before the broadcast.
11. Richard Kneebone. According to Teresa Kneebone, Browne “said she feels he’s not dead and that he could be traveling in Canada . . . and have partial amnesia.”¹⁰ His “badly decomposed body” was found July 7 a “few blocks” from the tavern where he was last seen in San Jose, California.¹¹
12. Holly Krewson. November 27, 2002, on Montel. (See description in this article.)
13. Angie Lee. March 28, 2007, on Montel. Browne told Angie’s mother, “It’s a serial killer” who killed a college girl that was responsible for Angie’s stabbing death and “there’s a knife somewhere in that immediate location that may have DNA, may have some sort of evidence on it.” In 2008, Anthony Ashby pleaded guilty to her murder, and the motive for the crime was “home invasion and residential burglary.” Furthermore, a knife was not part of the evidence. DNA evidence from Ashby’s gun and witnesses caused him to plead guilty.¹² The law enforcement involved remarked, “The psychics did not provide any substantive leads.”¹³
14. Chandra Levy. July 17, 2001, on Fox News. Browne said Levy’s body was in “some trees down in a marshy area.” She made this prediction when it was public knowledge that police were searching Rock Creek Park since someone used Chandra Levy's computer to find directions to that park.¹⁴ Benjamin Radford noted, “The remains were found across a steep incline in a heavily wooded area—perhaps near some trees but clearly not ‘in a marshy area,’ since a marsh located on an incline is geographically impossible.”¹⁵
15. Lynda McClelland. March 13, 2002, on Montel. Browne said McClelland “is not dead” but in Orlando, Florida, taken by a man with the initials “MJ,” and her family would find her soon. One year later, in March 2003, McClelland’s body was discovered near her home in Pennsylvania. David Repasky was convicted of the murder after witnesses testified Repasky strangled her.¹⁶
16. Ashley Ouellette. In February 2000 on Montel. According to the Associated Press, “Browne said Ouellette’s killing will be solved within a year and two months.”¹⁷ According to the Scar­borough Police Department, the crime is still unsolved.¹⁸
17. Lori Pleasants. September 10, 2003, on Montel. Browne said Pleasants was “killed by a stalker” who got “kicks out of that,” but there was “not necessarily DNA” at the scene and “he was wearing gloves.” In 2006, William Gutersloh, Pleasants’s friend, admitted to killing Pleasants after the police found DNA that linked to him.¹⁹ While on the stand, he told jurors he wiped the knife clean to avoid leaving fingerprints.²⁰
18. Scott Renquin, Dan Nelson, and Roger DesVergnes. March 1999 on Montel. According to the Associated Press, Browne “told the families their loved ones had died in a boating accident near the Everglades in a hovercraft. She gave them the name of a man who allegedly owned the boat.”²¹ Police followed Browne’s leads and found nothing. Later, their bodies were discovered in their SUV in a drainage retention pond. Authorities believe they missed a sharp turn at the unlighted corner and their car flipped into the water.²²
19. Weyman Robbins. May 7, 2003, on Montel. On Robbins’s murder Browne said, “This was other kids. They were playing this stupid game.” She further claimed, “There were two or three other kids that did it,” but “I don’t think the kids meant to” and “one of the—the kids is named Danny.” Weyman’s uncle strangled him in front of his sisters and was convicted of murder.
20. Sago Mining Disaster. Browne first said she knew the miners would be found alive. During the live radio broadcast she appeared on it was announced all except one were dead.^23,24 After the announcement, she later said, “I don’t think there’s anybody alive, maybe one.”
21. Dana Satterfield. February 1997 on Montel. Browne said the murderer was an out-of-state construction worker that “has no connection to Satterfield, choosing her on a whim.”²⁵ Nine years later, Jonothan Vick was convicted of the murder following witness and DNA evidence. Vick was a local high school student who attempted to go on dates with Satterfield, but she rejected his advances.²⁶
22. Shannon Sherrill. November 19, 2003, on Montel. Browne claims Sherrill, who went missing in 1986, was “brainwashed and raised in a different family” but “is alive,” and the case will “break open” soon. As of 2009, Sherrill’s whereabouts are unknown and the case is unsolved.
23. John Slayton. May 14, 2003, on Montel. Browne said “indigents” killed Slayton, and his body was disposed in water and would not be found. In June 2003, Slayton’s body was found in shallow grave. In 2006, his killers, a pawnbroker and his son, were found guilty of the murder.²⁷
24. Richard Torres. October 20, 2004, on Montel. Browne told Torres’s widow that she would have a healthy baby boy. The June 28, 2005, update on Montel reported the baby was a girl and died five months premature. However, the segment omitted Browne making any prediction about the pregnancy.
25. Terry Webb. October 20, 1997, on Montel. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “His daughters said Browne told them she believes he was killed six months after he disappeared and that his body is buried somewhere at Fort Bragg.”²⁸ At the time of the reading, Webb had been listed as AWOL and was missing since 1991. In 2004, his body was eventually found buried “under a shed in Fayetteville.”²⁹ In 2006, the suspect pled guilty, saying “he shot Webb in self-defense when he sexually assaulted him” and was given three years in prison.³⁰ After the arrest, Montel did a follow-up on September 15, 2004, but the segment omitted Browne giving any specifics, including the location of Webb’s body.

Cases Sylvia Browne Made Predictions About That Have Non-confirmed Outcomes

Cases Sylvia Browne Made Predictions About That Have Non-confirmed Outcomes

1. Manuel Archambault. May 5, 2004, on Montel.
2. Crystal Arensdorf. April 2002 on Montel.
3. John Baglier. January 10, 1997, on Montel.
4. Michael Berrios. September 14, 2005, on Montel.
5. Amanda Berry. November 17, 2004, on Montel.
6. Johnia Berry. May 21, 2008, on Montel.
7. Molly Bish. September 17, 2003, on Montel.
8. Acacia Bishop. February 11, 2004, on Montel.
9. Jackie Blair. On Montel.³¹
10. Lori Bova. On Montel.³²
11. Kevin Brown. November 20, 2002, on Montel.
12. Charles Rhodes Campbell. February 19, 2003, on Montel.
13. Jose Concepcion. November 19, 2003, on Montel.
14. Rachel Cooke. February 26, 2003, on Montel.
15. Nicholle Marie Coppler. November 27, 2002, on Montel.
16. Joshua Wayne Crawford. September 14, 2006, on Montel.
17. Jerry Cushey Jr. On Montel.³³
18. Alexandra Ducsay. October 11, 2006, on Montel.
19. Michael Emert. February 18, 2004, on Montel.
20. Jill Lyn Euto. In July 2002 on Montel.
21. Miranda Fenner. Feburary 22, 2006, on Montel.
22. Anwa Abb Ford. May 4, 2005, on Montel.
23. Frank Forte Jr. September 6, 2006, on Montel.
24. Ashley Freeman and Laura Bible. November 5, 2002, on Montel.
25. Cecilia Garcia.³⁴
26. Joshua Guimond. February 11, 2004, on Montel.
27. James Harris. In September 2003 on Montel.
28. Sherri Hassett. May 14, 2003, on Montel.
29. Jason Henderson. September 17, 2003, on Montel.
30. Adrienne Heredia. In September 2006 on Montel.
31. Audrey May Herron. September 17, 2003, on Montel.
32. John Valentine Hope. May 30, 2007, on Montel.
33. Hunter Horgan. Browne was paid $400 by police for a half-hour reading about Horgan’s murder.³⁵
34. Girly Chew Hossencofft. Browne said her body was in mineshaft.³⁶
35. Patrick and Katelynn Hubbard. May 12, 2004, on Montel.
36. Wendy Hudakoc. May 8, 2002, on Montel.
37. Dustin Ivey. February 16, 2005, on Montel.
38. George Erik James. October 19, 2006, on Montel.
39. Sharon Jones. February 26, 2003, on Montel.
40. Douglas Jones. February 28, 2007, on Montel.
41. Steven Kraft. November 5, 2002, on Montel.
42. Donnie Kilby. October 29, 2003, on Montel.
43. Kristine Kupka. On Montel. Her sister discussed her appearance with Browne on ABC’s 20/20, hosted by John Stossel, on March 22, 2004.
44. The Langstons. October 21, 2002, on Montel.
45. Amanda Lankey. February 8, 2006, on Montel.
46. Kristin Laurite. November 20, 2001, on Montel.
47. Taurean Lewis, Terry Canty Jr., and Anthony Collins. October 20, 2004, on Montel.
48. Brookley Louks September 27, 2002, on Montel.
49. Nancy MacDuckston. November 19, 2003, on Montel.
50. Christopher Mader. November 30, 2005, on Montel.
51. Gail Matthews and Tamara Berkheiser. November 9, 2005, on Montel.
52. Marin assault case. I spoke with the police who said Browne worked on the case and it remains unsolved.37
53. Frank Mazzella. October 2, 2002, on Montel.
54. Louise Melgoza Macias.³⁸
55. Tristan Meyers. February 11, 2004, on Montel.
56. Dena McCluskey. February 26, 2003, on Montel.
57. Niqui McCown. November 5, 2002, on Montel.
58. Salvatore Minichiello. May 25, 2005, on Montel.
59. Anitra Mulwee. April 30, 2003, on Montel.
60. Michael Negrete. February 26, 2005, on Montel.
61. Jacqueline Elaine Nix. February 9, 2005, on Montel.
62. Michelle O’Keefe. November 2, 2000, on Montel.
63. Janice Powers. Browne had an interview with the sheriff’s department.³⁹
64. Shamika Riley. July 6, 2005, on Montel.
65. Rochelle Robinson and Michael Johnston. July 13, 1994, on Montel.⁴⁰
66. Christopher Scarbell and C.J. Scarbell. September 10, 2003, on Montel.
67. Jan Scharf. September 17, 2003, on Montel.
68. Tina Sinclair. November 19, 2003, on Montel.
69. Jonathan Skaggs. July 6, 2005, on Montel.
70. Bryan Keith Smith.⁴¹
71. Erica Heather Smith. November 24, 2004, on Montel.
72. Tammie Smith. October 20, 2004, on Montel.
73. John South. November 27, 2002, on Montel.
74. Leah Tagliaferri. November 26, 2003, on Montel.
75. Ryan Thompson. March 13, 2002, on Montel.
76. Yvonne Torch. November 30, 2005, on Montel.
77. Tabitha Tuders. February 18, 2004, on Montel.
78. Max Uffelman. October 21, 2002, on Montel.
79. Anthony Urciuoli. January 31, 2002, on Montel.
80. Terressa Lynn Vanegas. March 21, 2007, on Montel.
81. Pat Viola. February 11, 2004, on Montel.
82. Leanna Warner. November 19, 2003, on Montel.
83. Elizabeth and Nicole Watkins. September 24, 2003, on Montel.
84. Lindsay Wells. February 26, 2003, on Montel.
85. Amber Wilde. In July 2000 on Montel.⁴²
86. Carrie Ann Williams. November 9, 2005, on Montel.
87. Gina Williams. November 5, 2002, on Montel.
88. Sherita Williams. September 15, 2004, on Montel.
89. Wayma White. April 30, 2003, on Montel.
90. Carol Wood. April 11, 1997, on The Sally Jesse Raphael Show.

Notes

1. Rob Modic, “Conviction doesn’t settle much in Erica Baker case,” Dayton Daily News, October 9, 2005.
2. Donald McArthur, “Barker’s body embedded in riverbed, psychic says,” Windsor Star, February 22, 2001.
3. Sarah Sacheli, “Safety rope failed,” Windsor Star, June 15, 2004.
4. Zachary Dowdy, “When all else fails, try a sixth sense,” Newsday, Octo­ber 6, 1999.
5. Al Baker, “Remains unearthed in Brooklyn are those of a missing woman,” New York Times, November 25, 2000.
6. “Terrorist attacks: Marrow donor ‘moved mountains,’” Newsday, Sep­tember 16, 2001.
7. “Firefighter survives in girl who received bone marrow,” Los Angeles Times, April 21, 2002.
8. Wendy Mitchell, “Erica Fraysure: Questions remain unanswered,” The Ledge-Independent, October 20, 2005.
9. Benjamin Radford, “Sylvia Browne’s biggest blunder,” SKEPTICAL INQUIRER, May/June 2007.
10. Jack Foley, “No clues in Hollister man’s disappearance,” San Jose Mercury News, July 6, 1990.
11. Jack Foley, “Body found in Hollister is identified; coroner says man died of broken neck, injuries to head,” San Jose Mercury News, July 11, 1990.
12. Maggie Borman, “Man pleads guilty, sentenced in Angela Lee murder,” The Telegraph, November 12, 2008.
13. Maggie Borman, “Man faces charges in Angela Lee slaying,” The Telegraph, April 27, 2007.
14. Joe Nickell, “Levy case a psychic failure,” Center for Inquiry, March 11, 2009.
15. Benjamin Radford, “Psychics wrong about Chandra Levy,” SKEPTICAL INQUIRER, November/December 2002.
16. Michael Fuoco, “N. Braddock man held in mother-in-law’s killing,” Post-Gazette, March 18, 2003.
17. “A year later, police call slaying ‘very solvable,’” Associated Press, February 7, 2000.
18. Susan Kimball, “Ashley Ouellette murder investigation ongoing,” WCSH-TV, February 9, 2009.
19. Owen Moritz, “DNA links cop’s son to old slay,” Daily News, October 10, 2006.
20. Shawna Morrison, “Trial in ’00 death begins in Radford,” The Roanoke Times, February 27, 2007.
21. Alison Fitzgerald, “Six months later, still no trace of missing Attleboro men,” Associated Press, April 10, 1999.
22. Paul Edward and Elisa Crouch, “A missed turn led to tragedy in Fla.,” Providence Journal-Bulletin, June 23, 1999.
23. Benjamin Radford, “Art Bell’s show broadcasts Sylvia Browne failure about mine tragedy,” SKEPTICAL INQUIRER, March/April 2006.
24. “TV psychic misses mark on miners,” Fox News, January 5, 2006.
25. Chase Squires, “Psychic predicts leads in murder; victim’s spouse seeks help on TV talk show,” Herald-Journal, February 15, 1997.
26. Rachael Leonard, “Vick gets life in prison,” Herald-Journal, December 1, 2006.
27. “Jefferson County pawnbroker gets life plus 20 years in murder of jeweler John Slayton,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 25, 2006.
28. Monica Haynes, “Psychic, local women appear on ‘Montel,’” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 20, 1997.
29. “Schofield soldier charged in murder,” Star Bulletin, April 29, 2004.
30. “Former soldier gets three years for ’91 NC killing,” WIS News, April 25, 2006.
31. Steve Hensley, “Mountain cold case—Jackie Blair—2000,” WKYT-TV, June 15, 2008.
32. “News at Five 5:00 PM NBC,” Global Broadcast Database, June 7, 2006.
33. “Still missing, 4 years later,” Valley Independent, October 15, 2005.
34. Eric Louie, “Police seek new leads in 2002 killing of Livermore woman,” Contra Costa Times, January 8, 2005. The paper reported: “family members are still hoping for some type of closure. They continue to pass out fliers. They had also . . . paid psychic Sylvia Browne $700 for help.”
35. John McMillan, “Psychic gives police clues into priest’s 1992 slaying,” The Advocate, September 14, 1997.
36. “You’ll find Girly’s body in mineshaft, psychic says,” Albuquerque Tribune, December 19, 2002.
37. Erik Ingram, “Psychic helps Marin cops in assault case,” San Francisco Chronicle, December 20, 1986.
38. Stacey Wiebe, “Killer still at large,” Merced Sun-Star, December 21, 2002. According to the article, the daughter paid for “expensive phone call” with Browne and later appeared on Crossing Over with John Edward.
39. “Psychic asked to help solve woman’s murder,” The Daily Oklahoman, February 27, 1998.
40. John Hubbell, “Families offer $15,000 reward in double slaying,” The News Tribune, July 14, 1994.
41. “Mom asks sheriff to listen to psychic,” Star-News, January 28, 1998.
42. “Family of missing woman turns to psychic for help,” Star Tribune, July 18, 2000.

Dalia11 said:

Dalia11 said:

In Book of Dreams:

Dreams have different meanings to each individual. For example, if you dream about a black cat it is a good dream if you like black cats. As opposed to many dream books that state that dreaming of a black cat is bad luck, omen, e.t.c. Sylvia defines five types of dreams and their basic meanings.

Prophetic Dream: The dream is always in color, the actions take place in

sequence.

Wish Dream: When we wish for something.

Problem solving: Receive the answer to a problem.

Release Dream: Are usually the most confusing, chaotic, preposterous and

disturbing. It is through our release dreams that we dispose

of the everyday mental and emotional garbage we collect.

Telepathy: The direct passing of information, knowledge, or feelings

from one person to another without using any of the "five"

usual senses.

Spirit Guides

We choose our Spirit Guide before we incarnate. They give us advice, support and guide us along our chosen path. With our charts in hand to help keep us on track toward our intended goals. They will not interfere with the choices we make , or deprive us of our free will. They offer possible alternatives and warnings. Our agreement with them is that we are here to grow, and to advance the journey of our souls. They know we can't accomplish that if they constantly shield us from the lessonswe need to learn. They communicate with us by sending messages through our spirit minds and occasionally audibly. Which is usually mistaken for instincts, hunches, dreams, or thinking "something told me". Children will communicate easily with their Guides and see them.

Angels continued......

When Angels appear on earth in human form, the encounter is relatively brief, the Angel seems to appear out of no where, and vanishes just as quickly. The Angels skin color is tawny, golden brown or tan. Their face seem to "sparkle" or "glitter".

Angels never speak. Their communication is exclusively telepathic.

Orbs. No matter what size or color, it is another way for Angels to manifest themselves on earth. Orbs are glowing balls of light that fly, hover and sore in the air.

I LOVE reading her books. I have the Spirit Guide one and Journey To The Other Side and Back.

Very intresting read.

She never ever claimed to ever be accurate and correct 100% of the time, and has always said that in the beginning middle and ending of her books.

However her insights are very clear, easy to understand and fundemental to read.

Research and enlightenment can never EVER be unfortunate.

I encourage people to read about it and enlighten yourselves. So many people want to bicker and bitch at Sylvia Browne, but in the end...she has not done anything wrong or hurtful to anybody.

paisleypark4 said:

I encourage people to read about it and enlighten yourselves. So many people want to bicker and bitch at Sylvia Browne, but in the end...she has not done anything wrong or hurtful to anybody.

Did you read the list? How can you possibly claim that?

paisleypark4 said:

She never ever claimed to ever be accurate and correct 100% of the time.

No, but she has claimed 85-90% accuracy. The article CarolineP quoted above shows that is not correct. Based on the sampling they compiled from her predictions, they found that in cases where an outcome was verifiable, her accuracy rate is 0%. That is not a trivial difference.

I'm linking to the page that contains the article here. It's the same piece that Caroline pasted above, but it's more legible.

She fabricates stories & tells them to people who've lost family members for personal gain. Read the cases Caroline listed above. In many cases she's increased the pain of people already suffering. I think that's monstrous behavior.

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damosuzuki said:

paisleypark4 said:

She never ever claimed to ever be accurate and correct 100% of the time.

No, but she has claimed 85-90% accuracy. The article CarolineP quoted above shows that is not correct. Based on the sampling they compiled from her predictions, they found that in cases where an outcome was verifiable, her accuracy rate is 0%. That is not a trivial difference.

I'm linking to the page that contains the article here. It's the same piece that Caroline pasted above, but it's more legible.

she has not done anything wrong or hurtful to anybody.

She fabricates stories & tells them to people who've lost family members for personal gain. Read the cases Caroline listed above. In many cases she's increased the pain of people already suffering. I think that's monstrous behavior.

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That is not monstrous. If you are gullible enough to believe what anybody says then that is YOUR FAULT. You supposed to stand by what your own belief is. NOw Sylvia Brown has more of a percentage of being correct rather than incorrect, but like she said she never claimed to be correct, or perfect about the future because things always change. I never believe anyones accunts to what will happen in the future...you have to take it with a grain of salt.

It's so funny how, just a random search on yahoo or google, I can find all the wrong things she did...but hmm...I cannot find harly a dime when it comes to the good! I know I swore that when I used to watch Montel that she was not on there year after year only saying bullshit. So I see that most people are using her incorrectness as weakness.

CarolineP said:

paisleypark4 said:

I encourage people to read about it and enlighten yourselves. So many people want to bicker and bitch at Sylvia Browne, but in the end...she has not done anything wrong or hurtful to anybody.

Did you read the list? How can you possibly claim that?

Well first off this thread wasnt even about her predictions, it was about her spiritual books.

Second, if they sat there and paid any psychic ..any amount of money for a prediction to see what happened to a dead relative...you have to take that with a grain of salt. You cannot say that it is fact unless you know yourself. I paid psychics before and they did tell stuff about me that ..people would not know too well...however I dont take it down as TRUTH.

However if they read me well good for them, and my measly $20.00 is gone with the wind. But if you have the good nerve to sit and believe what Sylvia or ANY psychic says as truth then that is your fault; weather they are correct or not. However if you can find spiritual comfort in her words about the afterlife in her books; which is what I did, than good for me and those who also bought her book. Hell, I learned how to meditate because of her and get in touch with myself a bit more..good for me.

paisleypark4 said:

damosuzuki said:

She fabricates stories & tells them to people who've lost family members for personal gain. Read the cases Caroline listed above. In many cases she's increased the pain of people already suffering. I think that's monstrous behavior.

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That is not monstrous. If you are gullible enough to believe what anybody says then that is YOUR FAULT. You supposed to stand by what your own belief is.

You are stating that taking advantage of people who have a missing relative for personal gain is not horrible because those being taking advantage of should be more skeptical. Do you really believe that?

I don't think that's the conclusion an objective person would come to. A more reasonable conclusion is that Sylvia Browne, when she is being specific and just not making general observations during a cold-reading routine, is not accurate in her predictions.

paisleypark4 said:

CarolineP said:

Did you read the list? How can you possibly claim that?

Well first off this thread wasnt even about her predictions, it was about her spiritual books.

Second, if they sat there and paid any psychic ..any amount of money for a prediction to see what happened to a dead relative...you have to take that with a grain of salt. You cannot say that it is fact unless you know yourself. I paid psychics before and they did tell stuff about me that ..people would not know too well...however I dont take it down as TRUTH.

However if they read me well good for them, and my measly $20.00 is gone with the wind. But if you have the good nerve to sit and believe what Sylvia or ANY psychic says as truth then that is your fault; weather they are correct or not. However if you can find spiritual comfort in her words about the afterlife in her books; which is what I did, than good for me and those who also bought her book. Hell, I learned how to meditate because of her and get in touch with myself a bit more..good for me.

Your original quote was "she has not done anything wrong or hurtful to anybody." And that statement is demonstrably false.

If you take a person's statments about the here and now "with a grain of salt", what makes you believe that said person would know anything about an afterlife?

Caveat Emptor is always a good idea, but that doesn't relieve the perpetrator of the fraud of his or her responsibility. And those who know better and perpetuate the fraud bear responsibility as well.

CarolineP said:

paisleypark4 said:

Well first off this thread wasnt even about her predictions, it was about her spiritual books.

Second, if they sat there and paid any psychic ..any amount of money for a prediction to see what happened to a dead relative...you have to take that with a grain of salt. You cannot say that it is fact unless you know yourself. I paid psychics before and they did tell stuff about me that ..people would not know too well...however I dont take it down as TRUTH.

However if they read me well good for them, and my measly $20.00 is gone with the wind. But if you have the good nerve to sit and believe what Sylvia or ANY psychic says as truth then that is your fault; weather they are correct or not. However if you can find spiritual comfort in her words about the afterlife in her books; which is what I did, than good for me and those who also bought her book. Hell, I learned how to meditate because of her and get in touch with myself a bit more..good for me.

Your original quote was "she has not done anything wrong or hurtful to anybody." And that statement is demonstrably false.

If you take a person's statments about the here and now "with a grain of salt", what makes you believe that said person would know anything about an afterlife?

Caveat Emptor is always a good idea, but that doesn't relieve the perpetrator of the fraud of his or her responsibility. And those who know better and perpetuate the fraud bear responsibility as well.

When you assume that anyone can tell you that your loved one is dead or missing with account of spiritual sense...you have to be aware that whatever this medium may tell you can be true or false..BEFORE you hand your money over to them. And if they end up being flase..is that your fault for trusting that person to tell you the truth; when provided that they cannot give you a FACT, and only a 'sign', 'assumption', 'feeling' they get...that's the buyers loss. In my opinion, it could be 'wrong' yes if she could not accuratley give that person the correct information at that time...but that's what happens when you give your oney to mediums. You are also going on the 'assumption' that what they saying is true.

What meakes me believe that said person would have any idea what the 'afterlife' is like? It is because I am..and will always be a reader on spirituality. I know enough about Christianity beliefs, Jehovas Witness now I have moved on to spiritual beliefs..which seem to suit my nature the best...its not religious at all and is ALL SELF motivation. I feel her insight on this subject is a little more varied and broad compared to those who also spoke on the 'afterlife' which was more of a "christian standalone viewpoint" so to speak. Those types of religious backgrounds and opinions never stood ground with me and left me with more questions than answers. With from what I read on Sylvia Brown I feel more sense being made out of what she says than alot of other takes on the said subject. I am left with..not wanting to ask questions anymore; but wanting to feel it on my own as she said.

paisleypark4 said:

CarolineP said:

Your original quote was "she has not done anything wrong or hurtful to anybody." And that statement is demonstrably false.

If you take a person's statments about the here and now "with a grain of salt", what makes you believe that said person would know anything about an afterlife?

Caveat Emptor is always a good idea, but that doesn't relieve the perpetrator of the fraud of his or her responsibility. And those who know better and perpetuate the fraud bear responsibility as well.

When you assume that anyone can tell you that your loved one is dead or missing with account of spiritual sense...you have to be aware that whatever this medium may tell you can be true or false..BEFORE you hand your money over to them. And if they end up being flase..is that your fault for trusting that person to tell you the truth; when provided that they cannot give you a FACT, and only a 'sign', 'assumption', 'feeling' they get...that's the buyers loss. In my opinion, it could be 'wrong' yes if she could not accuratley give that person the correct information at that time...but that's what happens when you give your oney to mediums. You are also going on the 'assumption' that what they saying is true.

What meakes me believe that said person would have any idea what the 'afterlife' is like? It is because I am..and will always be a reader on spirituality. I know enough about Christianity beliefs, Jehovas Witness now I have moved on to spiritual beliefs..which seem to suit my nature the best...its not religious at all and is ALL SELF motivation. I feel her insight on this subject is a little more varied and broad compared to those who also spoke on the 'afterlife' which was more of a "christian standalone viewpoint" so to speak. Those types of religious backgrounds and opinions never stood ground with me and left me with more questions than answers. With from what I read on Sylvia Brown I feel more sense being made out of what she says than alot of other takes on the said subject. I am left with..not wanting to ask questions anymore; but wanting to feel it on my own as she said.

You're an adult and entitled to whatever spiritual path you seek.

She, however, as many before her, KNOWS that she is a fraud. So your willingness to partake in her fraud does not absolve her of her guilt.

CarolineP said:

paisleypark4 said:

When you assume that anyone can tell you that your loved one is dead or missing with account of spiritual sense...you have to be aware that whatever this medium may tell you can be true or false..BEFORE you hand your money over to them. And if they end up being flase..is that your fault for trusting that person to tell you the truth; when provided that they cannot give you a FACT, and only a 'sign', 'assumption', 'feeling' they get...that's the buyers loss. In my opinion, it could be 'wrong' yes if she could not accuratley give that person the correct information at that time...but that's what happens when you give your oney to mediums. You are also going on the 'assumption' that what they saying is true.

What meakes me believe that said person would have any idea what the 'afterlife' is like? It is because I am..and will always be a reader on spirituality. I know enough about Christianity beliefs, Jehovas Witness now I have moved on to spiritual beliefs..which seem to suit my nature the best...its not religious at all and is ALL SELF motivation. I feel her insight on this subject is a little more varied and broad compared to those who also spoke on the 'afterlife' which was more of a "christian standalone viewpoint" so to speak. Those types of religious backgrounds and opinions never stood ground with me and left me with more questions than answers. With from what I read on Sylvia Brown I feel more sense being made out of what she says than alot of other takes on the said subject. I am left with..not wanting to ask questions anymore; but wanting to feel it on my own as she said.

You're an adult and entitled to whatever spiritual path you seek.

She, however, as many before her, KNOWS that she is a fraud. So your willingness to partake in her fraud does not absolve her of her guilt.

Well, in actuality you cannot place guilt on those who lie if you paid them to in the first place..technically...because you are paying for a word that you don't know about.

They are paying a person for their opinion of what happened to their loved ones. Is that a crime or is it just shameful that that person actually paid that person to do so in the first place? And what about those people who paid her and got a correct reading with their money's worth? Where are those voices?

This is the 2nd time you've made such a statement, and I ask again: do you truly believe this? You are saying that the perpetrator of a lie is not guilty because the victim wasn't adequately skeptical. Criticism of the victim's gullibility may be valid, but how does this absolve the perpetrator?

Here is what we can say with certainty:

1) Sylvia Browne used appearances on talk shows to promote her books, public speaking appearances and personal readings, so she gained from them.
2) In the 25 cases where she made a prediction on a show and an outcome could be determined, her accuracy rate was 0%

What we can't say with absolute certainty is whether she's knowingly lying. I know what I think, and the fact she ran away from Randi's million dollar challenge is telling, but we can't say she's lying with absolute certainty. However, she certainly should know that she's making inaccurate readings. If she doesn't know that, then she's incompetent and negligent.

So at the least we can say that Browne used people who've lost family members, giving them what she should (and almost certainly must) have known were inaccurate readings to promote her business.

Do you really not see anything wrong with this?

According to the analysis posted in this thread, no one is getting an accurate reading.

She undoubtedly does the usual cold readings that impress people that don't view them critically. Some people are getting entertainment value, I suppose. The last I heard, she was charging $750 for a phone reading that lasts 20-30 minutes. If someone thinks they're getting value for their money, then that is their decision. I just hope everyone who spends one dollar on any of her products does a little research. If they do and still want to give her their money, then that is their choice.

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damosuzuki said:

paisleypark4 said:

Well, in actuality you cannot place guilt on those who lie if you paid them to in the first place..

This is the 2nd time you've made such a statement, and I ask again: do you truly believe this? You are saying that the perpetrator of a lie is not guilty because the victim wasn't adequately skeptical. Criticism of the victim's gullibility may be valid, but how does this absolve the perpetrator?

Here is what we can say with certainty:

1) Sylvia Browne used appearances on talk shows to promote her books, public speaking appearances and personal readings, so she gained from them.
2) In the 25 cases where she made a prediction on a show and an outcome could be determined, her accuracy rate was 0%

What we can't say with absolute certainty is whether she's knowingly lying. I know what I think, and the fact she ran away from Randi's million dollar challenge is telling, it's not an absolute certainty. However, she certainly should know that she's making inaccurate readings. If she doesn't know that, then she's incompetent and negligent.

So at the least we can say that Browne used people who've lost family members, giving them what she should, and almost certainly must, have known were inaccurate readings, so she could promote her business.

Do you really not see anything wrong with this?

And what about those people who paid her and got a correct reading with their money's worth? Where are those voices?

According to the analysis posted in this thread, no one is getting an accurate reading.

She undoubtedly does the usual cold readings that impress people that don't view them critically. Some people are getting entertainment value, I suppose. The last I heard, she was charging $750 for a phone reading that lasts 20-30 minutes. If someone thinks they're getting value for their money, then that is their decision. I just hope everyone who spends one dollar on any of her products does a little research. If they do and still want to give her their money, then that is their choice.

That's crazy....that's why I wont ever do something rediculous like that. That's why when people actually do this and do not do a face to face I just cant see her actually making a cold reading worthwhile. I'd rather pay the $30 to see her at a hall and gathering where she will basically be doing the same thing. Like I said before I'm very happy with the book I purchased...gave me peace of mind and some education on mediation and my own experiences with the 'other side' as I have lived through it for a year.

Gotta go but will be back

Sylvia Browne provides a great service to the wider community. That service is relieving people of their cash. People who are so bereft of intelligence and the ability to think critically that should they keep their money it could be a danger to themselves or others.

Oh, how rude. I jest. Seriously though. Read Caroline P's post with the article and look at the James Randi incedent. Please don't believe this rubbish.

lust said:

Sylvia Browne provides a great service to the wider community. That service is relieving people of their cash. People who are so bereft of intelligence and the ability to think critically that should they keep their money it could be a danger to themselves or others.

Oh, how rude. I jest. Seriously though. Read Caroline P's post with the article and look at the James Randi incedent. Please don't believe this rubbish.

There is a total of 47 Life Themes. They are the courses of learning that we pick before we come into this life. Sort of like majors and minors in college. Sometimes your theme will fit well with some of other people's and with others, there will be conflict. Each of us has bits and pieces of several themes, because we lived more than one life. We learn something from people with different themes - even the ones we do not get along with. The lessons learned will help our souls perfect.

Primary Themes: Is what we are; the basis of our souls and the driving force of our lives.

Secondary Themes: Is what we are here to perfect. Entering into our lives constantly, so that we may learn from it.

Dalia11 said:

lust said:

Sylvia Browne provides a great service to the wider community. That service is relieving people of their cash. People who are so bereft of intelligence and the ability to think critically that should they keep their money it could be a danger to themselves or others.

Oh, how rude. I jest. Seriously though. Read Caroline P's post with the article and look at the James Randi incedent. Please don't believe this rubbish.

There is a total of 47 Life Themes. They are the courses of learning that we pick before we come into this life. Sort of like majors and minors in college. Sometimes your theme will fit well with some of other people's and with others, there will be conflict. Each of us has bits and pieces of several themes, because we lived more than one life. We learn something from people with different themes - even the ones we do not get along with. The lessons learned will help our souls perfect.

Primary Themes: Is what we are; the basis of our souls and the driving force of our lives.

Secondary Themes: Is what we are here to perfect. Entering into our lives constantly, so that we may learn from it.

The following are a few of the Life Themes:

The second, Aesthetic Pursuits: Music, drama, painting, sculpting, and writing.

A need to create manifests itself at a young age, and dominates the individuals entire life.

Performance(#31): Some have a job in entertainment/performance, others do it for fun.

Psychic(#35): Are usually told to ignore their ability when they are children.

Healers(#15): Are naturally drawn to some aspect of the healing profession.

Experiencer(#11): Dabbles in nearly everything and masters many of their pursuits.

Spirituality(#39): The quest to find a spiritual center, Mother Teresa had this theme.

Wealth(#46): Leads to destructive behavior if left unchecked. It is very difficult to gain control of this theme. It tends to become one's master.

Activator(#1): The focus is to perform tasks that othershave failed to accomplish.

Dalia11 said:

Dalia11 said:

There is a total of 47 Life Themes. They are the courses of learning that we pick before we come into this life. Sort of like majors and minors in college. Sometimes your theme will fit well with some of other people's and with others, there will be conflict. Each of us has bits and pieces of several themes, because we lived more than one life. We learn something from people with different themes - even the ones we do not get along with. The lessons learned will help our souls perfect.

Primary Themes: Is what we are; the basis of our souls and the driving force of our lives.

Secondary Themes: Is what we are here to perfect. Entering into our lives constantly, so that we may learn from it.

The following are a few of the Life Themes:

The second, Aesthetic Pursuits: Music, drama, painting, sculpting, and writing.

A need to create manifests itself at a young age, and dominates the individuals entire life.

Performance(#31): Some have a job in entertainment/performance, others do it for fun.

Psychic(#35): Are usually told to ignore their ability when they are children.

Healers(#15): Are naturally drawn to some aspect of the healing profession.

Experiencer(#11): Dabbles in nearly everything and masters many of their pursuits.

Spirituality(#39): The quest to find a spiritual center, Mother Teresa had this theme.

Wealth(#46): Leads to destructive behavior if left unchecked. It is very difficult to gain control of this theme. It tends to become one's master.

Activator(#1): The focus is to perform tasks that othershave failed to accomplish.

Ummmmm, Ok!

lust said:

Dalia11 said:

* Familiar smells: A spirit will send a smell that is familiar to a person to let them know that they are around.

I don't have to be a spirit to do that

paisleypark4 said:

lust said:

Ummmmm, Ok!

Weird or not it was a bestseller and better than anything I read in any religious book..it just is more of a sane outcome than what some believe.

I don't doubt it.

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lust said:

paisleypark4 said:

lust said: Weird or not it was a bestseller and better than anything I read in any religious book..it just is more of a sane outcome than what some believe.

I don't doubt it.

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To record a spirit's presence. Set up an audiocassette recorder in a room, other than where you sleep. Before you fall asleep, surround yourself with the white light of the Holy Spirit for protecction. Then invite your Spirit Guide, deceased loved ones, and any other spirits sent by God from the other side to visit during the night and leave their imprint on tape.

Dalia11 said:

lust said:

I don't doubt it.

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To record a spirit's presence. Set up an audiocassette recorder in a room, other than where you sleep. Before you fall asleep, surround yourself with the white light of the Holy Spirit for protecction. Then invite your Spirit Guide, deceased loved ones, and any other spirits sent by God from the other side to visit during the night and leave their imprint on tape.

I did like that one too!....was just too scared to do it.

I did practice the past life sleep theory for a year, and it has happened to me two times. It was....quite perlexing. The last one I woke up crying.

The first one, I was waiting in line for..something in a bulding and some man in front of me grabbed my arm and there were all these different tattos of different symbols from different civilazations..on top pf eachother..all glowing green, but I can see all of them seperatley..from Aztec to Asian, I cant remember the rest; however the man behind me looked at my arm and said to me.."you were also part of the African Ambush!" very loudly. I didnt know what he meant, but all of a sudden the whole bulding erupted in fire...and I woke up. :confused:

That was 4 years ago, but I NEVER forgot that dream.

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paisleypark4 said:

Dalia11 said:

To record a spirit's presence. Set up an audiocassette recorder in a room, other than where you sleep. Before you fall asleep, surround yourself with the white light of the Holy Spirit for protecction. Then invite your Spirit Guide, deceased loved ones, and any other spirits sent by God from the other side to visit during the night and leave their imprint on tape.

I did like that one too!....was just too scared to do it.

I did practice the past life sleep theory for a year, and it has happened to me two times. It was....quite perlexing. The last one I woke up crying.

The first one, I was waiting in line for..something in a bulding and some man in front of me grabbed my arm and there were all these different tattos of different symbols from different civilazations..on top pf eachother..all glowing green, but I can see all of them seperatley..from Aztec to Asian, I cant remember the rest; however the man behind me looked at my arm and said to me.."you were also part of the African Ambush!" very loudly. I didnt know what he meant, but all of a sudden the whole bulding erupted in fire...and I woke up. :confused:

That was 4 years ago, but I NEVER forgot that dream.

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Children are extremely psychic. As soon as they start talking, ask them who they were in a past life and other lives. After the age of seven they will not remember that information. If you see them talking to someone who is not there, then they are communicating with their spirit guide, angels, or a relative who passed away.

Dalia11 said:

paisleypark4 said:

I did like that one too!....was just too scared to do it.

I did practice the past life sleep theory for a year, and it has happened to me two times. It was....quite perlexing. The last one I woke up crying.

The first one, I was waiting in line for..something in a bulding and some man in front of me grabbed my arm and there were all these different tattos of different symbols from different civilazations..on top pf eachother..all glowing green, but I can see all of them seperatley..from Aztec to Asian, I cant remember the rest; however the man behind me looked at my arm and said to me.."you were also part of the African Ambush!" very loudly. I didnt know what he meant, but all of a sudden the whole bulding erupted in fire...and I woke up. :confused:

That was 4 years ago, but I NEVER forgot that dream.

[Edited 10/20/10 8:15am]

Children are extremely psychic. As soon as they start talking, ask them who they were in a past life and other lives. After the age of seven they will not remember that information. If you see them talking to someone who is not there, then they are communicating with their spirit guide, angels, or a relative who passed away.

Thank you for that 'reread'. Yes I believe that is true..children have more substansial vibration to the 'supernatural' (i hate that word because nothing is 'natural') because they are not too affected by the outside world and society.

ZombieKitten said:

Dalia11 said:

* Familiar smells: A spirit will send a smell that is familiar to a person to let them know that they are around.

I don't have to be a spirit to do that

kimrachell said:

ZombieKitten said:

I don't have to be a spirit to do that

Ghosts do not know that they are dead. They turn away from the tunnel that will take them home. That is why they remain earth-bound. Sylvia states, if you see a ghost in your home/property -tell him/her that they are dead. Tell it to go to the white light, to go home to God.

All animals are psychic. If your dog starts barking at an area in your home and no one is there, he is seeing a ghost or spirit.

Dalia11 said:

kimrachell said:

Ghosts do not know that they are dead. They turn away from the tunnel that will take them home. That is why they remain earth-bound. Sylvia states, if you see a ghost in your home/property -tell him/her that they are dead. Tell it to go to the white light, to go home to God.

All animals are psychic. If your dog starts barking at an area in your home and no one is there, he is seeing a ghost or spirit.

Psychometry: The ability to sense and interpret the living energy that's been absorbed by inanimate objects. The forms of perceptions can be: visions, smells, sonds,hot/cold, e.t.c.

Astral Catalepsy: While a person sleeps, they may feel paralized, shortness of breath, and/or hear loud noises.

Dalia11 said:

Dalia11 said:

Ghosts do not know that they are dead. They turn away from the tunnel that will take them home. That is why they remain earth-bound. Sylvia states, if you see a ghost in your home/property -tell him/her that they are dead. Tell it to go to the white light, to go home to God.

All animals are psychic. If your dog starts barking at an area in your home and no one is there, he is seeing a ghost or spirit.

Psychometry: The ability to sense and interpret the living energy that's been absorbed by inanimate objects. The forms of perceptions can be: visions, smells, sonds,hot/cold, e.t.c.

Astral Catalepsy: While a person sleeps, they may feel paralized, shortness of breath, and/or hear loud noises.

Imprints: A specific site at which a very dramatic event or series of events has occurred and had such an intense impact that the imagery and emotions from the events literally became imprinted on the land and the atmosphere where they took place. The intensely concentrated images and emotions continue feeding on themselves, and everyone who experiences and reacts to an imprint contributes their own energy to it and helps perpetuate it.

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Dalia11 said:

Dalia11 said:

Psychometry: The ability to sense and interpret the living energy that's been absorbed by inanimate objects. The forms of perceptions can be: visions, smells, sonds,hot/cold, e.t.c.

Astral Catalepsy: While a person sleeps, they may feel paralized, shortness of breath, and/or hear loud noises.

Imprints: A specific site at which a very dramatic event or series of events has occurred and had such an intense impact that the imagery and emotions from the events literally became imprinted on the land and the atmosphere where they took place. The intensely concentrated images and emotions continue feeding on themselves, and everyone who experiences and reacts to an imprint contributes their own energy to it and helps perpetuate it.

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Tulpa: A phenomenon. A being that originates in the mind and exists no where else. Through obsessive belief and constant visualization; the being becomes an actual, tangibal physical reality - with a life of it's own. It gathers strength as the belief in it's existence intensifies.