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John Edward: Psychic Medium or Cold Reading Fraud?
The title of this hub suggests that I am calling the validity of John Edward's mediumship into question. From a journalistic standpoint, indeed I am. I want to examine all available evidence and present an argument both for and against his psychic abilities, particularly his assertion that he communicates with the dead and has been doing so since a young age.
From a personal perspective, however, I will say that I do believe in him. I don't know whether or not he gives cold readings or has accomplices sitting in the audience or microphones hidden in the eaves outside where guests of the show wait on line. But I do know that he provides closure, that the people who have sat down with John Edward for a reading have come away feeling as though they connected with someone they had lost. His universal message is that another realm does exist, that although we cannot see those who have past we must never forget that they are still there, alive and well on the other side, and that they continue to watch over us. He reinforces this fact over and over again, and despite it's legitimacy it provides comfort if nothing else.
After giving private readings at home and at psychic fairs for a number of years, John Edward was eventually given his own show "Crossing Over" on the SciFi channel in July 2000. A hundred or so audience members gather in a studio with John Edward and wait as he receives images from the otherside. The audience is instructed NOT to give him any information or further details, just to either validate or invalidate the messages he is delivering to them. He emerges from backstage, gives a brief intro, then begins talking quickly and "feeling pulled" to a particular section of the audience, saying something like, "I'm getting an M name, like M, like Mary, Marie, Maria...?"
Skeptics unanimously agree that Edward uses a method called "cold reading" during his performances. Cold reading is a mentalist technique that dates back to the Spiritualist movement of the late-1800's. According to Wikipedia.org, cold reading is "a technique used to convince another person that the reader knows much more about a subject than he actually does. Even without prior knowledge of a person, a practiced cold reader can still quickly obtain a great deal of information about the subject by carefully analyzing the person's body language, clothing or fashion, hairstyle, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race or ethnicity, level of education, manner of speech, place of origin, etc." The definition goes on to say that cold readers use high probability guesses, picking up on clues from their subjects to see if their guess is going in the right direction. If it is, the medium will quickly reinforce this information. If it's a miss, the medium will quickly move on.
Barbara Walters 20/20 Investigation
Mediums who allegedly use the cold reading technique usually assure compliance from their subjects ahead of time by saying something like, "Often the messages I receive will be unclear and fuzzy; I'll need you to help me decipher what it is they're really trying to say." The medium will begin by making a series of probing questions, the subject will reveal further information with his or her verbal or non-verbal replies, and the pattern repeats from there. One cold reading technique supposedly employed by John Edward is called "shotgunning". Basically, the medium quickly offers a huge amount of very general information all in one sentence to a large group of people (the audience), watches for reactions, then narrows the scope down to a smaller section until someone connects with the information. A shotgun opening could sound something like, "I'm getting an M name from a mother-figure, someone above you, this could be mother, aunt, grandmother, older cousin, step-mother even someone who raised you who acted as a mother-figure."
Critics point out that due to the show being edited for television, Edward appears to be more accurate than he actually is. Those who have attended a live taping estimate that he is only correct 10-20% of the time. While this may be true, and certainly John Edward seems to employ these methods of cold reading, some amazing "hits" have been documented. On the website Greatest Hits and Misses of Psychic John Edward, one example of a great hit involves a Disney ring.
John Edward: One last validation. She says to go into the bathroom, Okay and in the bathroom there is something in an unusual spot, forward left. So when you walk into the bathroom, right to the left there, there's something right there she wants me to acknowledge. It's like Mickey Mouse related. It's like Disney related.Sitter (Mother's older Daughter): - Oh My God!John Edward: What is this?Sitter (Mother's sister): That's where my ring is that she got me when she was in Disney World.
Interview with a Con-Artist
Skeptics also latch onto the idea that Edward never says anything negative. The messages from the deceased are always pleasant, letting their loved ones know that they're fine, that they're doing okay. And yet I can remember one instance where he connected with a woman's mother and reported that she was very cold, very negative, with a biting tongue and a nasty attitude. Skeptics are hard pressed to believe that everyone is happy and loving on the other side, but isn't that what Heaven is for? Critics also believe that Edward is immoral for targeting people when they are at their most vulnerable, mourning over the loss of a loved one.
Bottom line, whether his methods of communicating with the dead are valid or not, John Edward is friendlier, and more astute than his crude, harsh counterparts James Van Praagh and Sylvia Browne. The messages he delivers are positive and reassuring, providing comfort and solace in a time of extreme grief. His readings have helped thousands of people find peace in the midst of a tragedy, thereby enabling them to move on and live fuller, happier lives, secure with the knowledge that their loved ones are safe and sound in a place we cannot see, waiting to reconnect with us when the time is right.
External links
- John Edward
Official site for psychic medium John Edward
- Can John Edward speak to the dead?
Transcript of John Edward's interview on Larry King Live
- Psychic medium John Edward
Wikipedia entry for John Edward's biography and television credits
Critical articles
- Demystifying John Edward
Offers sample psychic readings and evidence that the studio is rigged
- Hustling the Bereaved
Joe Nickell studies Edward for the show Dateline NBC
- Crossing Over
Deconstructing the set-up of the show
- James Randi
Paranormal debunker analyzes a two-hour taping of the show "Crossing Over"
Fraud, who probably believes he's psychic. His readings are 100% cold. I used to watch his show all the time, he sucks. But Americans just eat him up like he's God. Really sad.
He gets lot of media attention. Hes being kept afloat as there are many stakes involved, media pundits etc.
How old is this article? John Edward "crossing over" hasn't been on Sci Fi in like 2 years. For the last year and a half he's been on WE network with Cross Country. It seemed like this was a current hub, but the info is pretty outdated.
Last year I went to a taping of Cross Country and was amazed. He read me and my family and hit things that I had never told anyone. We didn't speak to anyone in the audience, or fill out any papers. The tapings aren't like that. Even Penn & Teller Bullshit show couldn't find anything inappropriate or off about John Edward.
I think Isabella has a lot of nerve calling him a fraud when I just bet she's never even seen him live. Must be nice to just sit back and eat up what the tv feeds you and be able to judge on that.
I agree with the above.
Oh please. His readings are cold as hell. It's people like you who are so easy to convince. God, get real. Watch someone like Colin Fry and you'll see how shite John Edward is. Did he actually NAME anything? Or just elude and give random broad statements - he cant even tell if someone is related, FFS!! "A man to the side of me, which means brother, friend, cousin, neighbor" LOL! What a frigging joke!
I won't know till I experience something first hand. But I went once to what I discovered was a cold reading, but my intelligence signed off and left for the day. Only, when I sat and thought about it in private did I discover his tricks! This wasn't a communication with spirits, but an astrological prediction of my future.
I generally let sleeping spirits lie.
Great hub, BecauseIlive, to provoke such debate!
Does it matter- I hear he is hanging up his psychic hat to become the next president (he thinks) :)
I don't think anyone can actually communicate with the dead. So-called psychics are a great farce and they use such general terms that a lot of people can relate to! If the dead truly have a voice through psychics, there'd be less crime in the world. Unfortunately, this isn't the case so we have to rely on the FBI and private investigators.
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Marsha,Marsha,Marsha.....I OWN ALL the Bullshit series and I am surprised you are not on it!!!!! Penn & Teller found Edwards had the MOST iron clad "NO TELL" contract on the market that every one in ALL his audiences HAD to sign---IF you had been there,( and most likely hadn't- since you knowledge of Bullshit was bullshit) you would have known THAT. It must be difficult to preform felatio on someone while ballroom dancing-since it's the only "time" he has off from the "voices". Freaking crazy people-----baaaaaaaa.
If 'closure' is what you're looking for I'll be happy to take $1000.00 an hour from you and give you ALL the closure you want. Edwards charges $1500 so I'm a great deal. All it takes is a sociopathic-like ability to play a guessing game, fishing for information while watching diligently for tell-tale signs in your response (cold reading), and by telling you what you have psyched yourself up to hear your pre-programmed mind is amazingly easy to manipulate. Oh puhleeez. You really have to be a special kind of stupid to believe this stuff. IF Mr Edwards was authentic he would not be charging such outragous fees. By the way, why is it he NEVER brings messages from loved ones in hell or a place of torment??? If you want a logical explanation of how he operates and just how far WRONG he really is, go to : http://randi.org/jr/2006-04/042106edward.html And while you're there, take a look at the Million Dollar Challenge page. Maybe John Edwards wants to take a crack at it and prove once and for all that what he claims is truth. Go on John, I dare you!
I live in Vineland, NJ 08360, that's in South New Jersey near Atlantic City. I would like you, to recommend me, a physic that I could travel to see, let's say about 130 miles from were I live. I would like to go see a medium in person. I would very much appreciate, your help.Michael J. Batt615 S. 7th St.Vineland NJ 08360 856-794-2180
To BeeSA - you say J Edward must be fake for making money off of his talent, but then urge him to take a million dollar dare to prove he's real. Then, if he took you up on your dare, you'd turn around and say a real medium wouldn't profit off of their talent. Which way do you want it? Also, this 'cold reading' information is certainly hard to prove or disprove, but how does that explain telephone readings?
I'm not sure where I fall in believing Edward, but I do think it's as much a mistake to 100% disbelieve in speaking with the dead as it is to 100% believe anyone who says they are a medium.
Also, Edward does explain that there is suffering on 'the other side' - that one must atone for his/her negative actions made on earth. That is something I most certainly do believe in.
after watching all the mediums on tv ive come to the conclusion there all fake except for one lisa williams,i joined a spiritulist church and have worked out how most mediums do it,i could do it myself,its so easy,they never give names only say things like ive got you grandfather here,and then give you a so called message from them,i got one medium tongue tied when he said he had a message from my grandfather i asked him which one as i have 2 he just said he wouldn't say his name,no proof to me.
All I know is I had a reading by John Edward and he got my name (even though I went alone so I wouldn't be talking with anyone.) He also mentioned "Mary the Artist" the same phrase used by another well known psychic who I had visited more than a year earlier. (My Grandmother Mary did art shows all over the country.)
I am fairly skeptical, wasn't as convinced by his getting my name as with the "Mary the Artist" phrase being given me exactly by two different psychics more than a year apart. I would be crazier to think they were following me around and planning this or thinking they had both said those exact words by coincidence.
Noone is perfect in their trade, and J.E. couldn't do this work for free and still support his family.
That's all I have to say about this. Good luck with your evaluation.
The way I look at it, John Edwards is a very soul, the other two mentioned (Browne and Praagh) are soulless, they often come across "ghoulish". Browne had me fooled many times on Montel, I almost believed her, then I went to her website, and the minute I saw her for money church, and the languaging there, I realized she was one of the best con artists. She is long and well known as a fraudulent, yet is heavily promoted by the Hollywood media powers for reasons best known to them (and some of us investigators).
What I saw and know is this: John Edwards brings light and comfort to people - the other two - esp. Browne - when she pretends to be human - come across as artificial. JE was making a lot of those people nervous, as they would put him on air and promote heavily as LONG as ALL he was doing was getting hits via cold reading - when he demonstrated more and more real hits, they took him off.
But even if ALL JE is cold reading with those amazing results, it was OK as he had a soul. Had I lost someone and didn't know how to go on, I'd rather be cold read by someone like him back to a place where I could function and move on. Better than paying a zillion dollars for often useless therapy and/or getting addicted to scrip drugs like I see happening to so many.
As for the rest of the naysayers, beware of the negative karma you are setting up for yourself on this matter. Psychics have existed for as long as spirit has been on this earth - and that's exactly where we are returning, full speed ahead, despite the long predicted "age of destruction" currently underway.
I have been a psychic for years with fabulous results. trouble is i do a variation of the same routine every time. even when i tell people it is a trick, they don't believe me. lying to someone does not give them closure.
I feel sorry for the nay-sayers...It's sad to me that you have no faith...JE has a gift...We should be thanking him for sharing it with the world instead of tearing him down...Not that JE is anything like Jesus...BUT...there were plenty of people who hated him because he was special...they killed him because they were afraid of him...Hmmm...sounds like humans are simply inperfect, but we knew that didn't we?
Watch the South Park episode about John Edward...it sums it all up
I think wherther these people cold read or are the real deal - are they really hurting anybody ?? it's no different to religon if people want to believe and it helps them deal with their grief and mourning where's the harm ??
Why tear these 'physics' down everybody has to make a living and they have every right to charge for their services the same as a doctor or a shrink - if people go of their own accord and leave happy and feeling better then fair play to them and good on them for filling the world with a bit of happiness instead of fighting and raging war on the rest of the world !!!
I just saw John Edwards in a Gallery setting last night. I believe he is a complete fraud! Out of 500 people, he did readings for maybe 10-15 people and he was 100% accurate. The most interesting thing was that none of the people who received readings were in line! I was there for several hours before the doors opened and those people were not in that line. He should be ashamed of himself for preying on people who are in such fragile emotional states. He charges $175 a ticket, and everyone leaving looked extremely depressed. It's strange though.....the people who received readings were no where to be found after the show was over. I honestly don't know how this man lives with himself.
I saw John Edward 2 nights ago also (Wednesday in L.A.) probably the same show "Brenda" went to. I was with my 2 sisters, and we were fortunate enough to be among those who received readings. And you are WRONG, Brenda... we most certainly WERE too in line!! I saw a few of the other reading recipients in line and in their seats during the time before John came out on stage. Brenda states "the people who received readings were no where to be found after the show"... you didn't look very hard -- my sisters and I stayed around after the show... why didn't you approach us?? WE saw other reading recipients after the show... where the heck were YOU? None of the things the skeptics claim are true: We were NOT told where to sit, staff members did not hover around eavesdropping on conversations, we were not asked to fill out cards, or any other type of thing like that. Besides, while in line and in our seats before the show, we didn't discuss ANYTHING that might come up in a reading, neither did the ladies sitting next to us, who also got a reading... so that blows the "surreptitious info gathering" theory!! John was almost 100% accurate in our reading. Our Dad and my sister's husband both came through. John knew my father's name, without "fishing", he said it straight out "Jack is here". He knew my sister's husband's astrological sign. He brought up my nephew's name "Patrick" (not a common name). He knew how both my sister's husband and our Dad died. He actually pinpointed my father's problem to his lower back (a spinal abscess led to his death). He knew my sister's husband was in the navy. He knew the nick-name of his & my sister's dog, Libby. My sister's husband sometimes called her "Lulu" (also not a common name). My sister didn't pick up on this right away, because John mistook the dog for a cat, so she didn't acknowledge it, and John went on to something else. He knew about the 2 flags my sister has (from her husband's funeral, and her father-in-law's funeral) and a third one that my mother has from my dad's funeral. He referred to a drug problem that my nephew has. He said that someone in my sister's family was having a dental problem.... well, my sister's 6-year-old grand-daughter had visited the dentist that very day for an abscess. He knew that someone in the family sang opera (my paternal grandfather). And there was more that I can't think of right this second. Most of these things are NOT general things that could apply to anybody, as the critics assert. So Brenda, don't assume that just because YOU didn't get a reading that John Edward is a fraud... it sounds like sour grapes to me! Obviously you didn't feel this way before, or you wouldn't have paid to see him. You most assuredly would be singing a different tune, if you HAD gotten a reading!! I believe that John is the genuine article. I believe he is a very spiritual, honest, God-fearing, beautiful human being, and I'm grateful for the gift he shares with others.
And he charged you $175 for a ticket????? Hmmmm seems to me like he is also making all sorts of money off this. He said someone having dental problems...and you said that a grand daughter had dental work that day...what does that have to do with the afterlife...sounds kind of fishy or is it fishing to me. Iam glad tho that you got your $175 worth.
Do YOU work for free?? Oh really? Why not?? Every other professional "makes all sorts of money off" what they do: doctors, lawyers, athletes, singers, musicians, etc. (It's common for people to pay upwards of $1,000 for sports or concert tickets -- to ME, THAT'S ridiculous! But people have the right to spend their money any way they see fit.) Anyways, John is worth every penny and then some! In fact, I just bought another ticket to see him again in August. And by the way, you misunderstood... the dental problem, for instance, doesn't in itself have to do with the after life... John is simply interpreting info coming from the person who has passed. I understand that not everyone believes that spirits can communicate through people like John Edward, but many of us do!
You are right..professionals have to make money at what they do best, and people have the right to spend their money as they see fit. I like to spend mine on buying a ticket to see a magician. I watch them perform their shows and know that they are tricks but they seem so real. I just wonder tho....there are many unsolved murders in the United States every year, why doesn't he help the police solve them by contacting their spirits so they can say who killed them? Would that stand up in a court of law? I don't think so.
@Kaffee..................great posts there and for defending JE. I dont need to get a reading from JE..i know the chap is a real deel. Reading all these nego...posts about JE and whatnot........shows completely why this country or the world is in such a bad place. Ego driven peeps that just believe in the I and me and show no relation to the spirit side. Faithless turds....what i'd say. Keep driving your fast car....................see where it takes you. See ya back at the light.
well said skopas - kinda what I was saying but perhaps slightly less politely - like it :o)
Kaffee Completely with you too .... :oD
Why is it so hard to believe that someone can communicate with our past friends and relatives? It's the same concept as a child prodigy being born with the knowledge of playing the piano. If people would just stop and think about the possibilities. My son, my husband and myself were on an episode of Cross country that aired in Oct. of 2008 which they entitled "energy abound". I was the one who was knocked off a horse backward, I was 12 years old, and my Grandfather came through as a father figure to my husband, to whom he was very close, And he knew my uncles name, Wayne and about the property my grandmother gave my father, after grandpa died, 20 years ago. That was not a cold reading or luck by any means. You do sign a contract, and believe me, no one was talking to each other in the waiting room before the taping of 73 people. I'm not a religious person, but John Edward has opened up a spirituality in us that didn't exist before, and frankly I think we're a little better for it. To the nay-sayers I say, don't be too quick to criticize us if you haven't REALLY thought about the possibility.
Great Article.
I'm a psychic though, this test said so, I got 23 out of 25 correct, making me 100% genuine psychic!
t.sue, in answer to your question: because it scares them and threatens their religious beliefs to think that it could be true, that people can communicate with loved ones on the other side. If this is true, then it might invalidate some of the religious beliefs they've been taught all their lives. They have "faith" in their religions and believe things because they were told all their lives to believe them, yet they are hostile to people who believe that there are folks with special gifts who can communicate with the spirits of those who have passed. The ironic thing is that gifted people are able to prove that spirits exist among us and that they can communicate with them, yet the naysayers will still deny what they see and hear with their own eyes and ears - at the same time they will defend their own religions all day long, when there is no way to prove what they believe to be true. With there being so many different interpretations of the Bible, thus so many different religions, how does anyone know which interpretation to believe? Why is there a need for so many different versions/variations of the Bible? I mean no disrespect to anyone's religious beliefs, but I think people who discount psychic abilities, with hostility, should really ask themselves where the hostility comes from. Fear that it might actually be true, perhaps?
I also recently attended a John Edward event, and I confirm that there were absolutely no forms to fill out, no one lurking around the crowd trying to eavesdrop on conversations. And after the show, I saw the people who had been read, standing around among the rest of us regular humans. Give me a break! Why would the staff go to that much trouble to defraud people. Seems like a huge risk to me. Where are all the people who have been read by John coming forward to tell everyone that their reading was pre-arranged and fake? I don't see anyone coming forward to tell all about their arrangement with the staff to be brought in after the rest of the "sucker" audience has been seated and then somehow made to disappear after the show, so no one could ask them questions. Again, give me a break!! Do you people really think that NONE of them would squeal? Oh, maybe they were paid off to not say anything about the "trick" readings. After the money was spent, would they really still not squeal all over the internet? It's amazing the number of justifications people can come up with to discount the validity of John's readings.
John is genuine. Accept it. Or don't. But, please, don't make an idiot out of yourself agruing against something you know nothing about. Once we're dead we'll know the truth. We'll just have to be a little patient!
I have been to see John Edward a year and a half ago in Houston. Went in skeptical and came out 110% sure he is the real deal. I think Sylvia Browne is a big fraud. So are alot of others. Everyone that got read was in line. No one, as someone mentioned above, had to sign an "agreement" of confidentiality.
I went too see john edward in the helix in Dublin on september and he is the real thing. I do beleave in sprits they are all around we know they are there. I would like too get a reading with john that's one thing i would like is a reading.
i must say that sue c is really meaning something here but I still belive in God.and we really do not know but go with the bible..physc abilites cld be true..i just dont know..
Oh yes I think he is real and I think I know how he is able to do so.
John Edward has often remarked that he sometimes feel as though he is taken hostage and has to do a reading.
Now I used to have right temporal lobe epilepsy, triggered by music and trust me your brain is certainly taken hostage complete with auras and all, The temporal lobe has to work its way through the fit complete with auras and deja vu's and psychic feelings I would often get the names of people who I hadn't been introduced to via thought forms . Now just supposing my temporal lobe was not damaged yet still these psychic feelings occurred?
Wouldn't that make me well... psychic?
I attended a John Edward Seminar with a friend in Westbury tonight. He came on stage with a guy named Todd. No explanation about who Todd was. Todd made jokes throughout and it was annoying. Who paid for a side kick? I didn't know what to expect. I thought it'd be interesting. I will never go back.
I attended a John Edward Seminar with a friend in Westbury tonight. He came on stage with a guy named Todd. No explanation about who Todd was. Todd made jokes throughout and it was annoying. Who paid for a side kick? I didn't know what to expect. I thought it'd be interesting. I will never go back. Plus he plugged another psychic, Char Margolis who he also mentions on his website.
He did affect some people who got a reading. He was amazing and I'm sure he helped those people. I was distracted by this other guy who no one paid to see.
It was unprofessional
I wonder where his power comes from? I have seen some fortune tellers with more accuracy than that.
I saw JE at his home in Huntington Long Island back in 1996, before he became famous. He is ABSOLUTELY legit. I had a one on one reading with him, and he gave me info that NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE could possibly know, along with names. He knew I lost an infant, he knew I lost my mom, he gave me names and he also predicted the future birth of my daughter. As he spoke to my deceased mom, he spoke of very personal things between the 2 of us. He only knew my first name, that was it. Believe me, he is the real thing. There are legit ones out there.
On another note, I was very disappointed with a reading I received from Sylvia Brownes son, Chris. JE is much better.
As a non-believer in the psychic world years ago, I accidentally ended up at one, thinking she was a counsellor (My dad past away tragically 2003)....... I was shocked at what she told me - things that no-one knows etc. etc.. I found peace and was sucked into this world, wanting to know everything. JE is taking strain with big audiences as it takes a lot of energy from you. I have stopped due to my lack of control keeping the bad spirits outs. Hence the fact that he needs help with a show... it is very tiresome. He was in South Africa recently and I took my husband - who left sobbing. There is no way in hell JE could have known the things he did about my husband... HELL!! I didn't even know that!! The money he receives for his shows he uses again to help other people in other countries... That is the law of the universe.. The minute you enrich yourself, you lose your ability.. This I have seen for a fact. We are actually going to see him again tomorrow.
Well here is something for ALL to really think about, that is if u have the ability to THINK! There have been scammers all over the world for ages that doesn't mean those who receive a messege to pass on to another whether it be a stranger, friend or client, the point is WE ALL have ESP, some are just more sensitive than others. I believe that there are good messengers out there, I have been read by phonys and realistic readers, and the messeges given to me before the events were to happen - when they did happen there was my confirmation. You cant expect people to be the OMEGA or the MIGHTY SOOTHSLAYER of today's socieity. Whether John is real or not, you have to remember.. how stupid would it look to invest in a TV show just to risk the sake of ur reputation to be slammed - think about it. People get critizized all the time, and unless you got the FACTS and BACK UP AS PROOF - whether your posts are an act of freedom of speech or not, your forgeting one important word.. "LIBEL"!!! So watch how u damn people because after all, what comes around goes around. Keep an open mind not eveyone is a sham - Id be more concerned bout the Nigerian Scams before a TV Psychic Show.
I, too, was at a taping in Queens before the show was cancelled. Myself, my mother, and my aunt were very careful to talk about neutral things while in line. By the way, he doesn't immediately start shooting things off like it shows on TV. The place was FREEZING while he meditated for 10 minutes on stage, standing quietly with his eyes closed.
I went in as a skeptic and didn't tell anybody how I felt but I personally focused on him the entire time he meditated, doing visualization techniques (which I've never done, was expirementing) and he immediately shot up to my group w/o asking vague questions, like the cold reading you're referring to. Although I didn't understand anything he was saying, we were able to validate everything after we left, including finding the exact photograph he referenced when speaking of my dead grandmother. Not a fake....
And to be honest, those 10-15 folks that were read? That literally took 3 hours. So people complaining that they weren't read so 'obviously' it's a fake....who has that kind of time?
recently my partner was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder,medicated and incarcerated. These findings were false. They had to medicate her to get her off the meds they had given her. Apologies were made, so sad too bad. Is this Psychiatrist and others in the community frauds. does this make psychiatry fake. The government backs up this system so dont bother fighting it or trying to disprove it pick on someone trying to help using methods other than overmedication. Try sueing a psychiatrist for misdiagnosis.
Heidi, where did you come up with this "That is the law of the universe" stuff? Did you make it up? Did you hear it from aliens? Were you abducted when they told you about it? Were you also abducted by elves and fairies? Did the elves and fairies use an anal probe on you when they told you about the law of the universe?
How did you accidentally end up at a psychic? Did the psychic use her mind to lure you there?
Where did you hear that John Edward gives all his money to help other people in other countries? Did aliens tell you this?
Why does he have such trouble relaying the name of the dead person yet he has no trouble relaying messages from them?
Seeing psychic Tony Stockwell last yr changed my life!..After 17yrs of going to church hoping 4 comfort & receiving none... I was drawn 2 his event locally & in front of an audience of 410 he straight way brought my mother thru with endless validations,loads of info,even reminding me of things I'd 4gotten.He didn't know me or the fact I was coming that night..but what I did do was summit I'd never before done..I spoke aloud out to my mother in the house saying this was the only time I was gonna visit a Medium & if she was around,to plz let me know.I said the opening time of the Mediumship performance & guess what?Mother came thru on the dot!asking me about 2 things presently going on in my life!.Such utter relief & joy 4 me!tinged with some annoyance I'd taken any notice of certain old testament readings about contacting the dead..as Tony Stockwell confirmed..when something is done in love...yes absolutely! his night was warm & loving! no funny sweating dramas,just humble and warm.God bless people with this precious gift! The world needs you! Lynne Murch
I wish this kind of thing were really possible; I can imagine millions of people need/want that opportunity to talk to someone, even just one more time.
There are a lot of you out there that are cutting down the psychics and mediums...yet you can't spell worth beans. That tells me how ignorant and closed minded you are. there are things out there that are beyond us...have you ever lost a loved one that was close to you? have you ever wished to have one more chance for them to let you know that they're ok? even if you think the psychic is a fraud, if they were to give you that one last chance, wouldn't you take it? wouldn't you feel comforted by it? i know i would. i have never been to any psychic shows...yet. i plan on going though, just so i can see first hand the powers that they have. because i do think that they have powers...i don't care what the rest of you skeptics think...that's my opinion and that's all that matters to me. i am planning on going to see john edward in portland in august. i am looking forward to it. i am hoping that i will get a message from my grandparents...but if i don't that's ok too. that just means that they are all good and don't need to tell me anything else. i am very excited about seeing john.
Some Capital letters would be nice?
This is a great story, debunking psychic mediums and getting inside their heads to see what really goes on.
It is set in a TV studio during the filming of a psychic medium show...
I watched his show the other day and TV, and I have to admit that he uses this tactic quite often in his show. He guesses. I believe he is a fraud, a scam artist. I believe that Lisa Williams, or Mia Dolan are real mediums.
I have to say the only psychics that convince me are The Psychic Twins and medium Lisa Williams. They are amazing at what they do, and they prove the gift on TV and radio all the time. Check these women out. They are the real deal.
I saw John in Columbus OH a week ago. We did not sign anything, there were no microphones or any of his assistants lurking beforehand. In one of his readings he even got the name of their dog "Butch". The only disappointment for me was in not being chosen for a reading. I still enjoyed watching the people that received theirs and the comfort that it brought to them.
This is why I think that John Edward is a douche. He may argue that he hears voices of dead people in his head; however that's just called intuition. He needs to get over himself and let people know that he's playing a trick on people, however he can get a lot of money and fame. So he still argues that he gives people closure and a way of life, but really he is giving them false hope and a belief in something that isn't real. Since he trys to make people believe that he hears voices in his head he is also a stupid douche.
Even me, a 12 year old boy could do a psychic reading on someone. They use a "psychic" method called cold reading which has been used over hundreds of years to make people believe them. However some of his fans will just say things like "He is for real, because he knew my dead mother's name and when she died." Here is the technique to cold reading; I can say that I want to acknowledge the name "Peter". Somebody may say that their husband was called Peter, so I could then ask them "Does the month December mean anything significance to you?" That person could then say "Yes it's my Birthday in December." Then I would reply "He says Happy Birthday!" This gives me the applause from the audience and the fake reassurance I would of given that poor widow.
John Edward even has the whole studio wired to hear what people are talking about before the show, plus he sometimes pays actors to be on his shows as well.
John Edward may say that he gives people positive and gives them hope, so how does that make him a douche. I can answer that very simply with, because the big questions in life are "Why are we here?" "Where are we from?" "Where are we going?" If people believe in asshole, douchey liars like him then we are never going to find the real answers to those questions. He isn't just lying he's slowing down the progress of all mankind. What a douche.
Now at first I thought you people were all just stupid listening to this douche's advice, but now I understand it's because you're scared. You want to believe in his lies because knowing that you're dead relatives are floating around everywhere trying to comfort you gives you hope, but think about it. Is that really what you would want? To float around when you're dead, having to talk with that asshole John Edward. We need to recognize life for what it is. Because what's really going on in life and death gives us the meaning of life, trying to find out what we're all doing here, and I think that's much more amazing and exciting than what that douche John Edward is saying.
There is nothing special about John Edward; he needs to get over himself.
If John Edward is a physic, how the hell does he "miss" on readings at all?
i think you people should take a deep breath and just calm down. what are you beeing such jerks to eachother for? like the one commenting on heidis message. you really dont know what the law of the universe is?!
has nothing to do with aliens but with having a good heart.
stop bashing eachother and start having a serious conversation. you just sound stupid.
there are many things in this world that we dont know about, and nobody have all the answers so start respecting eachothers opinions.
who really knows? like bigfoot and ufo's ,you cannot prove it either way.
I find it interesting that all the critics of John base their arguments on conjecture and those are based on the hypothesis that none of this can be real. They proffer up no proof, mind you. I can only gather from these sceptical posts that they are "engineered" explanations from materialist nay-sayers motivated by the amazing performances of JE. On the one hand, they insist the performance be excellent and when it isn't, they cry, "FRAUD!" And when it is excellent, they again cry, "FRAUD", and then set about to devise all sorts of materialist explanations with no materialist proofs that those explanations are sound. It's unscientific, really. And for the record, JE along with several other mediums, was tested at the University of Arizona for his abilities and the success rate was astounding. Also, there was a phenomenon recorded on EEG and EKG that was and is replicable-a phenomenon not exhibited by non-mediums. Eat that!
I miss you on TV, when are you coming back?
Sylvia Browne - gag me... Not sure about John Edward still - Am a fan of Allison DuBois. Nice hub.
Right from the start its clear that his is going to be a one sided article yet its presented in the first paragraph that this is going to be an article based on fact. It quickly breaks down however when you introduce your own views on it with out anything to back it up. and then using wikipedia for your precedence.
As for the concluding paragraph, just because he is a nicer 'fraud' than most does it make it any less immoral to profit from others grief??
Without faith we have nothing to hold us complex beings together !! For the critics, floating around in the air sounds a little rediculous but you should really do some studying on the things you don't know about before making judgement!! Regardless of religion ( To me is a cult )we are complex beings with thoughs, feelings and emotion !! We cry when were sad ,we think of the future and passed events,we mourn,we laugh and go through some of the most trying times in life!!I myself lost my sister in 96 and shortly after i left my own body with the help from her as i felt her energy pull me out of the chair!! Long story but i communicated with her and it was the most exciting ,warm, most incredible thing, nothing here on earth could ever compared too! After this experience i was reassured she was fine and in a good place!THIS WAS NO DREAM ! Right after that i was able to begin my mourning for her in a much better way then what i was previously before this happened!All i felt was LOVE, nothing more , nothing less !!We are all made of ENERGY , something you can't kill so where does our energy go when we die?It has to go somewhere and i truly believe we live on (since this is not our natural home anyway)!!Has anyone ever thought about when OUT OF THE BLUE depression hits you for NO REASON at all, everything in your life is just so perfect but you just can't seem to pin point why you feel the way you do!!Well from my reading experience and human experience i know this is not our natual home and there is much more to us then we think !! We go knowing everything from a baby and slowly forget everything as we get older and we most certainly go back to where we came from!! I also believe we make the most hardest choice to come here in the first place and for those of you who don't believe maybe you should think of your own mortality !One day we all will be in that position and believe me you will think hard what's after this !!!Some of you might not care now but i promise you ,you will......for all you younger generation who don't believe i'm sure you've seen all sorts of videos on little childern doing some of the most incredible things, things like never before seen in childern, they;re talent is most astonishing and they're doing things better than the adults,where does this come from ?With no training, start singing from they're high chair or do something else totally astounding ect and this stays with them for life!They are showing us that they came from somewhere that we as adults forget !They see family albums never seen before and seem to know that, that's Uncle Frank or aunt Susie!! They talk of seeing them and or talking with them and just know who they are!!Always believe a child!!They're never wrong!!What ever GOD is to you , there is no dought in my mind he works through people!! Now is the time he is working through our childeren but we still don't see!Here is a couple of little skits i'll personally hold on too! Do you believe in GOD,look its all around you......random chance,i think not,people look but they do not see!!I seen this engraved into a picnic bench,(usually its nothing but swearing and bad remarks)so this really made me think a little more about the beauty that surrounded me since the picnic bench was in the woods!My other quote i'dlike to share goes like this......I'd rather live my life as though there is a God,and die to find out there isn't,then to live my life as though there is not a GOD and die to find out there is!!Something for us all to think about!!JE definatley has a gift,and its from somewhere, whatever that somewhere is to each and every one of us, know that this is just a pit stop and there will be much more after this!!Truly love John Edwards and we need more good mediums just like him!!Way to go John,keep doing what you do best,you have an awsome heart, and people, that counts for something!!Baaa to all you critics and anyone to selfish to look what's in front of you,like the old saying goes.....you can't take it to heaven with you!!God Bless !!!!!
Cold readers can't see your dead relatives and have conversations with them. So legitimate psychic mediums can.
Psychics are 100% real, their abilities are 100% real. I have proof.
I can´t believe how gullible some people are.......but that´s what grief does to you and people like JE play on this. I agree, however, that he is providing some degree of comfort to the bereaved but he must have one hell of a nerve to do what he does. Some of the things he says are just ridiculous - if a dead person had one chance to speak to their relatives again, I don´t think he or she would spout some of the vague dross that he comes out with !!
just my twopence worth.i have no idea whether je is genuine or not.i am naturally sceptical of any 'reality'tv.if he is genuinely in touch with the 'other side',why would he need to charge so much?.after all,heaven awaits him and joyful eternity.yes i know he needs to live but as a wealthy celebrity?.i would guess mother theresa had the same conviction of an after life but she was pennyless and helped more people than je ever will.
Ok, Just saw John Edwards Yesterday In Rosemont, Illinois. He Charges about a $100.00 a ticket which is less than I paid for Metallica a few years ago, It's not $1000..as someone said. I was a sceptic but brought my Wife and Mother who had limited knowledge of JE. We are not actors, nor did we talk about our life story during the brief time before he came out. He explained his background and then the readings began. I'd say that out of about 10-15 detailed readings over the course of the 2.5 hours he came up with names,relations and cause of death on the 1st time about 90% of the time. I don't know how he does it but at the end my wife asked a question and he said there was a male presence who just passed from lung cancer. There was no way for him to know my father just died from lung cancer. We were stunned to say the least. It was reassuring and if that is wrong, oh well. He still tours the world and he has a website. Johnedward.net .His appearance dates for the world are on there. BE the judge yourself instead of just listening to people complain. I too watched crossing over and was on the fence about his abilities, but after seeing him with about 750 people and having him pick me out with a spot on reading I have to believe he has a gift. Why not?
It's worth a try. Metallica concerts never did anything for me like his group reading did.
I saw Jon Edward live in New Brunswick, NJ a few years ago. I believe in psychic phenomenon because of a couple of personal readings I had with local psychics that were dead on with details that they could not possibly have known.
I liked Jon Edward's TV show and was impressed many times by his hits. But the live show I saw was not remarkable. The readings were sometimes apparently accurate, but the people being read were so willing to go along that it was hard to tell, as they were volunteering information and making it too murky. Also, there is no way to validate how accurate anything he said was without doing actual research into the validity of his hits. Just because someone says, "Oh my God" or "That's exactly right" does not mean Jon was actually right on the money. I think I just caught a bad show. I would give it another go.
All I want to add here is we should have some testing parameter that can identify right person from the sea of good and bad people. Like a natural by birth psychic powers holding person is always more reliable than others.
all these mediums are fakes, no way can they talk to the dead as they are in another realm that god made unreachable for anyone to make contact with while still alive? only people who have had near death experiences can have glimpses of the spirit realms but talking to those that have crossed over is impossible even for them to communicate. its all about conning money out of the bereaved and strictly speaking this fraud should be outlawed and illegal.in england we have colin fry , tony stockwell, derek acora, and sally morgan all who claim these gifted powers but none of them can really do what they claim to do. they have had hidden microphones in the audience and plants were friends act as strangers, i saw the same person at one venue and then at another disguised but it didn't fool me? these people are parasites and are very good at deception especially to the gullible which there are plenty of. there is an afterlife but we only see it when our time is up not through mediums,
All I can say is it our own choice inwhat we belive in. I have been to tow shows and not at any time was apporched and asked questions. I sat front row both times and I unfoutenly did not get a reading. I did get to ask a question that was validated with two things and there was no cold fishing involved. One he stated I was talking about my daughter two I was talking about her grandfather.Both were on the money and than he said my fatherin laws name with out asking if it was a G sound or anything he just came out with Gene. Sorry but if it makes my daughter feel better to know her grampa is still with her I will beleive and if you choose not to the that is for you.
there is no doubt that our loved ones are ok in the afterlife but contacting them ,or them contacting us is another thing? i myself went to the afterlife by accident in a near death experience and although i saw glimpses of the future and my whole life, i cant contact the other side? i was given the choice to stay there or come back which i did as you can see by this text and i can verify an afterlife exists. all i can tell anyone is that no one on this side of life can penetrate the barrier gate as once you enter all communication ceases. ghosts are in another department of the 6 realms and are traces of energy that didn't cross over or reincarnate. if you believe that john edward and other mediums can contact the afterlife with their physical senses then you are fooling yourselves , the afterlife is strictly a soul environment and we become solid again when we cross over , if we do wrong god reincarnates us till we get qualified for immortality. if i cant contact them in the afterlife after being there once then how on earth can these frauds claim they can.
One thing I can't understand about him. Why does he have to ask if someone has passed. He is the medium..he should know. One time he asked a person if their father had passed...why didn't that person tell him..your the medium, you tell me. Another time he asked a person if their son had died...again..he is the medium he should know without having to ask.
Why is it that the John Edward supporters can't get their stories straight...or commprehend what they are reading.
You either signed a contract when you attended a show or you didn't and in these very comments the supporters contradict one another: some say signed a contract some say they didn't.
And to Scott the Metallica fan: The woman who said that seeing J. Edward cost her $1000 was talking about a PRIVATE reading not the group scam that you attended. If you could glean the information from a short paragraph you wouldn't have unknowingly attacked a fellow sucker.
ChrisHolm is right in saying that surely as a medum John Edward shouldn't be asking the questions that he does. Too many things don't add up with him.
I often wonder if J.E is able to read minds but that is it. He could be gleaming all his information from the minds of the audience and not from the deceased relations.
Also ,I do not think that once one dies they can return to this realm, my opinion, but I do think that there are entities that can realm hop-such as angels and demons. How do we know John E. Is not being used by a demon? You may ask why would a demon do that but , as people have pointed out from his readings, he does not seem to have any messages of sadness- would not a demon want a human to believe they can live sinfully and not have any repercussions? And what about faith- as a Christian I believe faith is important (that is, believing without seeing - but with prayer and the Holy Spirit) By asking for proof, evidence of love ones past , I think, that is taking away the fundamental necessity of having faith ( if
Christian) and something a demon would be pleased with. These are my thoughts as a Catholic Christian. I just do not think we should trust whom might be sending John messages-at best I think it is a mind reading gift , at worst, he is being used by the devil/ a demon.
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God gave us all the miracle of consciousness and free will to know our experiences in the physical world. All life is an energy vibration and everyone has psychic ability to pick up traces of information from that energy. We do not die our soul is eternal. If they are elevated in their awareness anyone can communicate with the other realms but the question is why would they want to. Always question when someone says they can do this for you and decide for yourself from what you see, hear and feel about them and their intentions. Just as an interesting point to note the Devil or Demons do not exist they are a complete and utter false myth - used by man and religion to control others through fear. Parts of the bible were written and adapted by people in authority many years after the events had happened and these have to be treated cautiously because the authors intentions often were to control their flock. The real God who is our creator is not vengeful or to be feared, that is a man made false God. God is pure love and cannot ever get it wrong and to even consider God created a devil and that that devil could in fact damage God or Gods creations is pure fiction and impossible. To believe that quite simply reduces the perception of Gods Glory and Perfection. God has no need to prove anything - God simply is. Look into your heart and you will find God - always question everything and decide for yourself - do not take the word of others whose intentions are quite simply to control by Fear. Ask within for your own signs and be alert - you will find God and the answers you are looking for.
I believe what John says because, I have had a few experiences myself, and I just don't think that with all he does he really doesn't have time to pick his people to research then read at a show, and no one else!
I want to defend John Edwards, although I don't know him personally, he was on my facebook and he responds to every person on there except when he is on tour, then I think his team does it. I am also a Medium and do blog talk radio shows for FREE, but charge for regular readings. I ACTUALLY DO GET NAMES of people, PETS who crossed over, even visions of how they looked. Things no one could possibly know. I am for real in my readings, so it shouldn't be so hard to think John is for real too. I wish him much success, he deserves it! MEDIUMS ARE REAL!
I went to see him during his 2011 tour to south africa,and was very dissappoited.I,ve paid a lot of money and so did everyone in the audience but he only read to about six or seven people and it took so long for them to aknowledge what he tried to say that it became very boring.
John Edward is not a fake
Psychics, mediums, spirtualists they are all frauds. Hmm is it no wonder that this jon Edwards guy is no longer seen as much on TV like he used to be.I am sorry but from the programs that I used to watch he seemed to use alot of guessing when it came to aquireing information from his guests. That is what is known as Cold calling. I found him to be a disgusting piece of crap who took advantage of grieving people. Just so he could make himself look like he had a great gift.
He has no gift,just very good ay manipulating people to give him the information he needed to make it look like he knew more than he really did. My advice stay the hell awawy from people who claim to have these abilities
If you are grieving and needing solace,seek out a grief counselor or priest who is trained in how to help you through difficult times like the passing of a loved one
not a fraud like Jon Edwards.
No person shall pass judgement on another. you believe in your heart what is whole. if seeing this man makes the suffering of a lost love one feel comforting then let it be. God is the only one to judge. May he bless all of you.
An assinine article, devoid of logic and rational analysis. And the caption under Mr. Edward's photo should read "ALLEGED psychic medium John Edward CLAIMS to communicate with the dead..."
All of the comments regarding John being a fraud are clearly said by closed minded individuals who have not been involved the amazing experience (or annoyed that they were not lucky enough to have their important loved ones come through)
Don't criticize something just because you do not understand it or you can not feel or see for yourself. We are all entitled to our own opinions which is the wonderful part of what makes us all individuals however he must be a bloody genius if he can stand in a room full of strangers and "con" them. There was certainly no hidden microphones I am not an actor, nor did I have the opportunity to speak prior to John starting his readings.
I was a little skeptical also in terms of how it all works however I took my mum to see him today and we were lucky enough to have 3 family members that had passed come through (My grandpa, uncle and cousin who was only 12 which had unanswered questions around the death). We answered his questions with simple yes and no responses, he continued to draw out accurate and relevant information and messages - there is no way he would have known the intricate details without our family coming through from the afterlife to tell him.
Thanks to John my family is able to move on feeling content, having the missing pieces surrounding their deaths answered.
He is amazing and it was an experience that my mum, who like many has had their quality of life seriously affected with these deaths and I can't find the words to thank him enough. He has given our family the ability to move on knowing that they are all together, happy and clarifying the uncertainties that would have continued to be a burden if we did not see him today.
He is honestly BRILLIANT and again we can't thank him enough for spreading his wings down in Aus. Thanks John you're a special angel to many and you literally helped change our lives!!
Your amazing
Jade (Australia)
It makes me shudder when i read this thread. I'm a medium myself and have only just 'come out' fo the mediumship closet because of such fear, rejection and narrow mindedness regarding this subject. At first i just helped close friends, then they recommended me to other friends and i spent hours upon hours doing this for nothing, no cost. I had to get real and after years started to charge a low cost.. but i was happy with it and it helps to pay the bills. i've watched John and i can personally 'see' he is connected to spirit, although i cannot relate to reading for more than a couple of people in one room (i get confused with energies if more than that!) so i wouldn't be able to read to a whole audience, but that doesn't mean to say that he can't.
There are many people born with the gift of mediumship, but unless it is accepted as 'normal for some' it will stay in realms of 'mysticism' and some mediums will charge extortionate fee's for that very reason. My children are like me and they are already using their gifts/talents however you want to label it, for their own growth.. but do not talk about it with their friends for fear of rejection. If all people could connect to spirit as easily as John (or I for that matter) their lives would be transformed for the better, no question.
Wow!!! I hope John Edwards is reading this!! I honestly did not read everything from 3yrs BACK!! And still, so much controversy!! Personally, I believe in John Edwards. I haven't read anyone talking about his family history with psychics. To BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE in John Edwards is the question. Sorry, if I missed a few hundred opinions. This goes back three yrs! John Edwards brings Comfort, Peace and, dare I say, Hope to many who really need confirmation of the afterlife. Who doesn't? For you atheists out there that write on this site to disrespect others for their beliefs should continue to write. WHY? Maybe it will help you to question your own faith in what you believe in.If you believe, pray for John Edwards to have peace, serenity, and happiness to continue on. He is not God, nor does he try to act like God. Shame on those of you that think that.
Wow....can't believe quite how many judgemental people have commented here. I feel sad for you....i hope that you can someday open your mind.
i do belive in him never whent to hes shows
I do believe in the after life and I do believe in people who posses Extra Sensory Perception. For I experience this first hand, and no I am not someone who goes and prey off the weak and vulnerable. I keep my thoughts and insights to myself and only help out family and friends who want me to help them. As for John Edwards, well, all he wants to do is help bring closure to those who've been affected by loss. Whether you think he's a fraud or not, it's a different story to those he has helped.
At the theatre in South Africa John fell out of the bus! He only spoke to people who was connected to the theatre! What a joke!!!! HAHAHAHAHAH!! LOL!!! wON'T WASTE ANY MONEY ON HEARING WHAT HE HAS TO SAY!!!
John is for sure a fraud! Listened to the so called readings in the theatre and he only spoke to the people related to the theatre! Shame..and all the others never got any reading!!! Wasted their money!!!! What a shame!! John only made money!~ Get real people..he is a fraud!!! iT WAS SO OBVIOUS! Are you blind or just stupid????? Get rid of this man!
Paid 125.00 for a ticket for a limited seating show. He had over 600 people there. That's not what I call limited seating. Total cold readings. He had some people believing everything he said. I'm sure maybe he had some powers at some time,but I think he was a total waste of time & money. Don't waste yours!
to me John gives me hope that my brother who passed away in June 2011 is out there and looking at us. To me its another way of feeling better and bringing closure that he is alive and on the better side of the world
From reading these posts, it seems most of the believers speak of the content of the readings as a reason why they believe John Edward to be genuine.
This is generally the category that the open-minded fall into. The open minded suspend their belief or disbelief, and simply judge John Edward based on the probability of his hits.
Most of the naysayers on the other hand strike me as either closed-minded skeptics who start with the conclusion that this is impossible because it conflicts with the materialist idea that mind is simply a function of the brain, or because it conflicts with their religious belief system.
The tired old 'cold reading' explanation simply fails at explaining the kind of high-quality hits that John Edward regularly produces. The only ones who could believe the 'cold reading' drivel are the ones who were closed-minded to begin with and never looked into the phenomenon.
The ones who claim he gets his hits through audience plants and conspiracy are on even shakier footing. Have any of you who believe this thought of exactly what that would entail?
Think about it like this. What would be the necessary components required for him to use audience plants? For starters he would need to find actors to play the part. That sounds simple enough until you work out the math.
John Edward could not use the same actors repeatedly, as this would make his audience tampering obvious. He would need new actors for each appearance.
Even if John Edward only had a few plants per appearance, he has made a LOT of appearances and a LOT of highly improbable hits. The sheer number of plants that would be required would be enormous.
What is the probability that not one of those actors would come forward with evidence of the fraud? What is the probability that, in the attempt to find actors in the first place, he wouldn't run into many people who thought what he was doing was morally wrong, and thus try to record and expose his attempt to get them to act on his show?
The fact that he has been at it for years, and the internet is devoid of any such evidence of conspiracy makes the audience plant explanation utterly laughable.
I want to believe so bad, unfortunetly I see nothing but a munipulator. He reminds me of the card trick that you make the person choose the card that's in your pocket. for example, I want you to pick the ace of spades. I will aske you to pick 5 cards from ace to ten.If you said the ace I will say pick 2 of the five you chose if you did not pick it I will say what's left and use those cards and tell you to pick from those until you pick the one I want. I do the same with the suits. Its munipulation. most people die of cancer. He wiil ask if you lost anyone to cancer. If you say no he will say the person next to you is comunicating. I don't understand how gullable people are.
I went to one of John Edwards shows in upstate NY. I saw hundreds of people who were highly emotional, clutching everything from pictures to their favorite pets toy. I won't comment on Edwards, however, with the millions of people who have died around the planet in the last, say, fifty years, why is it that its only the ones who speak english and happen to have a connection to someone in the audience?
Well i can say fake or not but his books said he doesn't do this for money but the cost is out ragest normal people cant afford to here him but I did find a couple of books he wrote ,Crossing over and A fter life but they didn't say anything abut crossing over or afterlife
just talked about himself not whart it like or things in that nature Again in his book he said he doesn't do this for money HA HAHHAHAHAHAH
PS Books whrer vey boring
Have any of you ever had a reading from John Edwards? I saw him when he came to my home town a few years back. He picked me out of a large group and told me things only I or my mother and I both knew! My grandmother when passed away was removed of her jewelry before closing of her casket. My mom's sister removed them and me and my mother were upset with the idea of her doing that. My aunt explained to us that the funeral homes remove personal jewelry before putting them in the graves. So she took my grandmothers jewelry off of her. When I saw John he brought up the fact that my grandmother was ok with the removal of her jewelry!!! HOW CAN THAT BE A COLD READING??? You who don't belive in John don't have to ever believe in him. I'm just here to say I DO!!!
I have watched John Edwards before but not recently. To be honest I think sometimes he is just a little of the mark and nearly a little cheeky to the people who is in the audience. Although not all the time some times he has shocked me by what he knows. Recently though i have decided that i definitely believe in Lisa Williams, she is usually on the money. Personally i do believe in it as i have had some experiences of my own. Out of all the mediums i've seen on TV the worst that i know of is Derek Acora i don't believe in him at all if there is any one who should be scrutinized it should be him!!
I have to say that I agree with the comments of AnduinX. Why is it that when people are open to believing, they are gullible? I think it is the other way around, and that those who refuse to believe are simply close-minded. Or perhaps they are afraid to challenge their religious beliefs. Whatever the reasoning behind it, why insult those who have faith?
I'm sure that we all have something about us that others would question. Why be so judgmental? If you don't believe in psychic mediums, then keep on moving. What people choose to believe shouldn't be any concern of yours. Stop trying to make yourself out to be a superior mind because you couldn't possibly believe in anything as silly as a medium. If you're a skeptic, fine, move on. Don't waste the time of those who stand to gain something.
I, for one, really like the Long Island Medium, Theresa. The fact that she can't seem to control how often or where the spirits come through, leads me to believe that she is right on. Why waste her own time in walking up to someone in a grocery store when she could just get her stuff and go home? She clearly has a gift and shares it with as many people as possible.
The bottom line is that there will never stop being skeptics. At the same time, I undoubtedly believe that there are fakes out there trying to pass themselves off as psychics. However, I do not believe this to be the case with John Edwards or Theresa.
it amazes me what people will believe and how much they will pay just to feel closure from a loved one. everyone has a family member named michael or mike or john.
JE just asked this woman if her husband was older than her. genius
i dont know who is real and who is not. i do know you can feel your love ones around you, because i have. i thank God for that.
just heard about this "famous psychic" and was wondering, is there really people believing things like that ?
Then I find this place with an awfull bunch of stupid people defending this looser that make fun of you and steal your money by using simplistic tricks.
You are all so gullible that I must say : You fail at life. Seriously.
Kill yourselves, it would be much better for the futur of humanity.
I beg you all, don't make childrens
there dead they can't talk
"If he was real why wouldn't he help solve crimes?" Thast just stupid.
Fake, fake, fake. I laughed at the interview John Edwards had with the clunky Kardashians. He reminds me of all the other snake oil salesmen you find on late night TV info-mercials. He was good though - he dished it all out with a straight face, and then exited stage left. I can just imagine him letting out a little snicker as he descended the elevator, maybe even uttering ever so softly, "what idiots - is this con really so easy?" Kudos.
I have seen JE 2 years in a row in South Africa! I did not receive a reading either time, but was sitting nearby people who did on both occasions! All these people were waiting outside with us before the show, nobody including myself & my daughter were discussing loved ones who have passed over, including tiny details in some instances about a horse, including names & other details only the person who was being read would know! John is compassionate & definitely did mention negative details during some of the readings........it certainly was not all "love & roses"! I don't need to try convince all the cynics out there, & I certainly do not classify myself as an idiot.....I'm actually a pretty intelligent person! I KNOW what I witnessed on 2 occasions is the "real deal". The man must be an absolute genius to remember & know the extreme details & in some cases fairly intimate details that could only be known by the person being read & the person who has passed over! The things he's being accused of are totally ridiculous! Of course there are a lot of "fakes" out there, as there are in every "profession, fraternity" etc., but there also are the genuine people, as I believe JE's is!! Label me whatever you like, I saw him give people closure, knowing stuff about their lives he could not possibly know if not genuine....but oh! I forgot about all the cloak & dagger stuff.....the hidden microphones etc. as for charging a fee,of course he must, he has a family to support, traveling costs to be paid! We all receive renumeration, why not JE? He's providing a service! "Cynics" you are entitled to your opinions, but so am I!!
i really wanna ref this in my dissrtation. So few pieces out there about mediums!
John Edwards gives me the creeps. Not because of supposedly being psychic, but because he reminds me of a slimy, smarmy snake. There is not too many people I meet who I take an instant dislike to - but he is one of them.
I was quite interested in this until i completed reading it and saw that you have provided zero evidence for your fraud claims. All you've provided are hunches and assumptions much like you're accusing John Edward of. Pot Kettle Black much?
John Edwards is the real deal, i didn't really believe it until my family experienced it first hand. My mom went to see john two weeks after she lost her mom.John said things nobody but my mother knew. My mom wore her mothers wedding ring on her pinky finger of her right hand and she had her hand covered by her other hand and he said "your mom wants you to know she knows about her ring on your right hand." How is that made up?? There was so much to prove hes the real deal. and we just recently lost my grandpa and plan on going to Johns show when he comes here in may. Hoping for the same results as my grandmas.
Im sure a lot is true, and a lot may not be. However, we're all convinced of something or searching for something that we are seeking answers to. The simple truth is we have no proof. In either direction. What we have is faith, and love. That love for someone recently passed, the loss and pain of knowing we will never see them again, drives us into looking for an answer. That's not a bad thing. I went to Lilydale last summer in hopes of something from a dead brother, and now my Mom is passed on only a week and Im busy searching for answers. The thing is, we can probably with a little work do a lot of it ourselves. The object is to be unafraid. In truth I've heard politicians do a cold sell that would make John Edward seem like a kindgerartner.
I was at his SHOW yesterday, and I think most of the people he was doing a reading for, were on his payroll... They seemed so out of place among the real midwesterners in St. Louis... I must admit they were very believable in their own performances as well... I used to be his fan, I did read many of his books... What a disapointment...
I am not able to tell future but i can tell you that of which the emotion your feeling will lead you but i cant say much on that note but on my other hand i can link to a soul feel what they are feeling. those links i create, break, and keep. i link with those who cant speak, hear, or talk, which ever one this also includes aniamls. on a rare occasion i link to those who can do all of the above i cant tell the future exactly maybe not even but the emotions i feel from the person is what they allow, and i have to break a barrier that holds the link to me in order to do any thing so this should have been said first, sorry, as i was saying the emotions tell from the past/present in order to build up , to bring this feeling into the future
I'm really sick and tired of the evil idiots that say John Edward, the medium is a fake he is not John, is the real deal. But most of you don't believe in God, or Jesus, either and the reason for that is because you don't want to believe there is someone out there judging you so you can do whatever you want with no consequences. Well think again there is an Almighty Father, and the Almighty Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior...Son of God. So all i have to say to you non-believers is i try to see things from your point of view but i can't get my head that far up my butt!!! Signed: A firm believer in Father God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, I LOVE THEM WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL...HALLELUJUH, AND AMEN!!!
I went to see JE in May 2012. I hadn't planned on going at all but my sister talked me into it. Her husband had purchased two tickets, and then decided not to go.
I accepted at the last minute (actually two days prior to the event). So I wasn't on any roster.
I went into the show being a bit skeptical but expecting to, at the least, be entertained.
The first reading was done and JE was pretty good. I thought, ah, they're probably planted in the audience. (that's the truth, I did. I wasn't sure how I felt about the whole thing).
The second reading, though, ended up being my sister and me. (We were absolutely not planted in the audience. We did wait in line and we went out into the main area afterward - i.e. we were definitely not people planted in the audience as other posts are insisting happens with people who are read).
Anyway, first, JE named my sister's two sons. I poked at my sister at that point and joked, "Hey, that's you." But, then he said he was getting someone who had passed who had died in an unusual way. (I'm not saying how, because it's something my family keeps quiet - it's about my grandmother and I suppose she must not mind too much having people know since there had to be at least 600 people in that room that night - but I figured I needn't mention it here).
Anyway, the way in which she died isn't discussed or written anywhere. At that point, I remember crying out in shock. I couldn't believe it. My sister and I stood up at that point and said, "That's us."
Then, JE said the woman who had passed was Mary. That was correct. Our grandmother's name was Mary (how could he know that?). Then he asked if either my sister or I were Mary Elizabeth. My name is Mary Elizabeth. At that point, I started to shake like a leaf. (How could he possibly know that? I hadn't agreed to go to the show until two days prior to the event.)
He then said he had someone else on the other side who was with my grandmother, Mary, and that this person's name was Eileen. Our sister Eileen had passed just two weeks prior to the show. I was absolutely floored. JE wasn't fishing around and giving general information. This was absolutely spot on. He asked if she had passed recently and we said "Yes, just two weeks ago."
JE also said something about our mother (who is still alive), speaking on behalf of Eileen, and those comments were spot on as well.
The message from the other side - from my sister and my grandmother - was to watch over mom since losing two of her children was hard and that she wasn't doing well. (My brother died in 2007 in a car accident).
So, the reason why I felt I had to post here is for the non-believers. I would say, reserve judgment until you've had a reading yourselves. Then judge. I don't know why we were picked from over 600 other people in the room. But I am grateful. It was amazing. (and everything I've written here is the absolute, absolute truth).
I am trying / hoping to get some kind of transcript of the show, but don't know if that's possible.
p.s. - my sister and I didn't talk much while we waited in line. The only bit of information someone lurking near us could have gotten was maybe our sister Eileen's name. I actually mentioned that I wanted my brother and my dad to come through, and they didn't.
And, the rest of the stuff. Impossible. Had to come from the other side.
I saw J. Edwards before he was on TV. There was no line. I'd say about a 100-150 people were seated. This was in the 1990's. I'd say once a few people were read the general atmosphere in the room was spiritual.
People feed off that. Example; The nut that bought my ticket ran next door and told her neighbor's why their son died. J. Edwards not responsible but an example of his close followers.
In short I used the same method over the phone w/a total stranger and dead on had her crying accidently for not helping a girl who's mother had died.
Anyone with the talent to get in front of the group can do what he doe's. If I could get a chance for the money I feel is made I would. He's as real as we make him. Apparently the majority wins, and so doe's he.
@ Sevren - I disagree with you. You say you could do the same thing? Okay, tell me the names of my father and two brothers. That's how accurate JE was. You telling a total stranger some random generic 'advise' isn't even within the same ballpark to what JE did. JE knew my grandmother's name. He knew my name. He knew my sister's name and that she had passed. And most of all, he knew how my grandmother had died (and trust me, it was unusual). No one, except a small group of my family knows. So tell me how he did that? This has nothing to do with reality being what you believe.
Oh, and one last thing - why did you come to this site if you don't buy into any of this? Just curious.
I want to know about my grandpa that I never new
I have just lost someone I loved with all my heart. And with all my heart wish he would communicate with me, indisputably so. I can't afford $100 dollar tickets. Plus I live in the UK. As so I guess we all keep looking . . .
The comments for this article are more interesting to read than the article itself. Who wrote this garbage?
I'm not religious and I am a huge skeptic when it comes to certain things. Bigfoot is not real, UFOs are fake, and there is no Heaven or Hell. Now, the reason I say that isn't because I have no imagination or because I refuse to believe in the impossible. I say these things because people can not be trusted.
I refuse to believe in the Bible because humans wrote it and most humans are idiots. I don't believe in Mediums for the same reason. Human Beings can not be trusted - pretty simple...
I believe that people can be selfish and cruel yet can also be loving and compassionate. This Edward guy wouldn't be making people pay for tickets if he honestly cared about others. Sure, people have to make a living but hey man - get a real job and help people for free. This rule should apply to ALL Mediums. No one will take a Medium seriously if you have to pay them. I wouldn't...
To the people who believe in this guy I have a question for you -- If you had this gift would you really be doing what John Edward is doing? Wouldn't you use this gift to help people for free? Wouldn't you use it to help find missing children or help catch a killer? Why on earth would you waste this amazing gift the way John Edward is?
@ Cameron - I can't answer your questions. I don't know why a medium would or wouldn't do what you say. What I can do, however, is say that whatever it is that Johny Edward can do, is absolutely amazing. I'm a natural skeptic as well. If you read my previous post, you will see that I didn't even want to go to his show. I went because my sister insisted I attend with her since her husband had decided he didn't want to go. I don't know how John Edward could possibly know the things he did. I can't explain it. It changed the way I see the 'other side'. What he said left me flabbergasted, stunned. Since then, when I have relayed the story to family and friends, some have said, "Oh, he must have researched you online." No, that couldn't have been. I wasn't even going to attend. And it wasn't reserved seating. Someone else said, "Your sister must have set you up." Nope, she wouldn't do that, and doesn't know John Edward. I challenge anyone to explain to me how he could have possibly known what he said about my family if he wasn't in fact communicating with the 'other side'.
@MG2012 - Don't avoid the question. Give me an answer.
@ CF - If I had this gift - (which, by the way, I wouldn't want), then yes, I think I would try to find missing people, etc. Actually, I do think that John Edward partners with the police force on some cases - but I don't really know, so don't take my word for it. Might be worth checking out before you say he doesn't. Also, I don't think John Edward has much control over who comes through and what happens. I think it's a bit hit or miss. I think it's the 'other side' who determines what happens / who comes through. So, with that, I can't tell you why he does his shows, and makes money at it in the process. Perhaps he feels he is helping people and in the process making an earthly living. I'm not one to judge. You know the saying, 'don't judge someone until you've walked a mile in his/her shoes'. He's a medium, not a saint.
John Edward is the real deal.
I agree. JE is absolutely the real deal.
It's all been said - by some more intelligently than by others, but that's hardly the point - but I will give my two cents' worth, anyway. I have not been read by John Edwards, so I have no first hand experience, but from what the people are saying who HAVE been read by him, I think it's likely that he is the real deal. This doesn't mean that he, being human, won't sometimes have off days. What I think impresses me the most about these comments is how sad the 'unbelievers' are, and how horrified they would be if they could see how and why their comments are off-base. I use quotation marks around the word unbelievers, because in truth they DO believe - that it could not be true that John Edwards is getting messages from beyond our usual stations. That they so blindly believe it is impossible is almost the same as blindly believing. It is a bit different, however, when filled with such anger - and even hatred (as so many of the skeptics' comments are) - and so devoid of hope or connection to the world of the spirit. Such a flat, dull and shallow way to live. I pray for those of you who are stuck in such a narrow rut, and hope that some day you will be able to crawl out into the bigger world.
Psychics shouldn't have to make guesses.
I'm open to the possibility of psychic ability but there are many frauds. John Edwards appears to be one of them. He is using standard cold reading techniques. He is using them obviously and quite poorly.
The only way he gets away with it is because the people that go to his shows are grief stricken and vulnerable, they want to believe.
Furthermore, I think any open minded person (believer or non believer) could be convinced of what a snake this man is, after just a few hours of demonstration and explanation on cold reading.
Just out of curiosity, have any of the believers above, actually studied this in detail?
I am not trying to offend anyone or show intelligence, it just makes me sick to see good people with broken hearts wasting there time and money on this greedy sleazebag.
Even if you had a good reading by him, it doesn't matter. John Edwards and the like, are playing a game of chance. For every one person that swears by him I'm sure there's at least another who found it disappointing how off the mark he was.
I hope one day , evidence of real psychic ability will be found. For now, don't waste your money on this clown.
@ Renz - I think you're wrong. Whatever you believe for yourself is up to you, but about John Edward, I was there and the reading he did for my sister and me was not a 'cold reading'. He had information that was impossible for him to have attained, except from the other side. If you read my posts above, I wasn't going to attend the show. I didn't buy tickets. I was pretty much a skeptic and wasn't overly interested in going. My sister talked me into it because the person she was going to go with decided against it at the last minute. So, my name wasn't on a roster. But, John Edward knew my name (first and middle), he knew my grandmother's name and...and!!! how she died. No one knows that. Except a few family members. He knew the name of my sister who had just passed away two weeks before the show. My sister's and my reading completely freaked me out. I was shaking. He wasn't fishing around with initials or anything like that. He came right out with my grandmother's first name, my first and middle name, my deceased sister's first name. And other things I can't even remember now (it's been a year). You said, 'Even if you had a good reading by him, it doesn't matter,' and I think that's the key here. I don't think you want to believe in it no matter what, and hey, go with that, if that makes you satisfied and happy. All I'm saying is that I think you're wrong. Do I have a broken heart (as you stated above about the 'suckers' who would be the only ones to believe in this). No. But I do miss my dad, my brother and my sister who have all passed away within the last seven years. I am very grateful to have had the reading.
p.s. - my grandmother died from ingesting something unusual. It's written nowhere. But John Edward started our reading by saying he had someone from the other side whose name was Mary who had died because she ingested this particular substance. And no, it's not on her death certificate. Can you give me any plausible reason he would have been able to obtain this information without our knowledge? I'm actually open to hearing what you have to say. That's how much I think you are mistaken.
John edwards is a FAKE!!. He is a a very calculating person and his gift is reading people. He always asked the obvious question, did someone pass away, did someone commit suicide, did your mum pass away, did you lose a child, everyone has experinced one of these and he knows that these people are there for that reason. I would love for one of these people to find what happened to Madeline mcahnor why was Brianna lopez killed by her evil parents.
That's so true angie why can't these people solve the mystery of missing persons and why some people have died due to horrible circumstances. If they were the real deal they would save alot of people alot of heart ache.
I HAVE JUST HEARD ABOUT THE SHOCKING DEATH OF BABY BRIANNA LOPEZ. We will never understand the evil in some people.


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text: On Mon, 31 Aug 1998, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Jules Bean wrote: > > Not much there on statically linked files at all. Anyone care to point me > > to a discussion on this? > > I can't find it anymore, although I'm sure it is somewhere. Basically > it comes down to this: compiling everything static makes the /sbin tree > much bigger, and thus more likely to get hit by corruption. If you use > dynamically linked programs everything is smaller and thus reducing > the risk of things getting corrupted. But on the downside if libc is > corrupted you still loose. > > Either way it's a tradeoff. Our current system has been working for years > and I don't see any need to chance it. > Noted. There is a case which can be made, then for a 'static-kit' package, which contains statically linked copies of a shell, and somre core utilities like fsck, getty, login (init?) and so forth. This could then divert the existing binaries out the way. I'm not volunteering, though. but someone who was concerned about this could create one. Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | email@example.com | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | email@example.com | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | email@example.com | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/


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Embarrassing First Encounter
Author Notes: My first Weiss Fanfiction ::dies:: this is a shocker and I mean a shocker because I have never been really inspired to write a Weiss fiction and I am happy that I finally got some nice Inspiration. I would like to thank my Beta-Editor who is willing to put up with my spelling and punctuation and other errors I have THANK YOU MISCHAKITSUNE!!!!! Oh...Disclaimer: As much as I wish I don't own Weiss Kreuz...I do though own one character hehe her name is Ceo Shinji kind of funny that is my pin name aw...well I do own her. Now it is time for the story for you to enjoy hopefully!! ::waves::
In a busy little flower shop which had attracted the attention of many teenage girls who decided to make it their new after school activity to gossip and fawn over the four attractive employees that worked there. A young girl that had rich brown hair and with deep ocean blue eyes walked down the sidewalk then the exquisite scent of flowers caught her attention as she passed The Kitty in the House flower shop. The beautiful flowers were enough to take her breath away that she had to get a closer look at the beautiful flowers. She ran from the sidewalk to only have to fight her way through rampaging school fangirls to finally get out of the torturous crowd to only run into one of the unexpected employees ending with both landing on their butts.
"Itai..." The blonde haired employee said
The girl blushed with embarrassment quickly scrambling to her feet staring at the ground still blushing from completely embarrassed.
"Uh...um...gomen...I didn't see you here let me help you up." The girl rushed in apologizing
"Yohji-kun, you have work to do get off the floor." Another blonde called from one of the window arrangements
"It's not my fault I got ran into and fell Omi." Yohji yelled to Omi pointing an accusing finger to the girl
"Sure it's not Yohji-kun." Omi said turning towards Yohji spotting one of his classmates not in her school uniform she was wearing jeans and a purple long sleeve shirt and wearing her trademark brown leather boots.
"Ceo first time I've ever seen you here." Omi said walking towards the two by then Yohji had lifted himself off the floor.
Omi looked at the extremely shy girl wondering what was wrong she hadn't said a word since apologizing for knocking Yohji over.
"I'm so sorry...I...I didn't mean to." Ceo said once more bowing slightly to Yohji
"It's alright no harm no foul." Yohji said waving his hand in dismissal
Ceo lifted from the bowed position looking up for the first time since she had entered the flower shop.
"Don't worry about Yohji-kun he'll be fine." Omi laughed a little
Ceo didn't turn to face Omi she just stayed put wondering why she ever came into the flower shop until the sweet scent of many different flowers quickly snapped her back into reality. She turned towards Omi taking a deep breathe.
"I would like a basket arrangement of irises and tulips please." Ceo said smiling cheerfully at Omi
"Sure thing but it won't be ready until tomorrow though." Omi informed her smiling back equally cheerful
"That's ok there is no rush." Ceo said still smiling and getting several death glares from jealous fangirls.
Omi walked over to the cash register producing an amount for the arrangement Ceo wanted. She paid for the arrangement in full before turning to walk out of the busy flower shop.
"Who does she think she is?" One fangirl asked when Ceo was finally out of sight
"Yeah first running into Yohji then asking Omi for an order." Another fangirl remarked
Omi on the other hand had to snicker with the last remark and what a fuss Ceo had caused with just two simple actions. Ceo continued to walk home to the run down apartment building that her father and she lived in. She opened the door revealing a nicely decorated room on the other side.
"Papa, I'm home!" Ceo announced but disappointed that she didn't get a reply
Author Notes: YAY!!! The end of the first chapter...never believed that you can be inspired late at night till now well...hopefully you enjoyed it and hopefully I will stay inspired to write more please R&R and don't worry fans of my YYH fiction I won't leave you hanging I am just kind of uninspired for some reason for that fiction. Well enough of my boring notes stay tuned for the next chapter .


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