clairvoyance

Whatever happened to Sir Robert? In 1935 a 38 year old RAF Wing Commander, Robert Victor Goddard (usually Victor and he wasn't Knighted until 1946, but 'Sir Robert' sounded better) was solo piloting a Hawker Hart light bomber from Edinburgh to Andover. Shortly after passing over a disused and...

A familiar face is back again: Martin Hulbæk was debunked by investigative journalists in the series Operation X on Danish TV2 back in 2008 when he was deceiving people by telling them that he could talk with the dead and deliver messages from them to grieving relatives - even when the 'dead'...

Danish celebrities have publicly criticised a clairvoyance TV program that they have participated in. The links are in Danish, unfortunately: Celebrities angry about their part in Kanal 4 program "Nærkontakt" Kanal 4 program is criticised by participants: Deception, Fraud, and Lies Celebrities...

Hello all, Lately I've read about the fact,that 2 theosophists,C.Leadbeater and A.Besant claimed to have direct observation of atoms and even some "mysterious matter" in human body(even "etheric double").Seems fantastic,but some people,as Stephen Phillips discussed before,actually believe...

Hi all, I'm new to this forum, but not new to James Randi and his debunkings. I recently read Michael Bentine's Through the Door Marked Summer. In it he describes some interesting, personal attributes as well as a student allegedly unleashing some kind of nasty spirit. I wanted to know if...

Sorry to distract from the more pressing issues of elevator etiquette but I saw this yesterday and felt worthy of discussion... http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Bristol-psychic-s-blessing-suicide/story-12889703-detail/story.html It's a horrible messy business, and profoundly tragic. cj x

For a while I have doubted any psychic or paranormal phenomenon, always finding a rational "logical" explanation for the events instead. But lately I have been finding way too many events that seem unexplainable by conventional scientific logic. Here is one in particular that I find fascinating...

Ann Gifford has applied with the claim that she can tell the contents of sealed envelopes. She has provided academic affidavits and media presence.

I forget if there is a better term for the "look at the pictures, give me a reading" form of psychic ability but here is a test that actually won't piss you off and is kind of fun. http://www.okcupid.com/the-psychologist-game? My best score is 620 but I've always had "the gift." NOTE: The...

:woo I've lived in Anaheim for almost a decade, and this is the first time I've seen this advert and website: The Learning Light Foundation SoCal's Largest Psychic Fair Shopping Bazaar & Free Lectures 2nd Saturday of Every Month 10am to 5pm $2 Admission $15 - $50 for Readings $20...

Pavel Ziborov has applied for the JREF Challenge claiming the ability to tell what photographs are placed inside envelopes without being able to see them. For an academic witness, he provided an affidavit from the University of North Carolina Psychology Department with detailed information on...

Anyone heard of this woman? I got a mailshot from a company (UK) I bought some kitchenware from a while ago with an insert (scanned here). A quick google shows she's actively known as a scammer in Australia: http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/consumerprotection/scamnet/Scams/Maria_Callas.html As well as...

New reality show coming to Lifetime network Oct 12. Found some info at thefutoncritic: "Do you believe in psychic powers or are you a skeptic? "America's Psychic Challenge" puts the unique skills of psychics to the test, where they compete in a series of challenges to ultimately see whose...

I see from the archives that (natch) Atlantis Rising magazine is pretty well known on the forums. I've had cause to pay a small fee for a recent issue containing an article I needed for my own research, and though that article was relatively sound in terms of scepticism, that seems largely...

A winner RIGHT THERE. Her name is Märtha Louise, princess of Norway, and claims she can consult angels, much like Sylvia Browne. Here are some reasons why she should win the $1 million prize: 1. She's been appearing in every newspaper here in Norway for the last couple of days. Some proof...

Woo woo master Deepak Chopra is touting him: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/the-mind-outside-the-body_b_50389.html Dr. Dick Bierman is using real-time brain scans to see if people sense things before they happen. Sounds like something that needs to be given Randi's attention.

Dear Members, I would like to accept the challenge but firstly, I would like to know if this qualifies. A spirit revealed that Jesus was born on May 23 and was crucified on August 17. His birth year is 33 BC and the year He died is 1 BC. I therefore claim that the revelation that Jesus...

Must be right then, if he says so. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-11-06T111916Z_01_L06698651_RTRUKOT_0_TEXT0.xml&src=110606_0816_ARTICLE_PROMO_also_on_reuters Can the same clairvoyants now find Osoma Bin Laden, please? (Oh, and one of my old brown...

http://www.unarius.org/einstein/ In April 1955, Einstein changed worlds or left the physical plane in so-called death and ascended to one of the higher celestial dimensions. He now resides on the spiritual plane of Eros, a nonatomic planet devoted to the expression of science. After his...

Belief in mediumship is harmless. Who is being hurt by it? http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1285693.html