Thanks for the review.  Maybe his book his better than his TV show:

  Um,   "I'm thinking of a number  - "3"  Yes "3"  and the letter "d" is coming in loud and clear from this part of the audience.   "My son Doug died at age 3, it must be him."  "No wait, my wife Diane had 3 daughters, it must be her." 

What a gift.

Compare that kind of "cold reading," to George Anderson, who sketches but comes across with complete conversations and sentences!  Day and night difference.

Matthew

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Because they charge 800 pounds per conversation 

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The biggest problem that I can see with modern day mediums is that their money-making egos obscure their gift.

It shows you how Flint and Anderson are few and far between, although there may be more mediums like them who keep a low profile

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Are you telling me that if you were a good medium you would not use your gift to make your life more financially secure?

They're only human at the end of the day 

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So every psychic/medium is supposed to change the way they perceive according to the way YOU want it?  It just doesn't work that way.  That's why there's forums like this where one can learn to contact the other side themselves.

Namaste,
Mairlyn 

Hey,

what we have to remember however good or bad is these people are giving people hope and faith and whatever way they are doing it its helping. We know there is some kind of exsistance after death but too many who can't find for themselves, or rather don't know how too yet its a relief and a welcomed thought and its exciting and joyful so their work is good.

I must admit some i wouldn't want to see because all they do is employ the cold reading technique and although this helps some people it isn't real and therefore defeats the object, plus too many who can see through this it adds another chink in the amour of not believing.

i honestly believe John Edwards in a genuine medium, but like said before everyones skill is different, not everyone can communicate to spirit in a normal conversation, some get images so therefore I don't think "abilities" differ, as they can all communicate but i guess i don't know what they word is but some have the level required to be able to communicate at ease.

i like the comparison of Bass playing (or any instrument its just i'm a bass player lol). So for example there are many bands out their who have bassist awho are good at their instrument, and can play and the song is good and many people like. But there are some (victor Wooten and Flea - sorry massive Red hot chili peppers fan here) who know how to communicate in notes like we do in words and can play what they what an have amazing skill and can put this across. Both have abilities but some are more special that others. Thats down to innate talent and skill and commitment and lots of learning and practice. I hope that bit makes sense!

I do agree freuds should be banned, but not everyone is because they cant communicate clearly as the rest. I do like John Edwards he seems very sincere and humble in his approach, even if his abilites aren't as direct as others.

Also a post before about his being a showman in another thread, to some extents yes but then some people prefer to be less in the public eye (even though they still are) like Gordan Smith (sorry i think thats his name, just seems wrong for some reason). But others like John Edwards by having his own TV show has communcated the message to millions, and I think this is worthy of praise. Specially under pressure when he "has" to get something for the show which i think is where this cold reading shows a little. We all know communication can be rough sometimes, like on our mobiles, not always so clear.

i think we need to look at both sides and see where they are coming from. I hope my point has come across in this once again way too long post lol.

Ryan

The meaning was, the more someone charges the more you expect from them.

At 800 pounds an hour, i would expect him, to do tap dancing while communicating with my dead relative.

what do i expect, from a psychic? good question, we all want the same thing, dam good evidence.

i see a d and a 4, type of evidence, is pants.

i have a young man here by the name of fred, died in a car crash, your his mother doris ar'nt you? he said look after jim his old jack russel, is very good.

Evidence is evidence. It speaks all language's.

Why cant all psychics give evidence like gordon smith? almost anyone can be taught to drive a car?

i'll tell ye why, because almost all of them are completely fake, devoid of talent, blood sucking vampires, who leech off your grief.

Keep in mind, the customer is always right!