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In the reading Henry had mentioned
Thicke’s blood pressure and that he should get
that checked out, and they both joked about it.
When Thicke died from a heart problem,
Henry’s fans went nuts saying he got it right.
Well if that is so, then why were they joking
about it and treating it like it was no big deal?
Why didn’t Henry call the paramedics right then
sitting in his home and say, “No man. This is
very serious. If you don’t take care of this right
now, in two months you will be dead”?

8. They have a living to make and will spending some time at the police station going knows who he is calling on and has some facts
use any means possible. through cold-case files. about Maria. He told the woman, “She was
When you see a psychic on a reality Recently a psychic put up a video of happy to see you join the military.” Afterward, I
show do readings at a beauty shop or grocery himself and another person eating lunch inside a had a chance to talk to Maria and asked her what
store, remember you are watching a reality restaurant next to the window, then a car came she thought of the “reading” Mark gave her.
show—which is anything but reality. These crashing through, throwing their table and them Maria told me that she didn’t have a clue who
places have to be approached in advance, and backward. He put up this video on his Facebook the older woman might have been. Then she
they have to give permission to film inside. feed with a laugh and never addressed the said, “My mother was already dead when I
Every person who gets a reading has to sign a unspoken question of why didn’t he see that joined the military, so she could not have
waiver, and once you have the person’s name coming? Chip Coffey had a post on his known.” Do you see what just happened? Maria
and location, you know what that means: hot- Facebook feed about a young girl that was first said that she did not know who the older
reading. Theresa Caputo is famous for walking missing, then a few hours later he posted that woman could be; then seconds later she claimed
up to people out of the blue and talking to them the girl had been found unharmed in the back of the older woman as her mom. Maria’s brain was
about dead family that wants to get in touch. a neighbor’s car. He was very thankful of the trying to help her make this connection.
Who are these people? Just random strangers? police and the neighbor. Funny that he didn’t We do this all the time: remember the
Or maybe people hired off of Craig’s List as just know where to find the child. I read through hits and forget the misses. In the Tyler
extras for the show? Maureen Handcock did a the comments and no one mentioned this to him Henry/Jamie Horn reading, Horn says that the
TV promo a few years ago where she went into either. They were all “how wonderful” and psychic contacted her sister and her father. Not
a fire station and did readings of the firemen. It “God bless.” Looking at Chip Coffey’s quite. What actually happens is that Henry said
turned out to be a small local fire station in her Facebook feed, I see him posting warnings of he is getting an older male and a woman who
neighborhood. It was a place she knew she bad weather conditions, a tsunami scare in died too soon, and Horn is the one who made the
would be visiting; maybe she did a little Alaska, and a friend who fell and broke her connection.
research in advance and learned about the ankle. I just don’t understand, though. Why
history of the building? Maybe her brother’s wouldn’t he know these things would happen? What can we conclude here? Psychics are out to
friend is a fireman at the location? Or her What kind of person has this ability but doesn’t fool you. Yep, and they are good at it too. Don’t
hairdresser’s son works there and has been warn anyone? think you are going to out-think them or show
telling her all the gossip during her hair When asked, we are told “It does not them up; you are in their territory. If you act like
appointments? What is more likely? That she is work like that.” Well, how does it work? Or is a skeptic and point out they were wrong, the
talking to the dead and getting information from the answer evident: it does not work at all. people in the audience are going to poo-poo you.
the other side or that she found out some local You are no fun and are ruining the mood. It’s
gossip from someone very much alive? 9. They always have an out. best to learn the tricks and be forewarned.
Mark Edward is always saying that the So, the psychic points at a group and People who fall for these psychics aren’t stupid;
real magic happens in the editing room. These says “I’m getting something about a miscarriage they just want to believe and probably have
TV shows record for ninety minutes or more, over here” and no one reacts. The odds are in a never thought about it being impossible. Why
but only show twenty minutes. What was cut group of 10 people that someone will have some should they question it when they see it all the
out? Maybe all the misses? Same thing with the connection to a miscarriage, either to time on TV? It all happens so fast, and when it
readings done one-on-one; it has to fit into a themselves or someone they know. But if no one happens in person, no one has the ability to
three- to six-minute segment. Only the best reacts, then possibly someone in the row nearby pause, rewind, and replay. It’s wonderful we
makes it to the show, so if there is some kind of will say “That is me” and they will be close have the luxury to watch these readings over and
really great connection—serious evidence of enough. Or the psychic can say, “I know which over again.
communication with the dead—then it will be one of you that it is, but this is too personal, and And the psychic is so nice! How could
on the show and not end up on the cutting room I know you are struggling with it. Let’s just they be lying?
floor. move on to someone else. Please call me for a In the end, it is not the responsibility of
Let’s talk about something else private reading so you can heal.” the skeptics to prove that the psychic can’t talk
missing—glaringly missing. Why are there so to the dead. The psychic is making the
many missing children in the world? Why so 10. We are human, and our brains will outrageous claim, so the burden of proof is on
many cold cases? Bones found without knowing always try to make the connection. them to prove that they are communicating. If
who the person is? Why are bridges collapsing someone tells you that they can fly without any
In the CSICon workshop I was telling
and people shooting up churches, movie device or aid, you are going to say “Show me”
you about earlier, Mark Edward talked to a
theatres, and schools? Why isn’t this psychic, or not “Let me prove you can’t fly.” So why is it
woman in the audience (let’s call her Maria)
any psychic, clearing these cases up or giving any different with psychics? We need to start
about an older woman he saw standing behind
clear warnings in advance? Maybe instead of pushing the burden to prove the ability to
her. Remember that Mark already has done
doing group readings at a casino, they should be communicate with dead. If it were true, it would
some hot-reading on the audience and already
change the world overnight. []