I think that the medium lady just kind of 'gave up' towards the end, humouring them as she felt, correctly, that she was on a hiding to nothing.
THAT SAID, I'm personally not convinced that mediumship provides very good evidence of the afterlife. I have started a thread here before describing my own experiences with a medium, he said that he was unable to give me a reading, he didn't want to accept any money for it or anything. He is a well known medium and I have no doubt that he is genuine.
IF I had personally had a reading like the one you've posted elsewhere in a thread, I think it would be quite convincing of something. The stuff Alex has found out with Julie Beischel's mediums is quite convincing, but I wasn't there.
People like the guy in the video are totally convinced that there's nothing but fraud involved, and make quite a good case for cold reading as we saw in the video. Darren Brown is certainly good at what he does - whatever that is! People like the guy in the video are so convinced that they wouldn't be tempted by anything that swayed their worldview I don't think.
Mediumship isn't my favourite evidence but I've read all the best (mediums) work and it's pretty convincing IMO.
Which is your favourite?
NDE's/OBE's, DBV's Reincarnation
Oki dokie - never heard of DBV's reincarnation, got a source?
NDE's/OBE's, DBV's Reincarnation
They're probably mine too. :)
:) Death bed visions ? http://paranormal.about.com/od/lifeafterdeath/a/visions-death.htm
I've stalled at around 100 sales and 100 free, my pal's son is printing a few, so that might be interesting. We've tidied it up a fair bit. It's got good reviews, it's just a straightforward swashbuckling story with a slight spiritual twist.
I've had no feedback from anybody on the forum except Michael2. (I think that's right!)
Well, it's not a bad start, that. What any book needs is publicity. I've written a book myself and I'm currently trying to get it published but that's going to be extremely difficult to do. Almost impossible.
Yep, totally agree with the first bit. If I got decent publicity I could probably sell a few more, people have enjoyed reading it in the main. Some pilots were really keen, I think you'd have to be a pilot to really enjoy it. Mind you, here is what Piero Calvi-Parisetti wrote about it:
"Steve, this is really funny. How can a "specialty book" like yours turn out to be interesting for anybody who's not into the airline industry? And yet, this is exactly what happened. I started skimming through it, and then, after coming across your near-miss, I went back a read it in full. First and foremost, I marvel at the details of what you can actually remember. Did you keep a diary? Secondly, in an incomprehensible kind of way, the book draws you in. I say incomprehensible because it is in fact a very personal, very technical/inward looking kind of account. And yet. I can't help thinking that if you let go more on the aesthetic side of sthings, for instance by describing sights, scenaries, places, and the feelings these evoked - a bit more of the aviation mistique - it would have even a broader appeal. In any case, thanks for sharing this with me."
Best.
P
Why not just start it off as an ebook? It might give you a clue as to how to move further, at least it's a start. You never know!
You must be chuffed with that, Steve. Well done I say. And yes I'm sure it will come to sticking it up on the net.
Prescott's critique of the Randi Challenge.
Y'know we should have a booklist for forum members' books.
Saying that you've never come across "cold calling" (he he, nice :) and that you've never heard of mediums having stooges, mics, using info from completed pre-entrance questionnaires? Extremely, extremely poor, if you ask me. I knew about all of these things decades ago, and my interest in mediums has been very minimal (only increasing the last few years actually, after reading Michael Prescott's blog). I am genuinely astonished that she claims not to be aware of any of these things!