Browne's Son Now Two-Thirds as Accurate as His Mom?

[RSLancastr]

Interesting observation:

According to the Reading page (http://www.sylvia.org/home/readings.cfm) on Browne's web site, her son Christopher Dufresne has recently raised his rate for a 20-30 minute phone "reading" from $450 to $500.

Browne's rate has remained at $750.

One might theorize that this means he has gone from being three-fifths as accurate as his mother, to two-thirds as accurate.

Given Browne's atrocious track record, I do not find this difficult to believe.

Of course, it may just mean that his expenses have gone up.

[VulcanWay]

An interesting note from the Readings page (emphasis theirs):


Both Sylvia and Chris record every reading and give you the tape; they are not afraid to have their work audited. They always find a way to help you with life's troubles. Other "psychics" tell people that their problems are caused by the person's own negative blocks, curses, evil entities, demons, or karmic retribution. Do not believe these things. They do not exist. Only a fraud will tell you such things.


For one, I'd be interested to see if any of the recordings of readings profiled on SSB were still available. And would they really give you the unedited tape? Then again, it just states that you are given "the tape" not what the editing status of said tape is.

Also, I haven't read Browne's books but isn't there something like "lights" and "darks" around people and things that influence their behavior or cause them problems? Regardless, the "only a fraud will tell you such things" would be helpful to copy down if it ever turns up in a Montel show or a recorded/transcribed reading...

[IMST]

I would assume that his simultaniously 3/5ths as accurate and 2/3rd as accurate as well as 10,000,000 times as accurate. Isn't it amazing the math you can do when you multiply by zero?

[juryjone]

The unfortunate thing is that this is only capitalism at work. He is only charging what the market will bear. I have a strong feeling, however, that the bottom will drop out of this particular market as soon as Slyvia does.

[Drudgewire]

Only a fraud will tell you such things.
That line is out of place. It should have gone at the top of the page. :p

[EeneyMinnieMoe]

"They are not afraid to have their work audited".

You hear that, Robert? :D

[ExMinister]

"Other "psychics" tell people that their problems are caused by the person's own negative blocks, curses, evil entities, demons, or karmic retribution. Do not believe these things. They do not exist. Only a fraud will tell you such things."

So now we know, with Sylvia's record of yes really being no and right really being wrong, there really IS such a thing as curses and evil entities.

Speaking of tapes, they do provide unedited tapes to people. Why not? Most of what is said in a reading is vague, related to the future/unprovable (such as the name of the person's spirit guide, a statement that they are going to be working in real estate or whatever) occasionally a lucky guess (common name, common medical complaint guessed correctly) or just plain inaccurate. They don't care. They're happy to take your money and give you a measly little tape in return. I had a tape of my own reading many years ago, and not one thing on it ever came true. In fact, the opposite of what she predicted would happen, happened, and more than once. Surprise, surprise...

Sounds like the cost of limousine rentals and living the good life is creeping up. Or maybe one of his properties has a 5-year adjustable rate mortgage coming due.

[ravdin]

Two thirds of zero is... hmm... let's see... zero!

[wahrheit]

from the link:


Chris is an authentic psychic from birth. Being Sylvia's son he shares in her genetic predisposition to psychic excellence.

"authentic psychic from birth" my ass,

"genetic predisposition to psychic excellence" my ass.

If we would live on a cool planet, these frauds would be in jail.

[Locknar]

One might theorize that this means he has gone from being three-fifths as accurate as his mother, to two-thirds as accurate.

So in other words, he is 2/3's the man his mother is? Excellent.....

[panchov]

"authentic psychic from birth" my ass,

"genetic predisposition to psychic excellence" my ass.

If we would live on a cool planet, these frauds would be in jail.

authentic psychic from birth was my favorite line on the whole web site. It's such an absolutely inane statement, it perhaps could only have come from the minds surrounding the big S.

[ColumbusRyan]

An interesting note from the Readings page (emphasis theirs):



For one, I'd be interested to see if any of the recordings of readings profiled on SSB were still available. And would they really give you the unedited tape? Then again, it just states that you are given "the tape" not what the editing status of said tape is.

Also, I haven't read Browne's books but isn't there something like "lights" and "darks" around people and things that influence their behavior or cause them problems? Regardless, the "only a fraud will tell you such things" would be helpful to copy down if it ever turns up in a Montel show or a recorded/transcribed reading...

Someone who has read her atrocious books would have to answer this, but I remember her saying on the Montel Show that there were people that had darkness around them and that they were simply evil people. I remember her saying something about them not being OK to deal with and that if you came across these people you should get away from them as soon as possible.

I could have sworn she said that.

[headscratcher4]

It would be interesting to see that genetic predisposition...think it will show up in his genome?

[RSLancastr]

For one, I'd be interested to see if any of the recordings of readings profiled on SSB were still available. And would they really give you the unedited tape? Then again, it just states that you are given "the tape" not what the editing status of said tape is.I do not know that SB's people keep a copy of the tape after they send it.

Also, I haven't read Browne's books but isn't there something like "lights" and "darks" around people and things that influence their behavior or cause them problems?No, she says that people themselves are "light entities", "dark entities" or "grey entities."

[RSLancastr]

"They are not afraid to have their work audited".

You hear that, Robert? :D:D

[ColumbusRyan]

I do not know that SB's people keep a copy of the tape after they send it.

No, she says that people themselves are "light entities", "dark entities" or "grey entities."

Oh, well..that makes sense then. :eye-poppi

[ExMinister]

I do not know that SB's people keep a copy of the tape after they send it."


Nope. They don't. They keep copies of the so-called trance tapes, not private readings. And: "They are not afraid to have their work audited." Translation: They really don't care. They get thousands upon thousands of complaints after readings. They don't have to listen to the complaints themselves anyway; their staff does. They don't care.

[PastBrowneFan]

Maybe Chris had to raise his rates because his Alimony or Child Support was raised, but more than likely the ARM through GMAC on many of his and Sylvia's properties probably went up, and with the Credit Crunch they probably couldn't refinance again.

That or since his refund rate was high, maybe they are raising his price to make it appear that he is more accurate than he used to be.

Or could be that they are just greedy rats who are trying to rake in as much money before Sylvia kicks the bucket as they can......

[Minarvia]

That or since his refund rate was high, maybe they are raising his price to make it appear that he is more accurate than he used to be.

Or could be that they are just greedy rats who are trying to rake in as much money before Sylvia kicks the bucket as they can......

I think you hit it exactly.