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Old 16th December 2005, 03:01 PM   #1
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Test advice for medium.

In the New Year Im hopefully-providing she doesnt back out-going to test Kendra;she is a medium on BadPsychics forum(one of many ironically).Reason being is she audition for Channel 5 Psychic Challenge and came back with ths statement.I cant link as its a register to view forum.
[quote]The first test, they picked a blank envelope from a pile of other ones. Handed me the envelope and I was to to basically answer some questions about the picture of the person inside the envelope...
So I took the envelope, straight away described the person inside, and that infact she was related to the psychic judge and who she was.But I also stated that she had passed over.(hey great give a medium a link to a spirit bod..well done! lol)
I told her how many times she was married, how many children and that one was adopted,different eye colours,disorders she had blah blah , her life as a child,young adult and so on, What she passed with,dates and times,described the lady physically from who I was seeing and names etc.I rocked!
Then I was given a ring to hold,was asked to describe various aspects of the person who the ring belonged to. If they were married and so on. Also to describe there house. marriage thing etc was ok on actually, at one point I referred them as likened to Joan Collin's but I didn't mean that disrespectfully, she had been married a few times.lol I described my perception of her house, totally wrong,but I refused to change what I said so totally flunked that one. Couldn't get other stuff purely on psychic,but picked up the connection between the ring and a guy in spirit (bloody mediumship again)

Yes I could have cheated and pretended the first was all psychic..but it wasn't I know the difference when I am working psychically(which is rare) and the difference when linking in.
If you receive a reading from someone there are key words to look out for which will identify if someone is working on psychic or mediumship level.
Being made aware of, being shown,being told etc mediumship.
I can see,I feel etc more probably psychic.[quote]
All grammar errors in original post.

So ,I made a few psychic guesses of my own about her and was so on the mark it got me banned.Anyhow I asked her to repeat this unsubstantiated claim(a couple of eyewitnesses apparently including a Norwegian Psychic who was judging).I offered her a £1,000 and suggested we get her local media interested(as she has been featured by them previously)and repeat the photo in envelope test.Initially I got this reply via email.
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John

Now get this through that head of yours, I would rather walk on broken glass than fake mediumship. I do not care if you beleive me or not. I will not fake it. Got that have you?
I am sure there are many scumbags out there who would take you up on your offer. I AM NOT one of them, how bloody dare you!

Now go away and find one of those little worms who would hungrily accept your offer. I do what I do because I believe in the spirit world and I believe in mediumship. I will not and never will disrespect myself,another or anothers relative that has passed to spirit by frigging faking it. I would rather cut a reading short than fake it. Have you got it yet?Do you understand where I am coming from yet?
Go away John


Very bizarre reply.Eventually she seems to have relaised my request and has agreed to meet in New Year,dunno if the money and media part is still going ahead.So to my thread title.Its unlikely to be scientific(although if she agrees to the money it will be)so what suggestions can we come up with to have a valid test based on her claim.
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Old 16th December 2005, 03:33 PM   #2
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I'm not sure what she claims she can do; but maybe you could collect some photos of people (some dead, some alive). The test could involve having her tell the difference from just the photo.

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Old 4th January 2006, 05:07 PM   #3
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Now I could be wide off the mark here but I'm picking up a certain hostility towards you Azreal from Kendra?
So how would you "link in" with her now I wonder?
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Old 4th January 2006, 06:04 PM   #4
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You know what would be really supernatural? Some good grammar.
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