Sceptics’ Psychic Seance Video Just Leaves Us In The Dark
I am always intrigued when sceptics proclaim that they can reproduce the occurrences of the seance room. Commonly, such claims are made by armchair ‘experts’ with no knowledge or experience of the actual events of the modern day seance room.
So sure are they of their superior understanding of how trickery is the only explanation for the phenomena which occur, that they deem it unnecessary to actually attend a seance in order to match their conjecture with actual events.
If they did, they would have to admit that their explanations are lamentably ill-considered and completely irrelevant to the modern day seance room.
A lot of sceptics seem to have a pre-conceived, stereotypical view of seance room phenomena. They seem to think that all that happens is that a few objects - be it a trumpet, tambourine, bell or whatever - move about a bit on the seance table and that’s about it.
‘How can people be so gullible?’ they smile. ‘We can tell you how it’s done!’ They then proceed to offer up explanations of trickery which any schoolboy could have worked out.
Irrelevant
The only problem, as I’ve said, is that their explanations don’t actually fit in with what actually occurs in the modern seance room. And indeed, in many cases, the seance rooms of earlier times as well. They are irrelevant because the phenomena produced are totally different - and it is produced in completely different conditions to that which the sceptics portray.
This is not to say that some fraudulent mediums may have used the trickery the sceptics suggest; but to offer up such explanations as damning evidence to denounce all physical mediums is both naive and terribly unfair.
An illustration of my points can be seen in the video, below. In the introduction, the presenter begins by announcing:
“Next, we unmask the seance. A century old scam in which the medium gains the trust of an unsuspecting victim by exposing them to a series of seemingly apparent paranormal occurrences under the shield of darkness. The seance is still very much alive today. Unfortunately, the victim’s loved one is not.”
The statement that they will “unmask the seance” is completely misleading since what they actually “unmask” is not the kind of phenomena which occurs, and has occurred, in various seance rooms across the world.
However, the average viewer with no experience of physical mediumship, can be forgiven for accepting this misleading video as a representation of all which occurs in the seance room; and agreeing with the sceptical view promoted.
Watch it for yourself. Anyone with actual experience of sitting with a physical medium, such as Stewart Alexander for example, will soon see the absurdity of this video as a ‘catch all’ explanation of seance room fraud….
The viewer will note that the trumpet/megaphone does not whizz around the room at high speed, it just ‘limps’ across the table a little. Wow. I have personally witnessed two trumpets flying around a very small seance room at very high speed. The room was so small that all eight sitters completely surrounded the four walls. Yet the trumpets flew about without hitting anyone or the small table in the middle of the room.
I could go further and mention various other phenomena recorded in the history of physical mediumship: Such as the materialisation phenomena of Helen Duncan, which magician and founder of the Magic Circle, Will Goldstone, witnessed and couldn’t explain by normal means.
If the sceptics are going to attempt to debunk physical mediumship fairly, then they should reproduce the exact same phenomena, under the exact same conditions.
Then their arguments would have more substance and relevancy. As it is, videos such as this just illustrate how lame and misleading the sceptical ‘explanation’ of physical phenomena can be. For, far from offering a full and comprehensive debunking of the realities of seance room phenomena, videos such as this merely show the kind of seance a schoolboy would put on for his friends on Halloween.
As a sceptical answer to the more complex happenings of the seance room, this video just leaves us completely in the dark…
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Maja
December 30th, 2008 at 5:36 pmHello :o)
This was really amusing to watch - I ‘ve never seen anything so ridiculous in my life!! The people who filmed this have a FANTASTIC imagination and should put it to a better use…
I don’t want to say that there are no scams out there- of course there are,but Please-let’s give credit to the genuine mediums and psychics who have over and over proved their power and love(for it is LOVE that whole Universe is about)to re-connect people here with the non-physical plane! There’s too much proof for the latter,so this kind of belittling such gracious gifts is really shameful!!
Thank you for this video- I hope many will realize that they should keep an open mind!!
Love and blessings in the New 2009- may it be an Awakening one!!!
~~Maja
Tom Harrison
January 1st, 2009 at 5:26 amAs I have said so often in the past Simon, why waste good energy on such bigotted people who have no intention of ever accepting the truth of physical phenomena. Such useful energy could well be used in helping the thousands of open minded people to be comforted in their grief. As my book ‘Life after Death-Living Proof’ illustrates and chronicles our 8 years experiences with meeting over 1500 materialised spirit people in good red light.
I can only say, it is their loss and the truth will be very evident when their time comes to pass into the Spirit world.
Happy and healthy New Year to everyone Tom Harrison
Dag
January 26th, 2009 at 2:58 pmI highly recommend Tom’s book. It’s the best documented, most detailed book I’ve read on the subject. And Like Tom says, it’s not 5, 10 or 20 - but1500 + materialisations over many years witnessed by hundreds of people.
Also, I would highly recommend seeing the documentary “Visitors from the other side”, which you will find on video.google.com.
Greetings from Norway
Frank
February 24th, 2009 at 11:43 pmThanks for the info, is there an RSS Feed?
RUTH THORNTON
April 12th, 2009 at 6:38 amI had a another near death experience last year and had a major cancer removed. My mind entered another world, 6 months down the line I have come back into this world. I visited a clairvoyant who immediately picked up on my fear and said the door has opened up for you, but they are not ready for you. I wish they were as the surgery has spared my life, but has taken away what was my life. Ruth.
RUTH THORNTON
April 16th, 2009 at 3:10 pmIve had two near death experiences. The last one involved major surgery to stop me dying, After I sort of recovered (still not sure if I am supposed to be alive) I went to see a claivoyant who held a ring of mine and said ‘you want to leave this world, the door has opened up for you,but they are not ready for you yet. She also said that I have one foot in this world and one foot in the spirit world. That is how I felt, Ihave still not fully come back into this world yet as I dont know if I can again. I never had an out of body experience, but I strongly felt not part of this world. My atheist son came with me and listened and he was amazed as he knew how I felt, as I kept saying I am not part of this world and I want to leave to be with my mother. My mother no less came through to me before my illness via a medium and left a message to say it had to come from me I thought what did? and she said whenever I needed her to call for her, she left a sign on new years eve, my husband got spooked, she said her name to the medium Ruby not a common name here in England thats how I knew it was her.
Psychic Readings
August 18th, 2009 at 10:09 amThis is a great story also posted it to twitter. Thanks!
saeed khan
October 13th, 2009 at 8:22 ami am very much confused about the demonstrations and claims of harry price. i read a book by c.m.jood and i was surprized about his findingd in this respect. can any one tell me about the rivelry between sir arther connan dyle and harry price.
saeed khan
October 13th, 2009 at 8:25 ami am very much confused about the demonstrations and claims of harry price. i read a book by c.m.jood and i was surprised about his findings in this respect. can any one tell me about the rivelry between sir arther connan dyle and harry price.