A psychic or spiritualist SHOULD be skeptic - in the true sense of the word. That is to say - we seek truth. Upon observation of a phenomena, we are obligated to try and understand and work with it - with an open-minded approach, but lingering skepticism just the same. We have to keep our standards of evidence up after all. Some mediums I know are disgusted by the lack of scientific principal by those who practice.
Of course there is a difference between healthy skepticism and the skepticism that causes someone to fervently dismiss any and all evidence that challenges their paradigm.
A plethora of anecdotal evidence exists on this matter - enough to deem the phenomena worthy of investigation. The fact that any percentage of psychics are incompetent or frauds is inconsequential; it's only logical that some people with little regard for standards or ethics will take interest in this stuff. I would suggest focusing only on the mediums that consistently bring forth evidence - specific accurate information that they couldn't possibly have known - not the cold-reading bullshit. A good medium does not ask their client any probing questions.
Look into it - you might just gain some added perspective on things. Otherwise, it would be polite to avoid arguing every little pro-psychic thought that is shared in this thread.
MynameisnotDeja - I appreciated your sharing and thought your posts were thoughtful
If it helps anyone with a legitimate curiousity, I'll share a couple names of spiritualists I can vouch for. Try Marilyn Awtry (in FL) or Anne Gehman (in NY).
http://www.marilynjawtry.com/about.html
http://www.annegehman.com/ (yeah, her website is terrible LOL)
I'm not going to post my grandmother's name, partly for my own privacy, and partly because advertising wouldn't be appropriate in this discussion. However, a discussion like this does get personal in the end; it's difficult to deny someone's direct experience of practicing or knowing someone very close who practices this phenomena.
Here's my story - some food for thought.
My grandmother had her first reading back in 1969. The medium told her this: "I see a baby boy, conceived in California, born in Florida who will grow up, but never know your teacher". This all seemed completely bogus at the time. My grandmother was pregnant with a girl, (my mother), she had no intention of being in Cali OR Florida, and didn't find it likely that her teacher would die anytime soon.
Fastforward to 1990 - My mom was in the Navy, stationed in California - met my father, leading to their being married and my being conceived. I was born in Florida, but only b/c my father died before I was born, leading my mom to move back here. And as it happened, my grandmother's teacher was no longer around by this point.
Certainly one could argue there are statistical probabilities that SOMEONE in the family will be born under those conditions, and trust me, there are more specific predictions I could share, but I like this one for obvious personal reasons.
