Does anybody believe that Sylvia Browne (Psychic) is the real thing, or is she a charlatan?
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I think she has a "familiar spirit" that reveals things to her in an attempt to lure people away from God.\n\nSylvia Browne \nand Her Ten Phyla of Angels\nhttp://www.staciespielman.com/Angels.html\n\nSince, in her “Book of Angels,” Sylvia Browne sites passages from Revelation in the Christian Bible (among other sources) as her justification for her belief in the existence of angels, yet (based on what her spirit guides have told her) refutes the passages in Revelation which describe the fall of Satan and his angels from Heaven, I feel justified in commenting on her writings from a Christian perspective. \n\nSylvia’s justification: (Rev.5:11 Then I looked and heard the voices of angels around the throne, and the living creatures and the elders, and the number of them was myriads and thousands of thousands.) \n\nSylvia’s refutation: P.47 of Book of Angels: “First of all, contrary to popular belief, there are no dark angels. Some religious texts warn us to be careful of ‘evil angels’ Others say that Satan is a fallen angel. Not only is there no devil, but Raheim (note: this is one of Sylvia’s spirit guides) says ‘I have never seen a dark angel, ever. There are no evil angels, and there are no dark or fallen angels.’\n\nIn her Book of Angels, Sylvia states that she got her information regarding angels from her spirit guides and personal research. In support of her beliefs, she freely quotes passages from the Christian Bible. In doing so, she conveniently ignores the scripture in Deuteronomy that warns us not to get involved with familiar spirits or spiritual mediums.  (Pointing out the obvious, Sylvia Browne herself is a medium. Her spirit guides Francine and Raheim are familiar spirits.)\n\n(Deuteronomy 18:9-13):"When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, or charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.  For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD…  (Note: a necromancer is one who communicates with spirits who claim to be spirits of the dead. In addition to being a consulter with familiar spirits, Sylvia Browne is a necromancer.)\n\nConsidering that, from a Christian perspective, Sylvia is engaged in practices forbidden by God and her information about angels comes from familiar spirits the Bible refers to as demons (known liars), I view this as justification for questioning the validity of her controversial statements about angels. \n\nIn Book of Angels, Sylvia tells us there are ten phyla of angels. Each phylum has a different purpose. Four of the phyla she mentions (cherubim, seraphim, angels, and archangels) are mentioned in the Bible, though the Bible does not refer to them as phyla. The other six (carrions, virtues, dominions, thrones, principalities, and powers) are words in the Bible that have nothing to do with angels. Could it be that the reason the phyla are not mentioned is that they don’t exist?\n\nNote: Strong's Concordance defines cherubims as imaginary figures. (The Bible describes them as ornamental carvings of winged figures overlaid with gold.)  Strong's defines seraphim as a burning poisonous serpent; a symbolic creature named for its copper color.  \n\nSylvia’s spirit guide Raheim states through her spirit guide Francine who in turn states through Sylvia that there is no devil. Satan does not exist. Evil spirits do not exist. And there are no fallen angels. These statements are in direct contradiction of what the Bible says.\n\nNew American Standard Bible, Rev. Chapter 12:7-9 "And there was war in Heaven; Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. And the dragon and his angels waged war. They were not strong enough, and there
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Well, most people with strong enough intuitions to be considered\npsychic don't use their (powers, gift, whatever)  to prove themselves to random people online.\nWe wish ourselves and our families healthy and happy, we help our friends figure out what guy not to date, and we find good houses for them. \nDo I care that you don't think I'm 'real'? No, why should I be insulted, I'm not trying to get my own TV show... \n\nThe people you see on TV are almost always hucksters, \nthey get personal info on people in the audience and then trick them, and I think that's nothing but cruel.\n\nIf I were going to develop my skills for more than everyday use, \nI'd want to help the police solve crimes. And most psychics never charge to help the police...
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You believe in psychics? I'd have to hope "never".
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Personally having the ability, being a physic, I know for sure that it is possible.  Trying to prove it to a skeptic is altogether another question. As a result many true psychics use tricks like reading Tarot Cards, or Numerology as a disguise. People will believe cards can see things on the psychic realm but; not another person.  And there are many fakes and quacks in this field who discredit the true psychics.  The proof is overwhelming just look at the people that help solve crimes using psychic abilities.\n\nJust take a look at the life of Edgar Casey and the 40,000 pages of detailed readings he gave when he was asleep. In one reading he prescribed 'smoke oil' to cure a spider bite a woman had.  He never meet the people he read for.  When her pharmacist could not find 'smoke oil; he did another reading and describes exactly where the pharmacist must look in his pharmacy to find it.  Casey led the man, to a bottle that was hidden behind many old bottles on an obscure shelf.  How does one explain such?
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I really believe in Sylvia Browne - she says we all have spirit guides that help us through our lives - the spirits that "haunt" just don't know they are dead and have to be told so - loved ones who pass on I believe watch over us also....
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Isn't she that crackpot 'psychic' on Montel? Or is this someone with the same name? I'm guessing it's the same. \nEither way - she's a crackpot.
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No, but I'd like to meet your Psychic teacher, if you have one. I hope she wouldn't say that I'm predictable, haha!
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Why not open your own psychic connection.\n\nI believe we are all psychic, but for the majority the gift or the belief has been long knocked out of them. Educated out is another way of looking at it. Many professional psychics have grown up in a psychic friendly environment. Perhaps a grand-parent or parent with the knowledge has helped bring the extra sense out in the open and encouraged its use. But there are as many practicing psychics who have not had the benefit of caring psychic guidance and who have still managed to develop and hone this natural extra sense. The Psychic Sense.
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Absolutely not. I've met the woman in person. She phishes a lot. Phishing is what "psychics" do to get information. They feed you information they think you might like. Then they wait for the response and decide what to say next basted on it. Since people want to remember the good things they forget the wrong statements or "misses" and remember the "hits" making it verry easy to make believers. Real psychics don't miss. That is a golden rule for all types of professionals. People who know what they are doing don't mess up near as much as people who pretend to be pros.\n\n Don't be fooled, this woman is verry good at playing people. She almost had me until she started "reading" me one day at her sister's place. Then she said something verry wrong about me. She missed. My BS-O-Meeter switched on. She then proceded to try correcting herself, saying that the spirits were being vague. That told me that what she was really saying is "I don't have enough information about you so tell me." any time they loose it like that, it's fake. After "tuning in" (Phishing for info about my personal life) she made some verry true statements about me. She then tried to tell me that I was going to find some one new in my love life which freaked my fionce' out. Her responce to this was to say "Oh I meant a new friend, sorry about that." I couldn't take it anymore so I said "that's enough garbage for one day!" and bid them farewell.
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Depends which sylvia browne you are talking about. There was one sylvia browne born on 3/11/46
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Yes, these things have been widely scientifically tested.\n\nOver a period of more than 20 years, the CIA and Pentagon spent approximately $20 million to study and employ numerous "psychics." They were supposed to help track down terrorists, find hostages, help anti-drug activities, etc. Experiments were conducted on precognition, clairvoyance, and remote viewing.\n\nThe "psychics" were accurate about 15% of the time when they were helping the CIA.   Fifteeen percent?  Is this supposed to convince us to pay them to help the United States government?  Utts says she thinks "they would be effective if used in conjunction with other intelligence." My intelligence tells me that 15% accuracy isn't much help no matter what it's used in conjunction with--that's an 85% failure rate! So 85% of the time, spies would be wasting their time and resources on incorrect information. We're supposed to be happy with that? And that's presuming she's right about the 15%.\n\nThe results have always been the same: psychic phenomena achieve the same results as random guesses.\n\nWhat that means is that they don't exist. People who call themselves psychics are either deluded and simply guessing, or more often they are charlatans like John Edward who try to take people's money by pretending to be psychic,
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Sylvia Browne is a fraud. She has the same talents that kept people greasing the palms of Gypsy fortunetellers for years.
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I like Sylvia Browne. I've seen her on the montel williams shoe and i think she's great. I wish i could talk to her. Most of her readings if not all are accurate. I've read books from her like the other side and others.She's great.
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well yeah, that is why there are no legitimate institutions for psychics, because it depends on the individuals beliefs and not cold facts. \n\nIf I told you you will be rich when you are fifty, and you strongly believe this, it might come true, but not because I told you so, but because you had a reason to believe. \n\nAs for satan being disguised as an angel of light, I find this demoralizing to the true angels of light.
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I believe all people have intuition, some choose to live by it, others choose to ignore it... I believe if like anything else you nurture it study it, and understand it, you can learn to be intune with other peoples feelings, thoughts, and receive precognative information... I also KNOW that the so called psychics that promise you riches and good fortune if you pay them X amount of dollars are pretty much fake...\n\nNo one can tell you your absolute future, because there are to many other variables to consider... I do believe if you find a TRUE psychic, the can help guide you along a path but you still have the free will to do what you want. Ultimatley it is up to you... I had a lady walk up to me out of the blue one day and tell me that in a couple of months my life would change for the better, and to quit worrying about money because it will always be there when I NEED it... and sure enough my life did change for the better and I have been fortunate enough to have the money I NEED... I met my husband in the beginning of the month she said my life would change... It didn't cost me a thing, she told me these things told me to have a good day and kept on her merry way...\n\nShe wasn't explicit about days, times or names, which is good, because I might have sabotaged myself being in the wrong place at the wrong time... Sorta being at the bus station when my train came in... \n\nSo I guess it is all about experiences you have had or will have and it is for you to find out for yourself if you believe in psychic ablilities... The motivational speaker Tony Robbins has made millions showing people how to use there mind to achieve what they want out of life, and part of his program is learning to use your own psychic ablilites... He doesn't claim to be a psychic reader of tarot cards, astrology, mediumship etc. But he has learned to use and teach others to use the psychic part of there own minds as part of a self improvement program...
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I so totally believe you --- I love this stuff and am jealous you got to witness it and not me.  I've heard of spirit guides too but if you were feeling "good" and not "scared" -- my guess whatever it was is probably still with you -- go on-line to some of these medium sites and see if you can contact them to get their input. I don't mean psychic hotline or anything - blah - I mean maybe they would know what this was that you saw.  I see like a white puff of smoke (like - not real) every so often in my home and I believe it is my father hanging out.  Of course that is what I WANT to believe soo......anyway, it isn't of this world but it doesn't scare me either - it actually warms my heart.  This stuff is exciting to me.  Let us know what you find out.  Email me if you do - I'd be interested to find out.
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If you are being completely, one hundred percent honest, you have a supernatural event on your hands. Call an expert! She might have... i hate to say it but... powers!