I don't think it's cold reading, either. She's not there to make money off of anyone, she was there to raise money. She also does readings for FREE for families whose children have passed. She's not trying to get money off of anyone, nor is she a typical cold reader stage magician. Go to a real life medium that has a good reputation and keep an open mind and then see if you still think it's cold reading.
It's called cold reading, folks. You ask a question, get a partial (or, if you're lucky, full) confirmation, then spin it.
Example: The second lady in this video, at 1:30. Maureen asks if her dad has passed. Gets a confirmation, then launches into a story about how she could see him standing next to dead mom, saying "I'm the dad" proudly.
Assuming this is true... why did she have to ASK if dad had passed? She could have said: your dad is dead. He's here with us.
@sincristo But thats not a cold reading. Perhaps you should look up COLD READING. She still asked if your "dad" passed, dad being Specific information. If she would've said, has "one" of your parents passed then she'd have a 50% chance of being able to guess. She said specifically Dad. Cold reading is saying things about emotions everyday people experience on a daily basis. Like : I feel you have been depressed in the past. Well duh, who hasn't. THAT is cold reading. Not "has your dad passed."
@MyMentalistmind If she asks if a dad has passed and they say no, she has a fairly easy out. she could say something like 'has a dad's dad passed? I'm getting some sadness from a father type figure...'
Its easy to do. If you get too specific and the audience doesn't respond, you bring it back out and go general again. It takes practice to make it look good.
I don't think it's cold reading, either. She's not there to make money off of anyone, she was there to raise money. She also does readings for FREE for families whose children have passed. She's not trying to get money off of anyone, nor is she a typical cold reader stage magician. Go to a real life medium that has a good reputation and keep an open mind and then see if you still think it's cold reading.
Goldfrappe 5 months ago
It's called cold reading, folks. You ask a question, get a partial (or, if you're lucky, full) confirmation, then spin it.
Example: The second lady in this video, at 1:30. Maureen asks if her dad has passed. Gets a confirmation, then launches into a story about how she could see him standing next to dead mom, saying "I'm the dad" proudly.
Assuming this is true... why did she have to ASK if dad had passed? She could have said: your dad is dead. He's here with us.
This is not magic, people.
sincristo 7 months ago
@sincristo But thats not a cold reading. Perhaps you should look up COLD READING. She still asked if your "dad" passed, dad being Specific information. If she would've said, has "one" of your parents passed then she'd have a 50% chance of being able to guess. She said specifically Dad. Cold reading is saying things about emotions everyday people experience on a daily basis. Like : I feel you have been depressed in the past. Well duh, who hasn't. THAT is cold reading. Not "has your dad passed."
MyMentalistmind 6 months ago
@MyMentalistmind If she asks if a dad has passed and they say no, she has a fairly easy out. she could say something like 'has a dad's dad passed? I'm getting some sadness from a father type figure...'
Its easy to do. If you get too specific and the audience doesn't respond, you bring it back out and go general again. It takes practice to make it look good.
mekkabon 3 months ago
I'm going to see her on Jan 7th. :)
Suganspice512 1 year ago