I am going to leave this thread up, but this post appears to be a deliberate attempt to deceive, which is not allowed on this forum. It does not have the feel of authenticity, but rather reads like propaganda. Viewer discretion is advised.
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I am feeling quite depressed/let down/disappointed. A close family member passed away earlier this year. A few of us gathered together money and paid (amount redacted) dollars to have a phone reading with Medium (name redacted) The reading was pretty bad. Obvious cold reading, mixed with generic information. Of course, my wife and mother in law bought in and believed it; no doubt having their experience filtered by an emotional need and vulnerability. I, however, despite being a believer, left feeling profoundly disappointed. I couldn't even share my honest feelings with them, as I feared hurting their feelings. So I pretended to act as if it was an amazing reading. My wife even thought their was a special message in their for me, because Medium said someone by the name of "William, Bill, or Billy", was making himself known and stepping forward. If Medium didn't randomly list almost 20 other names that had no relevance during the session, maybe I would have believed. Off the top of my head, some of the names were : Matt, John, joe, nick, Andy, randy, sandy, rob, bob, Dan, Sara. In addition to William. There were more but I cannot remember right now. He also said the person died young, and when there was seeming hesitation, he said "young by today's standards." First he said the person died tragically, then changed it to unexpected. Some things were accurate, but this was in a "sea of misfires." It was like he was throwing darts at a target and seeing what would stick. Not to mention very general information about certain loved ones still living and how they were having trouble adjusting back to work, thinking about moving, etc.. Stuff that would effect most bereaved. I always prided myself on being able to tell who was more likely a "legite" medium and those who were more likely frauds. I never believed in certain mediums. I have read all of this mediums books and was convinced of his honesty and believed he was the real deal. I was sadly mistaken. It also seemed he was going off our tone of voice and inflection. When we said no or not sure or showed hesitation, he switched gears. When we said yes or had a quiver in our voice or showed emotion, he kept going with it.
I'm not trying to bad mouth anyone , just sharing my experience and I guess looking for consolation and feedback. Has anyone else been thru something like this and had their beliefs shaken by a similar experience? It has made me question mediumship altogether. Maybe that's an emotional knee jerk reaction but it's just how I feel at this point.
Thanks for listening.
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I am feeling quite depressed/let down/disappointed. A close family member passed away earlier this year. A few of us gathered together money and paid (amount redacted) dollars to have a phone reading with Medium (name redacted) The reading was pretty bad. Obvious cold reading, mixed with generic information. Of course, my wife and mother in law bought in and believed it; no doubt having their experience filtered by an emotional need and vulnerability. I, however, despite being a believer, left feeling profoundly disappointed. I couldn't even share my honest feelings with them, as I feared hurting their feelings. So I pretended to act as if it was an amazing reading. My wife even thought their was a special message in their for me, because Medium said someone by the name of "William, Bill, or Billy", was making himself known and stepping forward. If Medium didn't randomly list almost 20 other names that had no relevance during the session, maybe I would have believed. Off the top of my head, some of the names were : Matt, John, joe, nick, Andy, randy, sandy, rob, bob, Dan, Sara. In addition to William. There were more but I cannot remember right now. He also said the person died young, and when there was seeming hesitation, he said "young by today's standards." First he said the person died tragically, then changed it to unexpected. Some things were accurate, but this was in a "sea of misfires." It was like he was throwing darts at a target and seeing what would stick. Not to mention very general information about certain loved ones still living and how they were having trouble adjusting back to work, thinking about moving, etc.. Stuff that would effect most bereaved. I always prided myself on being able to tell who was more likely a "legite" medium and those who were more likely frauds. I never believed in certain mediums. I have read all of this mediums books and was convinced of his honesty and believed he was the real deal. I was sadly mistaken. It also seemed he was going off our tone of voice and inflection. When we said no or not sure or showed hesitation, he switched gears. When we said yes or had a quiver in our voice or showed emotion, he kept going with it.
I'm not trying to bad mouth anyone , just sharing my experience and I guess looking for consolation and feedback. Has anyone else been thru something like this and had their beliefs shaken by a similar experience? It has made me question mediumship altogether. Maybe that's an emotional knee jerk reaction but it's just how I feel at this point.
Thanks for listening.
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