| In the world of paranormal phenomena, there may be | | | | contact the dead, you only need ONE authentic actor |
| no bigger area of controversy than psychic mediums, | | | | in the bunch. Interestingly enough, James and his fellow |
| or people who claim to be able to "channel" discarnate | | | | intellectual cohorts did believe they found their white |
| energies from the great beyond. On the surface, no | | | | crow in the person of one Lenora Piper, an |
| matter what your religious, spiritual or scientific bias | | | | internationally famous trance medium at the end of the |
| may be, it does seem to be a bit of a stretch to | | | | 19th century. |
| believe. But when you pull back the veil a bit, and really | | | | Even whilst skeptics and cynics scoff at the likes of |
| study some of the phenomenal results that many | | | | the John Edward, Bill Anderson, and the variety of |
| gifted psychic mediums appear to achieve, many | | | | television mediums who entertain daily across the |
| people begin to find their skepticism melting away. | | | | globe, serious scientists like Gary Schwartz at the |
| Read on as we take a closer look! | | | | University of Arizona, the late Ian Stevenson and |
| The history and of parapsychology and psychical | | | | MANY other researchers with impeccable credentials |
| research are filled with quacks, crooks and charlatans | | | | have lent their mental muscle to this fascinating |
| of one stripe or another, who have consistently | | | | combination of science and spirit, and with some pretty |
| claimed to be in contact with the spirits of the dead. | | | | incredible results and conclusions! |
| There have been hundreds of mediums who have | | | | Regardless of where you fall on the totem pole of |
| been studies closely by scientific scrutiny, and it should | | | | belief, this is incredibly powerful stuff, and the |
| be no surprise that few of them passed the muster of | | | | implications for all of us, nothing short of |
| close inspection. But there have been more than a | | | | transformational, especially for those willing to suspend |
| few who have, and in the famous words of William | | | | disbelief and explore the possibilities with eagle eyes |
| James, the great intellectual powerhouse of the 19th | | | | and an open mind. But don't take my word for it, go |
| century, "only one white crow is necessary to disprove | | | | out and decide for yourself. You might be surprised at |
| the notion that all crows are black". | | | | where it leads you! |
| In other words, to prove that a medium can indeed | | | | |