Sylvia Browne is a world renowned psychic. She has been a professional psychic for nearly 50 years. She has helped police solve more than plenty of murder cases without charge. She admits that not all of her predictions are going to be correct but basically more than most of them are. Some people just want to be downers and put people down, so let's not do that in this posting area. Let's discuss some of the amazing God given abilities that she has.

Being psychic is not a gift that God would give to anyone.

And if she is so psychic, how come she isn't rich by winning a lottery of some kind?

The usual response is 'with great power comes great responsibility' .

They don't realise how right it is quoting something from a fictional comic.

Because she is already rich by selling millions and millions of books which by the way has been all #1 sellers says the New York Times

From Amazon:



They have all her books on the site, and not one is recorded as a bestseller or comes up in the bestseller lists.

Try, try again.

I've read 6 of Sylvia's books, seen on her Montel a couple of times, and have done some online research.

Some of her theories about the afterlife strike a strong cord of truth in me...and some of her ideas are so weird that I say, "NO WAY!"

As for her psychic ability...a few of her predictions have come true, and she has been uncannily accurate in helping the police, etc. in certain cases. At the same time, she has been really, really wrong on a lot of stuff.

I'm still up in the air with Sylvia. I'd like to believe her, but there are some things she says and believes that I just can't swallow. I have to admit that her books had a big affect on me--the things that sounded "true" really changed me.

I wonder if we can pick and choose what we believe true about her--or is that cheating?

If half of the time you're right and half of the time you're wrong, it's called guess work, or deductive reasoning. Most people who have any wits can predict the same stuff and come up with the same ideas.

If you had psychic powers, you would be right 100% of the time. You can't only decide to hear what she got right and turn a deaf hear to the wrong.

And you are qualified to speak about god as if you knew everything about him?



I'd much rather see a few headlines saying "Psychic Sylvia Brown wins lottery" a couple times before I think anything of her.

The teachings of the Bible frown upon this.

She's full of herself.

Why is it that we (as humans) think we know everything? There is not one person on this board that can say 100% that she is or is not a psychic.....we may never know, if you believe that she is, then believe & if you don't, then don't. It is amazing when ANYONE can predict anything, and if someone can help solve some of the crimes that she has helped to solve then bully for them......it's ridiculous to sit & argue over something that can't be proven one way or the other.

I agree. I think that Sylvia Brown is slightly psychic, but she acts and exagerates certain points. I think that some of the major psychics do that. Honestly, If you were psychic, would you want the whole world to know? I wouldn't. About the why don't they predict the lotto number? Maybe it's that they can't predict certain things like the lotto or race track results. Another idea is that their are psychics that can predict it, but they don't because they're using their powers something much, much more important...

I think she is the real deal but maybe she isn't I think it is good she tries to help people through. Intersting some of her perdections are such as in 2010 the aliens will reveal themselfs and in 2026 that atlantis will reappear just something to ponder.

she ai'nt a psychic,she's a money grabbing fake!

And who says that god is anything like the one in the bible if god even exists?

A lot of her perdiction weren't even right; that is why I do not believe her.

Look we have figured you out newbie. We all know that you are Sylvia Browne. It is nice to know that you have come and try and convince us that you are not a crazy fraud yourself, but we all know it is you so come clean.

^ Ouch! That's sure is a friendly welcome!

Slyvia Browne is a joke....

I see lots of you have claimed she has solved lots of crimes, perhaps you can point these out...

Her claim that she worked with the police has been investigated and found wanting, the policeman she says she worked "along side" does exist but NOT in the police dept and for that matter NOT even in the same state she said and he himself denys ever working with her.

Another example of Browne's amazing powers was when she told a couple searching for their missing child that the child was alive and well in a city in Japan, that she had been snatched by child traders, not long after this revelation (on the Montel Williams show no less) was the childs body found and a man arrested and convicted of her murder, the child had died several weeks before Brownes amzing insight of Japan.

Oh and despite agreeing on the Larry king show to take Randi million dollar challenge she still refues to speak to the JREF (which organise it) it has been over 3 years and counting.

I have NO DOUBT whatsoever that Ms browne is a charlatan...

Teddy.

I wouldn't go as far as to say that she is a fraud. She like many psychics DO have genuine abilities. BUT....these abilities are limited at times.

Sylvia has had tremendous opportunies that others have not been fortunate to have.
I do not think Sylvia is a fraud, but she is not worse or better than many of the other psychics that I have come across.


As for her success....I say GOOD FOR HER! She'll be laughing all the way to the bank.

Actually, I don't think there are many of us that believe her claims; it's just a small minority.

The God I believe in is the one the Bible speaks of.

And what gives you the right to say that the god IS your god?

Sylvia is good at telling people exactly what they want to hear and writing books about the subjects to make money. If you watch her on Montel, when she is not sure of an answer she rolls her eyes and scratches her face with those long nails of hers. I think that everyone has the abilities that she has, we just need to strenghthen them. We are born with these abilities and some families know this and raise their children to embrace and strenghthen them. Oh, by the way I don't believe they come from some God either. The powers we have come from within and once we begin to use and understand them we will understand why the creators of these Gods created them in the first place, (fear of the unknown).

When people do idle movements such as scratching, playing, sweating, etc, when trying to tell somebody something 99% of the time it is a lie, especially if done when you are trying to have a "vision" or whatever that fraud claims to have.

She probably is psychic, just not as psychic as she claims.

I guess that I should have been more clear in that I believe Sylvia has psychic abilities as we all do, but I think alot of times she tells people what they want to hear. That isn't always bad I guess because the people have some closure and peace of mind. When she is on the Montel show they have to edit out the psychodynamics so we don't get to see everything that goes on.

i think that the problem is that many people believe her because they want what she says to be true. and alot of us want what she says to be true but a good many of us know that what she says is almost pure b.s.

Sylvia explains that exact question in about 3 of her books NO PSYCHIC IS PHYSCHIC ABOUT THEMSELVES OR THE ONES THEY LOVE. Therefor she cannot use her gift to gain money via lottery, as she cannot make predictions about her self and the ones she loves... no psychic can...

Two of her Best Selling books are "The Other Side and Back" and "Adventures of a Psychic"

source: Only the official site http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/08/22/bsp/...hardadvice.html

Sylvia says herself "Take what you want and leave the rest behind" some of you sound like the worst kind of skeptic - and uneducated skeptic it's ok tho, a lot of people like you feel better dismissing things you do not understand whatever helps you sleep at night

Sylvia helped my family find the missing body of my 7 year old cousin. so tell me she's not psychic... unless some of you had a "Guess work" inclination she was 3 feet underground near a lake in the woods? *eyes rolling HUGE at all of you*

she is both a fake and a joke in my opinion.

She herself tells you to ignore everything except what you think works. That is a fairly direct way of telling you to ignore anything that she says wrong.



Near a lake, huh? Pretty specific.

Could have been near a rumbling or whooshing sound too (a road, a waterfall, a windy narrow path).

How about a flat open area? That would cover a clearing, a lake, a parking lot...

But she did say a lake, huh? Can't argue with that, I suppose. There is only the one lake in your area, right? It was in your area, right?

Sorry, but Sylvia is one of the psychics I don't even give the benefit of a doubt to. Perhaps some do it unintentionally, but Sylvia actively uses all the cold reading tricks in the book to produce her results.

Fruad.... like one time she told the parents of this missing girl shes gonna be found aliive then they found her dead body somewhere..... thats pretty stupid... she makes 100,000,000 predictions and get 5 or 6 right. Tell me you cant do that?

She named the lake (BC has over 150 lakes!). It's in British Columbia Canada... 200 miles away from her home(my cousin), and 2 states + a province away from Sylvia.. she also said it was on the West side of the lake, name of the lake, and land marks around the spot she was burried... very specific

luckily we did find the body it was hard for my aunt, but just having a body to properly bury helped her through the grieving process...

I guess the only way you can prove her a fake is to try it yourself, until then it's your opinion VS hers... hmmm who would I believe? a skeptic with NO evidence, or a "psychic" who found my cousins body?

I am glad sylvia helped you,....it must have been a horrible journey for your family to NOT know where your cousin was....

I personally have seen sylvia and I have to say she is the most amazing woman that I have ever met.....
her energy is sooooooooooooo strong, she is sooooooo in tune and IF you ever get a chance to read some of her books I suggest all here that think she is a fraud, do...as I have said, she is a great addition to this planet...with her
and many other lightworkers.....
we will make this transition soooooooo much smoother.

I believe we ALL have powers, tapping into them is the trick...
closed mindedness doesnt allow it, so open your minds and find what is truely inside

it will change you forever.

many blessings

everlastinglife

That would make her prediction the single most specific one I have ever heard her make, and I have read quite a few of her predictions. Truly, it would be remarkable in its uniqueness compared to her usual reports.

Alternatively, not knowing what she actually said compared to what you and your family unintentionally filled in, there isn't really any way for me to evaluate the credibility of that.

Incidentally, I think everyone agrees that finding the body, regardless of the means, is a good thing. Pardon if I seem a little cold, its just that these sorts of things almost inevitable tend to get clouded when emotional concerns are involved.



You don't seem to have a good concept of what proof or investigation is. Subjective accounts are not proof; for all we know, there never was a cousin (again, this isn't meant against you personally, however, as far as proof goes, all we have is your word). On the other hand, we can evaluate Sylvia's success objectively, both by comparing her actual success rate, and by gauging her credibility, which is currently suspect.

The simple fact of the matter is that Sylvia has been caught intentionally committing some of the stage magic that distinguishes her sort of act. She has been caught with plants in the audience, she has been caught correcting her predictions, she has been caught doing cold readings, she has been caught ouright lying about her success. Can I definitely say she is not a psychic? No, I cannot. I can, however, say that she is guilty of fraud.

I am a Sylvia fan to the fullest, BUT I thought she said that Micheal Jackson would be found guilty.! I can't remeber exactly when she said it but it has been bothering me, ever since I heard the verdict. Can you remember?

Won't really matter. If she was right, it will be paraded by her. If it was wrong, it'll be quitely buried. If it was vague, it'll be hailed as a victory. She's pretty good at spinning by know.

Good spelling!
Is there anyone that you do approve of?

As I recall, Sylvia Brown said that Michael Jackson would be found guilty, and he was just proven innocent. Silvia Brown does nothing more than make "Educated" guesses and predictions based on events already in progress.

I haven't yet found a psychic that didn't employ all the techniques that I previously mentioned.

Good luck maintaining perfect grammar with all your posts

Almost everyone in the world uses psychological techniques to try to make educated guesses on how the world works. It is human nature.
I am sorry for being stereo-typical. (Grammer always reflected for me). I just don't understand why; instead of talking about a subject, you want to argue about it.
Such negative energy!!

And, as long as you aren't claiming that you are getting your knowledge from the dead relatives of a grieving family, I have no problem with that.



Happens. I'm afraid my fingers don't quite keep up with my mind as well as I would like them to.




Not at all. It is merely human nature

I have some very limited psychic abilities. I have no control over when they occur except to occasionally be able to find lost objects. Sylvia Browne I truly believe is a gifted psychic but she also has her limitations.

You cannot be 100 percent correct on predictions all the time. Circumstances can change an outcome. I was able to hear my sisters voice telling me her husband had died 4 days before he was killed in an accident, and when the phone rang four days later I burst into tears before it was answered. I was only 11 at the time and have always regretted that I did not warn her. It may have changed the outcome.

I also told my nephew Nathan that he was going to break his neck and to be careful. He died a year later, he was hit by a car and he died instantly from a broken neck.

I would not wish this ability on anyone, it is horrible seeing a loved one killed and not being able to know WHEN so it can be stopped.

I have a strong faith in God and I sometimes feel that I am being prepared so the death will not come as a terrible shock.

I see good things too, when my mother was diagnosed with cancer and the doctor gave her 4 months to live ,I was happily able to tell my sisters that he was incorrect and that she would survive a long time. That was over 17 years ago and she is still around and kicking!

I sense when there is something wrong in my family and I will call the sister that is having the trouble. I have 5 sisters and they are always surprised when I am able to sense a problem. Woke up at 2:30 am last Tuesday and called my sisters cell phone, had a feeling she was distressed. I found out that she had been driving home from seeing her daughter when her car broke down 100 miles from home.

She was 20 miles from my house and me and my husband went to the rescue.
So yes sometimes it comes in handy

For you skeptics, I say someday if you are open minded you might experience this ability that I believe is within everyone.

a wendy's chesseburger has more psyhic ability then her!

I have to say that I have never met such an easily assumable cop-out gambit as the 'you have to be open-minded' answer. If you believe in psychic abilities, then you are correct; if you do not, then you are close-minded. Such a terribly constructed argument! One could insert anything into it, and it would make as much sense (or nonsense). If you believe in aliens, you are correct; if you do not, you are close-minded. If you believe in Nessie and Bigfoot, you are correct; if not you are close-minded. If you believe in aerodynamic swine, you are correct; if not, you are close-minded.

PrincessValium, I would submit that being open-minded includes both the possibility of your opinion being incorrect, and the responsibility to go a bit further and actually show the probability of your argument being correct, instead of merely the possibility (after all, anything is possible, just not everything is probable).

Hey, I maintained the entire time that Michael would be found innocent. Am I psychic? I've predicted lots of things that happened. It simply means that I'm aware of my surroundings and of what's going on in the world. It's called making reasonable deductions. As far as people are concerned, it's called cold reading. Frankly, I'm pretty sure I have a better "success rate" than Sylvia.

How much does it make doing Montel?