Anita Ikonen
Today, a 27-year-old American undergraduate student majoring in Chemistry and Physics at UNC-Charlotte, is hoping to convince sceptics that she can “see” inside people’s bodies.
Anita Ikonen describes her ability – which she believes to be paranormal – as “vision from feeling” and is keen to be tested by sceptics. Her aim is to satisfy the James Randi Educational Forum (JREF) that her powers are real, which would win her their long-standing $1 million prize.
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Spiritualists are used to being derided for their beliefs, so it is excellent news that an industrial tribunal has upheld such beliefs as religious views that deserve respect.
A Manchester Police employee, Alan Power, who lost his job after just three weeks because of his belief in mediumship and life after death , was wrongly dismissed, an appeal court in central London has decided. read more…
Dr Julio Peres at BUSS (photo: Roy Stemman)
Members of the medical profession, including doctors, psychiatrists and psychotherapists, met in London this weekend to discuss the role of spirits and the soul in their patients’ health.
Their revelations, backed by scientific study, will astound their more conservative colleagues – and the general public.
One doctor told of research carried out with 10 Brazilian mediums at an American hospital. Another said he often refers his patients to healing centres, and when they follow his advice they discover he is one of the mediums.
Delegates at the 2nd British Congress on Medicine and Spirituality also heard about a study of 610 patients who underwent memory regression therapy, 38 per cent of whom recalled what appeared to be a traumatic past life experience.
As a treatment method it proved to be incredibly effective … read more…
Waiting for a rap
Spare a thought for those in the next world, as the approach of Halloween makes extra demands on their precious time. Here’s what it might be like:
“Gentlemen,” says the heavenly appointments secretary, “I still have a few vacancies to be filled for 31 October. There’s no special qualifications needed: you only need to make a fleeting appearance at one of the numerous locations that people on earth think are haunted. read more…
Derek Acorah
Regular visitors to this website will know that I lambasted Christian von Lähr for his claim to have “channelled” Michael Jackson on the popular American “Coast to Coast AM” radio show.
I described it as a charade that was disrespectful to the memory of “the King of Pop” and demeaning for Spiritualism and mediumship. Von Lähr protested at my comments but has said nothing to change my mind.
Now comes news that I find even more sickening.
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