‘Mark Edward is an equivocator, fibber, and mountebank. Which begs the question: if a liar admits to lying, can he be telling the truth? He is a literate, informative, intellectual, a student of the psychology of humans, a foe of those who would defraud the public for personal gain, and as an author and practicing psychic, he is first and foremost an entertainer.’—Joel Moskowitz, International Brotherhood of Magicians Mark Edward admits that for years he exploited believers who wished to connect with supernatural ideas and sad family members who missed dead loved ones. Now Edward is a magician who works the Haunted Castle in Hollywood and is also on the editorial board of Skeptic magazine, where he reveals the means of psychic scamsters. This entertaining book is at once a confessional and instructional regarding human belief and those who exploit it. Though Edward believes that most practitioners of the psychic business are out-and-out scam artists, he also counters the skeptic belief that the supernatural is a lie. Both skeptic and skeptical of skepticism, Mark Edward has worked as a 900-number psychic, ghost hunter, and Hollywood Magic Castle medium. He has also worked vigorously to debunk psychic frauds and currently works on the editorial board of Skeptic magazine.
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Foreword by James Randi Preface Chapter I: Dawn of the Con Whatever possessed me?Chapter II: The 900 Years The psychic sweatshop and how I got my start there Chapter III: Talking to the Dead;Making a living talking to yourself Chapter IV: Worldâs Greatest Opportunity knocks and I make the leap Chapter V: Radio Spirit Hopping on the media bandwagon Chapter VI: The OC Occultist Navigating the land of the Woo-Woo Gurus Chapter VII: Very Private Readings The demands of being too close for comfort Chapter VIII: My Dear Agents Those who help make psychic dreams come true Chapter IX: Ladyâs Night Held hostage for my gift Chapter X: The Celebrity SyndromeâPsychic to the Starsâ â and everything that comes with it Epilogue: Future Tense Potentials and pitfalls that await
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Both skeptic and skeptical of skepticsm, author Mark Edwards has worked as a 900 number psychic, ghost hunter, and Hollywood Magic Castle medium. He has also worked virgorously to debunk psychic frauds and currently works on the Editorial board of Skeptic Magazine.
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