Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted July 12, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 12, 2014 My daughter went to a meditation class. Towards the end of the class two different people approached her at separate times and asked if she and her mother were close, to which she answered 'Yes.' They both said that there was a 'strong motherly presence' near my daughter in the form of a lady in her 40's. This lady seemed very happy, but was so active and making so much noise demanding attention that both of these people said she made it difficult to meditate. One person asked if it was some sort of event or anniversary today, and my daughter replied it was her grandmother's birthday today - And that her grandmother died just over two years ago. I hear that some people sense these sort of things, and there's that Long Island Medium TV show. I tend not to put much credence into such things, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted July 12, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 12, 2014 I am curious --No disrespect intended to them, but if people think that others give off an aura or presence that makes it hard to meditate, why are they in a class, rather than in their own dedicated space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 13, 2014 Share #3 Posted July 13, 2014 I am skeptical, but I will say this: This. Actually, what I was going to say was that I held a summer job (for two summers) at Cedar Point, the roller coaster capital of the world and far and away the best amusement park in the galaxy. I was an age, weight, and birthday guesser, if I guessed the age within two years, the weight within three pounds, or the birthday month within two months, then you won no prize. The age you get good at, you read the clues as best you can, the weight is similar, you got pretty good after a while. The birthday month was interesting, though. It is really a 5 to 7 shot you got it wrong, but it turned out that I guessed well more than half correctly. The other guessers discussed this and they also said a disproportionate number were guessed correctly. Sometimes you talked to someone and absolutely knew what month they were born in, it was very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted July 13, 2014 Share #4 Posted July 13, 2014 I am skeptical, but I will say this: This. Actually, what I was going to say was that I held a summer job (for two summers) at Cedar Point, the roller coaster capital of the world and far and away the best amusement park in the galaxy. I was an age, weight, and birthday guesser, if I guessed the age within two years, the weight within three pounds, or the birthday month within two months, then you won no prize. The age you get good at, you read the clues as best you can, the weight is similar, you got pretty good after a while. The birthday month was interesting, though. It is really a 5 to 7 shot you got it wrong, but it turned out that I guessed well more than half correctly. The other guessers discussed this and they also said a disproportionate number were guessed correctly. Sometimes you talked to someone and absolutely knew what month they were born in, it was very strange. did you stay in the red dorms? I worked at the boathouse restaurant for two summers! I made a killing in tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted July 13, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 13, 2014 Weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted July 13, 2014 Share #6 Posted July 13, 2014 OK. Your daughter said "Yes" and they had an answer. If she had said "No" they also would have an answer. Some sort of event or anniversary? Count up the number of friends and relatives plus the number of 'events' and anniversaries. It's probably pretty predictable that someone is having some sort of event or anniversary. Nothing but a 'cold reading'. Nice parlor trick that shouldn't be taken seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destination Posted July 13, 2014 Share #7 Posted July 13, 2014 A week ago, while I was out cycling, I met a truck driver with a broken down rig when I stopped at a brake check for a bit of water. The truck driver's brother was on a cross-Canada fundraising bike tour and the day before, some friends of mine had joined his group for the day. As I talked with the driver a bit more, I realized we know quite a lot of the same people, even though we do not live anywhere near each other and at the time, we were both a good distance from home. Coincidence? Sure. Still, the number of connections seemed a little odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted July 13, 2014 Share #8 Posted July 13, 2014 OK. Your daughter said "Yes" and they had an answer. If she had said "No" they also would have an answer. Some sort of event or anniversary? Count up the number of friends and relatives plus the number of 'events' and anniversaries. It's probably pretty predictable that someone is having some sort of event or anniversary. Nothing but a 'cold reading'. Nice parlor trick that shouldn't be taken seriously. "Two separate people" is also easily managed if the target has no personal history with either. However, I have friends in the faith community who can "read mail" as it's called. They are deeply involved with intercessory prayer, dream prophetic images about others, and are able to name events in others' lives without previous conversation. <shrug> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 14, 2014 Share #9 Posted July 14, 2014 Did you gear aboot the midget psychic that escaped from jail? The headline read: "Small medium at large". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted July 14, 2014 Share #10 Posted July 14, 2014 I don't really believe in any of this hocus pocus, heeby geeby stuff but I do find it fascinating to hear about. I tend to agree with Jerry though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted August 17, 2018 Share #11 Posted August 17, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parodybot Posted August 17, 2018 Share #12 Posted August 17, 2018 If I close my eyes and really focus, I can almost forget that is it jsharr pulling my strings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 17, 2018 Share #13 Posted August 17, 2018 Nice bump! Good to hear from TK again! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted August 17, 2018 Share #14 Posted August 17, 2018 On 7/12/2014 at 8:43 PM, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: My daughter went to a meditation class. Towards the end of the class two different people approached her at separate times and asked if she and her mother were close, to which she answered 'Yes.' They both said that there was a 'strong motherly presence' near my daughter in the form of a lady in her 40's. This lady seemed very happy, but was so active and making so much noise demanding attention that both of these people said she made it difficult to meditate. One person asked if it was some sort of event or anniversary today, and my daughter replied it was her grandmother's birthday today - And that her grandmother died just over two years ago. I hear that some people sense these sort of things, and there's that Long Island Medium TV show. I tend not to put much credence into such things, but... But. . . you'd perhaps credit this whilst not for a second contemplate a mathematical theory regarding the building of Stonehenge. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted August 17, 2018 Share #15 Posted August 17, 2018 Why anyone would take a nap meditate with a crowd present also confuses me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted August 17, 2018 Share #16 Posted August 17, 2018 I didn't notice the thread dredge until I saw the post by King Termite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 17, 2018 Share #17 Posted August 17, 2018 I've never met a really great medium. Around here they are rare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted August 17, 2018 Share #18 Posted August 17, 2018 12 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: I've never met a really great medium. Around here they are rare. Some mediums are quite well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onbike1939 Posted August 18, 2018 Share #19 Posted August 18, 2018 It is very easy...even tempting, to scoff at experiences such as this, but to do so supposes that you know all there is to know about the human experience. I would question that assertion, and while my training and education would lead me to dismiss such things, I have experienced things for which I have no explanation and cannot be explained by the "cold reading" theory. I certainly don't regard myself as a naive or credulous person, and I'm very aware of how such experiences are regarded by those who have no experience of such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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