Theos-Talk Archives (August 2004 Message tt00550)

Try these articles: 
http://www.re-quest.net/entertainment/movies-and-tv/tv/john-edward/#reading
http://www.skeptic.com/newsworthy13.html
(see links to James Randi article debunking John Edward.) 

Although, I don't know if any of the writers are theosophists -- but they 
sure confirm HPB's teachings about the impossibility of actually communicating 
with the dead -- the way Edward's does it, at least.:-) Actually, I think most 
of these people are skeptics that are also debunkers of most spiritual 
teachings as well as phony mediums. But they seem to know all the tricks these 
pseudo psychics use, as I'm sure HPB also knew and warned us about.

Leon 

In a message dated 08/26/04 5:38:26 PM, samblo@cs.com writes:

>Daniel,
> Thanks for your comments. In reading this post about the different
>approaches to grieving and loss I remembered having watched a TV Program 
called 
>"Crossing Over" that seems popular today in our contemporary times. The Host 
in 
>this show performs "Readings" relative to members in the live audience and 
>communicates "Messages" from their dearly departed loved ones often giving
>reassurances that all is well or a message the departed one had not time to 
say. I 
>wonder if any Theosophical Writer has done an Article on this program from a 
>Theosophical view critiquing it and assessing Show, Host, and the 
communications
>the Host originated on behalf of those he gave "readings" to.
>
> It might be interesting to match the perennial to the contemporary,
>I have seen two different Shows like this on TV. Do you know of any Articles?
>
>John 
>