EmpressArwen
I feel a J does someone have a John in the spirit world, perhaps a Jeff or a Jason
You used to have family holidays as a child
You had a pet when they were young
An older relation has passed over, I see someone with almost white hair
I could go on LOL LOL LOL
Cold reading is extremely common in UK
In UK some supposedly famous mediums have people in the crowds at the entrance and again during large freshment breaks during the performance, gaining information about people which they then pass on to the medium, who in turn astounds the entire audience with their accuracy
Another trick is to have people planted in the audience
I have only even come across ONE genuine medium (she was actually tested by an institute) and heard of TWO others
I was always curious as to how someone could read in big groups...even super real mediums. Wouldn't it be an onslaught of information? I guess it would just take tons of practice to sort through it...and yes, it would be much easier to fake in a big group, I would think. More odds in the "readers" favor to hit on something with someone due to there being more people.
I had one reading that the woman blew me away. She actually didn't advertise as a medium but as a psychic. She hit on a lot of things that were very specific to my life (and this was a walk in at a new age fair...she didn't have any info on me)...and as I was getting ready to get up, she says "someone is here for you" and proceeds to talk about my grandma who had passed away a few months before. It was so detailed...really random stuff from my childhood. Example...she talked about a red yard stick that grandma had that she would threaten us with when my sister and I fought. lol Sounds mean but my grandma wouldn't have hit us no matter what we did. It was actually funny when she threatened us...no fear of repercussions. There were many little details like that. I have no doubt she was the real deal.