I'm not here to debate about whether "real psychics" exist because honestly I don't give a fuck.
I am, however, interested in fake psychics. How they do what they do, how people catch them, the history of the whole thing, and so on.
I'll post some recommended reading/viewing on the topic as well.
>Any book by James Randi that isn't a biography of Houdini or an instruction manual for doing magic tricks
>The documentary about him, "An Honest Liar"
Besides the above, I just have these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olc40mcgJV0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKyzBe0CA2Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRc4LkBRjIc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kAdZcbfiGY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxVOmOKuyaM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMh-Ed9Wbn8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4qGfNViVN8
Any other paranormal hoaxes (channelers, tv faith healers, martial artists who can knock you over without touching you, etc.) can be discussed as well.
>>18060107
A relative of my mother in law claimed to be a psychic, and being an occultfag I felt compelled to investigate, though before we had spoken and even before I was introduced, I could tell that she was a con artist.
Very new-agey and no real knowledge of esotericism, she just has a vague gypsy dialect (if that's even a thing?) which even sounds put on. She can read tarot and make sweeping generalizations like the best of them, though she makes good money from it. More power to her I suppose, my 'knowledge' on related subjects has made me a net positive of 0.
>>18060130
I'm not borrowed by palm readers and the like as long as they try to give advice that's good in general, never tell anyone not to listen to the doctor, etc., and if someone is in mourning, advise them to see a therapist or something. Especially since most people who go to those kinds of psychics are just in it for entertainment or a little bit of advice.
But there are lots of self-proclaimed psychics who fucking prey on the vulnerable and I hate those people.
>>18060139
>borrowed
*bothered
There's a guy who works as assistant to psychic and makes AMA threads from time to time here.