Coast To Coast AM – Psychic Tricks/ Scole Experiments – 08-23-2012 – C2CAM

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LATEST UPDATED VIDEO THAT CAME OUT TODAY www.youtube.com Subscribe To Get Notified Of The Latest Releases As They Come Out www.youtube.com Date: 08-23-12 Host: George Noory Guests: Mark Edward, Tim Coleman, Robin Foy In the first half, professional mentalist and magician Mark Edward talked about his new book Psychic Blues, which looks at the business side of psychics (rather than the spiritual), and examines the cons, tricks of the trade, and people that defraud the public. There is no actual evidence that people speak with spirits of the deceased, or successfully aid the police in investigation cases, he claimed. The art of being a psychic involves techniques such as cold reading and observing body language, or even digging up information about a client via the Internet, he detailed. They also use what is called in mentalism "the scattershot technique,"– ie throwing something at the wall to see if anything sticks. An example of this is when a psychic is speaking to a group, and mentions the name Helen for instance, and the odds are the name will mean something to at least one person. Another technique psychics use is "muscle reading," gleaning information from a person's ideomotor or unconscious physical responses, Edward revealed. He critiqued the current bout of paranormal-themed reality shows, contending that show writers cobble ghostly story lines together based on something they find in the footage such as a squeaky chair. As far as TV shows <b>…</b>