pSYCHIC news

Pew research poll shows that many Americans have New Age beliefs.

A research paper from the CIA regarding the use of psychics in law enforcement.  Many agencies insist they don't use psychics in their work because they offer nothing concrete and/or they are frauds. Maybe, maybe not. But as a former police officer, I am personally aware that they have been consulted on an informal basis in certain investigations.

President Lincoln's wife, Mary, often attended seances or "spirit circles" during her lifetime. 

Sometimes the police need extra assistance when it comes to personal protection.

Pennsylvania has a similar law.

Wolf Messing was known as Joseph Stalin's psychic.  Supposedly Stalin tested Messing's powers by challenging him to rob a bank.

A rare instance where a psychic -- Rosemarie Kerr -- testified at a murder trial. 

Interesting that a famous artist such as Norman Rockwell, known for his wholesome slices of Americana, would have an illustration focusing on the occult divination device, the Ouija board. 

A former NYPD officer performs exorcisms across the country. 

The  Pulitzer Prize winning American author, Upton Sinclair, wrote a book  called Mental Radio.  In it, he documented the tests of his wife's psychic abilities.  

The Aberfan disaster was a catastrophic collapse of a mountainside that engulfed Pantglas Junior School and 19 houses in 1966. 144 people were killed.  The were premonitions prior to the accident. 

Henry Ford, the American industrialist and business magnate, believed in reincarnation.   

Aleister Crowley was an English occultist  who believed he had magical powers and was a prophet.  If that weren't enough, it's possible Crowley may have also been a spy for the British during WWII. 

John Reuchlin (1455 - 1522) was a German theologian and mystic who used the chalked circle (drawing a circle around himself or an object)  to prevent anything from escaping , while simultaneously keeping out unwanted influences, negative vibrations or forces of evil.  An example of Reuchlin using this technique can be found in the 9th paragraph of the referenced article. 

Gerald Gardner, the founder of the modern Wiccan religion, was a witch who used his powers to turn the tide of WWII. In 1940, he and his coven conducted a ceremony to create a Cone of Power that was used to cloud Hitler's mind and create errors in judgment.  Historic events would appear to confirm its success.

In 1980 Texas police were searching for Michael Dickens, an 18 year old electrician who had gone missing. They eventually consulted psychic John Catchings,  He provided the police with a location where they would eventually find  Mr. Dickens, who it was discovered was the victim of a stabbing.  Officer Ron Roark described Catchings' assistance as "amazing."

The 2010 movie Inception is about  a highly skilled  group of thieves who steal information by entering the target's subconscious. They work together in what essentially is a shared lucid dream.  While viewed as science fiction, that may no longer be case as recent a  experiment demonstrates.