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Encyclopedia > Sylvia Browne
Sylvia Browne
Born October 19, 1936 (1936-10-19) (age 71)
Kansas City, Missouri
Occupation Self-described psychic and medium
Children Christopher Dufresne, Paul Dufresne
Website
www.sylvia.org

Sylvia Browne (born Sylvia Celeste Shoemaker October 19, 1936) is a best-selling American author on the subject of spirituality and is a celebrity alleged psychic and alleged medium.[1] is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Early parapsychological research employed the use of Zener cards in experiments designed to test for possible telepathic communication. ... In spirituality, a medium or spirit medium (plural mediums) is an individual who possesses the ability to receive messages from spirits (discorporate entities), or claims that he or she can channel such entities — that is, write or speak in the voice of these entities rather than in the mediums... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit. ... Edgar Cayce (1877 – 1945) was one of the best-known American psychics of the 20th century and made many highly publicized predictions. ... Mediumship is a form of relationship to spirits practiced in many religions, including Spiritualism, Spiritism, Espiritismo, Candomblé, Voodoo, Kardecism, and Umbanda. ...


She was a weekly guest on The Montel Williams Show and hosts her own hour-long show on Hay House Radio, discussing paranormal issues and giving callers advice in her role as a would-be psychic. Montel Brian Anthony Williams (born July 3, 1956) is an American television talk-show host. ... Louise Hay (1926- ) is the American bestselling author of Heal Your Body and She attended the Church of Religious Science in New York city in the early 1970s and became a popular counselor. ... Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. ...


Critics such as James Randi have argued that Browne uses mentalist techniques to produce the illusion of mind reading and clairvoyance. Reports about her failed predictions and claims have appeared in several newspapers.[2][3][4] James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. ... This article is about the performing art. ... For other uses, see illusion (disambiguation). ... Mind reading has several meanings: A paranormal practice of telepathy An emerging field in neuroscience where thought processes are monitored using brain imaging An interpersonal communication term that refers to a particular level in a relationship where one person thinks he or she knows the other well enough to be... Clairvoyance (from 17th century French with clair meaning clear and voyance meaning visibility) is the purported ability to gain information about an object, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses,[1][2] a form of extra-sensory perception. ...

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Biography

Browne was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Bill and Celeste Shoemaker; she is the eldest of two daughters.[5] Her father was Jewish and had many jobs including mail delivery and jewelry salesman, and was vice president of a major freight line. Her mother was Episcopalian,[6] and her maternal grandmother Ada Coil was a devout Lutheran.[6] To establish stability; the family decided to convert to Roman Catholicism and they were all baptised together when Browne was a young girl,[citation needed] but Browne said in 2001 that she was Jewish. [7] Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... -1... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, Sikhism, and some historic sects of Judaism. ...


Browne says that visions started appearing when she was three years old and that her grandmother Ada Coil, who she said was a psychic medium, helped her understand why she had them. Browne also asserts that her great-uncle also says to be a psychic medium and was “rabid about UFOs.”[8] Early parapsychological research employed the use of Zener cards in experiments designed to test for possible telepathic communication. ... In spirituality, a medium or spirit medium (plural mediums) is an individual who possesses the ability to receive messages from spirits (discorporate entities), or claims that he or she can channel such entities — that is, write or speak in the voice of these entities rather than in the mediums... UFO can mean: Unidentified flying object United Future Organization, a Japanese-Brazilian electronic jazz band UFO, the rock band that previously featured Michael Schenker UFO, the Gerry Anderson TV series United Farmers of Ontario, a political party that formed the government in Ontario from 1919 to 1923 U.F.O...


Browne started to give claimed psychic readings in 1974 and has attracted followings of supporters and detractors.[5] She has given thousands of one-on-one readings and with a wide variety of groups and individuals; as of 2007, she charges $750 for a 20-30 minute telephone reading.[9] Browne claims to have provided information to police departments and the FBI. [7] Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...


Marriage and children

She was married to Gary Dufresne from April 1959 until 1972, and is divorced from Kenzil Dalzell Brown. Sylvia acquired the surname Brown during the third of her four marriages, and enhanced it with a final e after she was indicted on Security Fraud charges.[10] In September 2002 she and Larry Lee Beck ended their marriage.[11]


Sylvia says her son Christopher is psychic, and attributes this to a genetic predisposition.[12] Her website says "If Sylvia is the best psychic around - then Chris is the second best."[13]


Paranormal claims

Browne says she knows what it is like in heaven. In her book Life on the Other Side, she says the temperature is a constant 78°F (25.6°C), that there are no insects–-unless one wants there to be, that pets go to heaven, and that one can build one's house wherever one wants unless it obscures the view of a river or some trees, in which case one needs permission.[14] She asserts that the "other side" exists approximately three feet above ground level and at a "higher vibrational level" and so is difficult for humans to perceive. However, like other psychics, she claims to have been born able to perceive a wider range of "vibrational frequencies". For other uses, see Heaven (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ...


Browne declares that she can see angels and that they look similar to depictions in paintings, but have different traits depending on their "phylum". She has also claimed that they do not speak. Her granddaughter, who is purportedly psychic, claims to have witnessed the angels that Browne states surround humans.[15] The Annunciation - the Angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear Jesus (El Greco, 1575) An angel is an ethereal being found in many religions, whose duties are to assist and serve God. ... For other uses, see phyla. ...


Browne professes the ability to speak with her spirit guide, "Francine," and has given details of fifty-four of her own former lives as divined by her.[16] Browne identified herself as having abilities beyond communication with spirits. During a Larry King Live discussion which included James Randi on 3 September 2001 she claimed to have "...helped child [sic] with seizures, that I cured a child with seizures. That I worked with 350 doctors. I mean, you don't know anything about this."[17] ... Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. The show debuted in 1985, and is CNNs most watched program, with over one million viewers nightly. ... James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...


Television and radio

Browne is a frequent guest on US television and radio programs. She has appeared numerous times on Larry King Live as well as the Montel Williams Show and Coast to Coast AM. In 2005 Browne told Newsweek that Larry King, a believer in the paranormal, asked her to do private psychic readings.[18] During these appearances she usually discusses her abilities with the host and then performs readings of audience members or callers. Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. The show debuted in 1985, and is CNNs most watched program, with over one million viewers nightly. ... Montel Brian Anthony Williams (born July 3, 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American television talk show host. ... Coast to Coast AM is a late-night syndicated radio talk show in the United States which deals with a variety of topics, but most frequently ones that relate either to the paranormal, or to alleged conspiracies. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... This article is about the television host. ...


On some occasions other guests at her appearances have included skeptics, with James Randi being one of the more frequent. These shows often feature verbal sparring between the two, with both trying to convince the audience that the other is wrong. In March 2004, their feud escalated on the popular St. Louis radio program The Paul Harris Show when Randi came out and called Browne a liar.[19] James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. ... Sparring in wushu (sport) using a dao (sword) and gun (staff) Sparring is a form of training common to many martial arts. ... St. ...


Browne has also appeared on the television soap opera The Young and the Restless as herself in December 2006.[20] The first TIME magazine cover devoted to soap operas, dated January 12, 1976. ... The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated as Y&R) is a popular American television soap opera, first broadcast on CBS Daytime on March 26, 1973. ...


Books, business, and church

Browne is the head of the Sylvia Browne Corporation, Sylvia Browne Enterprises, and the founder of a church in 1986 in Campbell, California, known as the Society of Novus Spiritus. Campbell is a city located in Santa Clara County, California, part of Silicon Valley. ...


According to its website, the church employs forty ministers, though only a small number are actually paid employees, and those who are paid also work for Sylvia Browne Corporation and Sylvia Browne Enterprises, and are members of the Board of Directors of Novus Spiritus.


Novus Spiritus refers to itself as "Gnostic Christian."[13] It states that it follows the same traditions and teachings which Jesus himself followed, yet does not exclude Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, or Hinduism. The society teaches the Biblical works of Jesus Christ while also incorporating the Gnostic Gospels (ex: Gospel of Mary Magdalene), and says that while the Bible is a "marvelous book" and should be used as a teaching tool, it is not the "unaltered word of God".[21] Gnosticism is a blanket term for various religions and sects most prominent in the first few centuries A.D. General characteristics The word gnosticism comes from the Greek word for knowledge, gnosis (γνῶσις), referring to the idea that there is special, hidden mysticism (esoteric knowledge) that only a few possess. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... Buddhism is a Dharmic religion and philosophy[1] with between 230 to 500 million adherents worldwide. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Hinduism is a religious tradition[1] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... The Gospel of Mary Magdalene was found in the Akhmim Codex, a gnostic text of the New Testament apocrypha acquired by Dr. Rheinhardt in Cairo in 1896. ...


Novus Spiritus Study Groups and Churches are not allowed to teach anything other than what Sylvia Browne has written, thus excluding any other religious or spiritual texts.


The tenets of the church have expanded, as discussed in her 2006 book "Exploring the Levels of Creation", including the idea of a "Mother God" and "Father God". She further elaborated about this during a segment on the Montel Williams show while promoting the book. [22] Montel Brian Anthony Williams (born July 3, 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American television talk show host. ...


Though Sylvia Browne claims publicly to support her forty ministers and churches, neither she or Novus Spiritus has financially supported any of the satellite churches that were formed. These churches rely solely on their founding ministers for funding, and they are required to send money to Novus Spiritus headquarters in Campbell, California.[citation needed] These churches are also required to purchase all of their material (Study Group Books, Sylvia Browne Books, etc.) from Novus, and are only allowed to cover and teach Sylvia Browne's written work.[citation needed]


Legal issues and criminal conviction

In 1992, Browne and her estranged husband were indicted on several charges of investment fraud and grand theft.[23] The Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California, found that Browne and her husband sold securities in a gold-mining venture under false pretenses.[23] In at least one instance, they told a couple their $20,000 investment was to be used for immediate operating costs.[24] Instead, the money was transferred to an account for their Nirvana Foundation for Psychic Research.[23] Browne pleaded no contest to securities fraud and was indicted on grand larceny in Santa Clara County, California on May 26, 1992.[25] Superior Court of Santa Clara County is a state of California court for Santa Clara County. ... Nolo contendere, in criminal trials, in some common law jurisdictions, is a plea where the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge, serving as an alternative to a pleading of guilty or not guilty. ... For a discussion of the legal actions for securities fraud in the United States under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, see the Wiki entry for the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. ... Larceny is a crime involving stealing. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...


Sylvia and her estranged husband Kenzil Dalzell Brown pleaded no contest to a felony charge of "sale of security without permit," made restitution, and received one year probation each.[23] Dalzell's disposition included "County Jail 4 months with credit for time served of 21 days," while Sylvia's included 200 hours of community service.[23] For the record label, see Felony Records The term felony is a term used in common law systems for very serious crimes, whereas misdemeanors are considered to be less serious offenses. ... Restitution is the name given to a form of legal relief in which the plaintiff recovers something from the defendant that belongs, or should belong, to the plaintiff. ...


Additionally, the airing of one of Browne false predictions in June 2008 caused Ofcom to rule that ITV2 "breached standards with a repeat of the Montel Williams Show in which a 'desperate' couple were told by a psychic their missing son was dead - even though he turned up alive last year."[26] The ruling concerned "breaching rule 2.1 of the Broadcasting Code, which relates to protecting viewers against offensive material." Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ... ITV2 is a 24 hour a day free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... Montel Brian Anthony Williams (born July 3, 1956) is an American television talk-show host. ...


Criticism and controversy

Main article: Criticism of Sylvia Browne

Sylvia Browne has been involved in numerous controversies regarding her claims and predictions. She has had a long-running feud with skeptic James Randi, who has said that her readings are indistinguishable from those achieved by mentalists using cold and hot reading techniques. In addition, reports about her psychic abilities by independent observers and the press have cast doubts on them.[27] Her first husband, Gary Dufresne, said in a February 10, 2007 interview that he does not think Sylvia has any paranormal abilities, and that she admitted it, saying that the gullible deserve to be taken advantage of.[27][28] Also supporting this conclusion are several incorrect predictions shown when the actual truth was revealed through other than psychic means, including those of Holly Krewson,[29][30] Opal Jo Jennings,[31][27] Lynda McClelland,[32] Ryan Katcher,[33] and Shawn Hornbeck.[34] Sylvia Browne is a bestselling American author on the subject of spirituality who describes herself as a psychic and medium. ... James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. ... This article is about the performing art. ... This article is about the communication technique. ... In parapsychology, hot reading is the use of foreknowledge when giving a psychic reading. ... Shawn Damian Hornbeck (born 1991) is a boy from Missouri, United States of America who made headlines when he disappeared from his family in Richwoods, Missouri, and later made headlines when he reappeared more than four years later. ...


The skeptic Robert Lancaster has published a series of articles critical of Browne. [35] These include all of the predictions mentioned above. The articles have historically asked for replies from Browne herself or any facts known to be contrary from any readers of the articles. The rebuttals are published on his web page, but none have publicly come from Browne herself. The StopSylviaBrowne.com web page has become the largest and most popular compilation of articles critical of Browne on the web. [36]


Browne has often spoken of working with the police and FBI as a psychic detective, but according to The Skeptics Dictionary, in 21 of Browne's 35 cases, the details she gave were too vague to be verified, and in the remaining 14 Browne played no useful role. [37] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... This article is about psychics. ... The Skeptics Dictionary is a web site with a collection of cross-referenced skeptical essays by Robert Todd Carroll, PhD. It primarily exposes claims that its editors consider pseudoscientific. ...


Bibliography

See also: Sylvia Browne bibliography

Browne has authored or co-authored dozens of books from 1990 and continues today. Listed here are books authored by Sylvia Browne. ...


See also

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References

  1. ^ Browne, Sylvia. "About Sylvia Browne". Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
  2. ^ Roeper, Richard (22 January 2007). "Be not deceived: Psychics are in it for the cash, nothing more", Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved on 2007-01-31. 
  3. ^ Boyle, Christina (18 January 2007). "She told them boy was dead: Crystal ball fails psychic in Mo. kidnap", New York Daily News. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.  (Link dead as of 8 April 2007)
  4. ^ Wright, Leif (25 January 2007). "Leif Wright column: Dupe or no dupe: Show exposes the superstition in nearly all of us", Muskogee Phoenix. Retrieved on 2007-01-31. 
  5. ^ a b Dulin, Dann (December 2005). "Soul Advice", A&U Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. 
  6. ^ a b Browne, Sylvia; & Antoinette May (1990). Adventures of a Psychic. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc. ISBN 0-7394-0178-5
  7. ^ a b King, Larry (March 6, 2001). "Are Psychics for Real?", CNN/Larry King Live. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. 
  8. ^ Browne, Sylvia (2005). Secrets & Mysteries of the World. Hay House, 94–96. ISBN 1401900852. 
  9. ^ "Sylvia Browne". Official website. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
  10. ^ Nickell, Joe (September 2005). "Sylvia Browne’s Latest: Ghost-Written?", Skeptical Inquirer. Retrieved on 2007-03-15. 
  11. ^ Santa Clara County Court, Number: 1-02-FL-104268, Larry Lee Beck And Sylvia Celeste Browne, Dissolution Of Marriage/No Minor Children
  12. ^ "Sylvia Browne". Official website. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
  13. ^ a b "Novus Spiritus- FAQ", Novus Spiritus, Founder Sylvia Browne (2006). 
  14. ^ Browne, Sylvia (July 17, 2000). "Life on the Other Side: A Psychic's Tour of the Afterlife ISBN 0-525-94539-3", Dutton Adult. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. 
  15. ^ King, Larry (May 16, 2003). "Larry King Live: Interview With Sylvia Browne", CNN/Larry King Live. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. 
  16. ^ Larsen, Claus (January 2003). "Sylvia Browne: Fast-Food Psychic", Skeptic Report. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. 
  17. ^ "Official transcript: Are Psychics Real?", Larry King Live (September 3, 2001). Retrieved on 2007-03-15. 
  18. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (January 14, 2005). "Predictions: Jacko Convicted, But Blake Gets Off", Newsweek. Retrieved on 2007-01-31. 
  19. ^ Browne vs Randi March 2003 The Paul Harris Show "Instead, she's been spreading lies about Randi, who has been holding his tongue, but has now decided to fire back at her both on his website and on my radio show -- with no holds barred."
  20. ^ Adams, Diane. "Young and the Restless Recap: December 18, 2006". Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
  21. ^ "Novus Spiritus- The Bible", Novus Spiritus, Founder Sylvia Browne. 
  22. ^ [1] transcript of segment available from StopSylviaBrowne.com.
  23. ^ a b c d e Nickell, Joe (2004). "Psychic Sylvia Browne once failed to foresee her own criminal conviction", Skeptical Inquirer. Retrieved on 2006-08-18. 
  24. ^ "Spiritualist, Ex-Husband Plead No Contest in Securities Case" by Bill Romano, San Jose Mercury News March 9, 1993
  25. ^ "Psychic Gets 1-Year Probation For 'Good Feelings' About Venture," by Sandra Gonzales San Jose Mercury News December 18, 1993
  26. ^ "ITV wrong over psychic claim repeat", The Press Association (June 23, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-07-31. 
  27. ^ a b c Is she for real? Saturday October 27, 2007, The Guardian by Jon Ronson
  28. ^ "Interview: Gary and Ree Dufresne", StopSylviaBrowne.com (March 15, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-15. 
  29. ^ Hughes, Joe (March 24, 2007) Remains found in 1996 finally identified, signonsandiego.com
  30. ^ Turegano, Preston (November 27, 2002) Psychic Wrong?, signonsandiego.com
  31. ^ "Opal Jo Jennings: Reading on the Montel Williams Show", StopSylviaBrowne.com. 
  32. ^ Fuoco, Michael (March 18, 2003) N. Braddock man held in mother-in-law's killing, post-gazette.com
  33. ^ Lancaster, Robert Sylvia Browne gives a reading to a woman whose son is missing., stopsylviabrowne.com
  34. ^ Sigman, Leroy (2003-02-27). "Psychic's clues lead to new searches, but no luck", Daily Journal Online. Retrieved on 2007-01-20. 
  35. ^ StopSylviaBrowne.com [2],
  36. ^ StopSylviaBrowne.com [3],
  37. ^ Skeptics Dictionary. "psychic detective, blue sense". Retrieved on 2007-02-01.

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Sylvia Browne - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia (875 words)
Browne makes most of her predictions under the influence of alcohol while relaxing in a bath tub filled with the tears of children.
Browne says that she is always willing to help the parents of missing children and will do everything she can to find these missing angels, as soon as their check clears.
Browne is always careful in these appearances not to give foolhardy medical advice or to make predictions that she cannot back up with facts.
Sylvia Browne: Information from Answers.com (3055 words)
Browne has had a long running feud with skeptic James Randi who claims her readings are indistinguishable from those achieved by mentalists using cold reading and hot reading techniques.
Browne failed to predict the September 11, 2001 attacks but after the fact claimed she had disturbing dreams involving a lot of fire in the week preceding the attack.
She is the head of the Sylvia Browne Corporation, and the founder of a church in Campbell, California known as the Society of Novus Spiritus.
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