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		<title>Mediumship, credits, and debits</title>
		<link>http://joesblog.alseyon.com/2009/11/15/mediumship-credits-and-debits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cynic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics in mediumship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law of Cause and Effect]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I previously blogged about  the UK&#8217;s television medium Derek Acorah, who was going to hold a televised séance to try to reach Michael Jackson. It aired on November 9th.  The feedback I found around and about the Internet was less than positive, and here&#8217;s a short segment of the show on youtube.  Acorah responded to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I previously <a href="http://joesblog.alseyon.com/2009/10/25/mediumship-in-the-spotlight/" title="Joe’s Blog » Blog Archive » Mediumship in the spotlight:">blogged</a> about  the UK&#8217;s television medium Derek Acorah, who was going to hold a televised séance to try to reach Michael Jackson. It aired on November 9th.  The feedback I found around and about the Internet was <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2009/nov/09/derek-acorah-michael-jackson" title="Michael Jackson: The Live Seance was car crash TV in the worst sense | Television &amp; radio | guardian.co.uk:">less</a> than <a href="http://www.anorak.co.uk/230208/celebrities/michael-jacksons-five-questions-for-derek-acorah.html" title="Anorak News » Blog Archive » Michael Jackson’s Five Questions For Derek Acorah, Video:">positive</a>, and here&#8217;s a short segment of the show on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws9gIYM713I&amp;feature=player_embedded" title="YouTube - Michael Jackson: The Live Seance HILARIOUS!!! Derek Acorah:">youtube</a>.  Acorah <a href="http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a185988/derek-acorah-responds-to-seance-criticism.html" title="Television - News - Derek Acorah responds to séance criticism - Digital Spy:">responded</a> to his critics, saying he conducted the séance &#8220;in the most honest, truthful way.&#8221;</p>
<p>My view is that I have little to say about it.  I know I wouldn&#8217;t have done the séance, at least not on television.  And I won&#8217;t judge Acorah&#8217;s authenticity or lack thereof.</p>
<p>But I will say that nothing outrages a medium more than a faker.  I absolutely hate it.  Fakery brings down the legitimacy of what everyone else in the mediumship community is doing.  It&#8217;s vile and unethical.  It&#8217;s playing dangerous mind games with people.  It&#8217;s an open opportunity for the cynics to rip mediumship apart, and do so legitimately.  It&#8217;s many things, all of which are bad.</p>
<p>But no matter.  The Law of Cause and Effect is a good bookkeeper.  If you acquire credits on your books through unethical means, you will receive a corresponding debit to your account.  It may happen sooner, or maybe later, but either way, the books will be balanced.</p>
<p>I hope that Acorah is legitmate, for his sake, and the sake of anyone else he has affected through his mediumship.</p>
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		<title>Skepticism, Cynicism, and Open Mindedness</title>
		<link>http://joesblog.alseyon.com/2008/10/10/skepticism-cynicism-and-open-mindedness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an excellent article about skepticism and cynicism in the context of mediumship, written by a medium.  Says it, and says it well.  It&#8217;s a bit lengthy, but well worth the time to read it.
As Andrew Jackson Davis would say, above all else, keep an even mind.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s an excellent <a href="http://northatlanticbooks.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/psychic-phenomena-and-mediumship-answering-skeptics/" title="North Atlantic Books Blog:Psychic Phenomena and Mediumship: Answering Skeptics">article</a> about skepticism and cynicism in the context of mediumship, written by a medium.  Says it, and says it well.  It&#8217;s a bit lengthy, but well worth the time to read it.</p>
<p>As Andrew Jackson Davis would say, above all else, keep an even mind.</p>
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