Comments on: Sylvia Brown is very, very icky http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:34:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Lee http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-196202 Lee Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:32:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-196202 Read some of her books but now she sloches on Montel William's couch. I can't take her seriously any more lee Read some of her books but now she sloches on Montel William’s couch. I can’t take her seriously any more

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]]> By: Kmax http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-189173 Kmax Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:44:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-189173 Imagine being I'm charge of a police department and some quacky psychic comes along and solves your case. Who would you tell. Imagine being I’m charge of a police department and some quacky psychic comes along and solves your case. Who would you tell.

]]> By: Kmax http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-189169 Kmax Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:38:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-189169 What do you know? I guess it is not a question of what you believe. Do you KNOW GOD? Maybe you know nothing exists after death. You know what a witch looks like. You know SB is never ever right. You know that people have not been helped by her. You know she is evil. You know . What is scary to me is not being open to differnt points of view .. SB is a scam. What are gay people or Muslims or black people or Mexicans or poor people. 700 hundred dollars? That's how much you have to charge to be evil ? If she was wrong for free would it be any better? If she was right all the time would you worship her as God? My life is fine knowing that she isn't right all the time. Just an old lady. I am not saying this to have some more fortunate person tell me they are "real sorry about your luck". Ihave no health care and I wonder why doctors who care so much and are there to help charge so much? I bet Sylvia Brown did not take the Hypocratic oath. Every gets what's coming to them. A funny thing I noticed is that the more famous you are the more people "hate on you" . I think it is between her and her God. I wish I had the knowledge to KNOW. My writing isn't the best so anybody out there with a least a 7th grade education I would appreciate the criticism. But the points are clear. What do you know? I guess it is not a question of what you believe. Do you KNOW GOD? Maybe you know nothing exists after death. You know what a witch looks like. You know SB is never ever right. You know that people have not been helped by her. You know she is evil. You know . What is scary to me is not being open to differnt points of view .. SB is a scam. What are gay people or Muslims or black people or Mexicans or poor people. 700 hundred dollars? That’s how much you have to charge to be evil ? If she was wrong for free would it be any better? If she was right all the time would you worship her as God? My life is fine knowing that she isn’t right all the time. Just an old lady.
I am not saying this to have some more fortunate person tell me they are “real sorry about your luck”. Ihave no health care and I wonder why doctors who care so much and are there to help charge so much? I bet Sylvia Brown did not take the Hypocratic oath. Every gets what’s coming to them. A funny thing I noticed is that the more famous you are the more people “hate on you” . I think it is between her and her God. I wish I had the knowledge to KNOW.
My writing isn’t the best so anybody out there with a least a 7th grade education I would appreciate the criticism. But the points are clear.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-188955 Elizabeth Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:45:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-188955 I'm really glad that I did a google search and looked for other complaints. Mine is not on Sylvia but her son Chris that she refers you to if you don't want to wait long to get a reading done. He said almost the same routine things - who my spirit guide is, take better care of my health by cardio, that I'll meet my soulmate and settle down in January - blah, blah blah. I only called them because I was undecided in my career choice of two choices - they told me to go one way - which was wrong and I was unhappy at that job choice, and didn't meet any soulmate in January and other things didn't happen that they said would. I totally do not believe in Sylvia or her son - and would tell all my friends not to even go there in calling psychics, and am a little embarrased that I did, but I learned greatly from it. We all make our own futures, and I chose the career I'm in and am dating the man that I made the effort to go find. Thanks for the opportunity to post blogs and make others more informed of their decisions. I’m really glad that I did a google search and looked for other complaints. Mine is not on Sylvia but her son Chris that she refers you to if you don’t want to wait long to get a reading done. He said almost the same routine things - who my spirit guide is, take better care of my health by cardio, that I’ll meet my soulmate and settle down in January - blah, blah blah. I only called them because I was undecided in my career choice of two choices - they told me to go one way - which was wrong and I was unhappy at that job choice, and didn’t meet any soulmate in January and other things didn’t happen that they said would. I totally do not believe in Sylvia or her son - and would tell all my friends not to even go there in calling psychics, and am a little embarrased that I did, but I learned greatly from it. We all make our own futures, and I chose the career I’m in and am dating the man that I made the effort to go find. Thanks for the opportunity to post blogs and make others more informed of their decisions.

]]> By: myra http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-188895 myra Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:10:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-188895 wow...am I ever glad I read this email....I wanted to see her in our city tomorrow night...what a waste of money.....sorry you had to go through that...Myra wow…am I ever glad I read this email….I wanted to see her in our city tomorrow night…what a waste of money…..sorry you had to go through that…Myra

]]> By: Una http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-185150 Una Thu, 21 May 2009 15:54:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-185150 I was a disciple of Sylvia's for many years. I have read most of her books, joined her church Novus Spiritus and took her Hypnosis Training course. Her philosophies and teachings were such a comfort to me. To know that there was a good reason for our existence, to experience for God. I truly believed everything she said. Then after a 2 year wait, I finally got a reading with her at the princely sum of $850 (now I can say God was I crazy or what?). When you have complete faith in someone, the price really doesn't matter. Well, I have listened to that tape numerous times....complete bollocks! She gave the usual medical assessment - stomach getting a bit acidic - stay off dairy. Back and neck problems - do neck curls while lying on the bed. All the time, I felt she was rushing the reading and certainly not giving me any specifics. She told me the name of my spirit guide, what my themes were and my option line, how many lives I've had...all of which could have been made up. She described a man. Lanky, sharp features, dark haired, deep set eyes, high forehead, a little receding. I felt sure she was describing a man I had just met at a wedding and was hoping to go a date with. I asked her if she thought it was the same guy. She said "I know it is - this is going to become permanent". He is kind, considerate, good sense of humor (all the qualities we want in a partner) and most important he was going to take care of me....the fairytale ending we silly girls dream about! Of course I was thrilled. As the reading progressed, she kept referring back to this man, saying how this would begin a whole new chapter in my life..blah blah.. Anyway, I did date this man (after 3 months only because I got in touch with him). Complete disaster. He was arrogant and egocentric and practically married (living with someone for 16 years, separate beds...yeah right!). My fairytale ending ripped in shreds! To say that I have had a wake-up call is an understatement. I watch Sylvia Browne's webcasts and she has an enormous responsibility in that people take her word as gospel and will take her advice and live their lives according to what she has to say. She obviously has no regard for those lining her pockets. "God loves you, I do". Sure you do Sylvia. The thing is, her books share a beautiful message. Why can't she just be happy with the income generated by those books, which must be huge? Still, I plan on making a big bonfire with those books and finally banish that woman from my life for good. I feel quite foolish but it has been a learning experience and one that I will grow from. I was searching for a mentor in my life, one who would teach me about spirituality and God and life after death. I thought it was Sylvia Browne - How very wrong was I? I was a disciple of Sylvia’s for many years. I have read most of her books, joined her church Novus Spiritus and took her Hypnosis Training course.
Her philosophies and teachings were such a comfort to me. To know that there was a good reason for our existence, to experience for God. I truly believed everything she said.
Then after a 2 year wait, I finally got a reading with her at the princely sum of $850 (now I can say God was I crazy or what?). When you have complete faith in someone, the price really doesn’t matter.
Well, I have listened to that tape numerous times….complete bollocks! She gave the usual medical assessment - stomach getting a bit acidic - stay off dairy. Back and neck problems - do neck curls while lying on the bed. All the time, I felt she was rushing the reading and certainly not giving me any specifics. She told me the name of my spirit guide, what my themes were and my option line, how many lives I’ve had…all of which could have been made up. She described a man. Lanky, sharp features, dark haired, deep set eyes, high forehead, a little receding. I felt sure she was describing a man I had just met at a wedding and was hoping to go a date with. I asked her if she thought it was the same guy. She said “I know it is - this is going to become permanent”. He is kind, considerate, good sense of humor (all the qualities we want in a partner) and most important he was going to take care of me….the fairytale ending we silly girls dream about! Of course I was thrilled. As the reading progressed, she kept referring back to this man, saying how this would begin a whole new chapter in my life..blah blah..
Anyway, I did date this man (after 3 months only because I got in touch with him). Complete disaster. He was arrogant and egocentric and practically married (living with someone for 16 years, separate beds…yeah right!). My fairytale ending ripped in shreds!
To say that I have had a wake-up call is an understatement. I watch Sylvia Browne’s webcasts and she has an enormous responsibility in that people take her word as gospel and will take her advice and live their lives according to what she has to say. She obviously has no regard for those lining her pockets. “God loves you, I do”. Sure you do Sylvia. The thing is, her books share a beautiful message. Why can’t she just be happy with the income generated by those books, which must be huge?
Still, I plan on making a big bonfire with those books and finally banish that woman from my life for good. I feel quite foolish but it has been a learning experience and one that I will grow from. I was searching for a mentor in my life, one who would teach me about spirituality and God and life after death. I thought it was Sylvia Browne - How very wrong was I?

]]> By: Nicole http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-181896 Nicole Fri, 08 May 2009 05:17:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/01/22/sylvia-brown-is-a-big-giant-evil-fraud/#comment-181896 People are humans and humans are NOT perfect, and you know what? Slvia is human and she IS going to make some mistakes in her life, and we shouldn't judge her for that. For an example if a doctor has 200 patients in a week and ends up making a mistake on 2 of them, does that make him or her a bad doctor? No of course not, then why so much hate and judgement? Sliva's prices do sound alittle high, but do you know what eirks me? Is that people call her evil or a fraud because she charges a fee, but no one raises an eye brow when doctors can charge you up the a#% and they are suppose to CARE and SAVE human lives!! Also a word of caution to people who always seem to qoute the bible is that humans also wrote and REWROTE the bible. So ALWAYS do your OWN resurch and dont believe everything that is told to you no matter who tells it to you even religious leaders. Thanks! :-) People are humans and humans are NOT perfect, and you know what? Slvia is human and she IS going to make some mistakes in her life, and we shouldn’t judge her for that. For an example if a doctor has 200 patients in a week and ends up making a mistake on 2 of them, does that make him or her a bad doctor? No of course not, then why so much hate and judgement? Sliva’s prices do sound alittle high, but do you know what eirks me? Is that people call her evil or a fraud because she charges a fee, but no one raises an eye brow when doctors can charge you up the a#% and they are suppose to CARE and SAVE human lives!!
Also a word of caution to people who always seem to qoute the bible is that humans also wrote and REWROTE the bible. So ALWAYS do your OWN resurch and dont believe everything that is told to you no matter who tells it to you even religious leaders. Thanks! :-)

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