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How do clairvoyants know things??

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Homer2 · 14/04/2026 13:45

I have never believed in this, I saw one once just for fun at my aunties house and she wasn’t great. She did say a few things that were accurate, but I put this down to being guesses or general vague things that would be relevant to the majority of people.

However, recently my friend went to one. She recently lost her dad and her partner. Without telling the clairvoyant anything, she knew how her partner died and what his name was. She mentioned my friends dad blowing kisses in a weird way, with the palm of his hand instead of his fingers, which is something he did used to do. How would she know these things??? I don’t honestly believe in it, but can’t understand how she’d know such specific things

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UnaOfStormhold · 14/04/2026 13:51

Cold reading can be very powerful with a skilled person - watch some Darren Brown as he is scarily good at it but doesn't pretend it's anything other than trickery.

Oh yes this 😀

WhatHappenedToYourFurnitureCuz · 14/04/2026 13:52

Cold reading, the Barnum effect, Internet searches. Don't be fooled.

Lomonald · 14/04/2026 13:52

Derren Brown did a programme about it, I think it was on ch4 it was really interesting, was a few years ago now so might not be available on the catch up.

UnaOfStormhold · 14/04/2026 13:51

Cold reading can be very powerful with a skilled person - watch some Darren Brown as he is scarily good at it but doesn't pretend it's anything other than trickery.

catipuss · 14/04/2026 13:49

Your friend was probably led into giving information. They say something vague and you feed back a bit more and they home in on a good answer. If they are good at it you don't realise that you actually fed them the answer. If you have an appointment in advance they may look you up on social media or on ancestry for family information.

LughLongArm · 14/04/2026 13:49

They don’t, OP. You weren’t there. You can have no idea what information she had about your friend in advance and about what your friend let drop inadvertently. It’s a disgusting way of preying on someone bereaved.

Lomonald · 14/04/2026 13:48

Guess work and listening to people talk, my dhs "auntie" used to do houses and she clearly was an absolute charlatan and would only do localish people and she would also read the local news papers,

Pugglywuggly · 14/04/2026 13:46

Googling the person who makes a booking probably and Facebook stalking them. It's creepy and exploitative.