A gentleman named Timothy John Strating from Montana is suing "psychic" Nathalie Roberts, claiming that she stole $170,000 from him in an attempt to reverse his bad karma. Apparently, Strating lavished her with cash and gifts to "raise his energy level" to better his standing with women and once the process was complete would get a refund.

Obviously Strating never saw any of the money again and Roberts is claiming that the two were intimate and this is nothing more than a case of "a broken heart."

To be accurate, she shouldn't be classified as a "psychic" as she is clearly a scam artist. One might argue there's no difference, but I'm not one of them. Also, who gives a complete stranger $170,000 in cash and gifts? Seriously, that's just insane. I'm not saying that he deserved it, but come one! I felt awkward paying a real psychic <$100 for a reading, muchless $170,000!

Complete story here. 

As I was finally wrapping up my Ouija board story, I received an email from someone called mara. It contained a story detailing their frightening experiences with the Ouija. I have posted their story as well as my own. You can read them both here.

A 22-year-old woman from New Jersey consulted the help of a 'psychic' to save her deteriorating relationship. She found the help she needed in psychic,Tammy Mitchell, who was offering a very reasonable $65 reading. Mitchell promptly determined that the reason for the young woman's woes was very simple… she was cursed! Luckily Mitchell had the cure.

She instructed the woman to perform an elaborate series of twisted and hilarious steps. First, Mitchell made the woman sleep with white thread, red wine and salt in a pillowcase under her bed. Then she persuaded her to remove $600 from the bank and rub the money and the fruit on her body while making the sign of the cross. The following day, Mitchell repeated the ritual, this time rubbing the oranges and grapefruits on the woman's body herself! This set the woman back $5,500 for Mitchell's services.

But we're not done yet. Mitchell then told the victim to smash an orange with her foot, apparently revealing an evil head which marked the end of that part of the curse.

A few days later, Mitchell requested another $7,000 and sent the woman home with grapefruits and oranges. She instructed the woman to rub the fruit all over her body in the shower. When the woman couldn't pay in cash, Mitchell persuaded the victim to buy her a dining room set, shoes and clothes.

Not even sure where to go with this one. Any suggestions? 

Complete story here. 

I'd like to thank John C for sharing his psychic readings with us. I found thm quite interesting and would like to hear some of your opinions. You can read all about John's experience here. 

If you'd like to share your story, don't be shy

With nearly three-quarters of Americans believing in the paranormal, up from half in 1990, there is no shortage of psychics to quench their thirst. TV networks see the potential and thus an explosion in paranormal shows is underway. Psychics are now touring the country and commanding the attention of millions of followers, while reaping millions of their dollars.

Initially, when I read this story, I was not inclined to do a writeup on it. But having read over it a few times, one point stuck out from Patricia Baker, a sociologist and psychotherapist in Boston who is working on a book about people's changing attitudes toward authority.

"And it definitely seems that people are turning to them (psychics) more for their problems, particularly when terrorism, war and scandals have caused people to question our political and religious leaders."

This got me thinking about religion, politics, and psychics more. Throughout history, people have been manipulated by fear and poverty to follow certain people, beliefs, religions, etc. Recent examples of this would include Hitler's rise to power, and even the current state in the US. The US Government is using fear of Muslim extremists to promote their agenda and further their interests at the expense of our nation. Conversely, many arab nations are using fear of the US to create their own new generation of mindless followers. The list goes on and on.

But with the recent political and religious scandals in the US (i.e. priests in the Catholic church, domestic spying, impeachments, etc), are American's left with psychics as their only hope? Yes, I know this is a bit of a stretch, but look how many people turned to Hitler, Castro, and Chavez for answers. Look how many people turn to religion after tragedies for consolation. Many people need that crutch to get them through the tough times and provide hope.

Are psychics the next crutch or am I just crazy? What do you think?

Thanks to John C for pointing this story out to me.

The History Channel is teaming up with psychic John Holland to produce what they hope to be a unique and extraordinary series. John's psychic abilities will be put to the test as he tries to solve some of the world's most confounding mysteries.

In the premiere episode, Holland will attempt to answer some lingering questions about Waco: Who fired the first shot?  Were Koresh's followers being held against their will? Also, Holland apparently breaks some news that was never released to the public.

While I will definitely tune in to watch this, I can't get over the fact that no matter what Holland offers up for an answer, can it actually be verified? How can he truly answer who fired the first shot and prove it? Sounds like he can't go wrong in my opinion. But I will reserve judgement until after I see it. 

I always have issues with "psychics" that always appear to be cashing in… not that I blame them :)

The pilot airs:

- June 26 at 9 pm EST/PST
- July 6 at 11 pm EST/PST
- July 8 at 5 pm EST/PST

A team of paranormal sleuths from New York Paranormal was called upon to investigate Valentown in Victor NY, a well known spot for strange happenings. Valentown was a shopping plaza built in 1879 that never saw the light of day as it was abandoned and turned into a museum in 1940.

Workers have reported the standard slew of spooky incidents. There have been voices, noises, lights turning on and off, and footsteps. But what this team witnessed and filmed is quite interesting and very rare indeed.

They setup IR cameras throughout the building to record unmanned for their entire stay. This is how they captured what appears to be a ghost walking on the right side from the background to the foreground. As usual the film was examined by experts in the video and paranormal circles. All conclusions are that the video is unaltered.

Decide for yourself by watching it here and viewing an analysis here.

Gillian Walker, a 39-year-old mother of 4 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, claims her family is being terrorized in their home by a ghost. She claims the ghost slams doors, "attacks" guests and plays with the tv. And to top things off, the ghost appears as a man hanging from a noose in the stairwell.

It has gotten so bad that three of her four kids have fled the house for the safety of grandma's place. Only Gillian and her youngest son Kristian have remained behind. Gillian said:

There is a ghost in my house and it has ripped my family apart. My kids are so terrified they won't even come home.

Gillian consulted a local medium, Roberta Gordon, to have the home cleared of evil spirits. But until then the presence of the ghost has made Gillian and her 3-year-old son ill. Roberta visited and said,

As soon as I walked through the door I wanted to turn and be sick… There was a very heavy atmosphere. I was aware of a lot of spirit activity.

I guess I have a few questions with this one. First, why do ghosts always play with the tv set? Most of these ghosts were alive way before tv even existed… so how would they even know how to operate one? And second, if living in your home is making you ill, then why aren't you packing your bags and rolling out?

Anyone have some thoughts on the matter?

You can read the complete story here. 

I'd like to welcome everyone to Psychic Freaks, you're new home for everything paranormal. Take a minute to familiarize yourself with my site and read here to see what this place is all about. Or you can skip to the good stuff and read about my personal psychic readings. I'd love to hear you comments on them!

Also, this weekend I'll post my Ouija board experiences once I finish documenting them. They are definitely not as pleasant to say the least, but they will astonish you.

And please, if you have a story that relates in any way to the paranormal, please share it. Whether, it deals with psychics, ghosts, Ouija boards, etc… please tell me about it and I'll gladly post it here!

Thanks,

gasmonso