Quote Originally Posted by Gadget View Post
Other than that I think it's just a cool parlour trick {no matter the "reality" of what they do}

I wish I could see it like this because the whole thing actually freaks me out! I don't think I could go to a medium as I'd be too terrified incase they weren't a con artist. Having had a few too many spooky experiences, I'm a bit scared that I'd open some flood gates and end up like the woman from 'Afterlife'.

What I certainly would not EVER do is contact one of these psychic phonelines and i would urge anyone to avoid them. My brother decided he was a prophet/healer/guru/jesus etc after taking some drugs too many and got a job on one of these things, where the object (as with any premium rate phoneline) is to keep people talking. Obviously, he's not a prophet or medium or healer or, well, anything other than a numpty, but he only had to say he was to get the job.