By Kirby Robinson
Here is a brief excerpt from Is the Long Island Medium the Real Deal?
Chapter 5 ~ The Science of Cold Readings
Cold readings and all the little tricks behind them is
what fuels 99.9% of all psychics and mediums especially if they're doing large
readings. Incidentally, some of them even do these tricks during one-on-one
readings.
A cold reading is the process where the cold reader
gets all the information they need or at least enough knowledge that'll let
them to fill in the details. Subsequently, this allows them to trick a person
into thinking that they have information on them that only a psychic/medium
could know. That makes them good at being able to fake things.
This is how it's done. The cold reader must possess
the ability to ask many questions that are broad but can be narrowed down to
specifics when necessary. The cold reader is usually an extrovert. They have a
very likable personality. They are self-assured, confident, stylish, and charismatic.
The cold reader has the ability to distract the person being read, in carnival
terms, the mark. Your average cold reader possesses a high EQ [emotional
intelligence], coupled with the ability to appear empathetic to other people's
emotions. In fact, the cold reader can appear quite the opposite when they
become teary-eyed. Also, they take general information into account:
~ Body language
~ Age
~ Gender
~ Their dress code: business attire, sportswear, slutty,
rocker, etc.?
~ Religion – crosses, Star of David, prayer beads
~ Race/ethnicity
~ Sexual orientation
All of these points can help a reader fill in a
complex and seemingly complete reading.
The larger the crowd the better. The odds are more in
their favor as the cold reader can safely use more general questions.
For example, the cold reader might say:
~ Who on this side of the audience has lost a child or
maybe a grandchild?
You know that's going to get reactions, allowing the
cold reader to note those that respond. The cold reader might select a person to
read. Or they might want to be more sure of selecting a mark that'll put on a
good show.
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