John Edward

Born in New York as John Edward MaGee Jr., John Edward is one of the most famous mediums in America, thanks to his television show Crossing Over and several books, including One Last Time: A Psychic Medium Speaks to Those We Have Loved and Lost (1998).

Edward claims to have the ability to communicate with people who have died, or “crossed over.” To this end, both on his television show and in private readings, he provides people with confirmations that their loved ones exist
in and see them from the afterlife. Sometimes he brings them messages from their loved ones as well.

Psychologist Gary Schwartz has tested the medium’s skills under controlled conditions and has declared them genuine. Nonetheless, sceptics have insisted that Schwartz’s testing methods were flawed. They consider Edward to be a fake who uses leading questions and other tricks during his readings to gain information from his clients about their deceased loved ones while making it seem as though he is receiving this information
from the deceased themselves.

SEE ALSO:

• Physical and Mental Mediums
• Famous Mediums

SOURCE:

The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Paranormal Phenomena – written by Patricia D. Netzley © 2006 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning