I have decided to temporarily come out of retirement for the following blog…..

For those of you that know me, you will be aware that I have a serious distaste for Psychics, tarot reader and other such purveyors of bullshit that seek to exploit people of a vulnerable position. With that in mind I am very […]

In the same way that Robert Lancaster has a dislike of the practices of so-called psychic Sylvia Brown, I have a dislike of claims made by one fellow Scot, Derek Ogilvie. Derek has shot to fame as “The Baby Mind Reader” on Channel 5, conducted a tour of Scotland, has tried to break
through in the […]

Ok, you folk that know me, know I beleive this:

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC, PHSYCHICS, ESP, UNICORNS, LEVIATION, OUTER BODY EXPERIENCES, ASTRAL PROJECTION AND OTHER SUCH CLAP TRAP!!
So why did you go see Derren Brown on Thursday night I hear you ask. Derren is different. He makes no such claims of […]

Well as much as I hate to turn the Skeptical eye on one of my own, I am afraid that Derren Brown’s latest show Trick or Treat on Channel 4 has compelled me to do so. Myself and The Charming Manipulator are both fans of Mr Brown as he makes no bones about explaining what […]

Guy’s good friend Chrissie, who is highly amused with the passion in which he puts debunking all things “Supernatural” asked him his views on Ouija boards. Having never taken part in such things, Guy consulted his resources and came up with the following
History
The Ouija board was first introduced in 1890 as a Parlour Game sold […]

The Amazing Derren Brown uses his amazing power of suggestion on the equally amazing Simon Pegg, but unlike so called “Psychics” Derren show’s us how he does it

For those of you that don’t know, Channel 5 host a show called “The Baby reader”, Paisley’s own “Psychic” Derek Ogilvie proceeds to “read” baby’s minds and tell parents what the baby is thinking, sounds marvellous doesn’t it??? EXCEPT HE IS A LYING, MANIPULATIVE, TWISTED, SOULESS FAKER!!!!
This is a clip I found from You Tube, […]

As a member of the CSMA (Civil Servant Motoring Association) I am privy to a monthly magazine with all the deals, stories, competitions and in this issue, a star sign motoring survey.
Being of November birth, I fall into the Scorpio bracket, let’s see what it said……
At the bottom of the call-out table. Scorpios are the […]

For those of you that don’t know, during a live radio panel discussion, James Randi was challenged by a parapsychologist to “put [his] money where [his] mouth is”, and Randi responded by offering to pay $1,000 to anyone who demonstrated a paranormal power under satisfactory observational conditions. This challenege was first carried out in 1964 […]

“Flim Flam” a book written by James Randi in which he exposes what he believes to be the outrageous deception that has been promoted widely in the media…… Psychics.
I could not have thought of a more appropriate title for the Category that will (hopefully) become a regular feature in my blogs.
Psychic were something that […]