Sylvia Browne: Psychic or Charlatan?

onclick=”javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’);” href=”http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/The_People_vs_Sylvia_Celeste_Browne_(original).pdf”>here. When reading the document, you’ll notice her last name is spelled “Brown”, and not “Browne”. Why the sudden addition of the silent “e”? It’s purely speculation, but maybe she modified her name slightly in an effort to conceal her criminal history –just a theory.

A few years ago, Browne, on The Montel Williams Show, told the parents of missing 11-year-old, Shawn Hornbeck, that their son was dead. There are reports from the father of the missing boy, stating he and his wife were told by Browne that she’d be willing to ‘provide more information’ if they scheduled an appointment –a 20 minute reading at 0-750! However, Browne has denied this allegation. And here’s the twist, about three years later, Shawn Hornbeck was found alive! This obviously sparked a storm of controversy. Browne made public apologies, posted an open letter of apology on her website, but –according to the boy’s family– never personally apologized to them.

Conclusions

It’s not fair to give someone a charlatan status based on a gut feeling, or a rumor. There are people who can, and will, always find something bad to say about anyone. However, considering Sylvia Browne’s rap sheet –in both a literal and figurative sense– I think it’s fair to say, at the least, that Browne isn’t the most moral or ethical person.

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