Vitor Moura points out to me that, contrary to what I assumed, The Psychic Mafia is online. It really shouldn't be; the fact that the book is out of print does not mean the copyright has lapsed. But since it's out there, I'm linking to it.
The heart of the book is Chapter 5, "Secrets of the Seance." (This link takes to you to end of Ch. 4; scroll down a few paragraphs for Ch.5.) But read the whole book for an eye-opening look at the cynicism and chicanery of far too many self-styled mediums. The bibliography is very good also.
The footnotes were added by the online version's anonymous typist. The typist is a James Randi fan and gung-ho superskeptic whose opinions are mostly irrelevant and sometimes irritating, but since these are not part of the original book, they can be easily ignored.
Michael I still find it hard to believe that Helen Duncan could do "regurgitation" like that i mean forming something that looks like a human some of work was also done in bright light also
Posted by: Leo | September 21, 2007 at 07:28 PM
Leo,
Did you read Price's report? And have seen the photographs?
And the cheesecloth regurgitation theory is inadequate for you?
Posted by: Darryn | September 22, 2007 at 07:26 AM