Well, I've checked up with "Alternatives", and you don't need to book in advance - just turn up and pay. I know what you mean about supporting a trickster, but I think I just might go.Originally Posted by Matt
There's a very nice wine bar not too far away.
The ironic thing is that Gary also peddles Brain Gym (http://www.braingym.org.uk/, but for a dissenting view see http://www.badscience.net/?p=225). Readers may remember that Gary's website once claimed that it could "help to remove Dyslexia", but now it reads "help with Dyslexia". And yes, if Gary's spelling and confused grammar are anything to go by I think he may well need a spot of Brain Gym himself.
Julia,
It wasn't Gary's fault about the claim to "remove" Dyslexia. It was the person who wrote the flyer.
And Farside's suggestion about Gary's own difficulties might not be far from the truth.As for the Brain Gym. I don't claim that it removes these problems anyone who checked my site i'm afraid there had been a wording mistake with the person who did the flyer for me. These techniques can help with problems by stimulating different areas of the brain and balancing the chemicals in the brain for the brain to function at hopefully an optimum level.
I don't feel the ailments I see them and abraham tells me what the ailments are, as I have no medical training apart from what Abaraham has taught me I may need to take a minute or 2 for him to explain what I am seeing and how he plans to treat the person, however becausae we have now treated so many different problems it is easier for Abraham to explain similar conditions
More from Gary......
Gary, how modest you are about "Motzart".I think we are all capable of having our own Abrahams, Abraham is a spirit that wishes to help this planet and I am only the vessel he uses to do his work. If I'm capable of it theres no reason in theory why we can't all be vessels. However I believe everyone achieves things in their own ways. Look at the amazing music Motzart wrote. I wouldn't even come close if I tried.
Last edited by bindeweede; 30th January 2008 at 10:59 PM.
I asked a BadPsychics member why Gary had been banned from The Spiritualist Church in Harrow.
The BadPsychics member posted this.
From what I gather it was mainly bad reading, continual disprution to meetings, loads of complaints about his healing methods and mainly just putting his foot down and demanding that he was right about just about everything.
Last edited by bindeweede; 31st January 2008 at 12:07 PM. Reason: typo
Sounds like a spoilt brat to me. I blame the parents.
I've just had a look at Gary's site and noticed that the reference to Brain Gym has vanished completely, but he's still babbling about it in the Q&A session featured on BadPsychics...
Julia,
Could you say which of Gary's sites you are referring to? There are quite a few. I'll send the link to the Rector of St James's, Piccadilly, just to let him know who is about to present a demonstration of his "skills" in that lovely church.
This one: http://www.garymannion.com/
I can say the comment about the churches and gary is untrue.
Gary is not banned from Harrow spiritualist church or any other church. I think you should of atleast spoken to the church yourself before believeing what badpsychics have said.
Also tis comment about readings and wanting his own way. Gary hasn't visited the harrow spiritualist church in over 3 years and did not leave on bad terms.
Hi harrow, do you believe everything that Gary does and says is genuine?
Well, here we have "rainbows", aka "lara123" and her views on Gary and his spirit guide or whatever, Abraham.
Sorry, but "empty-minded" is more like it.I do not think you are mentally balanced for claiming you speak with Abraham and im sure the people here dont think so either,some of us here have had experiences of one type or another and no critisms have been commented about them.Its seems to me,some may not understand some things and thats ok,but we are open-minded
Well, I'm back from Gary Mannion's psychic surgery demo. More details tomorrow, but two things struck me.
I was told the doors opened at 6-30pm. I was there at 6-28, and my watch seems to be 2 minutes fast. There were about 12 people ahead of me in the queue and when I got in, there were about 50 people already seated right at the front, around the area Gary was to do his demo. I don't know how they managed to get in so early.
Then Steve Nobel, Co-director of "Alternatives", came to the front. He asked at one point if there was anyone in the audience from UK Skeptics, as he'd had a few emails. Now this was a problem for me. I am a member of this Forum, obviously, but I was not there officially representing UKS. And as I was sitting there recording things with my new digital recorder, I thought if I raise my hand, I might be asked to leave. Well possibly.
So I didn't, but I will accept any criticism from anyone who says I should have.
Anyway, I did get a chance to meet Prof. Chris French from Goldsmiths!
And of course, as Gary is psychic, he would have known if there was someone from UKS anyway. Just an extra thought.
Last edited by bindeweede; 5th February 2008 at 01:06 AM. Reason: typo. And extra thought.
I also think the key word is from, Windlebreed ... you weren't sent by the forum, I presume?
Look forward to hearing more about this tomorrow. Fearless research, I'd call it.
Last edited by DrS; 5th February 2008 at 12:36 AM.
Great stuff Bindeweede, can't wait to read your account. Fantastic that Chris French was there too, he's my new hero. I can't help thinking that it would be really very funny if most of Gary's audience was actually silent undercover skeptics there for scorning purposes, but sadly there were probably plenty of desperate people there who believed in him...
....I love the whole undercover thing too, in fact I think UK skeptics needs a paramilitary wing.
Last edited by dalriada; 5th February 2008 at 12:41 AM.
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