"non-evasive psychic surgery"

[scroll33]

Yes. According to Spiritualists they were still in use at Spiritualist meetings as recently as the 1980s and 90s.

Some Spiritualists are less fundy than others and believe in real and fake spiritualism. "Fake" being when there is fake evidence. "Real" being determined by the lack of evidence...

Yea this lot are still strapping mediums to chairs (sadly not the electric variety) I'll include the link but please do try to keep a straight face as this is important scientific breakthrough stuff that's going on.

[bindeweede]

Now he embarks on "Alphabetical Ailment Advice", starting with bronchitis.

Do pay attention.



Correction - he has already dealt with arthritis.

The Great One speaks on arthritis.

[FarSideOfTheMoon]

It goes without saying he shouldn't really be doing this. But it's Mannion so what else do you expect.

He does appear to be trying to add some legitimacy to these videos by "channelling" legitimate information from somewhere into the first half the the talk, then adding his anecdotal evidence to the second half.

Let's hope he survives his unvaccinated trip to India, but I'm not looking forward to having to sit through any more of this tripe.

[Admin]

It is so blatantly obvious that he hasn't got a clue what he's talking about!

"There are 3 classes of drugs given for arthritis..... but I can't pronounce them".

[dalriada]

Remember the Brain Gym that Gary was so fond of back in the mists of time? Clinical Psychologist Paul O'Donoghue from Irish Skeptics, gives it a thorough debunking in this week's Irish Times- worth a read!

It might also interest you to know that processed foods do not contain water and that to improve memory and cell communication you should hold water in the mouth for eight seconds, which will ensure that the body and brain recognise the water correctly and can then prioritise where to use it. Wiggling your ears with your fingers stimulates the reticular formation of the brain to tune out distracting sounds and tune into language, and rocking your head back and forth will get more blood to your frontal lobes to improve comprehension and rational thinking!

These claims are made by the originators and practitioners of a system called Brain Gym, which is marketed in more than 80 countries and is aimed at teachers and school children, business people and sports practitioners. According to Ben Goldacre, author of the book Bad Science and columnist with the Guardian newspaper, hundreds of schools in Britain regularly run Brain Gym activities. It is also widely used in the US. Brain Gym Ireland was set up in 2002 by Padraig King. The descriptions of Brain Buttons and water drinking above are taken from tips he provided on RTÉ’s Afternoon Show.

On his website, King states that Brain Gym “is now being used in a large number of schools and colleges throughout Ireland. Hundreds of teachers, classroom assistants, resource teachers, physiotherapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, nurses and parents have attended courses, seminars and workshops on Brain Gym over the past few years.” These claims appear consistent with the wide usage reported elsewhere.

So what’s the problem? A system with such broad application and claiming such huge success should surely be a cause for celebration? However, Brain Gym and its underlying theoretical foundations have been thoroughly and systematically criticised in the US, UK, Canada and elsewhere...

More at this link....http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...276613773.html

[Julia]

The ever-vigilant bindeweede has noticed that Gary has been a naughty boy again. I won't go into details at the moment - suffice it to say that Trading Standards are on the case and will be in touch with Mr Mannion shortly.

[Mojo]

Yea this lot are still strapping mediums to chairs (sadly not the electric variety) I'll include the link but please do try to keep a straight face as this is important scientific breakthrough stuff that's going on.

Does the image it shows before you click on "play" remind anyone else of the title sequence of Blackadder II?

[bindeweede]

The ever-vigilant bindeweede has noticed that Gary has been a naughty boy again. I won't go into details at the moment - suffice it to say that Trading Standards are on the case and will be in touch with Mr Mannion shortly.

A video testimonial has recently appeared on his site and his Youtube channel.. (I made a brief comment, but it was quickly deleted.)



She was in such pain, she didn't go to a GP, but made it to an MBS show And the inevitable miraculous healing occurred.

And what a surprise, Yvette is a psychic/medium/clairvoyant, (or some such tosh), so everyone is going to believe every word she says.

http://www.yvettetamara.com/About.htm

EE, I couldn't make it up. But I think she has.

[DrS]

Funny that, he knew exactly where to put his hands when she said she had bad hips. Amazing. I'd be fumbling around for ages! Impressive ...

Mind you, it was only when he "got to her hips" that she felt the pain like a knife before all the hurt disappeared. Wonder where he started, and how long it took to get from hips ... to hips ...

[bindeweede]

What kind of *-wit (* please insert missing word of your own choice) would think that a testimonial from a self-proclaimed psychic might add to his credibility as a "psychic surgeon".

Oh God, I've just wet myself laughing. Again.

But I am going away, for some time.