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| Rosemary Altea | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 1946 Leicester, England |
| Occupation | Medium and Healer |
| Spouse | Divorced |
| Children | One daughter, Samantha Altea (b 1970) |
| Website | |
| www.rosemaryaltea.com | |
Rosemary Altea (born in England in 1946) is a New York Times best-selling author and internationally renowned psychic medium. She has appeared on many televisions shows, including Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show "20/20," "Unsolved mysteries", "Prime Time, with Diane Sawyer," "Politically Incorrect," "Leeza," "The View," and "Fox and Friends". She has written many international best selling books and runs a registered charity (a spiritual healing organization) called the RAHEF.
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[edit] Early life
Altea was born in Leicester, England to Lilian and William Edwards, and has two brothers and three sisters.[1] Her formal education ended at the age of 16 when she left school and then got married when she was 19.[1] Altea is divorced and has one daughter, Samantha Altea, born in 1970.[1]
[edit] Career
As an international best-selling author and psychic medium Altea has appeared on national television and radio shows all over the word and her books have been best sellers in multiple countries. Altea also runs a charitable organization—THE ROSEMARY ALTEA ASSOCIATION OF HEALERS—which has centers in both the UK and US. The organization is founded on the belief of the power of prayer and the laying on of hands. In 2009 Altea discovered that her personal assistant, Denise M. Hall, had stolen well over the recorded amount of $200,000 from her. Hall did this using four credit cards to obtain cash advances, forged cheques and gave herself unauthorized electronic paychecks all under Altea's name.[2][3] Altea always spoke about the notion that she was unable to "get insights" into her own life, or her daughter's life because it was too close to her—it seems that her assistant took advantage of this fact. Hall served 18 months in jail for her crimes against Altea.
[edit] Criticism
Investigator Joe Nickell believes modern day self-proclaimed mediums like John Edward, Sylvia Browne, Rosemary Altea and James Van Praagh are avoiding the Victorian tradition of dark rooms, spirit handwriting and flying tambourines as these methods risk exposure. They instead use “mental mediumship” tactics like cold reading or gleaning information from sitters beforehand (hot reading). Group readings also improve hits by making general statements with conviction, which will fit at least one person in the audience. Shows are carefully edited before airing to show only what appears to be hits and removing anything that does not reflect well on the medium. [4]
[edit] Books
- The Eagle and the Rose: A Remarkable True Story. Warner Vision, 1996 ISBN 0446603643
- Soul Signs: An Elemental Guide to your Spiritual Destiny. Rodale Books, 2004 ISBN 1579549489
- You Own the Power: Stories And Exercises To Inspire And Unleash The Force Within. Harper Paperbacks, 2001. ISBN 0060959363
- Proud Spirit: Lessons, Insights & Healing From 'the Voice Of The Spirit World'. Harper Paperbacks, 1998 ISBN 0688160670
- Give the Gift of Healing: A Concise Guide to Spiritual Healing. Harper Paperbacks, 2004 ISBN 0060738111
- A Matter of Life and Death: Remarkable True Stories of Hope and Healing, Tarcher, 2007 ISBN 1585425532
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Rosemary Altea: Biography". William Morris Talent Agency. 2007. http://www.wma.com/rosemary_altea/bio/ROSEMARY_ALTEA.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
- ^ "Woman accepts guilt in defrauding psychic". Rutland Herald. July 14, 2009. http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090714/NEWS02/907140368/1003/NEWS02. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ "Feds: Bookkeeper steals fortune from psychic". Rutland Herald. June 11, 2009. http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090611/NEWS04/906110370/1003/NEWS02. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ "Investigative Files: John Edward: Hustling the Bereaved". CSI. Nov/Dec 2001. http://www.csicop.org/si/show/john_edward_hustling_the_bereaved/. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
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- Rosemary Altea – Official website
- Rosemary Altea on IMDB
Transcripts
- Larry King Live: Rosemary Altea Discusses `You Own the Power' March 15, 2000
- Larry King Live: Spiritual Medium Versus Paranormal Skeptic (Altea verses James Randi) June 5, 2001
- Larry King Live: Interview With Rosemary Altea December 13, 2002
- Larry King Live: Have Psychics Gone Too Far? January 26, 2007 (Altea and James Randi)
