Rosemary Altea
Rosemary Altea | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Self proclaimed Medium and Healer |
Spouse | Divorced |
Children | One daughter (b 1970) |
Website | www.rosemaryaltea.com |
Rosemary Altea (born 1946) is a British author and self-proclaimed psychic. She has appeared on various programs, including Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show (with Michael Shermer in 1995) and was ridiculed on Penn and Teller's Bullshit! in premiere episode, "Talking to the Dead." She has written five books and claims to have a "Healing Society".
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 born in 1970.[1]
Career
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 before hand (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. [2]
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
References
- ^ a b c "Rosemary Altea: Biography" (PDF). William Morris Talent Agency. 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
- ^ "Investigative Files: John Edward: Hustling the Bereaved". CSI. Nov/Dec 2001. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
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External links
- Rosemary Altea – Official website
- Video: Larry King with James Randi and Rosemary Altea -- January 26, 2007
- 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)