By Taylor Rao
Published 2:39 p.m., Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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FontAfter all the research I did for my interview with Theresa Caputo, I remained skeptical about psychic mediums. So I decided to try one out for myself.
I found LizBeth, a Capital Region medium, on the Internet, and for $85 she agreed to meet me for a session, but it had to be in a specific booth in a restaurant that, she said, "Gets great reception."
She also asked that, out of respect, I write a letter to the people I would like to join us.
I didn't plan on taking notes or asking too many questions. I wanted to use my poker face, to make sure her words weren't swayed by my reactions.
Before we sat down, I introduced myself as Taylor.
"Could you say your full name?" she asked, but she didn't want me to speak at normal speed. "Verrrrrry sloooowly, please."
Uh, fine. "Taaaaylooor Mirrriamm Raaaaooo," I tried to say it quietly, and without laughing. Her eyes were closed as I looked across the table, and she was slowly repeating these seven syllables.
"Keep going, this is good," she hummed and nodded.
I figured this meant she was getting tuning in and getting great reception.
Those people I wrote an invitation for? I guess you could say they showed up.
I cracked a smile when she asked if I was interested in knowing about my spiritual gift and power animal. "Give me all you got," I said.
She hummed some more, though, and I thought what she really needed was a crystal ball, or perhaps by my spiritual gift she meant she thought I had a caldron in the basement cooking up a psychic stew.
Then LizBeth told me that one of the guests I had invited in my letter, was standing behind my left shoulder.
She said my grandmother, Nanny, was able to get in touch with her, and LizBeth spent an entire hour relaying information to me.
I hadn't told her about Nanny, but somehow LizBeth knew. She also said a couple facts that I hadn't told her, either: that I was left-handed and had a younger sister.
In the moment, LizBeth's words seemed believable. Apparently, Nanny told the medium things like, "You need to stand your ground with your sister," and, "Your mother has some issues she needs to sort through."
Afterward, I rushed home to tell my family about my meeting, and they were mesmerized by the details. The more I repeated the story, however, skeptic feelings kept crawling back.
I mean, isn't it possible she just Googled me beforehand?
Looking back on our session, I think every word LizBeth said applies to my current situation in life, and she did seem to be busy with my loved one's spirits. But I'm left in the middle of the road, teetering between belief and skepticism. At least I gave it a try.
— Taylor Rao
Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/A-skeptic-meets-a-medium-3772654.php#ixzz234WoKT9f
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