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Went to See John Edward

(Note: I posted this on my Yahoo group yesterday, but decided it was worth sharing on the blog as well.)

I wanted to mention this before, but it was a last minute kind of thing and I wasn’t sure what I was letting myself in for. I got tickets last week to see the famous psychic, John Edward, at a local theatre last night. He’s doing a whole week of “shows” (which he calls “events” for lack of a better word) here on Long Island, which is his home base and mine as well. All the shows were sold out except last night, which I think was probably added to the schedule after all the others had sold out.

Anyway, I had no idea what to expect of this event. It was listed as a “seminar” not a “group reading” but actually, the group reading was exactly what we got. It was AMAZING!!! I’ve seen his TV shows from time to time and actually remember listening to him when he would make appearances (usually at Halloween) on WPLJ’s morning show, going on 15-20 years ago now. The guy says things that are so specific, there’s no way he’s not the real deal, though I am usually skeptical of people who claim to be psychic and want your money to prove it. LOL.

The theatre held about 3,000 people and is situated in the round. In other words, the stage is at the bottom center of the ampitheatre with seating all around in pie-slice configuration with aisles going down to the stage at about 8 different points so people can get to their seats. My seats were about halfway up. Maybe a little higher. But I could see everything really easily and was only maybe 20 yards from the actual stage.

First off, I have to tell you, I did not get a reading. But the people who did really touched my heart. There was so much tragedy – including 3 young boys who were killed in separate car crashes just a few weeks apart. The families didn’t come to the event together, but knew each other and were seated in different parts of the theatre. One led John to the next and the next. It was freaky. There was also a woman who’d lost her husband in a work related accident. He had worked for her father’s fencing company and sitting two sections over there were people “connected” to them – they’d had a fence installed by the father’s company. They didn’t know each other, but John jumped from the husband to the people who’d had the fence put up by the father’s company. It was
so weird. You had to be there to appreciate the way it all happened, but I really was amazed at the way John works.

I always sort of assumed that there were lots of “outtakes” on his TV show – times when he was wrong and they cut it. But I have to tell you, after seeing him last night… this guy just goes. There was no hesitation, no insecurity. He got argumentative (not in a bad way) with some people until they responded with “oh, yeah, that means this” and it was so obvious – you should’ve heard the audience. NY’ers are not shy about razzing slow people! LOL. But it was all in a good spirit of fellowship. We may sound mean to outsiders, but we all know we love each other.

He “read” for close to 2.5 hours straight. Boom boom boom. He just kept going. By the end of the evening, I was EXHAUSTED! It was such an intense experience. I’m one who firmly believes in the “energy” of a room filled with people. If you’ve never experienced it, go walk through the hall of the Javits Center when people are taking the bar exam. If
you can get out of there without feeling anxious, tired and stressed, you have my congratulations! LOL. Maybe I’m more sensitive to it than others, but if I’m in a room of happy people, I feel happy. If I’m in a room full of sad people, yup, I’m sad too. Even if it has nothing to do with me! I’ve noticed this over many years and at times it’s very
pronounced. Last night was one of those times.

I felt drained even though I had been well reseted and eager to see what this event was all about before it started. There were so many distressed people in the audience. So much emotion. By the time it was over, I had a splitting headache. I went home and collapsed – way before my usual bed time – and slept for about 12 hours. Not normal for me at all.

But this morning (it’s noon here now, of course, because I slept way late), I feel much better. Energized and raring to go. It’s the freakiest thing!

So anyway – if you believe in this sort of thing, and if you ever have the chance, I highly recommend going to see John Edward in person. He’s amazing. And even though I wasn’t one of the “lucky” ones who got a reading, I understand why after seeing the tragedy in that room. The people who needed it, got the readings. The rest of us were blessed to
observe and learn from the experience.