By David Andres Galeano
Throughout history mankind has seen people seeking advice visit others who claim to be able to predict the future. What is not so well known are the arts and methods used to deceive those who come to them for any advice or comfort. This delusion to believe that consultation is sometimes shocking, that the seer has a deep and supernatural about his life. Such techniques are often accompanied by various atmospheres Arts: tarot cards, astrological charts on sheets of paper or computer screens, gravel in a cup of coffee, raw eggs in a glass of water, reading the lines of the hands, etc..
The bland truth behind the testimonies that were passed on these seers, by credulous patients, is actually a very simple technique called cold reading. This is to tell the person consulting, phrases that are obvious or so general that could be applied to anyone, or information that the visitor is drawn through a careful analysis of their verbal responses, body language well. All this is seasoned with an excellent set of words to confuse the person who has recourse to them in the vain hope of knowing what the future holds.
cold reading is based in the analysis of reactions and responses revealed by the person at the time of being read his fate. To view a detailed study, this technique can be broken down into several phases. 1. Visual analysis of the person
The first phase involves an analysis of the individual at the moment in which enters the psychic session. This analysis may include the following elements:
1.1. Individual's gait
When the patient is going to see exhibits slow movements and rigid or stooped postures, can be interpreted as medical conditions, the most common being the spine. Very clumsy or unsteady movements may suggest a personality to some extent, consistent with the way they move.
1.2. Interaction visualization l
a person's eyes can tell a lot about your inner state. His mood, his feelings, his state of worry, etc, are discernible in facial expression, especially in the eyes. Furthermore, the view direction can indicate the nature of the patient. Indicate low or evasive eyes almost always a shy person, which can be correlated in their safety when making choices and dealing with others. By contrast, a patient's gaze fixed on the teller's eyes usually indicates a person stronger and more confident.
1.3.
way of speaking How you talk about someone, including correct grammar, semantics, intonation, volume and emphasis, among others, can provide many valuable insights about your life. You can know their socio-cultural background, level of education, their potential interest, etc. Extrapolating from these data can guess the patient's problems, based on the typical problems of its social sector. For example, if someone is detected low socioeconomic, you might surmise problems and economic concerns. If someone is very high tier, you might suggest that is the problem of meaning in life, or that nothing was filled internally. There would be a good chance of succeeding.
1.4. dress
The personal appearance may indicate, to some degree, how much self-esteem is the patient, the level of frivolity, excess or a lack of cleanliness, etc.
1.5. Unfortunately
appearance in the environment in which we move, the aesthetic appearance of a person can open or close many doors. A very attractive person may have serious problems with the opposite sex, this is a gold mine that a psychic can extract information shameless for their sessions. On the other hand, a beautiful woman can often feel that the value on looks alone physical, which some may find it annoying.
2. Patient's character reading
At this stage there will be a psychological description of the patient's personality. It must use cunning data obtained in the first phase, like a good deal of ambiguity and flattering ideas for the patient. One could give hundreds of examples:
"You are a very intelligent person": many people consider, or wish to be considered intelligent.
"is sometimes shy but sometimes behaves very bold": this statement, which seems very accurate, is quite ambiguous because all we change our behavior in different circumstances.
"You have hidden abilities that has not benefited, but that will help a lot in the future" would anyone want this to be true. That desire to believe is a reason that makes the patient will accept it as true, or at least possible.
In each sentence is issued, the psychic should be aware of patient's reactions of surprise, indicating successes and lines that can continue to earn more credulity of the client. In contrast, in negative cases, you must qualify the statement failed, relativizing and diluting.
3. Laying of "networks" and drama
The third stage of cold reading is to build networks, which is to issue vague statements to get information to the patient. Based on information obtained in the first and second phase, the patient can throw more or less ambiguous descriptions for details. As always, this must be done in a very vague, but at the same time it must be very attentive to the patient's body reaction. In the instant it detects a positive response, either by an expression of surprise or a nod, the seer needs to strengthen its success to the patient orally. Otherwise, you must divert attention from the failure, either, reducing its importance, saying that "although it has not happened, will happen soon," or concealing the error, diverting to new data that accounts for the patient. One key to a good impression on the patient is to be as inaccurate as possible, using pauses to increase the inaccuracy of the reading, without the patient realizing it. For example: "You ... (pause) ... or someone close to you ... (pause) ... is at grave risk of ... (pause) ... or perhaps already victim of an accident ... "
The aim of the breaks is to give an appearance of accuracy, when in fact what is done is the opposite: the range of possibilities open to the reading is correct. Thus, in the previous reading lay the network in two different directions: either one is at risk for accident, or has had, and the victim may be the query, or any other person he knows. This proliferation of possibilities is responsible for the patient to remember someone who matches the description. The probability that someone oo someone you know this person has had in the past an accident is very high, indeed, risks of accidents are everywhere. It is virtually certain that some of the options must be accepted by those who visit. If the person recognizes someone who has been involved in an accident, you probably respond by giving the identity of the victim: "Yes!, The husband of my sister had an accident last year." The Seer and take a very strong point in its favor.
With the way the patient responds to the preceding sentence can be derived, inter alia, the severity of the event: If you change your face and is sad, it is likely that the accident has been severely incapacitated or dead, while if the person responds with enthusiasm by the correctness of the medium, it is almost certain that the victim was recovered. Just a bad mood is captured in who gets to read, even before the patient responds, you can add something like: "... and this person seems to have suffered great harm ... (pause) ... is may be dead. " This would put the final nail to the disbelief of the patient. The Print exerted on it would be very profound.
is clear that on an issue like this could make a myriad of vague statements of which get a host of data on the patient's life. For example: "Someone got all the pain of this accident," the accident, suffered much, "this accident will mean an economic gap," or hundreds of things like that. He said only an idea about things everyday events, a truism, and the psychic and has a gaping gullible high precision of its readings.
4.
predicting the future has already been shown how to obtain information about the past and present of a person, also now has the credulity and wonder of the patient, which will keep him in a receptive attitude about anything that is said. The time is right to "predict" events, since in this case, mistakes can not be detected immediately. It is more relaxed stage of psychic session. All you have to do now is play with probabilities. For example:
"Next year you will develop a disease" means any person suffers a disease at least a year, whether mild or severe.
"Next month you will undertake a project": the ambiguity of the phrase is that any human endeavor, however simple that is, it can be seen as a project.
"Soon you will receive something you've been waiting for" playing with the expectations of any person, at a time that is left so ambiguous that it can provide hundreds of interpretations.
"You are going to marry" is a statement very likely, and the level of confidence at this stage and would have won the psychic, would be believed without any difficulty.
5. Justification elusive faults
To make a good read should bear in mind the ever accept a mistake depredicción but hide as far as it can. For this, the consultant should feel as he had committed the error. For example:
guess: You've received an offensive last month.
Consultant: To my knowledge I have not received any offense.
guess: Well it says: "you know." This offense did
the people behind them and were very dear to you which you would never suspect.
In this case, the seer has everything to gain because he confuses the questioner with his statements, the error leads to a field in which the patient can not verify the truth or falsity of the statement - heads I win, lose label you.
Final considerations. Since
are explained the phases of the cold reading, is useful to show an example of reading that includes all aspects considered. As we can see, the diviners play with probabilities, using drama for information on the fly, and are based on a speech made by obvious phrases, ambiguous and unverifiable. To master it and make a good impression, the seer must have an excellent sense of observation and a good pun, requiring the patient to cooperate in reading. The following example
reading, dramatization represented properly, could leave gaping to anyone:
exact situations guess allegedly during a session, are only information taken on the spot by people who are experienced in these techniques. Such is the versatility of cold reading, which can be used by a phone which has been partly due to the proliferation of services such as psychic and astral lines of blind and scammers.
is outrageous how they use unscrupulous people to deceive others in order to line their pockets. Also sad to see how people are not aware of the gear used by psychics, astrologers, tarot readers, psychics and other frauds, end enacting enthusiastic testimonials about how successful were these soothsayers in their reading. A victim a good cold reading end up as a swashbuckling defender of the powers of the seer.
Thus, a gullible person will never make any of the following questions: If you guess the future, why not warn of upcoming science science pathologies to be brought forward to finding a cure? Guess why the next issue of the lottery will fall and so filled with money and not have to pursue its commitment to read poorly luck in a garage? Why not warn the governments of different nations on a difficult future for their country and thus avoid it? ...
You may be asking these questions to psychics, to respond with arguments which empty, meaningless, and ad hoc justifications ... In the same way they justify their failed predictions.
Throughout history mankind has seen people seeking advice visit others who claim to be able to predict the future. What is not so well known are the arts and methods used to deceive those who come to them for any advice or comfort. This delusion to believe that consultation is sometimes shocking, that the seer has a deep and supernatural about his life. Such techniques are often accompanied by various atmospheres Arts: tarot cards, astrological charts on sheets of paper or computer screens, gravel in a cup of coffee, raw eggs in a glass of water, reading the lines of the hands, etc..
The bland truth behind the testimonies that were passed on these seers, by credulous patients, is actually a very simple technique called cold reading. This is to tell the person consulting, phrases that are obvious or so general that could be applied to anyone, or information that the visitor is drawn through a careful analysis of their verbal responses, body language well. All this is seasoned with an excellent set of words to confuse the person who has recourse to them in the vain hope of knowing what the future holds.
cold reading is based in the analysis of reactions and responses revealed by the person at the time of being read his fate. To view a detailed study, this technique can be broken down into several phases. 1. Visual analysis of the person
The first phase involves an analysis of the individual at the moment in which enters the psychic session. This analysis may include the following elements:
1.1. Individual's gait
When the patient is going to see exhibits slow movements and rigid or stooped postures, can be interpreted as medical conditions, the most common being the spine. Very clumsy or unsteady movements may suggest a personality to some extent, consistent with the way they move.
1.2. Interaction visualization l
a person's eyes can tell a lot about your inner state. His mood, his feelings, his state of worry, etc, are discernible in facial expression, especially in the eyes. Furthermore, the view direction can indicate the nature of the patient. Indicate low or evasive eyes almost always a shy person, which can be correlated in their safety when making choices and dealing with others. By contrast, a patient's gaze fixed on the teller's eyes usually indicates a person stronger and more confident.
1.3.
way of speaking How you talk about someone, including correct grammar, semantics, intonation, volume and emphasis, among others, can provide many valuable insights about your life. You can know their socio-cultural background, level of education, their potential interest, etc. Extrapolating from these data can guess the patient's problems, based on the typical problems of its social sector. For example, if someone is detected low socioeconomic, you might surmise problems and economic concerns. If someone is very high tier, you might suggest that is the problem of meaning in life, or that nothing was filled internally. There would be a good chance of succeeding.
1.4. dress
The personal appearance may indicate, to some degree, how much self-esteem is the patient, the level of frivolity, excess or a lack of cleanliness, etc.
1.5. Unfortunately
appearance in the environment in which we move, the aesthetic appearance of a person can open or close many doors. A very attractive person may have serious problems with the opposite sex, this is a gold mine that a psychic can extract information shameless for their sessions. On the other hand, a beautiful woman can often feel that the value on looks alone physical, which some may find it annoying.
2. Patient's character reading
At this stage there will be a psychological description of the patient's personality. It must use cunning data obtained in the first phase, like a good deal of ambiguity and flattering ideas for the patient. One could give hundreds of examples:
"You are a very intelligent person": many people consider, or wish to be considered intelligent.
"is sometimes shy but sometimes behaves very bold": this statement, which seems very accurate, is quite ambiguous because all we change our behavior in different circumstances.
"You have hidden abilities that has not benefited, but that will help a lot in the future" would anyone want this to be true. That desire to believe is a reason that makes the patient will accept it as true, or at least possible.
In each sentence is issued, the psychic should be aware of patient's reactions of surprise, indicating successes and lines that can continue to earn more credulity of the client. In contrast, in negative cases, you must qualify the statement failed, relativizing and diluting.
3. Laying of "networks" and drama
The third stage of cold reading is to build networks, which is to issue vague statements to get information to the patient. Based on information obtained in the first and second phase, the patient can throw more or less ambiguous descriptions for details. As always, this must be done in a very vague, but at the same time it must be very attentive to the patient's body reaction. In the instant it detects a positive response, either by an expression of surprise or a nod, the seer needs to strengthen its success to the patient orally. Otherwise, you must divert attention from the failure, either, reducing its importance, saying that "although it has not happened, will happen soon," or concealing the error, diverting to new data that accounts for the patient. One key to a good impression on the patient is to be as inaccurate as possible, using pauses to increase the inaccuracy of the reading, without the patient realizing it. For example: "You ... (pause) ... or someone close to you ... (pause) ... is at grave risk of ... (pause) ... or perhaps already victim of an accident ... "
The aim of the breaks is to give an appearance of accuracy, when in fact what is done is the opposite: the range of possibilities open to the reading is correct. Thus, in the previous reading lay the network in two different directions: either one is at risk for accident, or has had, and the victim may be the query, or any other person he knows. This proliferation of possibilities is responsible for the patient to remember someone who matches the description. The probability that someone oo someone you know this person has had in the past an accident is very high, indeed, risks of accidents are everywhere. It is virtually certain that some of the options must be accepted by those who visit. If the person recognizes someone who has been involved in an accident, you probably respond by giving the identity of the victim: "Yes!, The husband of my sister had an accident last year." The Seer and take a very strong point in its favor.
With the way the patient responds to the preceding sentence can be derived, inter alia, the severity of the event: If you change your face and is sad, it is likely that the accident has been severely incapacitated or dead, while if the person responds with enthusiasm by the correctness of the medium, it is almost certain that the victim was recovered. Just a bad mood is captured in who gets to read, even before the patient responds, you can add something like: "... and this person seems to have suffered great harm ... (pause) ... is may be dead. " This would put the final nail to the disbelief of the patient. The Print exerted on it would be very profound.
is clear that on an issue like this could make a myriad of vague statements of which get a host of data on the patient's life. For example: "Someone got all the pain of this accident," the accident, suffered much, "this accident will mean an economic gap," or hundreds of things like that. He said only an idea about things everyday events, a truism, and the psychic and has a gaping gullible high precision of its readings.
4.
predicting the future has already been shown how to obtain information about the past and present of a person, also now has the credulity and wonder of the patient, which will keep him in a receptive attitude about anything that is said. The time is right to "predict" events, since in this case, mistakes can not be detected immediately. It is more relaxed stage of psychic session. All you have to do now is play with probabilities. For example:
"Next year you will develop a disease" means any person suffers a disease at least a year, whether mild or severe.
"Next month you will undertake a project": the ambiguity of the phrase is that any human endeavor, however simple that is, it can be seen as a project.
"Soon you will receive something you've been waiting for" playing with the expectations of any person, at a time that is left so ambiguous that it can provide hundreds of interpretations.
"You are going to marry" is a statement very likely, and the level of confidence at this stage and would have won the psychic, would be believed without any difficulty.
5. Justification elusive faults
To make a good read should bear in mind the ever accept a mistake depredicción but hide as far as it can. For this, the consultant should feel as he had committed the error. For example:
guess: You've received an offensive last month.
Consultant: To my knowledge I have not received any offense.
guess: Well it says: "you know." This offense did
the people behind them and were very dear to you which you would never suspect.
In this case, the seer has everything to gain because he confuses the questioner with his statements, the error leads to a field in which the patient can not verify the truth or falsity of the statement - heads I win, lose label you.
Final considerations. Since
are explained the phases of the cold reading, is useful to show an example of reading that includes all aspects considered. As we can see, the diviners play with probabilities, using drama for information on the fly, and are based on a speech made by obvious phrases, ambiguous and unverifiable. To master it and make a good impression, the seer must have an excellent sense of observation and a good pun, requiring the patient to cooperate in reading. The following example
reading, dramatization represented properly, could leave gaping to anyone:
"Some times you are extroverted, affable, sociable while at other times you are introverted, wary and reserved. You've found it unwise to reveal to others with too much honesty. Prefer a bit of change and variety, and dissatisfaction occurs you see surrounded by restrictions and limitations. Disciplined and controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure inside. Even if your personality has weaknesses, are often able to compensate.Surely the reader has had to be somewhat shocked to have found a rather high correlation between this paragraph and its own personality. The reality is that the example does not say hardly anything. It illustrates several principles that we have discussed ambiguous phrases as "Even if your personality has weaknesses, are often able to compensate" readings which always holds one of two options as "Some times you are extroverted, affable, sociable while at other times you are introverted, wary and reserved "use of secret desires of the patient and has many untapped capabilities that have not become an advantage for yourself" universal truths for any human being like "I see you surrounded produces dissatisfaction restrictions and limitations ", etc.
have many untapped capabilities that have not yet become an advantage for yourself. You tend to be critical with yourself. You have a great need to please others and to feel admired. "
exact situations guess allegedly during a session, are only information taken on the spot by people who are experienced in these techniques. Such is the versatility of cold reading, which can be used by a phone which has been partly due to the proliferation of services such as psychic and astral lines of blind and scammers.
is outrageous how they use unscrupulous people to deceive others in order to line their pockets. Also sad to see how people are not aware of the gear used by psychics, astrologers, tarot readers, psychics and other frauds, end enacting enthusiastic testimonials about how successful were these soothsayers in their reading. A victim a good cold reading end up as a swashbuckling defender of the powers of the seer.
Thus, a gullible person will never make any of the following questions: If you guess the future, why not warn of upcoming science science pathologies to be brought forward to finding a cure? Guess why the next issue of the lottery will fall and so filled with money and not have to pursue its commitment to read poorly luck in a garage? Why not warn the governments of different nations on a difficult future for their country and thus avoid it? ...
You may be asking these questions to psychics, to respond with arguments which empty, meaningless, and ad hoc justifications ... In the same way they justify their failed predictions.
