Visiting The Psychic Capital Of The World

Bill Geist Consults The Spiritual World For The News From 2008

(CBS)  We're all wondering what's going to happen in the year 2008. Well, as CBS Sunday Morning's Bill Geist found out, there's no better place to find out than in Cassadaga, Florida, the psychic capital of the world.

It's is a little town where about half the residents are psychics…of one kind or another.

Why Cassadega? Well, you know how cell phone contacts are better in certain places? Well, spiritualists settled here in 1894 because contact with the other planes, if you will, was clearer to them here. Psychic entrepreneurs, like Dr. Rob, later opened for business around the religious settlement.

Dr. Rob says it's a psychic Disneyland…where Mayberry meets the Twilight Zone.

No barbers, grocers or bankers...just scores of psychics. No waiting. Major credit cards accepted.

So, what does Cassadega's psychic industry foresee in 2008?

For the economy…

Good news, from Reverend Dawn Cassaday, a clairvoyant and clairaudient.

"I feel that the economy could actually be turning around in a very positive direction. I feel a great strengthening of the stock market," Cassaday told Geist.

And good news from tarot card reader Matthew Greene, "So probably around April, May, I feel as though you're going to see the crunch start coming up and lifting."

What do they predict for the presidential election?

"I think it will be Hillary," predicted Jamie Tolaver Ruiz. "And I'm not saying that that's my choice. But I do feel that Hillary will be the one."

"I do feel female energy coming into the White House," agreed Greene.

But like Washington political pundits these psychics are not all talking to the same celestial sources.

"I feel the office is gonna be held by a Republican," predicted Reverend Cassaday.

Matthew Sekunna of the Universal Centre, tapped into a similar psychic plane.

"I will predict that our next president more than likely will be a Republican," Sekunna said, adding, "I have a feeling this one's also gonna be decided by the courts."

"Oh no…," reacted Geist.

Say it isn't so! Let's talk about something more pleasant, like hurricanes.

"I don't feel like we're going to have a big hurricane season this year," said Dr. Rob. "What I feel this coming year, there will be a lot of earthquakes this year. And of course with earthquakes come tsunamis."

Taking a poll of psychics is not for the claustrophobic. Small rooms, small tables, small decorating budgets. And…some rather small questions.

"Will we be able to get an Egg McMuffin at McDonalds after 11:00? I don't think that'll ever happen," predicted Sekunna.

And what about Brangelina??

"Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie?" asked Greene, as he prepared his tarot cards. "Okay. What, what kind of year is it gonna be for them?"

A moment later, he had his answer.

"I think they'll hang in there one more year."

"One more year, and then it's over?" Geist asked.

"And then the divorce card comes out," Greene answered, laughing.

And of course there's the cosmic question we ask every year...will Elvis come back?

Greene consulted his cards again, "Will Elvis…come back? Nope."

Elvis is not coming back.

And baseball?

"My team the Chicago Cubs haven't won a world series in a hundred years," Bill told Cassaday.

No matter how many times he asked, Geist's Cubs never came up winners.

"I just feel like they need more strong players. Do you understand?" Cassaday asked him.

"I understand…completely," Geist answered.

No question was too great or small.

"In my personal life, it's kind of an odd thing that's happened is…all my major appliances have broken down," Geist told Cassaday.

"Yes," she told him. This is an astrology vibration right now. Mars is in retrograde…as these planets begin to start to turn and go backwards, that sometimes…it affects the energy of the earth and the energy of the earth affects small appliances, large appliances. And so you'll find that. And that'll be an affect probably until the middle of January."

"So, I could lose more major appliances?" Geist asked, worried.

"Yes," she answered, "You could."

The message from Cassadega is that things should be more stable and happier for all of us in 2008.

"So you think 2008's going to be a good year?" Geist asked Cassaday.

"I think it's going to be an awesome year," she said.

"Good year for you and your cat," predicted Jamie Tolaver Ruiz.

By the way Jamie is also a pet psychic.

And how's this for good news? We're all going to be thinner in 2008!

"I predict less obesity," said Tolaver Ruiz. "You need to stop saying, "I want to lose 10 pounds." You want to say, "I've lost 10 pounds already," as if it has already happened."

"And you say that, and it will be so?" asked Geist.

"If you really believe it," she said.

Some predictions seem just too incredible believe.

"And do you think…our flights out tomorrow will be on time?" asked Geist.

"Yes," predicted Dr.Rob.

But shockingly, even that came true. Maybe these guys are onto something.

[radiob-2009]

Calling Rod Serling

[salty1954]

I predict Bush and Cheney will be tried for treason.

[slim1h2o]

My prediction for 2008? On March 28th, I predict the sun will rise in the A.M. And set later that evening.

That will be repeated thru the year, prior, and post March. 28th.

[ssm9451]

I''ll believe this c*r*a*p when pigs fly!

[erasmus6]

That is where I should move to!

[robertkjjj]

I predict Rosie O''Donnell will accidentally be rounded up and butchered and packaged as Hormel bacon. Multiple shoppers will buy her and eat her for breakfast. The mixup will only be discovered when consumers start violent vomiting.

[slim1h2o]

I''''ll believe this c*r*a*p when pigs fly!

Posted by ssm9451 at 01:37 PM : Dec 30, 2007

I just saw one!...Ooops that was Cheney...My bad!

[erasmus6]

robertkjjj

Actually it is YOU that is the PIG.

[extremophil]

I predict that someday everyone will see these suckic morons for the charlatans that they have always been.

[erasmus6]

"I predict that someday everyone will see these suckic morons for the charlatans that they have always been." posted by Extemophil


I believe that most people that claim to be psychic are not. BUT I do believe that there are probably some that are. And the ones that are, are not advertising it.

It is like, I have never seen a ghost, but do they exist? I don''t know, but I do have an open mind to possibilities.

[Krazcarl]

Had a ex into this trash and she''s still trying to make a buck off it and think she''s gifted, village idiots is all they are trying to look into the future is like living in the past...

[sgtrds]

If you buy their bullsh*it then you deserve to get ripped off and you are.

[sgtrds]

I''''''''ll believe this c*r*a*p when pigs fly!

Posted by ssm9451 at 01:37 PM : Dec 30, 2007

I just saw one!...Ooops that was Cheney...My bad!

Posted by slim1h2o at 02:15 PM : Dec 30, 2007

I didn''t think anything could grow wings big enough to get his fat as*s off the ground..........

[slim1h2o]

I didn''''t think anything could grow wings big enough to get his fat as*s off the ground..........

Posted by SgtRDS at 03:25 PM : Dec 30, 2007

ROTFLMAO!!!

[tbweb]

I believe that most people that claim to be psychic are not. BUT I do believe that there are probably some that are. And the ones that are, are not advertising it.

Posted by erasmus6 at 02:51 PM : Dec 30, 2007,,,

This is true! The spiritual domain is very complex and I would venture to say over 70% of psychics are fake, Charlatans! There are some good ones too and they have earned their stars the same way those who do well on eBay earn theirs, by getting good reviews. I became interested in the Stars by attending Sunday School in Church as a small child. I was fascinated with the 3 wise men in the Bible who found Jesus by following his Star and knowing in advance he would be a King. I wondered, how did they do that, and I''ve studied the Stars ever since, all these years. One thing I can share from all those years of studying the Stars is this, people are born with different spiritual equipment just like people are born with different brain power, athletic ability and so on. Many things are hard to believe and our minds must be prepared to accept them. Many things today would not have been accepted or believed 100 years ago, like man walking on the Moon or a nuclear powered aircraft carrier made of steel carrying 130 warplanes! Keep an open mind, there is a lot we don''t know!

[kaelinda]

Here''s a prediction: In November of 2008, an election will be held and one of the candidates will win. The results of the election will be announced by the media after the polls close, but there will be some concern that balloting machines in some districts were malfunctioning and the ballots weren''t counted correctly. However, because the machines are all digital, there is no paper trail and the ballots cannot be recounted. Therefore, another election will be held... or the Supreme Court will toss a coin and come up with a winner.

[JonathanPDX]

Oops! My mistake...I thought it said "Psychotic" Capital of the World. Silly me. You hear "Florida" and it just pops into your head.

Regarding the Presidential election...Why is everyone so concerned? Our votes don''t mean anything anyway. The Electoral College makes the decision, since the average citizen is obviously too stupid to have their vote count. Someone HAS to make the decision for us. All this hoopla so they can get fools all worked up and send them money. Just like an infomercial! Ha ha ha!

[middleman8]

The older you get the wiser you get, and
know this is a bunch of horse $hit. Including that town in Florida, too much
rocket fuel fumes.

[cs4466]

Christianity, psychics, romper room, the loch ness monster.... all very silly, unnecessary things.

[erasmus6]

"The results of the election will be announced by the media after the polls close, but there will be some concern that balloting machines in some districts were malfunctioning and the ballots weren''''t counted correctly. However, because the machines are all digital, there is no paper trail and the ballots cannot be recounted." posted by Kaelinda

That is why you Americans need to get busy and eliminate those voting machines before election time.

Do like we do here in Canada. We use PAPER. Once the ballots are handed to you and you mark your vote, YOU put them into a sealed box and at the end of the voting period those boxes are picked up and taken to where they will be counted. The boxes are never left unattended.

[lambofgoth]

erasmus6 - we can''t use paper her. Southerners can''t read or write so how would the GOP get elected?

[harp1963]

Psychic Shymkic. These people are like the goofballs who have been telling me the world is going to end tomorrow for the last 25 years.

[harp1963]

The poor south.

These poor sheep have been bamboozalded for generations by "snake-charmers." From the KKK Christians who taught it wasn''t a oxymoron to put a sheet on with the cross of Christ and burn a cross in your neighbors yard to the Politicians who "convulse and Praise the Lord" all while they stick it to the little guy who blindly supports them because they "convulse and Praise the Lord."

In the south, it''s not the "works" that count, it''s the boogie show one can put on to persuade the sheep that matters.

Dear Psychics, please post the winning 3 digit lottery numbers for tomorrows New York lottery in the "post a comment" and I''ll believe you.

[dadlucas]

i knew you would say that! it came to me in a flash!

[erasmus6]

"erasmus6 - we can''''t use paper her. Southerners can''''t read or write so how would the GOP get elected?" posted by lambofgoth

So then how does the machines work? Don''t they have to read them as well? Geez, it''s no wonder you guys have problems.

[erasmus6]

lambofgoth

And on the paper ballots you don''t have to write, you just mark an X.

[erasmus6]

lambofgoth

Perhaps they could print the candidates picture beside their names.:)

[asp228]

Cassadaga is spelled correctly in the first paragraph. In the third and sixth paragraphs, it is spelled Cassadega.

[slim1h2o]

Dear Psychics, please post the winning 3 digit lottery numbers for tomorrows New York lottery in the "post a comment" and I''''ll believe you.

Posted by harp1963 at 11:23 PM : Dec 30, 2007

It is 5,8,4.. When you win,,,send money,,and you''re welcome

[slim1h2o]

erasmus6 - we can''''''''t use paper her. Southerners can''''''''t read or write so how would the GOP get elected?" posted by lambofgoth

Oh,,Knock it off U dumb fu(k

[aheadofcrowd]

Lily Dale, NY is another incredible Spiritualist retreat. Mahatma Ghandi was even a previous visitor. I visited with my wife and we were blown away by the kindness and love of the towns-people along with the beauty of the landscape and charm of the historic buildings. I''m incredibly grateful for all that these mediums and teachers do. They are truly beautiful people who are extremely gifted and are doing incredibly important work.

We had 4 readings, all were spot-on and full of specific information that they could never possibly know about us. We were blown away by the accuracy and amount of information they delivered. I''d highly suggest everyone visits a Spiritualist Church or retreat like the ones in Cassadanga or Lily Dale. You will forever be changed and spiritually enlightened.

A couple of great shows to catch on the subject of psychic mediums would be "Cross Country with John Edward", "Lisa Williams, Life Among the Dead", and "America''s Psychic Challenge". Go to the below websites for more information on all this. They have many online clips to do your own research and discovery.


http://www.lilydaleassembly.com/
http://www.mkgandhi.org/
http://www.wetv.com/shows/johnedward/
http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/lisa-williams/
http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/americas-psychic-challenge

[chimpincity]

I think psychic are real. We all have the ability. The bible tells of how the prophets read the future, is being proven that these abilities are real.

My favorite is starpsychic from keen.com
http://www.keen.com/starpsychic
and there is robinzodiac
http://www.keen.com/robinzodiac

Joe

[chimpincity]

Oh, if you do not want to pay a psychic.
You can get a free tarot reading from:

http://www.themystictarot.com

Is a software, but is pretty cool. Pretty accurate too!