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The Behrend Beacon
first Psychic Fair gamers mixed
reactions from Behrend students
by Tony DiPlacido
staff writer
I never would have predicted to find
myself at a Psychic Fair, but on Jan. 26
Behrend hosted its first such fair at
Bruno’s. The event presented several
types of psychics, including a
handwriting analyst, tarot card readers,
palm readers, and a numerologist.
Chris Buchanan, president of the Lion
Entertainment Board (LEB), was pleased
with the success of the event. More than
100 students attended.
“A lot of students see these psychics
on TV, and wonder if it’s real or not, but
it just costs so much money,” said
Buchanan. “[The board thought that]
students would enjoy a free psychic
reading.”
Not everyone agreed. The area outside
Bruno’s was littered with religious
pamphlets, rebuking mediums and
deceivers. Buchanan was offended by the
insinuation that the fair was harmful.
“It’s just entertainment, that’s all,” he
said. “Nothing more, nothing less.” In
fact, one student swore that her reading
was dead accurate. Still, a student passing
through declined the offer to participate
in the fair, saying that the concept scared
him.
Dennis Duez, the handwriting analyst,
was the only performer at the fair who
admitted to, and actually seemed to enjoy,
not being psychic.
“I’m more psycho than psychic,” he
joked. He came up with accurate
assumptions about me simply by reading
a sentence I wrote in cursive.
“I see you’re driven by nervous
energy,” Duez said.
Bingo, but that could,go for a lot of
people.
“You’re very ambitious. You want it all
tight ppw,”
Right again, bat that’s pretty genetai.
“You had a stomach ache yesterday, and
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are interested in music,” said Duez.
How did he figure that one out?
“It’s very simple,” he explained. “See
this curve here, and where you crossed
your‘T’?”
I told him yes.
“That signifies musical talent.”
Silly me.
When I asked him how he could come
up with such specifics, he revealed that
his skills do not come from telepathic
ability but years of studying psychology
and writing. Students interested in a more
in-depth explanation can visit
www.handwritinganalyst.com.
The tarot reader wasted no time asking
me if I had ever done this before. I said
no before I thought to ask her to read my
mind and find out herself. She was rather
accurate, but left a lot of gaps that I had
to fill in myself. On the whole, she
seemed like she knew what she was doing
but was just vague enough that I couldn’t
decide if she was a fraud or not. Some
students swore that she told them
everything, and some thought she was
very general. Real or not, her predictions
were certainly interesting.
The palm reader drew several
conclusions simply by looking at my
palms, few of which were accurate.
However, she made a few predictions that
were in agreement with my Tarot reading.
Coincidence? I can’t say. But I also can’t
say it wasn’t fun.
At 8 p.m., a good-sized audience at
Bruno’s enjoyed the comedy and psychic
ability of Robert Channing. Channing
stunned several members of the audience
by guessing such secrets as the exact date
a couple started going out, people’s
nicknames, and even one poor soul’s
social security number. Channing also
apparently moved a pair of glasses with
telekinesis. A veteran of 14 years,
Channing said he didn’t come to convince
skeptics.
“If someone comes into the show a
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more of a skeptic,” he explains. “But if
someone comes in a believer, they’ll be
entertained and leave more of a believer.”
He encouraged skeptics and believers alike
tp visit www.powerperformers.com.
Naturally, there were students who
agreed with the pamphlets bearing the
Psychic comedian Robert Channing’s performance concluded Behrend’s Psychic Fair
on Jan. 26. The fair also included a handwriting analyst, a numerologist, and tarot
card and palm readers.
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“Well, you don’t argue with the Bible,”
one student pointed out. He wasn’t alone.
Several Christians were opposed to this
event.
True or not, I won’t forget the Psychic
Fair for many years to come.
But you knew I was going to say that.
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