A look at the claims, predictions and behavior of a media "psychic".
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A look at the claims, predictions and behavior of a media "psychic".
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Did Sylvia Browne Once Save Ronald Reagan's Life?We examine Browne's claim that a 'vision of violence' helped her to save Reagan from bodily harm, if not death, in 1981. 
Official portrait of President Ronald Reagan BackgroundIn her 2006 book Insight: Case Files From the Psychic World, Sylvia Browne makes a rather grandiose claim - that a warning she gave back in 1981 was responsible for saving Ronald Reagan from serious injury, and perhaps even death. Is this claim true? Given all that Reagan accomplished in the following years, do we owe such things as the fall of communism, at least in part, to Sylvia Browne? The ClaimOn pages 256-257 of the hardback edition of the book, Browne writes the following:
She goes on to describe how Anwar Sadat was assassinated at that parade, ending with:
It is a historical fact that Anwar Sadat was assassinated at that parade. But was Ronald Reagan scheduled to attend the event? The InvestigationBrowne describes the parade as a "celebration of the Camp David peace agreements." This is not correct. The parade was in honor of Egypt's Armed Forces Day, also known as "Victory Day," when they celebrate their surprise attack on Israeli forces on October 6, 1973. This attack started what became known as the Yom Kippur War. Pictures of the parade make it obvious that it was a celebration of military power, not a peace agreement. So: the parade was an annual celebration of an attack on Israel. Would an American President attend such a celebration? It seems highly unlikely. Browne also says that she "read about" Reagan's plan to attend the parade. If this supposed plan was public enough for her to read about it somewhere, why does there seem to be no record of it? If it was public knowledge that he was to attend, and he later canceled those plans, why is there no record of that? I could find no mention of such plans, and had put my research on hold, when I received an email from a visitor to this site who had read the claim in Insight and emailed the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, asking whether Reagan had been scheduled to attend the event. Wishing to have first-hand quotes, I subsequently emailed the library as well, with some follow-up questions. Email to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Reply From the Ronald Reagan Presidential LibraryI received the following reply from Mr. Barton (emphasis mine):
AnalysisHere is a breakdown of the claim, and what research found: Claim: That Ronald Reagan was planning to attend the event, and that these plans were public knowledge. Claim: That Browne "psychically sensed" that there would be violence at the event. Claim: That Browne contacted Nancy Reagan to warn her. Claim: That Ronald Reagan canceled the planned trip, at Browne's warning. ConclusionThis appears to be nothing more than another one of Browne's "postdictions" (predicting something after it has happened), dressed up with totally unsupported claims of having helped save a U.S. President. I think it likely that Browne thought this would be believable due to the Reagans' known association with some famous astrologers (such as Jean Dixon). I will attempt to contact Mrs. Reagan for a comment on this claim. If I ever receive one, I shall publish it here in this article. My thanks to Mr. Barton of the Ronald Reagan Library for his help, and to the email correspondent who put me in contact with him. Related LinksClicking on any of these links will load a separate browser window for viewing the linked page. StopSylviaBrowne.com is not responsible for the content of any of these linked pages.
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