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The medium created the drawing, in my house and in the presence of twenty witnesses of the portrait of a young woman who had been dead for eighteen months and whom he did not know, a portrait recognized by the young woman's father present at the session.
 
Cris said:
The medium created the drawing, in my house and in the presence of twenty witnesses of the portrait of a young woman who had been dead for eighteen months and whom he did not know, a portrait recognized by the young woman's father present at the session.
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... but had seen pictures of.
 
Cris said:
only the father knew.
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Did he keep her in a locked room her whole life?

The simplest explanation is that the medium researched the guest list ahead of time, practiced a bit with the drawing, and used well known psychological patterns to sell the trick during the session.

Do you have a better one?
 
theprestige said:
Did he keep her in a locked room her whole life?

The simplest explanation is that the medium researched the guest list ahead of time, practiced a bit with the drawing, and used well known psychological patterns to sell the trick during the session.

Do you have a better one?
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wrong.
You cannot generalize.
and the session was free.
 
Did the father happen to have a photo/picture of the daughter with him that could be compared with the drawing?
 
There are several unsupported statements and assumptions in your story.

The first is that you are reporting a real event as you remember it. Which I will accept.
The second is that you remember it correctly.
Third, that the father in the story did recognize the portrait as his daughter.
Fourth, that the daughter existed.
Fifth, that only the father had ever seen her.
Sixth, that the medium had never seen a photo, or heard a description of her.
 
Cris said:
what is the cause of this fact?
can you explain?
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Yes. I can perform feats of apparently impossible mind reading that nobody can work out using trivially easy techniques. This has over time developed into a tradition of me providing a miracle after christmas dinner. Every year, I have to come up with a new magical feat. I am currently practicing the boggling feat for this years christmas dinner. Last weekend, I gave it a trial run to my eldest child. He knows in advance that I am pulling a fast one, so when he says "How the <bleep> did you do that?" I am on the fast track to another successful stunt. This is how the illusionist works.Most of the time it all depends on the performer knowing things that the audience does not. or has forgotten. Or has been intentionally misdirected about. Or was not paying attention to to.
 
So none of the 20 witnesses, including you, could verify the likeness in the drawing?
 
abaddon said:
Yes. I can perform feats of apparently impossible mind reading that nobody can work out using trivially easy techniques. This has over time developed into a tradition of me providing a miracle after christmas dinner. Every year, I have to come up with a new magical feat. I am currently practicing the boggling feat for this years christmas dinner. Last weekend, I gave it a trial run to my eldest child. He knows in advance that I am pulling a fast one, so when he says "How the <bleep> did you do that?" I am on the fast track to another successful stunt. This is how the illusionist works.Most of the time it all depends on the performer knowing things that the audience does not. or has forgotten. Or has been intentionally misdirected about. Or was not paying attention to to.
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You should not generalize.
Try another explanation.
 
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