Char Margolis
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Char Margolis (born 1951) is an American spiritualist who claims to be able to contact or "channel" the souls of the deceased. Her books include Questions from Earth, Answers from Heaven and Life: A Spiritual Intuitive’s Collection of Inspirational Thoughts. She is a frequent guest on Larry King Live.
In a 1999 interview with the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Margolis claimed that no special talent is required to be psychic. She declines to set up pay telephone lines like other psychics, but sells personal telephone psychic readings on her website, for which there is a waiting list. She says she became aware of her perceived abilities at the age of 8, when a figure appeared in her room one night and sprinkled her with twinkling lights. On the November 1, 2000 edition of Live with Regis and Kelly, Margolis declared on the show that guest co-host Kelly Ripa was pregnant. Ripa was pregnant but purportedly a spokesperson for ABC stated that only a small circle of people, and not Margolis or the public, knew. This does not rule out that Margolis was part of that circle of people that knew, or was not told by people who knew.
In March of 2006 Char produced a show on Sci Fi Channel called Psychic at Large, a show very similar to John Edward's recently canceled psychic reading TV show, Crossing Over with John Edward. In Psychic at Large, she drives around giving readings to people (whom she claims she has never met before). Margolis is the Executive Producer of the show and controls all editing of the show, including any interviews that may occur off camera. The show was canceled that same year.
Like contemporary James Van Praagh and other alleged psychics, Margolis has been often criticized and debunked by skeptics such as James Randi. Margolis has yet to demonstrate techniques beyond cold reading techniques. She is a likable person, which may explain her popularity and regular booking on Larry King and other TV shows.
In The Netherlands Char has her own TV Show, Char het Medium, on RTL 4. The show is hosted by Chazia Mourali. In the show, Char does readings in the studio and on locations.
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- Questions from Earth, Answers from Heaven ISBN 0-312-97514-7,
- Life: A Spiritual Intuitive’s Collection of Inspirational Thoughts, ISBN 0-9761100-0-8
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