Rosemary Altea
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| Born | December 12, 1946 Leicester, England |
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| Occupation | Self proclaimed Medium and Healer |
| Spouse | Divorced |
| Children | One daughter (b 1970) |
| Website www.rosemaryaltea.com |
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Rosemary Altea (born 1946) is a self proclaimed psychic and author. She has appeared on various programs, including Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show (with Michael Shermer in 1995) and was ridiculed on Penn and Teller's Bullshit! in premiere episode, "Talking to the Dead." She has written several books.
Altea was born in Leicester, England to Lilian and William Edwards, and has two brothers and three sisters.[1] Her formal education ended at the age of 16 when she left school and then got married when she was 19.[1] Altea is divorced and has one daughter born in 1970.[1]
In 2001 Altea inherited a farm in Dorset, Vermont from Llewella Day, an elderly cancer victim. Ms. Day changed her will shortly before she died, thereby cutting her family out and leaving the 740,000 dollar farm to Altea, with the desire it remain a working farm. Altea successfully fought Day's family's attempts to invalidate the will, and -- against Ms. Day's wishes -- demolished the farm house to make the farm into a "a healing foundation".[2][3] The family argued in court that Altea used "undue influence to convince a dying woman to change her will."[4]
Regarding the 2003 Bullshit! episode, Kevin Christopher of the Skeptical Inquirer wrote that the segment on Altea "was a nice expose of Rosemary Altea during a taped readings arranged by Showtime. Viewers got a clear picture of how she worked the small group of people present for readings prior to the taping in order to glean information for later use. They also learned how her publicist, Joni Evans, seeded the group with people whose biographies were already known to Altea in order to boost her on-camera success."[5]
On January 26, 2007 Altea appeared on Larry King Live with skeptic James Randi. She refused to take the One Million Dollar Challenge, as all "psychics" to date have.[6] Altea claims to have a "Healing Society" in England.[citation needed]
[edit] Books
- The Eagle and the Rose: A Remarkable True Story. Warner Vision, 1996 ISBN 0446603643
- Soul Signs: An Elemental Guide to Your Spiritual Destiny. Rodale Books, 2004 ISBN 1579549489
- You Own the Power: Stories And Exercises To Inspire And Unleash The Force Within. Harper Paperbacks, 2001. ISBN 0060959363
- Proud Spirit: Lessons, Insights & Healing From 'the Voice Of The Spirit World'. Harper Paperbacks, 1998 ISBN 0688160670
- Give the Gift of Healing: A Concise Guide to Spiritual Healing. Harper Paperbacks, 2004 ISBN 0060738111
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Rosemary Altea: Biography", William Morris Talent Agency, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ "Psychic appeals court ruling", Rutland Herald, September 10, 2001.
- ^ "Altea's website". Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
- ^ "Rosemary Altea v. Mary Jane Osborne, Lynne August, and Rick and Geraldine Burnet", morelaw.com, 3/9/2003. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ Christopher, Kevin. "Penn & Teller series exposes paranormal B.S. and gains audience", Skeptical Inquirer, May-June, 2003. Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ "Altea and James Randi", Larry King Live, January 26, 2007. Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
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- Rosemary Altea – Official website
- Video: Larry King with James Randi and Rosemary Altea -- January 26, 2007
- Rosemary Altea on IMDB
Transcripts
- Larry King Live: Rosemary Altea Discusses `You Own the Power' March 15, 2000
- Larry King Live: Spiritual Medium Versus Paranormal Skeptic (Altea verses James Randi) June 5, 2001
- Larry King Live: Interview With Rosemary Altea December 13, 2002
- Larry King Live: Have Psychics Gone Too Far? January 26, 2007 (Altea and James Randi)
