Gordon Smith (born 6 July 1962) is a British

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; known as the UK's "most accurate" medium.

Career as a medium

Gordon Smith's career as a

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began at the age of 24, when another medium told him that one day he would be 'on the platform'. This was the start of a 15-year-long study to be a medium. As he used to work as a

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, he is often known (and used to present himself as) The Psychic Barber. He works giving demonstrations, writing books and organising workshops, and until March 2008 wrote a psychic column for the British tabloid ''

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''. Smith does not charge for readings. Smith was studied by Professor

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in a series of experiments to determine his possible psychic abilities, the results of which were published in the ''Journal of the Society for Psychical Research''.

Television and film

He was featured in the BBC

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series and in another BBC documentary, Talking to the Dead in 2003. He has also appeared on

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, discussing mediumship. In October 2005, Smith was revealed as the new medium on

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's ''

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'', taking over from

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. He appeared in Series 7 and three episodes of Series 8 before being replaced by

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. In 2008, Smith appeared in a special "Paranormal Edition" episode of ''

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'', in which he made it to the final round but lost to Mia Dolan. In 2008–09, he presented his own series 'Psychic Therapy' on the Biography Channel. Smith appeared in the film adaptation of

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' book,

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, appearing alongside

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and

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. Smith has appeared on the television show ''This Morning'', along with the skeptic and psychologist, Chris French, discussing possible psi phenomena. Both men carried out a 'reading' of two blind-folded women and then later compared their results with the women and the show's presenters.

Bibliography

* ''Inner Visions: A Medium's Life'', Pembridge Publishing, 2000. . * ''Spirit Messenger: The Remarkable Story of a Seventh Son of Seventh Son'',

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, 2003. . * ''The Unbelievable Truth'',

, 2004. . * ''Stories from the Other Side'',

, 2006. . * ''Through My Eyes'',

, 2006. . * ''Life Changing Messages: Remarkable Stories From The Other Side'',

, 2007. . * ''The Amazing Power of Animals'',

, 2008. . (Later published in 2018 as ''Animal Magic: The Extraordinary Proof of our Pets' Intuition'' ). * ''Developing Mediumship'',

, 2009. . * ''Why Do Bad Things Happen?'',

, 2009. . * ''Intuitive Studies: A Complete Course in Mediumship'',

, 2012. . * ''Positive Vibes: Inspiring Thoughts for Change and Transformation'',

, 2013. . * ''Best of Both Worlds'', Coronet, 2014. . * ''One Hundred Answers from Spirit'', Coronet, 2016. . * ''A Thin Place: Where Two Worlds Meet'', (Children's Fiction), Cone House Publishing Limited, 2016. . * ''Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Case for Supernatural Phenomena in the Modern World'', Coronet, 2018. .

References

External links

*
Official Gordon Smith Website
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