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− | '''Bert Reese''' was a mind reader known for is skill with [[Billet Reading]] and conveyed to his "sitters that he had X-ray vision, which enabled him to discern written messages. | + | '''Bert Reese''' (c.1841-c.1926) was a mind reader known for is skill with [[Billet Reading]] and conveyed to his "sitters that he had X-ray vision, which enabled him to discern written messages. |
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Reese emigrated to New York in 1861 and changed the spelling of his name to Reese. He became fascinated by a billet reader called [[Charles H. Foster]], The Salem Seer and eventually became his pupil. | Reese emigrated to New York in 1861 and changed the spelling of his name to Reese. He became fascinated by a billet reader called [[Charles H. Foster]], The Salem Seer and eventually became his pupil. | ||
He reputation grew and psychic researchers, including Baron von Schrenck Notzing, hailed him as a remarkable clairvoyant, psychic, and message giver. He never declared himself to be a [[spiritualist]], nor did he profess to have supernatural powers.<ref>The Mind Readers - Masters of Deception by William V. Rauscher (2002)</ref> | He reputation grew and psychic researchers, including Baron von Schrenck Notzing, hailed him as a remarkable clairvoyant, psychic, and message giver. He never declared himself to be a [[spiritualist]], nor did he profess to have supernatural powers.<ref>The Mind Readers - Masters of Deception by William V. Rauscher (2002)</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 19:38, 17 May 2014
Bert Reese | |
Born | Berthold Reise circa 1841 Posen, Poland |
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Died | circa 1926 (age 84) |
Bert Reese (c.1841-c.1926) was a mind reader known for is skill with Billet Reading and conveyed to his "sitters that he had X-ray vision, which enabled him to discern written messages.
Biography
Reese emigrated to New York in 1861 and changed the spelling of his name to Reese. He became fascinated by a billet reader called Charles H. Foster, The Salem Seer and eventually became his pupil.
He reputation grew and psychic researchers, including Baron von Schrenck Notzing, hailed him as a remarkable clairvoyant, psychic, and message giver. He never declared himself to be a spiritualist, nor did he profess to have supernatural powers.[1]
References
- ↑ The Mind Readers - Masters of Deception by William V. Rauscher (2002)