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'''Bert Reese''' ( | '''Bert Reese''' (1851-1926) 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 == | == Biography == | ||
Reese emigrated to New York in 1861 and | 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> | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
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* Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, Vol. 2, (M-Z), Reese, Bert (1851–1926), page 1295 | |||
* Lives of the Conjurers Volume One (2014), by Michael Solomon | |||
Bert Reese, page 132 | |||
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Revision as of 06:56, 23 April 2018
| Bert Reese | |
| Born | W. Berthold Riess January 26, 1851 Poznań (Posen), Prussia (now Poland) |
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| Died | July 8, 1926 (age 75) Hamburg, Germany |
Bert Reese (1851-1926) 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)
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- Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, Vol. 2, (M-Z), Reese, Bert (1851–1926), page 1295
- Lives of the Conjurers Volume One (2014), by Michael Solomon
Bert Reese, page 132