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{{Infobox person|name=蘇菲亞·布朗|image = <img src="http://shaheenmiroinsights.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/bbf08-browne_psychic_promoshot.jpg" width="220" ><br><small>[http://shaheenmiroinsights.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/bbf08-browne_psychic_promoshot.jpg 原圖鏈結]、[https://shaheenmiroinsights.com/just-like-the-white-wing-dove-r-i-p-sylvia-browne/ 圖片來自shaheenmiroinsights]</small>|image_size =|caption =|birth_name= Sylvia Celeste Shoemaker|birth_date={{Birth date|1936|10|19}}|birth_place={{USA}}[[密蘇里州]][[堪薩斯市]]|death_date ={{Death date|2013|11|20}} (77歲)|death_place ={{USA}}[[加利福尼亞州]][[聖荷西 (加利福尼亞州)|聖荷西]]|occupation=（自稱）[[靈媒]]|salary =|networth =|conviction =[[證券詐騙]]|conviction_penalty =緩刑一年和200小時的社區服務|spouse =蓋瑞·杜弗蘭（1959-1972；已離婚）<br>肯吉爾·達爾澤爾·布朗（?-?）<br>賴瑞·李·貝克（?-2002；已離婚）<br>邁克爾 （m. 2009）|children=克里斯托弗·杜弗蘭、保羅·杜弗蘭|website=[http://www.sylviabrowne.com/ sylviabrowne.com]}}'''蘇菲亞·布朗'''（{{lang-en|'''Sylvia Browne'''，原名'''Sylvia Celeste Shoemaker'''}}，{{bd|1936年|10月19日|2013年|11月20日|catIdx=Browne}}）是一位[[美國]][[作家]]，她 曾經 形容她自己為[[精神]]及心靈的[[靈媒]] 也就是 （[[通靈者]]）。<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sylvia.org/home/about.cfm|title=About Sylvia Browne|accessdate=2007-01-02|last=Browne|first=Sylvia|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061223200732/http://www.sylvia.org/home/about.cfm|archivedate=2006-12-23|deadurl=yes}}</ref>她曾數次露面於《[[賴瑞金現場]]》，曾是《[[蒙特爾威廉姆斯秀]]》（''The Montel Williams Show''）每周的來賓，並在[[海氏博物館電台]]（Hay House Radio）主持了她自己的長達一小時的節目，來討論[[超自然]]的問題並以[[靈媒]]的身份給來電者建議。 在1992年，蘇菲亞布朗有了[[投資詐騙]]與[[偷竊]]的[[前科]]。<ref>[[s:The People vs Sylvia Browne|The People vs Sylvia Celeste Browne]]</ref>她的聲明和[[預言]]導致了眾多爭議，數張報紙上曾報導她預言失敗。<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/222759,CST-NWS-roep22.article|title=Be not deceived: Psychics are in it for the cash, nothing more|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=2007-01-22|first=Richard|last=Roeper|accessdate= 2007-01-31|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228124900/http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/222759,CST-NWS-roep22.article|archivedate=2007年2月28日|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/489771p-412369c.html|title=She told them boy was dead: Crystal ball fails psychic in Mo. kidnap|work=New York Daily News|date=2007-01-18|first=Christina|last=Boyle|accessdate=2007-01-31|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121194819/http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/489771p-412369c.html|archivedate=2007年1月21日|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/entertainment/local_story_025190140.html?keyword=secondarystory|title=Leif Wright column: Dupe or no dupe: Show exposes the superstition in nearly all of us|work=Muskogee Phoenix|date=2007-01-25|first=Leif|last=Wright|accessdate=2007-01-31}}{{dead link|date=2018年4月 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>批評者譬如[[詹姆斯·兰迪]]（James Randi），與她已有長期的爭執，指稱她是個[[冷讀法|冷讀者]]，使用的技巧跟由[[心靈主義]]（mentalism）者所實現的冷用和[[熱讀]]（hot reading）技術沒有分別。新聞報導曾宣稱她整體而言不準確。<ref name=Ronson2007>{{cite news|first=Jon|last=Ronson|coauthors=|authorlink=|title=Is she for real|date=2007-10-27|publisher=|url =http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/oct/27/usa.jonronson|work =[[The Guardian]]|pages =|accessdate=2009-03-23|language=}}</ref> == 家庭背景 ==她父親是[[猶太人]]，她母親是[[聖公會]]教徒。<ref name="adventures">Browne, Sylvia; & Antoinette May (1990). ''Adventures of a Psychic''. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc. ISBN 0-7394-0178-5</ref> 她的外婆"愛達"是個虔誠的[[路德會]]教徒。<ref name="adventures"/><ref name="CNN0103/06">{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0103/06/lkl.00.html|title=Are Psychics for Real?|publisher=CNN/''[[Larry King Live]]''|date= 2001-03-06|first=Larry|last=King|accessdate=2006-08-18}}</ref> 她宣稱異象（神秘現象）從五歲開始出現，此外她奶奶自稱是[[靈媒]]，曾幫助她了解為什麼她會遇到那些異象。她叔公也是個靈媒，而且是個[[飛碟]]狂。<ref>{{cite book|last=Browne|first=Sylvia|authorlink =|title=Secrets & Mysteries of the World|publisher=[[Hay House]]|year=2005 |pages=94–96 |isbn=1-4019-0085-2 }}</ref>她從1974年開始出版心靈讀物，吸引來了支持者與反對者<ref>{{cite web|title=Sylvia Browne|work=Official website|url=http://www.sylvia.org/home/readings.cfm|accessdate=2008-07-16|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430001046/http://www.sylvia.org/home/readings.cfm|archivedate=2008-04-30|deadurl=yes}}</ref>。2011年3月21日，她在[[夏威夷]]心臟病發作。<ref name="Heartattack">{{cite news|url=http://www.sylviabrowne.com/images/pdf/novusdonate.pdf|title=Special Urgent Announcement |publisher=SylviaBrowne.com|date=2011-03-24|first=|last=|accessdate=2011-03-24}}</ref> === 出版物 ===她曾出版了好幾十本有關[[超自然]]與[[心靈]]的書，包括《靈魂之旅》、《天堂之旅》、《另一邊與回歸》、《心靈的冒險》、《以心靈之眼看占星學》, 以及最近的《所有寵物都將去天堂: 我們所愛的動物們的精神生活》。 在她的書裡，她談論人們如何改善自己的生活及更愛他人和其他生命。她覺得人們是被[[上帝]]所愛的。她指出上帝存在，是平等地愛所有的人和活著的生命，不管他們是什麼[[宗教]][[信仰]]，包括[[無神論]]者、不相信上帝的人。她寫道人們的行為和意圖定義了自身的靈魂。所有宗教、精神信仰、無信仰者都可以去「另一邊」，也就是[[天堂]]。<ref>{{cite book|last1=Browne|first1=Sylvia|last2=Harrison|first2=Lindsay|title=The Other Side and Back: A Psychic's Guide to Our World and Beyond|publisher=[[Dutton Adult]]|date=August 1999}}</ref> == 超自然聲明 ==她宣稱知道[[天堂]]是什麼感覺，主張天堂的溫度是[[攝氏]]25.6度，上面沒有任何蟲類生命，房屋可以蓋在任何一個他們想蓋的地方。它以「更高的振動頻率」存在於地面上方60公分處，所以人類很難察覺。有的[[通靈者|靈媒]]出生時就已經能感知到範圍更廣的振動頻率。 她也宣稱看得見[[天使]]，看起來類似畫裡的模樣，但因不同的種族和地區而有不同的特徵。她認為天使不開口說話，並宣稱目擊到天使環繞著人們。<ref name="CNN2003">{{cite episode|transcripturl=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0305/16/lkl.00.html|transcript=Interview With Sylvia Browne|publisher=[[CNN]] | series=''[[Larry King Live]]''|date=2003-05-16|first=Larry|last=King |authorlink=Larry King |accessdate=2006-08-18}}</ref> 她自稱能和她的[[指導靈]]（spirit guide）「法蘭欣」對話，並表示她由「法蘭欣」那兒得知了54個自己的[[前世]]細節。<ref name="spiritguide">{{cite news|url=http://www.skepticreport.com/psychicpowers/sylviabrowne.htm|title=Sylvia Browne: Fast-Food Psychic|publisher=Skeptic Report|date=January 2003|first=Claus|last=Larsen|accessdate=2006-08-18|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103101637/http://www.skepticreport.com/psychicpowers/sylviabrowne.htm|archivedate=2007-01-03|deadurl=yes}}</ref> == 參考文獻=={{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} == 外部連結 ==* [http://www.sylvia.org/ Official website]* [http://www.novus.org/home/index.cfm The Society of Novus Spiritus] — Browne's church* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061031225408/http://www.hayhouseradio.com/hosts.php?author_id=192 Sylvia Brown's Online Talk Show] at HayHouseradio.com '''批評'''* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070103101317/http://www.skepticreport.com/psychicpowers/dodgeball.htm Chronology of the feud between Browne and Randi] from the ''Skeptic Report''* [http://www.randi.org/sylvia/ Sylvia Browne and James Randi's challenge] from [[James Randi Educational Foundation]]* [http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/king_of_the_paranormal/ King of the Paranormal] from [[Skeptical Inquirer]] July 31, 2003* Friedman, Roger (2006). [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180681,00.html "TV Psychic Misses Mark on Miners."] ''FOXNews.com''.* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110814164304/http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2003/01/08/psychic/index.html Crystal Bawl], ''[[Salon.com]]'' by Janet McDonald* [http://stopsylvia.com/ Stop Sylvia Browne], is [[Robert S. Lancaster]]'s comprehensive site criticizing and exposing Sylvia Browne. '''預言'''* [http://www.csicop.org/si/show/psychic_defective_sylvia_brownes_history_of_failure Psychic Defective: Sylvia Browne’s History of Failure], article appeared in [[Skeptical Inquirer]] magazine.* [http://www.sylviabrowne.com/f/predictions Sylvia Browne Predictions] - Past predictions for 2008-2013 and "The Next 100 Years"* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010312005807/http://www.sylvia.org/home/2000pred.cfm Browne's predictions for the year 2000] '''媒體和謄本'''* [http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/law/2007/01/19/cooper.psychic.cnn Video: Browne's predictions analyzed] January 19, 2007 Live with [[Anderson Cooper]] on [[CNN]]. (CNN Video)* {{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0109/03/lkl.00.html|title=Official transcript: Are Psychics Real?|publisher=''[[Larry King Live]]''|date=September 3, 2001}} (Browne and [[James Randi]])* {{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0103/06/lkl.00.html|title=Official transcript: Are Psychics for Real?|publisher=''[[Larry King Live]]''|date=March 6, 2001}} (Browne and [[John Edward]])* {{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0701/19/acd.01.html|title=Official transcript: Psychic Powers Debunked in Shawn Hornbeck Case|publisher=[[Anderson Cooper]]|date=January 19, 2007}} (Browne's manager and Randi)* {{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0701/30/acd.01.html|title=Official transcript: Psychic Psychic Reality Check|publisher=[[Anderson Cooper]]|date=January 30, 2007}} (Browne's manager and Randi) {{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Sylvia}}[[Category:21世紀美國作家]][[Category:美国女性作家]][[Category:美國猶太人]][[Category:猶太裔美國作家]][[Category:美国诈骗犯]]  {{Authority control}}