Nobody likes a good medium more than I do! I have been to some of the best.. legitimate clairvoyant mediums and psychics who were well known, on a personal level, in the circles I traveled with.
After watching a few episodes of Seatbelt Psychic, my first thought was that Thomas John was amazing. Most mediums have a high batting average, but they can't always get names.. and they might be a little hesitant on some of their images because either the message doesn't make sense, or the deceased spirit is not great at projecting. But Thomas seems to have no problems deciphering the transmissions at all, so I thought "Wow! He's incredible!" Yet.. some things bothered me.
For one thing, every person who got into the cab was dressed to the nines, with full makeup, jewelry, coiffed hair.. And oddly, they don't give an address and he doesn't ask. They all sit scrunched to the left. They don't see the cameras? And one woman looked familiar to me, from another show.
Another thing that gave me pause was his demeanor, which is unlike the psychics I have known. People who have the ability to communicate with spirits are people who have a high degree of empathy. He did not exude empathy, and was strangely quiet whenever someone cried or had a question about an emotional matter, such as a suicide. Mediums don't do that. They don't take the pauses that he takes, to the extent that he does. They are quick to comfort, or to say something positive. Also, they show emotion. He does not.
Curious, I googled Thomas John.. and I learned.. a LOT!!
Hundreds of people tell the same story all over the internet.. on Yelp, for example, and at the BBB. His ratings are 1 star, but the reviewers keep saying "I don't want to give a star, but it won't let me do zero stars". All but a miniscule few rant about how they paid hundreds, even thousands of dollars, for readings, which are typically for a year away, but then the readings get rescheduled.. and rescheduled again.. and again.. and again. At some point they tire of the runaround and ask for a refund, but are told "there are no refunds". This goes on with countless emails and reschedules, but the readings never happen. They are told that there was a technical glitch, or he has family problems, or he was in a terrible accident. Meanwhile, these people, who never get their money back, receive emails constantly, offering "specials", including for periods where they were given a cancellation. .. In one instance where an actual reading was given (there are precious few readings given), the father had paid for his 2 teenage daughters to get 15 minute readings. One daughter got a reading that ran over. The other daughter did not get a reading. The father managed to contact Thomas, who said that the first daughter didn't stop the reading at 15 minutes (it's not her job to end it - it's his!), so he wouldn't honor a reading for the other child.
I also learned that Thomas John has a criminal record. He used to pose as a landlord for apartment rentals listed on Craigslist, and then the unsuspecting public would come out to meet with him, and hand him the down-payment for the apartment that he has no affiliation with. That speaks volumes about his character.
Finally, I went to IMDb and looked at the show's cast list. Those random passengers are all actors, with acting credits for other shows that they have been on!
I feel bad for those scads of folks that gave him money, most of whom were never meant to receive readings. This guy is a total scam artist, and a good one! Based on the number of people who have claimed that they paid him several hundred dollars via PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, ApplePay, and credit card, and got nothing in return - I'm guessing million$!
There are very real, very superb psychic mediums in this world. I don't know if the Seatbelt Psychic has any ability at all (I'm guessing not, because his feedback doesn't reflect one with a high enough vibration to have a sixth sense), but if you read the complaints against him you would certainly think twice about putting any faith in his seatbelt readings.
So, my advice is - watch if you find it entertaining, but if you are interested in authentic paranormal or metaphysical viewing, you might want to "change the channel"!
After watching a few episodes of Seatbelt Psychic, my first thought was that Thomas John was amazing. Most mediums have a high batting average, but they can't always get names.. and they might be a little hesitant on some of their images because either the message doesn't make sense, or the deceased spirit is not great at projecting. But Thomas seems to have no problems deciphering the transmissions at all, so I thought "Wow! He's incredible!" Yet.. some things bothered me.
For one thing, every person who got into the cab was dressed to the nines, with full makeup, jewelry, coiffed hair.. And oddly, they don't give an address and he doesn't ask. They all sit scrunched to the left. They don't see the cameras? And one woman looked familiar to me, from another show.
Another thing that gave me pause was his demeanor, which is unlike the psychics I have known. People who have the ability to communicate with spirits are people who have a high degree of empathy. He did not exude empathy, and was strangely quiet whenever someone cried or had a question about an emotional matter, such as a suicide. Mediums don't do that. They don't take the pauses that he takes, to the extent that he does. They are quick to comfort, or to say something positive. Also, they show emotion. He does not.
Curious, I googled Thomas John.. and I learned.. a LOT!!
Hundreds of people tell the same story all over the internet.. on Yelp, for example, and at the BBB. His ratings are 1 star, but the reviewers keep saying "I don't want to give a star, but it won't let me do zero stars". All but a miniscule few rant about how they paid hundreds, even thousands of dollars, for readings, which are typically for a year away, but then the readings get rescheduled.. and rescheduled again.. and again.. and again. At some point they tire of the runaround and ask for a refund, but are told "there are no refunds". This goes on with countless emails and reschedules, but the readings never happen. They are told that there was a technical glitch, or he has family problems, or he was in a terrible accident. Meanwhile, these people, who never get their money back, receive emails constantly, offering "specials", including for periods where they were given a cancellation. .. In one instance where an actual reading was given (there are precious few readings given), the father had paid for his 2 teenage daughters to get 15 minute readings. One daughter got a reading that ran over. The other daughter did not get a reading. The father managed to contact Thomas, who said that the first daughter didn't stop the reading at 15 minutes (it's not her job to end it - it's his!), so he wouldn't honor a reading for the other child.
I also learned that Thomas John has a criminal record. He used to pose as a landlord for apartment rentals listed on Craigslist, and then the unsuspecting public would come out to meet with him, and hand him the down-payment for the apartment that he has no affiliation with. That speaks volumes about his character.
Finally, I went to IMDb and looked at the show's cast list. Those random passengers are all actors, with acting credits for other shows that they have been on!
I feel bad for those scads of folks that gave him money, most of whom were never meant to receive readings. This guy is a total scam artist, and a good one! Based on the number of people who have claimed that they paid him several hundred dollars via PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, ApplePay, and credit card, and got nothing in return - I'm guessing million$!
There are very real, very superb psychic mediums in this world. I don't know if the Seatbelt Psychic has any ability at all (I'm guessing not, because his feedback doesn't reflect one with a high enough vibration to have a sixth sense), but if you read the complaints against him you would certainly think twice about putting any faith in his seatbelt readings.
So, my advice is - watch if you find it entertaining, but if you are interested in authentic paranormal or metaphysical viewing, you might want to "change the channel"!
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