Among my critics are those who say I should be using my powers only in a laboratory context and not on stage. My answer to that is very straightforward and honest. I am a performer and I believe in communicating my powers to the widest possible audience. Why should I just share it with a few grey-haired boffins tucked away in a dingy whitewashed room on a university campus when there are millions who enjoy sharing it with me? If my powers had not sparked the public's imagination, if they had not displayed the scope and possibilities those powers offered, then the boffins would never have bothered to research and examine them in the first place. Without my public appearances it is doubtful that Arthur Koestler would have left his money to create a chair in Parapsychology at Edinburgh University, the first professorial appointment on this subject in Britain!
A Shakespearian actor or actress who decides to become a soap star also has to suffer at the hands of critics who snootily consider that they should not be 'cheapening' themselves. But is giving greater pleasure to a wider audience cheapening oneself? To hold that view is to be elitist and selfish at the same time. Why should a few people impose their view on a majority and consider their personal pleasure to be above that of their fellow man? An actor is a communicator, and a successful communicator should be able to bridge the gap between light entertainment and serious works.
Showmanship is an exciting part of the public face of PSI. Communication takes part at every level. Body language, movement, speech, role playing, and image projection. Perhaps it is because of their continuous interaction with the inner self and an examination of mental processes to psych themselves for the different parts they play, that many actors are imbued with a natural sense of PSI. Some have even let their PSI projection get out of control. I know of at least several famous actors who have taken their projected personality so seriously that they have developed a serious identity problem.
Those people who have the natural gift for showmanship or acting, which after all is a highly developed PSI sense, have a tremendous weapon. Wisely used, it can make them immensely rich and famous. Don't think that you have to be the outgoing extrovert type to acquire this PSI skill. Although show business people are normally associated with having this characteristic, there are almost as many who are quite timid and reserved souls in spite of their power to effectively communicate and project on stage or on the screen.
Aaron Spelling would go unnoticed on a crowded train. As it is, the chances of seeing him on a train would be remote. He'd probably buy it before travelling on it. He looks a little frail, a little sad, almost self-effacing. Only by exchanging eye contact would you get a hint of this man's mountainous PSI power. He is a show business mogul of unimaginable proportions. He is America's Mr Television and the most successful independent TV film producer in the world. He is the king of Hollywood.
How did PSI-FORCE help him to the pinnacle of showbiz success? I'll tell you. He was the fourth son of a Russian immigrant tailor and was raised in the ghetto in Dallas, Texas. His mother was a seamstress. As a child, Aaron was sickly and weak - the type of kid who had sand kicked in his face. Stronger children picked on him. He was beaten and abused, kicked and taunted. When he was only seven he had a nervous breakdown and stayed in bed for two years rather than be bullied. 'I could not face the bigger kids. I was their punching bag and they beat me up every day and called me "Jew Baby". I used my will power to end the assault. I willed my legs not to walk and stayed in bed for two years.'
His parents were poor. 'My brothers and I slept in the same bed feet to face. We were told it was fun to sleep that way and I grew up thinking that was how everyone slept. When I was fourteen I got a job carrying heavy flour sacks. They weighed more than me. I was paid a dollar fifty and gave half to my mother. Our clothes were hand-me-downs. My first suit was given to me by the US Army. I knew I could not go on in this way. I swore to myself that I would be wealthy and successful. It meant more to me than anything else.'
By the time Aaron came to Hollywood, he had had a close brush with death, sharpening his PSI senses even more. It happened while he was in the service. He was taken off a plane just two minutes before it became airborne. It crashed in Ohio killing everyone on board. Hollywood gave him film parts but they were not what he wanted. His main role he said was playing 'a deviate.' His life changed when he swapped roles and became a script writer and producer. He knew what he wanted which was to make money from series. He chose his goal and went for it.
He is acclaimed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having produced more than 2000 hours of television. Nearly all his shows have been phenomenal successes. Among them: Charlie's Angels, Dynasty, T J Hooker, Hart to Hart, Fantasy Island, Starsky and Hutch, and Vegas.
With his bank balance mounting by the minute, billionaire Aaron still spends his money wisely. All his investments are rock solid. Like the flawless forty carat diamond he bought his beautiful wife Candy. It belonged to the late Shah of Persia and is one of the most sought after jewels in the world. Then the Spellings paid more than ten million dollars cash for Bing Crosby's old home, only to knock it down and rebuild it.
But old habits die hard. If Aaron is upset, he will stay in bed and he is often fearful his empire will collapse overnight. The buyers of his TV series think otherwise; he is guaranteed huge amounts for his new shows. Aaron's positive PSI towers over his more natural negativism. He has psyched himself to be successful. When he first submitted his own scripts he was knocked back for three years. But he kept going.
Curiously, while Aaron was building his empire on one side of the Atlantic, his counterpart, and later friend, Sir Lew Grade, was building his empire across the water in Britain. Both were from similar backgrounds although they had quite different temperaments.
Cigar-chomping tycoon Sir Lew Grade fled Russia with his family in 1912. He was one of three brothers, all of whom acquired fame and fortune. Life in London's East End was tough for the boys. Lew left school when he was fourteen and for a time helped his father Isaac in his clothing business. His life changed when he won first prize in a Charleston competition and became a professional dancer. With his tremendous energy and positive PSI power, Lew realised he would have to branch out into different forms of show business if he were to be really successful. He became an agent, getting up at five o'clock and working till late in the evening, a habit he continued throughout his career. While an agent, he helped a struggling television company to the road of success and never looked back. He took control of ATV and became the most important figure in commercial television in Britain.
Like Spelling, he knew instinctively what an audience wanted and gave it to them. He also wanted to be top at anything he did and his positiveness and super-sense of PSI was an invaluable asset. Like many other successful people, Sir Lew - who went on to become a Baron, Lord Grade - never looked back on mistakes. He did not want post mortems or regrets. Even when adding figures, he was the eternal optimist. Asked what two and two made, his reply was: 'Are you buying or selling?'
As with all great salesmen and artists, he is imbued with a PSI sense of fun and drama. His 'victims' have said of him: 'His repertoire was as varied as a cinema organist's and he could pull out all the stops - sentimental, threatening, pleading, admiring. His best act was when he would go down on his knees and fling out his arms, one hand still gripping the cigar.'
You don't have to be as rich and successful as Aaron Spelling or Sir Lew Grade to be happy, but perhaps you can learn something from the way these men live their lives and the motives behind their success. How motivated are you towards being a show business star or an entertainer?
Try this quiz answering each of the questions with either 'Yes,' 'Not sure' or 'No.'
1. Do you like asking people challenging questions?
2. Are you always interested in how people react to what you do?
3. Do you often tell people about strange experiences you have had?
4. Are you guilty of sometimes using words people won't know the meaning of?
5. Do you tend to boast when in company?
6. Do you tend to dress to make people notice you?
7. Do you enjoy being the centre of attention?
8. Are you always trying to make people laugh?
9. Do you always dress up when going out or entertaining?
10. Is your voice loud and clear when talking in a group?
11. Do you enjoy trying to entertain people at parties?
12. Do you often find you are talking about yourself to others?
13. Do you often study your appearance in a mirror?
14. Are you never happier than when people compliment you?
15. Is what others think of you very important?
Scoring: Give yourself two points for every 'Yes' answer, one point for 'Not sure' and 0 points for 'No.' Now add your scores.
If you scored 11 or more points, then you may be the show business type of person. You enjoy saying clever and witty things and you tend to dress in order for others to notice your You like being the centre of attention.
A score of less than 11 does not mean you will not make it in show business. You could be an Aaron Spelling, a little insecure with others but still having fantastic PSI ability to communicate your way to stardom. Under 11 scorers could try living out their fantasies of stardom by writing TV scripts or plays. Try it! You might find you have an undiscovered genius for it.
PSI your way to stardom
Acting is a tough competitive business. You have to have your wits about you at all times, no matter how talented you might be. Read the chapter on communication again and again. You have to learn all the ways of communicating effectively. Use your PSI power to meditate and plan your roles. Use the mirror often to look at yourself. Speak to yourself. Reverse roles. Make yourself the audience.
You must also have the PSI positive approach to audiences. Even if you are a very private person, psych yourself that it is not you on stage but someone else. You are in someone else's shoes. You are in their minds. You are not revealing yourself to the audience but you are revealing the other person so it does not matter to you.
If you have a lesser role than someone else, tell yourself that you will stand out more with your presence. You can be the star and people will want to see you and hear your performance. Give them a shot of your electrical PSI personality that will rivet their attention in your direction. Go on stage as if you are the star and nobody else.
If you are doing a TV show, play to the camera for all you are worth. Imagine that the camera pointing at you is a viewing audience. Look at their faces in your mind and tell the camera that you are the best actor. Its attention on you must be undivided. You are captivating the audience with your presence. There is an aura about you which people want to see.
I have a lot of friends in show business with whom I have discussed the question of what gives some people star quality. Acting and actors are no longer limited to the stage. There are many people in politics who are actors and who could have been successful stars. Some do it the other way round and are actors first and later become politicians, like President Reagan. Others are content to use the House of Commons or Congress as their stage. There are many people in the legal and business professions who are also 'full-time actors.'
They have in common a need to communicate, a need to address audiences and a need to be seen on a stage. How well they achieve this need depends largely on their positive attitude through training, and through development of their PSI skills of communication. They must also have an almost intuitive feel for their audience so that they can come across sympathetically.
British Prime Ministers have had an excellent record for their stage performance. The veteran Tory 'Supermac' Harold MacMillan, when on lecture tours to America, was famed for his 'reading' of his audiences. He knew just the moment when to tell his aides to laugh or to cry at a particular point in his speech.
The former Labour PM Harold Wilson was such a good actor that he has been asked to personally appear as himself in various productions. He is also extremely popular on the American lecture circuit and his delivery is impeccable. When talking privately over a glass with friends in the House of Lords, people are spellbound by his conversation.
I believe too that Mrs Thatcher should be issued with an Equity card for her very fine performances. She is a polished and accomplished actress and delivers her well-rehearsed lines with aplomb. Through her PSI powers, which are quite extraordinary, she has been able to tread a delicate path to stay in power despite a number of unpopular measures. The image she projects is one of total conviction and belief in her role as Prime Minister and as such, she inspires tremendous confidence.
President Reagan learnt all his tricks and PSI power many years ago while still an actor and was able to make a remarkably smooth transition to politics as a result. His powers to read people and appeal to them through positive PSI and the image he portrays of a humble, fun-loving, caring President has won over the populace. They like him even if they don't care much for his party machine.
The Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev is so adaptable that he could fit into any political system and reach the top. He has a natural ability to respond to PSI feelings put out by others as well as being able to project his own effectively. His personal charm has not gone unnoticed in the western world and may even make him enemies among the Politburo in Russia. However, it is unlikely that he will suffer because of his in-built early warning radar (PSI) system.
Assassinated President John F. Kennedy was a classic example of a person helped by his family to reach the pinnacle of success. There was, and still is, tremendous PSI-FORCE in the Kennedy clan. They are all on the same wavelength and this gives them great positive mental power. Using this, they were able to push JFK to the Presidency in record time. He personally had an abundance of PSI power. He was able to project an honest and glamorous image and had the world eating out of the palm of his hand.
Using his personal appeal - a strong factor of PSI - his popularity grew and grew. Unfortunately, there was another extremely strong PSI drive that was natural to him and which he could not control: his sexual drive. It was so powerful that, had he not been shot, I believe he would have eventually lost the presidency through a sexual scandal.
Although he was a manipulator of mankind and made a tremendous impact on millions, this failing became too much of a threat to his position. He was on course for a collision with fate because of his sexuality but was tragically saved the dishonour by an assassin's bullet. Had he been an actor, he would have been more famous than Robert Redford.
It was inevitable that he became mixed up with a woman whose sexual PSI was as strong as his. That woman was Marilyn Monroe, the most desirable woman in the world who will be remembered for ever, not as Jack Kennedy's mistress, but for her own powerful sexuality. She died on 5 August, 1962 from an overdose. She was thirty-six years old, and there were men who would have moved mountains for her.
Her PSI ability to project sexuality was legendary. She was able to do it enticingly but in taste. Yet she wasn't the prettiest woman in the world. But she knew when to trigger her sexual PSI and capture the hearts of powerful men. Among her many lovers was the president's own brother, Senator Bobby Kennedy, who was also assassinated.
JFK knew how to win the heart of the nation but Marilyn could manipulate him. She could look into a man's eyes and immediately know what was wanted of her. With men like the Kennedys, she gave them all she had. Her PSI sexuality captivated the passion and desire for her in most men. She played PSI games with men. From the sparkle in her eyes, the movement of her mouth, down to her wiggle, she told men she was all woman and those powerful enough would be allowed to have her.
In the end she overdid it and the same power took its revenge. It boomeranged back on her in a most devastating way. She died as she had come into the world. Naked and alone.
John Lennon, who became very friendly with me, kept his appointment with fate: Death. He was fascinated by PSI and wanted to experience every conceivable aspect of the natural and supernatural. He was a walking PSI powerhouse. He wanted to transcend all that was ordinary and mundane and enter a different world of boundless possibilities and new experiences. He believed in out of body experiences, in drugs that released inhibitions of space and reality and went beyond the sixth sense. He tried to use his PSI powers way beyond that of a performer and song writer. He wanted to reach another dimension and get from that 'wondrous place' a new meaning to the lyrics and music he would write.
He also had someone very special in his wife, Yoko Ono. He was enveloped in her. He lived inside her soul, and she in his. She is almost as psychic as John and reminds me of a white witch. She knew how to return his PSI love and was able to direct him and give him the pleasures he needed from life. But most of all they had love. John was almost drunk on it. It was a spiritual union the like of which I had never before seen.
John was interested in my philosophy and wanted me to expound on extra-terrestrial connections. He wanted to hear about another life, as though he was soon going to enter it. I think he knew something was going to happen. In my mind he was ready for some kind of transition. That happened on the day he was shot. He was then transformed into something else that he wanted to be and arrived at another place, another dimension.
The sad thing about John was his dependence on drugs which he took to escape from normality. He had tasted LSD and believed that he could find a world similar to the one he had experienced while in a hallucinatory state. That was a world with no horizons, of green trees, rainbow flowers, sweet smelling air and purifying melodies. He did not want reality. He did not want to lose this 'paradise' state.
Elvis Presley might have appeared a simple uncomplicated man on the outside but his inner self was a mass of contradictions. He was an unhappy man whose PSI powers rebelled against him in the end because he had abused his body so badly. At his peak, he was a magical entertainer who controlled his PSI talents and sent his audiences wild with animal vibrations and body language. His telepathy was astute enough to pick out exactly what the crowds wanted and he gave it to them. He had a low sexual PSI and would rather drive a white Cadillac than have sex with a woman. I believe he was in contact with his dead twin brother and this also brought him much unhappiness.
Humphrey Bogart was a master illusionist. He was able to project an image which people wanted to see rather than a real image of himself which was not very physically attractive. Yet women were beating a path to his door because of the strong sexual vibes emanating from this man. No one can quite explain the phenomenon that produced this legend but I think the reason for his success was that through his PSI powers, he captured a dream and then gave it to the man and woman in the street.
The PSI power of Grace Kelly was attached to her beauty, voice, dress and aristocratic bearing. She already possessed a regal quality before she became a princess. She knew instinctively how to bridge the gap between reality and fantasy which drove men wild. She had the innocent beauty which captivated a prince's heart. She knew she would achieve a dream, a fairytale come true. Even when she was a real life princess, her PSI power helped her carry out her duties with distinction and honour, as if she was born to the task.
My PSI portrait of Robert Redford is of a very private man who uses his PSI abilities to seduce and communicate with the camera. He has an uncanny ability to project his irresistible powers and give himself an ordinary appeal, like that of the fresh good-looking boy next door, but with a god-like quality. He uses his looks to great advantage. He is very handsome and charismatic and induces people, especially women, to have a deep craving for him.
The phenomenal success of Harrison Ford is, in my opinion, a direct result of his PSI powers which he uses to project simplicity and the image of the robust all-American male. Harrison might be an adventurer but he makes it look easy enough for people to imagine that they could do it themselves. He mesmerises women with his tough but tender approach. His voice employs PSI to give it added appeal and he is in full control when acting, unlike many in his profession who have to do exactly as instructed by the film director; he will not bow to a director. He is a natural and can absorb the energies of people around him, thus multiplying his own powers in the process. Paul Newman is very much in the same mould but more subdued. Bruce Springsteen, the singer, has also been endowed with a similar gift which he uses magically on stage.
Bob Geldof has the power to be a very fine politician if only he had a good shave and cleaned up his image. He is a political activist, a man who uses his powers through songs and lyrics to effect changes in the world. He is an interesting PSI subject. Bob came from a humble Dublin background and started as a lead singer with his own group, The Boomtown Rats. He gathered together his PSI powers and then faced the world looking like a bum: unshaven and ungroomed. Yet the world has accepted him as an honest person trying to help others. What a clever use of PSI to bring yourself to the world as you are. As a result, big business and popular musicians have followed this man to his crucial goal: saving children in Africa. His powers worked miracles in reaching the hearts of the western world and then opening their purses.
Forever inseparable from her magical performance as Funny Girl, Barbra Streisand is one of the richest self-made women in the world, thanks to her positive PSI approach. She is a lady who used her powers for the one goal. She wanted to make it big - really big. And she's there. She only had voice and charisma to start with and lots of positive feelings. With her mind, she manipulated her way to stardom which she then achieved through her voice. When she sings there is a PSI energy detectable by me in every note; it penetrates my senses. Her music transforms the atmosphere to a higher plane. She is also a natural actress. She came from a poor family and despite her success, has the ability to be herself. She knows what it is like to be on the breadline. She also has enough PSI nous to preserve her wealth!
I rubbed shoulders with John Wayne once in the Beverly Wilshire hotel, Los Angeles. Outside the hotel, a row of little old American ladies, many with blue-rinsed hair and rose-painted faces, waited for him to emerge. As John and I walked out together, one old dear grabbed me and asked: 'Is that him? John Wayne?... isn't he beautiful! He's my all-American boy!' that summed up the impression he gave me: a tremendous PSI strength with positive attributes, the hero, the macho American. Wayne knew how to project good in such a way that anything less than good became positively bad. His was the PSI projection of idealism. Even though he was then in his 60s, each of those ladies thought of him as a son.
Omar Sharif talks with his eyes. His Middle-East background gives him an air of mystery and excitement. He has a very definitive aura and many women find him absolutely irresistible. He uses his PSI power when playing bridge or when he is gambling. His eyes are piercing and exotic, a perfect complement to his handsome facial features.
Raquel Welch: here is the classic example of a wife who made good with PSI. She may never have been an 'ordinary' home-body in fact, but to see her in the street you would think she was a perfectly ordinary but attractive mother who stays at home minding the children. Her PSI power changed this by concentrating her energies and talents on becoming a sex symbol. It is difficult to change your personality but she managed it. She is also a master of illusion: in my mind I had an image of an Amazon, but when I saw her in real life I was surprised at how small she actually is.
What a remarkable use of PSI powers Michael Jackson has! He uses it to make his body move in extraordinary ways and to write and sing songs and hit the audiences with them at just the right time. I am worried in case he has exhausted these powers. Since he has been so groomed and polished from birth, he must be careful not to abuse the natural gifts he has. PSI power has also given him the facility to appeal equally to both men and women.
From a very young age, the brilliant film maker Steven Spielberg learned all about PSI and other dimensions. He liked it so much that he wanted to continue to be part child forever, although his artistic talent has grown up. As a child, he is a little introverted in adult company but can change his image to that of a romantic adventurer. He has translated his fantasies to the screen and has a superb sense of timing as well as being a cinematic sponge, absorbing the public taste and then serving it back to them on a delicious plate. Each of his films made a minimum of two hundred million dollars and his blockbusters - E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - made a total of three billion dollars!
In her youth, Joan Collins never used her powers and it is just lately that she has realised the true force existing within her. By using her PSI powers as a negative influence in her TV roles, she overcame her own previous 'failures' and became a roaring success. She knows just how to carry herself, how to dress and what to say and eat and who to date for maximum impact. I feel that she is a great believer in astrology and that she is an avid reader of astrological signs. She is a lady who will follow their lead and allow her superstitions and feelings to influence her career. She would have been very good as a company director or as a lawyer and displays strong intuitive powers.
Elton John writes and sings about hidden parts of his inner self. His PSI powers are down to earth. A part of him wants to be free and explicit but because of social pressures, he cannot do exactly as he feels. I feel he is living in a world of fantasy and pretence in an effort to cover up these inner PSI feelings. His music is brilliant and reaches out dramatically to the man in the street. When he touches the keys of a piano they respond as if to a supernatural command. But music apart, I feel he has many minuses and PSI complexes which have come about as a result of not having 'found' his true self.
Johnny Carson: He is amazingly successful, with a facade to his nature which belies the true man underneath. He resists the supernatural yet I believe he has a great power there which, without him admitting to it, has helped him become successful as a TV interviewer and multi-millionaire. He is a very hard but clever man who surrounds himself with good advisers. His many influential friends can open almost any door he needs opened and I suspect he would take full advantage of any situation that could further his career. Underneath however, I suspect he is an unhappy man, although he has found a beautiful companion in Alexis Maas, which has made his unhappiness a little easier to bear. Deep inside, he knows he is a complex man with many minuses to his character. That is why his facade is so cold. I think I am right in believing that he was once an amateur magician. Although he wants to dig deeply into the subjects he interviews, he does not like being interviewed himself and considers his own privacy sacrosanct.
So strong are the inquisitory powers of David Frost that he should perhaps have been born in another period - The Spanish Inquisition? David has an aura and sense of PSI that I have never before seen in any TV interviewer. He also has the intellect to match. PSI techniques have shown him to be charming at the beginning, courteous throughout, and then unexpectedly strike at his victim who does not know what has happened until he or she leaves the chair. This talent has allowed him to interview 'impossible' subjects like Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger who would refuse lesser interviewers but rise to the challenge of Frost. His energy has made him a successful businessman in tandem with his TV personality image.
Terry Wogan has PSI sensibility. He comes across as the easy-going friendly TV chat-show host but underneath is a shrewd brain and a startlingly successful businessman. Let no one underestimate his intellect. He is bristling with PSI power even when everyone else thinks he is bumbling on in his merry careless way. There are few more polished performers than he on British television today.
Derek Jameson: I am inspired by this man who, like the phoenix, rose from the ashes and has continued rising. Derek has edited more Fleet Street newspapers than most other editors. At a mature stage of his life he sued the giant British Broadcasting Corporation and lost nearly every penny he ever made. But so strong was his positive PSI power that he fought back to become one of the most successful early morning radio announcers on - wait for it - British Broadcasting Corporation radio! That takes some PSI power! I believe he has a very strong sense of the supernatural, but coupled to that is a down-to-earth personality, reflected in his London cockney accent which some mornings is accompanied by a strange gargling sound like a voice trapped down a plug hole.
Never, but never underestimate the powerhouse in the mind of Barbara Cartland. This lady is larger than life. Her PSI shines out like a beacon. No matter what you think of her, you probably will never really know or understand what goes on inside her mind. At over eighty years of age, she is dictating books, designing interiors of expensive flats, commenting on health and beauty and running a large and beautiful household. Her positive PSI is without question the strongest I have ever seen. She has been willing to tackle almost any subject with a vigour and energy that would have long submerged others. She was the closest friend of Prince Charles' uncle, Louis Mountbatten, and is the mother of Raine Spencer who is married to Princess Di's father.
Barbara manages, virtually single-handedly, a multi-national enterprise with the directness and ruthlessness of a top flight chief executive. Yet at the same time, this supreme romance writer, is an outrageously flamboyant dresser and a frank, open and confident woman who says what she thinks. Her PSI-FORCE will live forever.