On Thursday January 5, 2006, Glynis McCants, a numerologist, was a guest on the Coast to Coast late-night radio program hosted by George Noory. If there was such a thing as a "fraud meter," the Coast to Coast program would be second only to the network(?) Air America programs. The Coast to Coast program, formerly the Art Bell Show, attracts psychics and soothsayers from around the world.
Ms. McCants was appearing on the show to review her predictions for 2005. One of her predictions was that the pop singer/freak Michael Jackson would be acquitted of child molestation charges. Of course, she was correct, he was acquitted. Impressive prediction if you don't factor in that the possibility of a guilty high profile Black man or woman being convicted of anything in this country at present is remote to say the least. Now if she would have predicted that the Chicago White Sox would win baseball's World Series in 2005, that would have impressed.
Glynis McCants makes a living as a numerologist. On her website, numberslady.com, she will give you a private reading. All you have to do is give her $18.95. How does numerology work you ask? Here is an example:
You give your birthdate. Let's say 10/5/49. Now, she will say " okay, the number 10 is a happy number, that means at times you are happy and laugh. Now 5 being half of 10 means that you are at times angry, and behind in some of your bills. Of course, 10 plus 5 is 15, the sleep number. You can't escape it as hard you try. Now 49 is an interesting number because eastern Europe has 49 food groups, illuminating the fact that you eat, you are hungry now!
That's numerology. It sure had me pegged.
Basically, you make up stuff and attribute your hyperbole to different numbers. How is that different from the carnival fortune teller you ask? It's not any different. By the time you find out that Europe doesn't have 49 food groups, she has your $18.95 and is in another town or on another radio station. The problem is how do we expose the frauds.
Well, an opportunity presented itself on the Coast to Coast radio program on 1/5/06. It was this day that the relatives of trapped coal miners in Tallmansville, West Virginia were misinformed that their loved ones were all found, and found alive. Not for three hours did the truth come out, the truth that in fact all but one miner was found alive. The Press "ran" with it. The major Networks all broke into their programming to make the announcement of the 12 miners survival. All major Newspapers had as their headline, such ditties as: "ALIVE," "MIRACLE IN W.V.," and "MINERS FOUND ALIVE." Unfortunately, for Glynis McCants, host George Noory also received the news bulletin which he announced to his listeners. Taken aback by this miraculous announcement, Mr. Noory asked Ms. McCants, "Can you believe the latest news coming out of West Virginia?" To which Glynis McCants, the numbers lady, offered, "I knew they were alive."
Not for three hours did the horrible truth come out reporting the true demise of the miners. What numbers were "Numbers McCants" looking at? I have no qualms with people making a living. I have issues with those who do not make an honest living.
Maybe you can ask Ms. McCants about this if you ever see or hear her. She'll be coming to a carnival or radio station in your town, that I'm sure of. Do these type of people.....have your number?
About Me
- Michael
- A former United States Marine, and Vietnam veteran. He retired from working at a Correctional Institution in 2001. If that wasn't bad enough, he must now reside among people who give "stupid idiots" a bad name. Truly affected by the mockery of the system, and the duping of so many, and amazed by the failure of the Liberal Justice System engineered by people who have no experience in, or knowledge of.... Justice. Michael is the ramification, and remnant of a society obsessed with their "pursuit of happiness."