tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post1955812415771581834..comments2023-02-13T04:32:36.955+01:00Comments on Garvarn's Blog Archive: Olof Jonsson - the Swedish SwindlerGarvarnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02439483509454442149noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-45104816975783717582013-02-19T19:10:23.614+01:002013-02-19T19:10:23.614+01:00Mat I have a connection to Olaf's obituary...?...Mat I have a connection to Olaf's obituary...?<br /><br />James RandiJames Randihttp://www.randi.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-80560590292425198802012-06-06T21:41:48.962+02:002012-06-06T21:41:48.962+02:00I too knew Olaf when I lived in Vegas. Because of...I too knew Olaf when I lived in Vegas. Because of my experiences and friends experiences with Olaf, I do not believe he was a fraud. Even he admitted that he had misinterpreted things but that is not unusual for any physic. I played the card game of War with Olaf and lost every hand, twice! Also went to the Sands casino with him to do a little gambling. He stressed he would not use his talent to profit at the expense of someone else which including gambling. Because of the experiments with friends we knew his talent was true. I have the book written by Brad Steiger and Olaf signed it for me. I was saddened to hear about his death after I left Vegas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-70696549681274705622012-06-06T21:33:15.683+02:002012-06-06T21:33:15.683+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-63575432965555972742011-04-09T10:24:53.351+02:002011-04-09T10:24:53.351+02:00Interesting story.I knew Olof during the late 80&#...Interesting story.I knew Olof during the late 80's when he lived in las Vegas NV.He knew my mother very well told me many things about my life,friends and things that would happen ,and things that are already happening in my life .How would he know these things and they would come to pass?Another thing when we would go out to dinner he would tell me which slot machine we should play just for kix,guess what? the machine he told me to play won whithin a few minutes at taxable jackpot.For those of you who are gambling novices in VEGAS baby thats over $1200.00 for a few dollars.So think again about Olof jonsson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-24086896048455123902010-11-28T09:37:22.434+01:002010-11-28T09:37:22.434+01:00I had the opportunity to interact with one of his ...I had the opportunity to interact with one of his students/protege and my impression that there was more than trickery there. If your world view does not allow for that then so be it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-70547965311236412842008-08-11T03:36:00.000+02:002008-08-11T03:36:00.000+02:00Ah, yes, my fault. I must have confused them. And ...Ah, yes, my fault. I must have confused them. And yet I remember it so clearly. I'll take it as a lesson of the fragility of memory.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the name anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-32619702366584465872008-08-09T12:36:00.000+02:002008-08-09T12:36:00.000+02:00Oh, you must be thinking of Martin Johnson, interv...Oh, you must be thinking of Martin Johnson, interviewed on pages 51-62. But he makes no reference to the Apollo 14 experiment and is not mentioned in the Mitchell chapter. Are you confusing Johnson with Semitjov, perhaps?Garvarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02439483509454442149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-27876425969991414632008-08-09T05:13:00.000+02:002008-08-09T05:13:00.000+02:00No, it was a Swedish parapsychologist with a commo...No, it was a Swedish parapsychologist with a common Swedish name as I remember it. He was interviewed by Clas Svahn. In the interview he mentioned that his choice of career was inspired by an astronomer (also Swedish) who believed in the paranormal. He mentioned the Apollo experiment as well but I don't recall in exactly what context.<BR/><BR/>It's a shame I don't have the book myself to check it up. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-1922457759559106952008-08-08T17:03:00.000+02:002008-08-08T17:03:00.000+02:00Thanks jjerkert, our contemporary psychics are not...Thanks jjerkert, our contemporary psychics are nothing compared to Jonsson, so perhaps a Swedish version is desirable.Garvarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02439483509454442149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-91895635276477878182008-08-08T15:39:00.000+02:002008-08-08T15:39:00.000+02:00Very interesting and very well-written, Garvarn! T...Very interesting and very well-written, Garvarn! This text should be available in Swedish, too. (You can probably guess to which magazine I think you should submit a Swedish version.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-65005909349684923832008-08-05T20:21:00.000+02:002008-08-05T20:21:00.000+02:00Devadatta, are you perhaps thinking of Eugen Semit...Devadatta, are you perhaps thinking of Eugen Semitjov, the Swedish journalist who is said to have reviewed the data with both Jonsson and Mitchell? Svahn makes a comment about it on page 160 in <I>Det okända</I>. But I don't think Semitjov referred to himself as a "parapsychologist". And I don't think reviews under the supervision of Mitchell or Jonsson amount to anything, considering how the experiment has been interpreted by the more optimistic commentators over the years.Garvarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02439483509454442149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-77538072396885701002008-08-05T19:58:00.000+02:002008-08-05T19:58:00.000+02:00The Apollo experiment was mentioned in one chapter...The Apollo experiment was mentioned in one chapter in the book "Det okända" by Clas Svahn. It was an interview with a swedish parapsychologist (not a psychic) who may have controlled the results in the test. Could anyone check up his name?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295650767242690450.post-3802978944738234122008-08-01T16:51:00.000+02:002008-08-01T16:51:00.000+02:00I similar, more recent failiure by another Swedish...I similar, more recent failiure by another Swedish medium: <BR/><BR/><I>At a private initiative spiritual medium <A HREF="http://lightsoul.dinstudio.se/" REL="nofollow">Jill Petersson</A>, known from the Swedish version of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensing_Murder" REL="nofollow">Sensing Murder</A> ("<A HREF="http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6rnimmelse_av_mord" REL="nofollow">Förnimmelse av mord</A>"), is brought to <A HREF="http://www.appelbo.net/" REL="nofollow">Äppelbo</A>. Crying and shaking she stands at the edge of the small lake where she claims the body of Marie is. At the same time she puts her arm around Jan-Erik Brandt and proclaims that she can "feel" him not having anything to do with the disappearance.</I><BR/><BR/>The body was found buried outside the couple's house. Jan-Erik was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison.<BR/><BR/>Source (in Swedish): <A HREF="http://www.dt.se/nyheter/article45143.ece" REL="nofollow">http://www.dt.se/nyheter/article45143.ece</A><BR/><BR/>Related articles från Dalarnas Tidningar:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dt.se/nyheter/article170724.ece" REL="nofollow">Tv-medium deltar i sökandet efter Marie</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dt.se/nyheter/article170707.ece" REL="nofollow">Nya dykningar efter Marie</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dt.se/nyheter/article66946.ece" REL="nofollow">Återtar erkännande</A><BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>This is a translation of <A HREF="http://www.vof.se/forum/viewtopic.php?p=136061#p136061" REL="nofollow">one of my posts at VoF's Forum</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com