John Holland, a well-known psychic and author, stars in The History Channel’s upcoming Psychic History. The show is scheduled to premiere on Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 5pm EST.

Holland’s ability to reveal past events (some of which occurred 100 years ago) made him a desirable candidate for this show. He will walk blindfolded through the infamous Branch Dividian compound in Waco, Texas to determine who fired the first shot and whether or not David Koresh’s followers were held against their will.

Holland claims that he has very little knowledge of this disaster, as he rarely watched the news at that time. I can’t help but feel skeptical since everybody was talking about it, but it will be interesting to see what he reveals. The show’s producers also take him to the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters, where Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald.

Quoted from Seacoastline.com:

“I raise my energy, up goes the antenna, the aura goes out and it starts to permeate into the atmosphere and if there was a tragic event that happened, the more emotional or tragic event, the more I can get it.”

Holland has been psychic since he was a child, but suppressed this ability because he was afraid of ridicule. A car accident heightened these abilities to the point where he couldn’t ignore them. Since then, he’s traveled all over the country to help people deal with bereavement.

“I try to be so specific with evidence. There’s no frou-frou stuff like who had cancer or who’s married. I’m specific.”

Holland hopes this show will take off and take him to some historical places that are steeped in mystery, such as the Stonehenge. Tom Seligson, the executive producer of “Psychic History,” hopes that Holland can provide some answers that have eluded us about our history.

Waverly Hills Sanitorium, described as “one of the scariest places on Earth,” is the subject of an 83-minute documentary set to premiere on the Sci-Fi Channel on June 7th at 9pm EST. The four-story, 506-room hospital was opened in 1926 during a severe tuberculosis outbreak. Thousands of patients were treated here, many of them carted through the 500+ “death tunnel” when the disease overcame them. This tunnel has become a focal point for filmmakers.

To learn more about Waverly Hills Sanitorium, email Tina Mattingly at waverlytours@bellsouth.net or visit www.spooked.org.

Source: courier-journal.com

Other links of interest:
Ron’s Official Waverly Hills Website
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