- Jomanda
Jomanda (born
5 May 1948 ) is a controversial DutchNew Age guru who refers to herself as the "Lady of the light."Background
Born as Johanna Wilhelmina Petronella Damman in
Deventer , Jomanda is a Dutchspiritualist who described herself as being "a healing medium." She claims to have psychic powers ofclairvoyance ,empathy andprescience , aided by her late father and other powers from the "world divine". She is known to be a devoted fan of paranormal authorJozef Rulof .Career
In 1991, she gained national fame after making an appearance on a popular
talk show . In the next decade, she held public gatherings inTiel where she announced that she would be performing healings, which drew large groups of people. During these sessions she would 'infuse' bottles oftap water , which she claimed would make them gain healing properties. She also appeared on radio shows, where people were asked to put a bottle of water in front of their radio in order to have it remotely 'infused'.Controversy
In 2001, Jomanda was the medical and spiritual adviser of popular Dutch actress
Sylvia Millecam who later died ofcancer . In 2004, the Dutch Health Inspectorate filed suit against Jomanda claiming that she and three alternative therapists misled Millecam by claiming that the actress was merely suffering from an inflammation. In October 2006, the investigation was dropped, [ [http://www.kwakzalverij.nl/php/display/ap/594/1 Jomanda wordt niet vervolgd] ] but in April 2008 an Amsterdam court ruled that Jomanda and two doctors who practise alternative therapies should be prosecuted for their roles in Millecam's death. [ [http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2008/04/medium_faces_court_over_tv_sta.php Medium faces court over tv star death] ]The Dutch Federation Against Quacks (Nederlandse Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij) listed her as #15 on their top 20 list of
quack s. [ [http://www.kwakzalverij.nl/php/display/index.php?c=ap&id=105&iCatId=70 Plaats 15: Jomanda] ]In October 2004 Jomanda drew publicity again by stating, in accordance with the ideas of a Jozef Rulof : 'Cremation hurts'.
ee also
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Arthur Ford
*Char Margolis
*Clever Hans
*Cold reading
*Forer effect
*Hot reading
*James Pike
*John Edward
*Mirin Dajo
*Peter Hurkos
*Peter Popoff
*Uri Geller References
External links
* [http://www.jomanda.nl Official website]
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