She earned a master’s in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Īt 40, Baldwin says she had a strange, transforming encounter. “My father was a college professor, my mother was a learning disabilities teacher.” “I was brought up Catholic in a family that did none of this,” says Baldwin. Those seeking answers respond with tears or laughter or a salving calmness.īaldwin, 53, didn’t grow up in a household of psychics. The responses tumble from Baldwin, sounding as if read from a page, words about the transition from the physical plane, of the melding of all we are, of opening to the possibility of love, of the beam of love and of the oneness. The followers inquire about loved ones who have committed suicide or are strung out on drugs or family members who seem unable to express feelings directly. The man learns his grandfather knew that of all the family members, he alone has “clarity” and the ability to rise above the family fray.Īnd the dog? (Baldwin channels animals as well as humans.) The sound of clapping, notes the dog spirit, “is disrupting to all vibrations in my body … it takes me into a very uncomfortable place …” The little girl smiles broadly when told, yes, her cousin is indeed her deceased great grandmother. Head bent over a letter board, a small crystal swinging from her folded hands, Baldwin has answers for all. The public sessions are free, though a $10 donation bowl sits on a table.Ī little girl wants to know if her great grandmother has returned to Earth as her baby cousin.Ī man wants to know if his grandfather is aware of the problems precipitated by his last will and testament.Ī blind man is eager to learn why his guide dog, alive and sitting beside him, gets aggressive when he hears a crowd clapping. Sixty-plus believers gathered recently in a meeting room at the Pompano Beach Civic Center to witness Baldwin’s channeling. A small amount of good evidence will prove the case.”
“The reason is,” he argues, “while the evidence is copious, it’s all very bad. “Millions of people all over the world believe in Santa Claus, most of them children. “Do you believe in Santa Claus, and if not, why not?” asks Randi. Randi, founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation in Fort Lauderdale, has a long-standing offer of $1 million to any psychic who proves his or her claim. Noted psychic debunker James Randi doesn’t know Sally Baldwin, but he’s never met a psychic whose asserted powers he’s believed. True skeptics, however, probably would remain unconvinced. Some have followed Baldwin for years, buying her books and the tapes and CDs plugged at each gathering.Įven those who attend for the first time appear to leave converted.
Baldwin helped her deal with the death of her best friend. “She’s a healer,” says Heather Shapiro, 30, of Palm Beach Gardens.
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