I used to think that Sylvia Brown was all that and a bag of chips until I started watching the Montel Williams show and paying attention to what she actually said. For one thing when ever anyone starts to talk about experiencing being awake but not able to move their body (sleep paralysis) Sylvia Brown comes out saying that it is the soul trying to leave the body as in astral projection. Oh bull.   Sleep paralysis is a documented fact. There has been medical research here and more extensively in Japan on sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis keeps us from injuring ourselves as we sleep and our minds sort and 'download' information from the day.
 And since asteral projection is said to be achieved during meditative states then why would every case of sleep paralysis be asteral projection?
 I say take Sylvia Brown with a grain of salt. She is entertaining but not everything she says is gospel. --Thistle

You know I think it all depends what you feel.  

Just like some stoves don't work well for some people while they work well for others.  Apply the same theory to tarot readers.  The fact of the matter is as a professional reader myself, I know if someone has a defensive wall up, no matter how hard you try, you aren't going to be able to be spot on in readings unless they are open and honest within themselves.

Just my two cents...I would say to carrying on if she speaks to you.  She spoke to you before, why wouldn't she continue to just because she made a boo-boo that was publicly televised...that just means she is human and had an off day.

I haven't noticed Sylvia Brown doing "cold reading" on Montel's show.  She doesn't spend nearly enough time talking to one person for that.  

What I notice is that she snaps answers back very fast.  It seems she just says whatever comes to mind.  Heck, I can do that, too - and probably be right half the time, also.  

One thing that strikes me about her is that she seems to be "so" talented in so many areas.  I don't know anyone who does it all, like her:  sees spirits, ghosts, angels & guides - then can shift into "who killed my daddy" - then into "where will I be next year?" - then "who died in my backyard?"  Seems pretty far-fetched to me.  Most people I've met don't have all that diversity of talents, and, if they did use them all in a one-hour period, they'd keel over with exhaustion.

Sylvia's entertaining.

To be perfectly honest i'm not sure
when i saw her on the show she seemed pre occupied that something else was going on
she didn't seem friendly
but hey thats my say

Fraud.

I find it interesting that she has accepted to take James Randis $1000000 paranormal challenge, hell even on TV and yet after she accepts to take his test she never take it, she ignores Randi and goes on with her little charade.