Marisa Anderson
Encyclopedia
Marisa Anderson is a psychic
consultant
and medium
from Scarsdale, New York
who specializes in remote viewing
to sense and locate missing persons from a distance. She has consulted with parapsychologist Hans Holzer
on cases including one that became the topic of a book, Grave's End.
. Her paranormal abilities have at times been reported as "more accurate on telephone readings than in person," which is apparently corroborated by the mixed results of her reading with Sherry Suib Cohen. and is consistent with her later work which focuses on remote viewing.
on high-profile cases, most notably the Grave's End incident, a thirteen-year haunting
chronicled by the mother of the Brooklyn, New York family which experienced it. The author's family experienced what they reported as physical manifestations from 1982 until Anderson and Holzer "cleansed" the house in 1995. A registered nurse
, the author Elaine Mercado is a self-described skeptic who was unable to consider the possibility of paranormal activity in her home for over a decade.
Holzer continues a professional relationship with Anderson, and listed her in his Psychic Yellow Pages.
receiving "data" such as license plate digits and location addresses and motel room numbers, and on abduction cases in Trinidad
and Tobago
taking them to prosecution status. She has explained her ability to perceive what a remote subject is experience by saying that ""you can relive events by tapping into an object or location or transmute thoughts in time and space to locate that data. An event in history can actually be replayed over and over again in time and space if certain circumstances are occurring." She was asked by the Houdini Historical Society
to contact his spirit; during the performance she claimed Houdini wanted the attendees "to believe," a phrase that is reputed to be the magician's last words, previously known only to close family members. She annually makes predictions on local radio stations, and in 2004 during one such interview, predicted the tsunami of 2004
that later struck the Indian Ocean
.
Psychic
A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
consultant
Consultant
A consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...
and medium
Mediumship
Mediumship is described as a form of communication with spirits. It is a practice in religious beliefs such as Spiritualism, Spiritism, Espiritismo, Candomblé, Voodoo and Umbanda.- Concept :...
from Scarsdale, New York
Scarsdale, New York
Scarsdale is a coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City. The Town of Scarsdale is coextensive with the Village of Scarsdale, but the community has opted to operate solely with a village government, one of several villages...
who specializes in remote viewing
Remote viewing
Remote viewing is the practice of seeking impressions about a distant or unseen target using paranormal means, in particular, extra-sensory perception or "sensing with mind"...
to sense and locate missing persons from a distance. She has consulted with parapsychologist Hans Holzer
Hans Holzer
Hans Holzer was an Austrian-born, American pioneering paranormal researcher and author. He wrote well over 100 books on supernatural and occult subjects for the popular market as well as several plays, musicals, films, and documentaries, and hosted a television show, "Ghost Hunter".- Career...
on cases including one that became the topic of a book, Grave's End.
Early career
According to published reports, Anderson discovered an ability to telepathically communicate with animals as if they "were speaking to her," an ability she later leveraged into a business as a psychic pet consultant. Her activities in animal communication led to her taking on clients who desired contact with deceased animals, and Anderson began working as a mediumMediumship
Mediumship is described as a form of communication with spirits. It is a practice in religious beliefs such as Spiritualism, Spiritism, Espiritismo, Candomblé, Voodoo and Umbanda.- Concept :...
. Her paranormal abilities have at times been reported as "more accurate on telephone readings than in person," which is apparently corroborated by the mixed results of her reading with Sherry Suib Cohen. and is consistent with her later work which focuses on remote viewing.
Work with Hans Holzer
Anderson has worked with paranormal investigator Hans HolzerHans Holzer
Hans Holzer was an Austrian-born, American pioneering paranormal researcher and author. He wrote well over 100 books on supernatural and occult subjects for the popular market as well as several plays, musicals, films, and documentaries, and hosted a television show, "Ghost Hunter".- Career...
on high-profile cases, most notably the Grave's End incident, a thirteen-year haunting
Haunted house
A haunted house is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were familiar with the property...
chronicled by the mother of the Brooklyn, New York family which experienced it. The author's family experienced what they reported as physical manifestations from 1982 until Anderson and Holzer "cleansed" the house in 1995. A registered nurse
Registered nurse
A registered nurse is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program at a university or college and has passed a national licensing exam. A registered nurse helps individuals, families, and groups to achieve health and prevent disease...
, the author Elaine Mercado is a self-described skeptic who was unable to consider the possibility of paranormal activity in her home for over a decade.
Holzer continues a professional relationship with Anderson, and listed her in his Psychic Yellow Pages.
Other work as a psychic
Anderson has been hired to use remote viewing to work on homicide cases and for departments with cold file cases such as in White Plains, New YorkWhite Plains, New York
White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound...
receiving "data" such as license plate digits and location addresses and motel room numbers, and on abduction cases in Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
and Tobago
Tobago
Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada. The island lies outside the hurricane belt...
taking them to prosecution status. She has explained her ability to perceive what a remote subject is experience by saying that ""you can relive events by tapping into an object or location or transmute thoughts in time and space to locate that data. An event in history can actually be replayed over and over again in time and space if certain circumstances are occurring." She was asked by the Houdini Historical Society
Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts...
to contact his spirit; during the performance she claimed Houdini wanted the attendees "to believe," a phrase that is reputed to be the magician's last words, previously known only to close family members. She annually makes predictions on local radio stations, and in 2004 during one such interview, predicted the tsunami of 2004
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
that later struck the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
.