Crowd Puller

Another faith healer had a go at us today. Unlike the previous one (see post of September 29) who had a quaint laptop-like contraption to diagnose ailments, today’s crowd puller came with the panacea for all ills – clogged hearts, BP, cancer, diabetes, damaged brains… you name it, the cure lay in a tiny volcanic rock, cleverly crafted into a pendant. Much like one-size-fits-all, here was a one-rock-suits-all.
Introducing himself as a ‘network builder’ from Global Group, Pradeep Kadam spoke at length (top pic) about scalar energy and of volcanic rocks curing complex medical problems. To prove his point, he held a series of demos with Ramila Mistry eagerly stepping forward as a volunteer. She struck the classic Titanic pose (bottom pic) only to receive a rude whack on her hand and the arm came down like a railway signal. Next, she was asked to surrender her cell phone and wear the pendant. This time, she could withstand the whack because she was gloriously free of all “cell phone radiation” and enjoyed the blessings of the volcanic rock!
Shekhawat came next. He was to keep his eyes fixed on a finger which revolved round his head. Shekhawat could twist his neck barely 90 degrees sideways before losing sight of the moving finger. However, when he had the pendant on, he could rotate his head a full 180 degrees. A skeptical Jagmohan Papneja jumped in to show that he did not require any pendant to turn his head 180 degrees – only to be warned by some ladies that with a pendant around his neck, his head would begin to spin like a top. Instantly he chickened out.
Many more demos followed (which were in the nature of trust games) providing much hilarity and entertainment, rather than any insight into the magical properties of volcanic rocks. Scalar energy pendants are a known scam. But it was good fun. How many were prepared to pay Rs2,500 for each pendant is another story altogether.
Anonymous:
Your write up is toooo funny! I am still laughing...
Harish Wadhwa:
* With my limited knowledge, I wonder how such things cure ailments? If this were to be so, the world would be wearing pendants and tabeez with no need for doctors and hospitals. I feel that just leading a simple life can heal the mind and body.
* Blog Monster has narrated today's events very nicely -- like a drama, though he himself chose not to hear all and had left early.
* By the way, I have heard that distributing kada-prasad halwa generously during Sharad Poornima week (which started yesterday) also spreads happiness and cures many ailments... due to the 'power' of ghee and dry fruits!!!
Renu Babani:
Energy? This gentleman doesn't realise that all of us together are a volcano of energy ready to spew lava any time. No competition here!