Craig Hamilton-Parker

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Craig Hamilton-Parker
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Hamilton-Parker in 2011
Born (1954-01-24) 24 January 1954 (age 67)[citation needed]
Other namesProphet of Doom
New Nostradamus
Paraneswaram[citation needed]
OccupationPsychic, spirit medium
Spouse(s)Jane Hamilton-Parker
Children2
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Craig Hamilton-Parker (born 24 January 1954) is a British self-styled psychic, referred to by the popular press as the "Prophet of Doom", who achieved notoriety for supposedly predicting Brexit and the election of Donald Trump. He is also a prolific New Age author.

Psychic predictions[]

Hamilton-Parker's largest claim to fame as a psychic is his supposed prediction of two significant and unexpected events of 2016: the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States.[1] He has frequently been referred to by news organizations, particularly tabloids, as "the man who predicted Brexit and Trump".[1][2] He also predicted that the post-Brexit economy of the United Kingdom would "thrive", with a strong pound and weak euro.[3] Hamilton-Parker's claim to predicting Brexit and Trump has been disputed. During the 2016 Republican primaries, he originally predicted Jeb Bush would win, and his predictions for the actual act of Britain leaving the European Union were several years ahead of schedule.[4]

Hamilton-Parker also claims to have predicted the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming in 2017 that a flu pandemic would sweep the world at some future point.[5] In 2019, he predicted that Theresa May would pass a Brexit deal on 29 March and immediately resign to be succeeded by Boris Johnson.[6] Prior to the 2020 United States presidential election, he predicted that Donald Trump would win a second term with "unexpected" states such as Florida and that Joe Biden would drop out of the primaries.[7]

Hamilton-Parker has been remarked for frequently making bleak and dystopian predictions.[1] He has been colloquially referred to as the "Prophet of Doom"[8] and the "new Nostradamus".[5] He has predicted the apocalypse, claiming that by the time the Sun expands into a red giant and consumes the Earth, "mankind will have evolved to realize that the only reality is consciousness, and that consciousness is rooted in the quantum world"; this would allow humans to transform into spiritually powerful "super-beings" capable of living inside the Sun.[9]

Mediumship[]

Hamilton-Parker is also a medium, someone who asserts they can channel and communicate with the deceased. His highest-profile demonstration of mediumship was in 2003, when he purportedly contacted the spirit of Princess Diana on a pay-per-view television program.[10] The program received significant criticism for airing without the consent of her sons, and was only broadcast in the United States due to United Kingdom broadcast laws.[11] A number of sequences were cut due to potentially violating Independent Television Commission guidelines. It was also criticised in America, with one reviewer describing the show as "exploitation at its very worst".[12] The seance was attended by Louise Carr-Reed, Princess Diana's personal assistant at the time of her death.[13]

Hamilton-Parker, alongside his wife Jane, starred in the BBC 2 series Mediums: Talking to the Dead in 2004.[14]

Books[]

Hamilton-Parker has published thirty-one books on New Age topics since 1995.[15] His books have been popular within the Spiritualist community of Britain, with excerpts serialised in major subcultural columns such as Psychic News.[16] His work touches on subjects such as auras, the afterlife,[17] dream interpretation,[18] and psychic abilities.[19]

Film and television appearances[]

In addition to Mediums: Talking to the Dead, Hamilton-Parker and his family appeared in the miniseries Our Psychic Family on The Biography Channel in 2008.[20] The Hamilton-Parker couple appeared during the 1990s on a Channel 4 morning show titled The Big Breakfast, where they would predict the news of the upcoming week.[21][22]

Personal life[]

Hamilton-Parker has been married to his wife Jane, a fellow psychic, since 1987. They have two daughters and live in Eastleigh.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Oppenheim, Maya (12 November 2017). "Man who predicted Brexit and Trump gives bleak predictions for 2018". The Independent. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ Staff writer (15 November 2017). "Man Who Predicted Brexit And Trump Makes His Predictions For 2018". Esquire. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. ^ Taylor, Joshua (13 November 2017). "Britain will thrive after Brexit according to psychic who predicted Trump's win". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. ^ York, Chris (13 November 2017). "Craig Hamilton-Parker's Psychic Predictions Lauded In Press Despite It Being 2017". Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Minh, Nhật (28 February 2021). "'Nostradamus thời hiện đại' tiên tri đáng sợ về năm 2021". Dân Việt (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. ^ Staff writer (21 December 2019). "What did psychics predict was going to happen in 2019?". The Spectator. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. ^ Hoysted, Peter (30 December 2020). "Predictable failures from the psychic predictors in 2020". The Australian. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ Staff writer (22 February 2018). "British "prophet of doom" predicted the terrifying events of 2018". The Siver Times. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. ^ King, Stephen; Keller, Gerta; Kurzweil, Ray; Rich, Nathaniel; Chopra, Deepak; Yeomans, Don; Brooks, Max; deGrasse Tyson, Neil; Sterling, Bruce; Hamilton-Parker, Craig; Wilson, Taylor; Loh, Sandra Tsing; Angier, Natalie; McKibben, Bill; Plaza, Aubrey; Oates, Joyce Carol (July–August 2013). "How and When Will the World End?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  10. ^ Smyntek, John (6 February 2003). "Friends of Diana plan a pay-per-view seance". Detroit Free Press. p. 46.
  11. ^ Inman, Phillip (5 April 2003). "Is anybody there?". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  12. ^ Staff writer (21 March 2003). "Diana seance edited for British TV". CNN. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ^ Staff writer (10 March 2003). "That's the spirit, Di". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Mediums: Talking to the Dead". BBC Press Office. 17 September 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Hamilton-Parker, Craig". Worldcat. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  16. ^ "British psychic makes global predictions for 2017". Psychic News. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  17. ^ Walsh, Jim (3 June 2002). "Book review: Animal astrology tomes are for the dogs". Courier-Post. p. 9.
  18. ^ Staff writer (5 November 2000). "Book Reviews: Spirituality". Rutland Daily Herald. p. 331.
  19. ^ Verstat, Charlene (9 April 2000). "Sweet Dreams". Northwest Herald. p. 41.
  20. ^ "Our Psychic Family". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Life of a Psychic with Craig & Jane Hamilton-Parker". Hamilton-Parker Psychics. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  22. ^ Maeder, Jay (30 April 1997). "The Newsreel". Daily News. p. 12.
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