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In the practices of fake psychics, mediums, or mentalists, a confederate is a person who helps the fake without others knowing. Usually this takes one of three forms.
The confederate secretly collects information on the people attending a demonstration and provides the worker with that information before or even during the show.
The confederate secretly signals information during the show. For example, if the worker is seeking a hidden object, the confederate may subtly signal the object's location.
The confederate agrees with statements of the worker, making it look as if the worker is being incredibly successful.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Brandon Weston, author of Ozark Folk Magic and the new Ozark Mountain Spell Book.
It might seem odd at first, but Ozark healers and magical practitioners have been working miracles with ordinary...