Crystals and angels…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (fourth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne) has made some interesting claims:
Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise, daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja, has emerged as a clairvoyant, and is launching an alternative school aimed at training students to contact angels.
The princess’ business partner has publicly confirmed the training program, which is billed as a means of “getting in touch with your own truths” through “readings, healing, crystals and hands-on treatment.”
The 35-year-old princess was educated as a physiotherapist, trained as a Rosen therapist and also has studied at an academy for holistic medicine “where I learned to systematize sensual impressions to read others, and through horses I learned to communicate with animals on a deeper level.”
Märtha Louise, who competed in equestrian events for several years, said that she started “taking contact with angels” when she worked with horses. “I have later learned the value of this enormous gift, and want to share it with others,” she said.
The princess has launched Astarte Education with a friend, Elisabeth Samnøy, who describes herself on the website as a former ship mechanic who also attended a holistic academy.
“After that I have been in a process where angels and their frequency opened contact with the divine in my heart,” Samnøy wrote.
Clairvoyance? Healing crystals? Talking to horses? Any rational person can see right through these claims. They contradict the known, observable nature of reality and there isn’t a shred of evidence to suggest that any of this has any merit.
So we’re all in agreement, right? This princess is just nutty? Not quite. According to that poll, some 81% of Americans believe in the existence of angels. Why don’t the same rules of evidence that we use to judge “healing crystals” apply to angels and alleged human-angel communication as well?
Courses will be offered twice a week over three years, at a cost of NOK 12,000 per half-year. Students are obligated to sign up for at least one year at a time.
Does she actually believe her own bullshit, or is she just a manipulative charlatan? Either way, at approximately $4,200 per sucker student per year, voodoo certainly can be lucrative.