Doris Collins (1918-2003) was aBritishspiritualist andpsychicmedium.[1]
Collins was born on 10 February 1918 inEssex, England and was the youngest of a family of nine children. From a young age Collins claimed to be able to see spirits apsychic ability she said to have throughout her life.[2] She attended a Spiritualist church and in 1958 became the president of Woodford National Spiritualist Church in Essex. She became a resident at theSpiritualist Association of Great Britain and made trips to theUnited States,Australia and touredGreat Britain offering her mediumship services to people for money.[3]
She wrote three books on SpiritualismA Woman of Spirit (1985),The Power Within (1988) andPositive Forces (1991).
Collins has been described as acold reader by thescientific community.[4]James Randi examined a videotape of her mediumship from one of her shows and caught her cold reading.[5]