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BEHIND F&M, SOUTH OF 14 MILE • (248)626-5020 on games at Marvin's Expires 513101 alk to people that you love here and now so that I don't have to talk to them in the future for you," says the popular television medium John Edward at the close of his sold- out seminar before 2,500 people at Cleveland State University last month. Dressed in jeans, a black T-shirt and black leather jacket, Edward's unas- suming, laid-back approach belies the celebrity or cult status he has achieved. But to watch Edward in motion as he "connects the dots" between the dead and the living with such uncanny accuracy can confound the most skeptical of minds. Whether or not you believe in the power of mediums, Edward has tapped into a mother lode of human need that keeps people eager for more. Including Marc and Adrienne Greenwald from the Cleveland suburb of Highland Heights, who became hooked on John Edward while vaca- tioning in Ann Arbor last July. Marc was TV channel surfing and caught the medium on his almost nightly pro- gram, Crossing Over with John Edward, which airs on cable's Sci-Fi channel (Edward has signed with CBS for a show scheduled to begin fall 2001). Since that time, the Greenwalds have watched Edward every time the show airs, as he moves into the world beyond Marc, a Reform Jew, finds no con- tradiction between Edward's nonsec- tarian belief in the afterlife and his own beliefs in Judaism. "He's given me an entirely different perspective on what things may be like in the after- life," says the Cleveland accountant. Marc elaborates. "I've always had questions about how the afterlife fits into the Jewish religion, and this to me is just a natural outgrowth of what life is and what happens afterward." "It demonstrates how the deceased can still be with you in spirit," inter- jects Adrienne, who says she has often felt like they really are not gone. While describing themselves as skep- tics who doubted the likes of John Edward, it is clear that he is one medium who has helped change their minds. "The little minutiae that he would have no way of knowing — like what they wore, or about their pets — is too much on the mark for so many people," adds Adrienne. When Marc first started watching Edward's show, he agreed with those who thought that people were being deceived into believing that the answers were coming from the other side. But after nine months of almost nightly viewing, Marc thinks Edward — who is among the mediums being studied by Drs. Gary Schwartz and Linda Russek at the University of Arizona — is for real. While there are a lot of mediums who use tricks like cold and hot read- ings, Marc doesn't think Edward is John Edward' The little minutiae that he would have no way of knowing is on the mark for SO mar t,= people," says Adrienne Greenwald, who attended one of the rnediam's 3-eminars one of them. With few relatives that are deceased, the Greenwalds, both in their 50s, have never been "read," nor are they eager to be guinea pigs. "We're just curious — and very inter- ested," they concur. "It's comforting to think that we'll be with family, with pets and with loved ones in the next life," adds Marc. Adrienne, who works in a library, thinks people are very needy nowa- days. Marc agrees, adding that many are looking for stability in their lives and families. Perhaps Adrienne says it best. "Interpersonal relationships are not very good today. Maybe they can get it from the dead, if not from the living." Crossing Over with John Edward airs 11 p.m.-midnight Mondays- Thursdays and 8-9 p.m. Sundays on the Sci-Fi channel. Check your local cable listings. Edward will present a seminar in Detroit 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn. Tickets are $42. Call (800) 722- 4990 regarding ticker availability