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A Gift of Prophecy: The Phenomenal Jeane Dixon
A Gift of Prophecy tells the story of the extraordinary Jeane Dixon who the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the name of his killer; Teddy Kennedy's accident; the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi; Dag Hammarskjold and Carole Lombard's deaths by plane; Marilyn Monroe's suicide; and numerous other events of personal, national and international significance. In the past quarter century, Jeane Dixion has become as much an institution in Washington as the Pentagon. Her amazing ability to see into the future has her constantly beseiged by people anxious to know what the future holds for them. Yet Mrs. Dixon remains an extremely religious woman who uses her gift only for the good of humanity, and continually refuses monetary compensation.
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First published January 1, 1965
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About a psychic named Jeane Dixon. Not all of her predictions came true, but many did, the most famous one being JFK’s death (viii, 2). Her visions were more accurate than the pictures in her crystal ball (22). Having visions puts her in a peaceful, loving, energetic, generous, selfless state of mind (22). Using the crystal ball or touching people’s fingertips makes her tired because their problems become hers (23).
Knowing the person’s month and day of birth makes it easier or her to find them in her crystal ball; people born early in the year can be found in the front of the ball, whereas people born at the end of the year can be found toward the back of the ball (27). She asks people for their birthday to know the rising and setting signs; it helps her in her meditation to see which direction they’re going and pick up their correct vibrations. But she doesn’t ask for the minute they were born, because she doesn’t want to be influenced by what their horoscope charts would say (94). In her experience, “the early hours before daybreak provide the clearest channels for psychic meditation” (177).
She was taught a system by a Jesuit priest to study her birth chart. 5s and 9s were were best numbers, and 4s and 8s should be guarded against. So when deciding whether to do something on certain days, she would check for these numbers in the date (85).
“People of the Far East are much easier to read for than Westerners, because they don’t throw barriers in my way and things come through more clearly. Asians have the ingrained ability to let themselves go, in psychic matters” (52).
The gypsy who gave Jeane the crystal ball told her that she had unique hands. A Hindu mystic said that they occur once in a thousand years. The lines in her hands meant that she would “grow mightily in wisdom. The lines in the left hand are the blueprint of one’s dreams and potential. Those in the right hand signify what you do with what God has given you” (15-16). The gypsy gave Jeane cards which Jeane uses to pick up the vibrations of other people who hold the cards (26).
“Far Easterners depend a great deal on the lines in people’s hands, and of course they believe in astrology. The first thing they invariably ask me is for permission to look into my hands. When they see a great half-moon and tremendous star on the palm of my right hand, they do so much bowing and scraping that I am embarrassed” (54).
JFK’s quote “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country” came from Jeane who said “It’s not what your country can do for you; it’s what you can do for your country” (34).
Jeane’s political visions: “Since I was 14 years old I have been seeing in visions that America, France, England, and Germany must be allies before we will have real world peace” (44-45). She predicted that the US would ally with Russia against Red China and other far eastern countries (45, 111). “Africa will be our next biggest worry in the foreign field” (45). She predicted that China would invade Russia with something like germ warfare in the 1960s (114, 175). “In this period late in the century the Davis Straits will become an American ‘life line’” (175). That didn’t end up coming true in the 60s, but maybe she got her dates wrong, because it sounds like something likely to happen in modern times. The germ warfare she predicted could have been covid-19.
“Our two biggest headaches will be the racial problem and Red China. Through the latter’s subversion and meddling in the racial strife, numerous African and Asian nations will turn against us and provoke a world war in the decade of the 1980s. Vietnam and Korea will lead us into this ‘inevitable’ war with the Red Chinese” (175). She could’ve gotten the date wrong here too, since the race issue became a problem again after 2016, and China is still meddling in the matter. “The White House must not pamper the colored people but rather help them to help themselves” (47). Still true today. And Jeane practiced what she preached; she helped out a black family by visiting them every week or so, talking with them, providing them with necessities, and inspiring them to work hard, make use of their talents, and help others (“My Life and Prophecies, p. 40-43).
“During the next two decades we will move steadily downhill ‘in pride, accomplishments, and dignity,’ until the outbreak of war makes us realize our errors and inspires of a program of reform” (177). We’re still going downhill because no war ever made us reform.
Her other recommendation: “Our foreign policy should be motivated by the desire to protect American interests, rather than by ‘some mysterious humanitarian ideal.’ We should not try to make over European nations in our own image, but rather accept the differences and work with them” (176).
One of her visions: “Seated on a throne before fluted marble columns was a gorgeously arrayed Roman emperor who, with great energy and strength, was hurling bits of food toward far-off throngs of ragged barbarians. The hoards gradually inched closer, seizing on the scattered tidbits, while beauty radiated from the exquisite pavilion. Watching intently, Jeane noticed that the emperor was beginning to cast the food more carelessly, with less vitality, so that some of it was falling near his feet; and at last the barbarians swept across the pavilion like a swarm of locusts, eradicating all traces of the culture and refinement which it reflected. As darkness enveloped the scene, Jeane felt that in a symbolic way she had not only witnessed the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, with the subsequent Dark Ages which obliterated the light of learning, but had also been given a subtle warning that America was similarly draining itself of needed strength by a careless disbursement of foreign aid” (178). I think it also shows that our government shouldn’t be so generous with giving free stuff to our poor, because that too will make our culture decline and drain the strength of our country. Jeane gave to the less fortunate, but there’s a difference when it’s something impersonal coming from the government to everyone below the poverty line, as opposed to a kind hearted individual choosing of their own free will to help someone in need: The former encourages people to be poor because they know there’s a safety net they can depend on and feel entitled to, and they don’t even show any gratitude for it; the latter isn’t dependable, which makes the aid a pleasant surprise, and the receivers grateful.
Jeane predicted Nixon would beat Kennedy, but “Kennedy defeated Nixon by the narrowest margin in modern history. Election fraud was charged in several precincts, including Cook County, Illinois, and Texas, but Mr. Nixon chose not to demand a recount” (104). Election fraud may have been going on back then too, but people weren’t censored or treated like they were anti-democracy for suggesting it!
“Jeane wrote: ‘As I interpret my symbols, Fidel Castro believed that President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev had gotten together on a plan to eliminate him and replace him with someone more acceptable to the United States and the U.N. Castro, in his conniving way, therefore arranged for the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald was the triggerman, but there were other people involved in the plot’ (135).
Oswald’s mother told Jeane “she thought her son was part of the plot, but she believed that our own government was behind it. She thought no Communist intrigue was involved” (135).
“Jeane says of the case: ‘I got psychically that Castro was very disturbed about an ‘understanding’ he believed had been arrived at between Kennedy and Khrushchev regarding Cuba. He became convinced that the only way to block their plan to eliminate him was for him to beat one of them to the punch. Castro knew that he would have no opportunity to dispose of Khrushchev, so the only way to upset their applecart was for him to arrange the murder of President Kennedy’” (135-136).
“A child born somewhere in the Middle East shortly after 7 A.M. (EST) on February 5, 1962, will revolutionize the world. Before the close of the century he will bring together all mankind in one all-embracing faith. This will be the foundation of a new Christianity, with every sect and creed united through this man who will walk among the people to spread the wisdom of the Almighty Power” (171). Sounds like the second coming of Christ, but it hasn’t happened yet. I looked up this date online. There was a solar eclipse that day. A famous person born that day was Armstrong Williams, a black political commentator.
“Jeane eats almost no meat. Her diet is composed primarily of vegetables, fruits, and juices. She never drinks or smokes, and before going to Mass each morning she stands at her bedroom window, facing east, while repeating the 23rd Psalm. Such abstemious ways were common to many of the great seers and psychics of the ages, but this does not suggest that anyone can develop Jeane’s gift by duplicating her habits” (27).
A Catholic priest said that whenever Jeane saw purple and gold in a vision, she was tapping a highly spiritual realm (21-22). Interestingly, purple and gold were the same colors Edgar Cayce said Virgin Mary was bathed in by the dawn the day she was chosen to be Jesus’s mom.
Like Edgar Cayce, Jeane was a patient, devout, kind, selfless person who genuinely wanted to help others and saw her psychicness as a gift from God (76-77, 128-129, 157). She didn’t profit from her ability; any money she got from others, she spent on others (65, 121). Jeane sometimes helped people by letting them live with her temporarily. She told one young woman who lived with her that if she kept wearing contact lenses, she’d get an eye infection. Two weeks later, it happened (61).
A man told Jeane that he prays and prays but nothing happens. “I tell him to start praying for others and forget about himself. Lose yourself, and things will come in His timing. We must work and have patience. We must believe that each of us is His representative upon this earth, and that we are doing the job He has given us to do, by developing our talents and using our intelligence” (160).
Henrietta/Nettie Colburn (later Maynard) was another psychic who “accepted no money for her talent which she felt that God had bestowed on her” (37). She got Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation (38)! Pretty interesting fact that the history books don’t talk about! She also got Lincoln to go in person to the front during the civil war to boost morale which was instrumental in the north winning the war (40).
I can see that people like these psychics may be the best or most evolved. It’s humbling to me to read books about these people. I I still think that the selfish capitalist system is best economically, because most people are not selfless like Cayce and Dixon. The world can’t operate under the assumption that everyone is selfless. It must operate under the nature of most of humanity, which is selfishness. But individually, those people who choose to live selflessly are very admirable and a model for how we should try to be to our fellow people.
Knowing the person’s month and day of birth makes it easier or her to find them in her crystal ball; people born early in the year can be found in the front of the ball, whereas people born at the end of the year can be found toward the back of the ball (27). She asks people for their birthday to know the rising and setting signs; it helps her in her meditation to see which direction they’re going and pick up their correct vibrations. But she doesn’t ask for the minute they were born, because she doesn’t want to be influenced by what their horoscope charts would say (94). In her experience, “the early hours before daybreak provide the clearest channels for psychic meditation” (177).
She was taught a system by a Jesuit priest to study her birth chart. 5s and 9s were were best numbers, and 4s and 8s should be guarded against. So when deciding whether to do something on certain days, she would check for these numbers in the date (85).
“People of the Far East are much easier to read for than Westerners, because they don’t throw barriers in my way and things come through more clearly. Asians have the ingrained ability to let themselves go, in psychic matters” (52).
The gypsy who gave Jeane the crystal ball told her that she had unique hands. A Hindu mystic said that they occur once in a thousand years. The lines in her hands meant that she would “grow mightily in wisdom. The lines in the left hand are the blueprint of one’s dreams and potential. Those in the right hand signify what you do with what God has given you” (15-16). The gypsy gave Jeane cards which Jeane uses to pick up the vibrations of other people who hold the cards (26).
“Far Easterners depend a great deal on the lines in people’s hands, and of course they believe in astrology. The first thing they invariably ask me is for permission to look into my hands. When they see a great half-moon and tremendous star on the palm of my right hand, they do so much bowing and scraping that I am embarrassed” (54).
JFK’s quote “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country” came from Jeane who said “It’s not what your country can do for you; it’s what you can do for your country” (34).
Jeane’s political visions: “Since I was 14 years old I have been seeing in visions that America, France, England, and Germany must be allies before we will have real world peace” (44-45). She predicted that the US would ally with Russia against Red China and other far eastern countries (45, 111). “Africa will be our next biggest worry in the foreign field” (45). She predicted that China would invade Russia with something like germ warfare in the 1960s (114, 175). “In this period late in the century the Davis Straits will become an American ‘life line’” (175). That didn’t end up coming true in the 60s, but maybe she got her dates wrong, because it sounds like something likely to happen in modern times. The germ warfare she predicted could have been covid-19.
“Our two biggest headaches will be the racial problem and Red China. Through the latter’s subversion and meddling in the racial strife, numerous African and Asian nations will turn against us and provoke a world war in the decade of the 1980s. Vietnam and Korea will lead us into this ‘inevitable’ war with the Red Chinese” (175). She could’ve gotten the date wrong here too, since the race issue became a problem again after 2016, and China is still meddling in the matter. “The White House must not pamper the colored people but rather help them to help themselves” (47). Still true today. And Jeane practiced what she preached; she helped out a black family by visiting them every week or so, talking with them, providing them with necessities, and inspiring them to work hard, make use of their talents, and help others (“My Life and Prophecies, p. 40-43).
“During the next two decades we will move steadily downhill ‘in pride, accomplishments, and dignity,’ until the outbreak of war makes us realize our errors and inspires of a program of reform” (177). We’re still going downhill because no war ever made us reform.
Her other recommendation: “Our foreign policy should be motivated by the desire to protect American interests, rather than by ‘some mysterious humanitarian ideal.’ We should not try to make over European nations in our own image, but rather accept the differences and work with them” (176).
One of her visions: “Seated on a throne before fluted marble columns was a gorgeously arrayed Roman emperor who, with great energy and strength, was hurling bits of food toward far-off throngs of ragged barbarians. The hoards gradually inched closer, seizing on the scattered tidbits, while beauty radiated from the exquisite pavilion. Watching intently, Jeane noticed that the emperor was beginning to cast the food more carelessly, with less vitality, so that some of it was falling near his feet; and at last the barbarians swept across the pavilion like a swarm of locusts, eradicating all traces of the culture and refinement which it reflected. As darkness enveloped the scene, Jeane felt that in a symbolic way she had not only witnessed the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, with the subsequent Dark Ages which obliterated the light of learning, but had also been given a subtle warning that America was similarly draining itself of needed strength by a careless disbursement of foreign aid” (178). I think it also shows that our government shouldn’t be so generous with giving free stuff to our poor, because that too will make our culture decline and drain the strength of our country. Jeane gave to the less fortunate, but there’s a difference when it’s something impersonal coming from the government to everyone below the poverty line, as opposed to a kind hearted individual choosing of their own free will to help someone in need: The former encourages people to be poor because they know there’s a safety net they can depend on and feel entitled to, and they don’t even show any gratitude for it; the latter isn’t dependable, which makes the aid a pleasant surprise, and the receivers grateful.
Jeane predicted Nixon would beat Kennedy, but “Kennedy defeated Nixon by the narrowest margin in modern history. Election fraud was charged in several precincts, including Cook County, Illinois, and Texas, but Mr. Nixon chose not to demand a recount” (104). Election fraud may have been going on back then too, but people weren’t censored or treated like they were anti-democracy for suggesting it!
“Jeane wrote: ‘As I interpret my symbols, Fidel Castro believed that President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev had gotten together on a plan to eliminate him and replace him with someone more acceptable to the United States and the U.N. Castro, in his conniving way, therefore arranged for the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald was the triggerman, but there were other people involved in the plot’ (135).
Oswald’s mother told Jeane “she thought her son was part of the plot, but she believed that our own government was behind it. She thought no Communist intrigue was involved” (135).
“Jeane says of the case: ‘I got psychically that Castro was very disturbed about an ‘understanding’ he believed had been arrived at between Kennedy and Khrushchev regarding Cuba. He became convinced that the only way to block their plan to eliminate him was for him to beat one of them to the punch. Castro knew that he would have no opportunity to dispose of Khrushchev, so the only way to upset their applecart was for him to arrange the murder of President Kennedy’” (135-136).
“A child born somewhere in the Middle East shortly after 7 A.M. (EST) on February 5, 1962, will revolutionize the world. Before the close of the century he will bring together all mankind in one all-embracing faith. This will be the foundation of a new Christianity, with every sect and creed united through this man who will walk among the people to spread the wisdom of the Almighty Power” (171). Sounds like the second coming of Christ, but it hasn’t happened yet. I looked up this date online. There was a solar eclipse that day. A famous person born that day was Armstrong Williams, a black political commentator.
“Jeane eats almost no meat. Her diet is composed primarily of vegetables, fruits, and juices. She never drinks or smokes, and before going to Mass each morning she stands at her bedroom window, facing east, while repeating the 23rd Psalm. Such abstemious ways were common to many of the great seers and psychics of the ages, but this does not suggest that anyone can develop Jeane’s gift by duplicating her habits” (27).
A Catholic priest said that whenever Jeane saw purple and gold in a vision, she was tapping a highly spiritual realm (21-22). Interestingly, purple and gold were the same colors Edgar Cayce said Virgin Mary was bathed in by the dawn the day she was chosen to be Jesus’s mom.
Like Edgar Cayce, Jeane was a patient, devout, kind, selfless person who genuinely wanted to help others and saw her psychicness as a gift from God (76-77, 128-129, 157). She didn’t profit from her ability; any money she got from others, she spent on others (65, 121). Jeane sometimes helped people by letting them live with her temporarily. She told one young woman who lived with her that if she kept wearing contact lenses, she’d get an eye infection. Two weeks later, it happened (61).
A man told Jeane that he prays and prays but nothing happens. “I tell him to start praying for others and forget about himself. Lose yourself, and things will come in His timing. We must work and have patience. We must believe that each of us is His representative upon this earth, and that we are doing the job He has given us to do, by developing our talents and using our intelligence” (160).
Henrietta/Nettie Colburn (later Maynard) was another psychic who “accepted no money for her talent which she felt that God had bestowed on her” (37). She got Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation (38)! Pretty interesting fact that the history books don’t talk about! She also got Lincoln to go in person to the front during the civil war to boost morale which was instrumental in the north winning the war (40).
I can see that people like these psychics may be the best or most evolved. It’s humbling to me to read books about these people. I I still think that the selfish capitalist system is best economically, because most people are not selfless like Cayce and Dixon. The world can’t operate under the assumption that everyone is selfless. It must operate under the nature of most of humanity, which is selfishness. But individually, those people who choose to live selflessly are very admirable and a model for how we should try to be to our fellow people.
June 16, 2018
An entertaining read.
Basically, a brief biography of Jeane Dixon with a series of stories attesting to Jeane's prophesies.
It's an old book, and the stories end in the mid 60's---with some of the predictions going into the 80's.
Some of those turned out to be incorrect---but as she herself pointed out, some predictions aren't etched in stone.
Her prediction of World War 3 didn't occur---mankind still has the ability to avert disaster.
We'll never know how close we were to it---and it may still happen.
Basically, a brief biography of Jeane Dixon with a series of stories attesting to Jeane's prophesies.
It's an old book, and the stories end in the mid 60's---with some of the predictions going into the 80's.
Some of those turned out to be incorrect---but as she herself pointed out, some predictions aren't etched in stone.
Her prediction of World War 3 didn't occur---mankind still has the ability to avert disaster.
We'll never know how close we were to it---and it may still happen.
September 14, 2025
A FAMOUS BIOGRAPHY OF THE PSYCHIC AND ASTROLOGER
Ruth Shick Montgomery (1912-2001) was a journalist who was a prolific writer on the subject of clairvoyance, reincarnation, past life regression, psychic phenomena, and extraterrestrials.
Jeane Dixon (1904-1997) was one of the best-known American psychics and astrologers who had a syndicated newspaper astrology column.
Montgomery wrote in the Foreword to this 1965 book, “It seems remarkable… to discover … a modern-day psychic whose visions apparently lift the curtain on tomorrow in much the same manner as did those of Old Testament prophets… Jeane Dixon has declined to accept any remuneration for a talent which she believes God bestowed on her for a purpose. Devoutly religious, she will use her strange gift only for the benefits of others. She believes that if she were to take money she might lose this talent.” (Pg. ix)
She continues, “I first began writing yearly columns about Jeane Dixon’s forecasts in 1952… Gradually I became sufficiently impressed with the phenomenal accuracy of her predictions to be relieved when on occasion she missed… Jeane made a few forecasts that failed to occur. She predicted that Red China would plunge the world into war… In October of 1958; she thought that labor leader Walter Reuther would actively seek the presidency in 1964. She blames herself for these errors, believing that she was shown correct symbols but misinterpreted them… it is comforting to remember that she is not infallible; but her record of accuracy is such that the burden of that proof must rest upon future historians.”
She recounts, “Jeane Dixon fascinates investigators of psychic phenomena because her precognition reveals itself through so many different channels… Her more frequent revelations come through perusal of the crystal ball… I asked Jeane to discuss the different approaches and explain how she learned to interpret the symbols she so dramatically describes. This is her reply: ‘As a small child, seeing visions which were not apparent to others, I described them to … our German nursemaid. She would do her best to explain their meaning. A Catholic priest added another dimension, saying that whenever I saw purple and gold in visions I was tapping a highly spiritual realm. Visions are as different from the pictures in my crystal ball as day and night.” (Pg. 23)
She records, “in 1958 I finally included her forecast that one of the tensest periods in American history would come in 1964, but I omitted the fact that she referred to a struggle between blacks and whites… ‘The racial issue will continue to dominate the decade of the 1960s, with [African-Americans] seeking equal powers and jobs before they have the intellectual capacity and understanding to accept equal responsibility.’ When Jeane speaks of [African-Americans], she does so with love in her heart…” (Pg. 106-107)
She notes, “Uninformed people who mistakenly view Jeane Dixon’s psychic gift as a form of fortunetelling wonder how she manages to ‘remain in the good graces of the Catholic Church,’ which usually frowns on such endeavors… I took the question to … [the] procurator of Catholic University of America, who knows her well. The monsignor said of Jeane’s talent, ‘There is no conflict at all between that and the Church. Our religion, in fact, is largely based on visions… She is extremely devout… and desirous of helping others. This is not a drop of selfishness in her. She is a superior person in every way.’” (Pg. 136)
She suggests, “For my 1964 New Year’s column she had written: “I foresee great danger … for the United States during 1964-1967. This danger will be heightened by a new leader who will replace Chairman Nikita Khrushchev within the next eighteen months. This man’s name begins with an ‘S.’ …’ As the world knows, Khrushchev’s duties as Premier and Communist party boss were divided in October between Leonid Brezhnev and Alexi Kosygin. Kremlinologists immediately began speculating, however, that the two men would probably be only temporary custodians of Soviet power until a new strong man emerged…” (Pg. 161)
In 1964, Dixon “mistakenly forecast that Britain’s Conservative party would win… whereas it was the Labor party that won… Concerned that she might have misinterpreted the symbols in her crystal ball, Jeane discussed her perplexity with … a psychiatrist. After listening to her recital, he told me that St. Thomas Aquinas had provided the answer… Aquinas theorized that there are two kinds of prophecies. One is given by God in visions, and is therefore inflexible. The other is subject to changing conditions which the prophet … did not anticipate intellectually… Her visions come in on the highest channel of any seer or psychic whose work I have ever investigated… Mrs. Dixon foresees births, deaths, and world-shaking events of historical significance, and proof of these is readily available.” (Pg. 163-165)
She also predicted, “A child, born somewhere in the Middle East … on February 5, 1962, will revolutionize the world. Before the close of the century he will bring together all mankind in one all-embracing faith. This will be the foundation of a new Christianity, with every sect and creed united through this man who will walk among the people to spread the wisdom of the Almighty Power… His power will grow greatly until 1999, at which time the peoples of this earth will probably discover the full meaning of the visions.” (Pg. 181)
Also, “The Republican party will be victorious at the polls in 1968, but within the following decade the two-party system as we have known it will vanish from the American scene.” (Pg. 187)
The books ends, “Jeane finds a bright ray of hope amid the gloom. For the first time since she first looked into a crystal ball, she said that she ‘saw the Lord putting His hand of blessing on America in 1966.’ She feels, therefore, that we will be divinely protected during the difficult year ahead.”
Ms. Montgomery’s book is very engagingly-written, and it was a big factor in making Jeane Dixon more well-known (this book sold 3 million copies). However, I think Ms. Dixon’s ‘psychic’ powers are quite doubtful. But this book will interest anyone studying Ms. Dixon.
Ruth Shick Montgomery (1912-2001) was a journalist who was a prolific writer on the subject of clairvoyance, reincarnation, past life regression, psychic phenomena, and extraterrestrials.
Jeane Dixon (1904-1997) was one of the best-known American psychics and astrologers who had a syndicated newspaper astrology column.
Montgomery wrote in the Foreword to this 1965 book, “It seems remarkable… to discover … a modern-day psychic whose visions apparently lift the curtain on tomorrow in much the same manner as did those of Old Testament prophets… Jeane Dixon has declined to accept any remuneration for a talent which she believes God bestowed on her for a purpose. Devoutly religious, she will use her strange gift only for the benefits of others. She believes that if she were to take money she might lose this talent.” (Pg. ix)
She continues, “I first began writing yearly columns about Jeane Dixon’s forecasts in 1952… Gradually I became sufficiently impressed with the phenomenal accuracy of her predictions to be relieved when on occasion she missed… Jeane made a few forecasts that failed to occur. She predicted that Red China would plunge the world into war… In October of 1958; she thought that labor leader Walter Reuther would actively seek the presidency in 1964. She blames herself for these errors, believing that she was shown correct symbols but misinterpreted them… it is comforting to remember that she is not infallible; but her record of accuracy is such that the burden of that proof must rest upon future historians.”
She recounts, “Jeane Dixon fascinates investigators of psychic phenomena because her precognition reveals itself through so many different channels… Her more frequent revelations come through perusal of the crystal ball… I asked Jeane to discuss the different approaches and explain how she learned to interpret the symbols she so dramatically describes. This is her reply: ‘As a small child, seeing visions which were not apparent to others, I described them to … our German nursemaid. She would do her best to explain their meaning. A Catholic priest added another dimension, saying that whenever I saw purple and gold in visions I was tapping a highly spiritual realm. Visions are as different from the pictures in my crystal ball as day and night.” (Pg. 23)
She records, “in 1958 I finally included her forecast that one of the tensest periods in American history would come in 1964, but I omitted the fact that she referred to a struggle between blacks and whites… ‘The racial issue will continue to dominate the decade of the 1960s, with [African-Americans] seeking equal powers and jobs before they have the intellectual capacity and understanding to accept equal responsibility.’ When Jeane speaks of [African-Americans], she does so with love in her heart…” (Pg. 106-107)
She notes, “Uninformed people who mistakenly view Jeane Dixon’s psychic gift as a form of fortunetelling wonder how she manages to ‘remain in the good graces of the Catholic Church,’ which usually frowns on such endeavors… I took the question to … [the] procurator of Catholic University of America, who knows her well. The monsignor said of Jeane’s talent, ‘There is no conflict at all between that and the Church. Our religion, in fact, is largely based on visions… She is extremely devout… and desirous of helping others. This is not a drop of selfishness in her. She is a superior person in every way.’” (Pg. 136)
She suggests, “For my 1964 New Year’s column she had written: “I foresee great danger … for the United States during 1964-1967. This danger will be heightened by a new leader who will replace Chairman Nikita Khrushchev within the next eighteen months. This man’s name begins with an ‘S.’ …’ As the world knows, Khrushchev’s duties as Premier and Communist party boss were divided in October between Leonid Brezhnev and Alexi Kosygin. Kremlinologists immediately began speculating, however, that the two men would probably be only temporary custodians of Soviet power until a new strong man emerged…” (Pg. 161)
In 1964, Dixon “mistakenly forecast that Britain’s Conservative party would win… whereas it was the Labor party that won… Concerned that she might have misinterpreted the symbols in her crystal ball, Jeane discussed her perplexity with … a psychiatrist. After listening to her recital, he told me that St. Thomas Aquinas had provided the answer… Aquinas theorized that there are two kinds of prophecies. One is given by God in visions, and is therefore inflexible. The other is subject to changing conditions which the prophet … did not anticipate intellectually… Her visions come in on the highest channel of any seer or psychic whose work I have ever investigated… Mrs. Dixon foresees births, deaths, and world-shaking events of historical significance, and proof of these is readily available.” (Pg. 163-165)
She also predicted, “A child, born somewhere in the Middle East … on February 5, 1962, will revolutionize the world. Before the close of the century he will bring together all mankind in one all-embracing faith. This will be the foundation of a new Christianity, with every sect and creed united through this man who will walk among the people to spread the wisdom of the Almighty Power… His power will grow greatly until 1999, at which time the peoples of this earth will probably discover the full meaning of the visions.” (Pg. 181)
Also, “The Republican party will be victorious at the polls in 1968, but within the following decade the two-party system as we have known it will vanish from the American scene.” (Pg. 187)
The books ends, “Jeane finds a bright ray of hope amid the gloom. For the first time since she first looked into a crystal ball, she said that she ‘saw the Lord putting His hand of blessing on America in 1966.’ She feels, therefore, that we will be divinely protected during the difficult year ahead.”
Ms. Montgomery’s book is very engagingly-written, and it was a big factor in making Jeane Dixon more well-known (this book sold 3 million copies). However, I think Ms. Dixon’s ‘psychic’ powers are quite doubtful. But this book will interest anyone studying Ms. Dixon.
November 14, 2014
It provides a glipse into the life of Jeane Dixon who is quite exceptional. But overall this book provides nothing but counts her prophacies and doesn't gives a clear image of her life.
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May 25, 2016It was an interesting story of a special woman's life.
September 28, 2022
Really Dumb. After over 50 years of hindsight, her prophesies didn't hold up well. I had read it in the 70's and this is a re-read.
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March 7, 2008133.3
November 18, 2012
Very interesting book about a lady that I think was very spiritual.
March 27, 2013
Quite interesting. I'm not very familiar with the nitty gritty of American politics in those times but I'm familiar with the others. I wonder what happened to her?
August 11, 2013
This book describes the life of the psychic medium who is credited with predicting the assassination of President Kennedy in the early 1960's.
August 26, 2010
Jeanne Dixon, modern-day prophet. Interesting.
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