Linda and Terry Jamison
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Linda and Terry Jamison are American identical twins, professionally known as The Psychic Twins. They are best known for the prediction they made in 1999 on the Art Bell
Art Bell
Arthur W. "Art" Bell, III is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show, Dreamland...

 radio show. The Twins said "that there would be terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
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 and federal buildings by 2002."

World Trade Center and Federal Buildings terrorist attack prediction in 1999

While being interviewed on the Art Bell
Art Bell
Arthur W. "Art" Bell, III is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show, Dreamland...

 radio show (Coast to Coast A.M.) on November 2, 1999, The Psychic Twins predicted that there would be a terrorist attack on the federal government and the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...

 in 2002. The actual quote is, "We are seeing terrorist attacks on federal government – excuse me, federal buildings. Particularly South Carolina or Georgia, by July 2002. And also the New York Trade Center – the World Trade Center in 2002, with something, with a terrorist attack." However, the predicted date was incorrect as the terrorist attacks actually occurred on September 11, 2001. According to an article in Woman's Own magazine, and a documentary on A&E
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, they also correctly predicted that John F. Kennedy Jr. would die by plane. It was also predicted from the Psychic Twins that Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...

 and Marc Anthony would not stay together as a couple on La Fusion TV in 2009.

Al-Qaeda terror threat predictions in Europe

January 2010, The Psychic Twins predicted "Al-Qaeda terror threats in France, Germany and London, England in fall of 2010." This prediction was made in the After Dark magazine, the official magazine for Coast to Coast AM. The article is entitled The Psychic Twins' Predictions for 2010. In the news on September 29, 2010 it was announced "Al-Qaeda plot to attack European cities uncovered". Yahoo News, September 29, 2010 It went on to say "Intelligence agencies have uncovered an Al-Qaeda plot to launch attacks in Britain, France and Germany by Pakistan-based extremists."

Terry and Linda Jamison on David Baker's "Beyond the Gate" radio show

Terry and Linda Jamison were guests on David Baker’s “Beyond the Gate” radio show on January 23, 2011. The Psychic Twins made predictions for 2011, in which many have come true within a short time. Their history making predictions consist of severe tornadoes in the Midwest of the United States. The Psychic Twins said "Severe storms, flooding and tornadoes in Southern and Midwestern states – including Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky in 2011.” They had also predicted different terror plots around the world, with specific countries being named.
  • Miami, Florida: Terror plot exposed. Reported by CNN
  • Frankfurt, Germany: “Terror attack at German airport”. Reported by CNN David Baker’s “Beyond the Gate" radio talk show recorded the Psychic Twins predictions for 2011, in which all predictions of 2011 can be heard. David Baker was also interviewed by the American Chronicle, with Wendy Garrett on July 20, 2011, giving the history behind the Psychic Twins.

Biography

Linda and Terry Jamison grew up in the small town of West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester...

, attending East Bradford Elementary School, and later Henderson High School. Their parents, Jane Bethel Gray and Philip Jamison
Philip Jamison
Philip Jamison is an artist working primarily with watercolour as a medium. Jamison's inspiration comes mainly from the environs of his home in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and his summer home in Vinalhaven, Maine; typical scenes are landscapes, seascapes, interiors and flower arrangements...

, were writers and painters. According to a 2006 documentary on A&E
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, Philip is a watercolor artist of worldwide renown. The Jamison Twins also have an older brother Philip Duane Jamison III, nickname "Flip", who has not displayed any psychic abilities.

Education and career

The Jamison Twins both attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art museum and school in the United States. The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th and 20th century American paintings,...

 (PAFA) for one year in Philadelphia, Pa. after graduating high school. They both went on to different universities after their first year of attending PAFA. Terry Jamison attended Penn State University for one year, and Linda Jamison attended the University of Delaware, both then transferred to Temple University's Tyler School of Art
Tyler School of Art
The Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art, usually just referred to as Tyler School of Art is Temple University's school of art, which confers BFA and MFA degrees. The school was originally founded by sculptors Stella Elkins Tyler and Boris Blai on a separate 14-acre estate in Elkins Park...

 in Philadelphia Pa. The Jamison Twins went on to obtain fine arts degrees from Temple University (Tyler School of Art), and worked as performance artists.

Terry Jamison is a painter and had collaborated in the 1980s with artists Frank Shifreen
Frank Shifreen
Frank Shifreen is an American artist, curator, and teacher. Shifreen played a significant part in the art movement of New York City in the early 1980s, organizing massive artist-run shows that brought thousands of people to Gowanus, Brooklyn...

 and Mark Oberg to sponsor and exhibited paintings and sculptures of New York's emerging talents.The exhibition was called The Gowanus Canal Monumental Show. Linda Jamison was said to be the performer of the twins. They had their own performing arts company, Pop Theatrics, which would perform music, comedy, dance, and acrobatics in New York and Washington, D.C., as well as the White House for the Reagans. The twins later starred in a short comedy film titled Louise's Tidy Tips playing the part of "Louise" the two-headed housewife on Saturday Night Live. This short comedy film was produced by Maxi Cohen for Saturday Night Live and specifically for the appearance of the Jamison Twins.

The twins endured different illnesses for many years. They had stated "they went through many treatments and doctors to find relief". After many attempts to find treatment for their illnesses the Jamison Twins had begun to practice Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism in the late 1980s. This gave them a new sense of purpose to teach, inspire, and motivate others. The Jamison Twins had a motto "Never give up—no matter what!"

In the year of 1990 they moved to Los Angeles, California
with no money and had taken odd jobs as Doctor Assistants and worked in Retail Sales to make ends meet. The Jamison Twins have said that this particular time in their lives they started to perform psychic readings and have since counseled people in every walk of life, teaching them how to achieve physical, emotional and spiritual growth. This was the start of what the Jamison Twins called "Twin-tuition".

Film and television appearances

Linda and Terry Jamison have appeared in many films and television shows, as "The Psychic Twins", performers, and also as identical twins. They have performed on SNL, which gave them the opportunity to create their own mini-series spin-off of SNL's Louise's Tidy Tips. This film was titled Louise on VHl "Ha! Channel" that aired for a year in 1991.

The Jamison Twins appeared in several documentaries such as Psychic Children: Their Sixth Sense. It was produced by CBS for A&E and has aired on A&E, Biography Channel, and the History Channel since 2006. The twins have also appeared on Extreme Twins: Hidden Lives – documentary that aired in the United Kingdom,Channel 5 in 2006. Most recently the Jamison Twins appeared with Mark Dolan, on the subject of The World's Most Identical Twins and Me. It was produced by Dragonfly for the United Kingdom and New Zealand, Channel 4. Terry and Linda Jamison were interviewed on AOL
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 twice this year by Lisa Johnson Mandell, on job and career choices. They have counseled many people on which direction would be best for their future careers.

Terry and Linda Jamison appeared on Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...

 on June 21, 2011 to discuss their newly released book entitled "Psychic Intelligence".

On July 2, 2011 The Jamison Twins made an appearance on the radio show Coast to Coast with Ian Punnett. They predicted a hurricane would hit the east coast causing great destruction. Ian Punnett asked the Twins: "You have an opportunity tonight to make your next big prediction here on Coast to Coast. What's coming up?"
The Psychic Twins replied: "We're seeing a major hurricane that's slamming the east coast by September...it will slam Florida, Georgia, North Carolina..it will even go up the coast toward New York. It will be a VERY extreme
hurricane..."

They also appeared on Nightline
Nightline
Nightline, or ABC News Nightline is a late-night news program broadcast by ABC in the United States, and has a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. It airs weeknights, usually for 31 minutes. Created by Roone Arledge, the program featured Ted Koppel as its main...

 ABC Primetime Special "twin-tuition" June 29, 2011. Juju Chang of ABC Nightline, interviews the Psychic Twins and profiles their fascinating world as Psychics. Juju Chang also looks into the special connection between identical twins that allows some siblings to share a language. They know what the other twin is thinking or share physical sensations across long distances.

Terri and Linda Jamison were guests on View July 8, 2011. They discussed their newly released book Psychic Intelligence, which is a number one best seller (July 2011) on Amazon
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 in the Spirituality category, Spirituality Occult, Religion and Spirituality and also number one best seller on the Kindle Store same categories. They are listed on ABC as "The Psychic Twins give predictions for Joy Behar
Joy Behar
Josephina Victoria "Joy" Behar is an American comedian, writer, actress, and a co-host of the talk show The View. Behar has a commentary program, entitled The Joy Behar Show, on CNN's sister network, HLN...

 and Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host.Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won...

 on ABC’s The View, July 8, 2011.” During their appearance they also predicted a destructive Hurricane would hit the east coast, in which they named exact states that would feel the effects of the destruction it would cause. Also on the View July 8, 2011, the Psychic Twins predicted “Terror plots on New York City and Washington D.C. will be thwarted in September 2011”. On September 8, 2011 it was revealed that a terror plot was discovered as credible. Feds: Zawahiri Launched Al Qaeda Terror Plot for 9/11 Anniversary.

They had discussed their 9/11 prediction, showing actual writings from 1999, before the attacks on September 11, 2001.

After the Psychic Twins appearance on The View, the Daily India writes that "Whoopi Goldberg was German nun in previous life say psychic twins", the Daily India also gives Whoopi's reaction, in which she agreed at one point in her life she considered to be a nun.
Terri and Linda Jamison appeared on the Australian morning show Sunrise (TV program)
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, July 19, 2011, for an interview of their predictions.

Book appearances

  • The 100 Top Psychics in America, by Paulette Cooper (Simon & Schuster), 1996. ISBN 0671534017.
  • The Book of Twins (Doubleday), by and Lisa Gants 1998. ISBN 0385333145.
  • Identical, by photographer Bill Sorem (NeverStop), 2003 – Twins presented on the cover.
  • Career Comeback, by Lisa Johnson Mandell (Hachette), 2010. ISBN 0446549657.

Separated at Earth

The Psychic Twins' first book Separated at Earth (2007), the story of their personal and professional lives. Terry and Linda Jamison go into detail about growing up and the events that took place that lead them into the direction of becoming Psychic Twins.

The dedication of the book reads:

"This book is dedicated to all the heroes who died on 9/11"

Psychic Intelligence

The Psychic Twins release "Psychic Intelligence" Tune In and Discover the Power of Your Intuition. (Hachette Book Group, Inc. 2011)

Alternative views

Critic Leon Jaroff has pointed out that the Jamison twins are frequently incorrect. For example, in December 2003, they incorrectly predicted that Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...

 would be killed by U.S troops in early 2004 (he was actually executed after a trial in 2006), and that Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...

 would die in June 2004 (he actually died in April 2005). They also incorrectly predicted that the actress Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...

 would announce that she was pregnant by 2004, or June 2005. She did not become pregnant until November 2007.

Filmography

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Year Movie-Documentary Role Notes
1986
Louise's Tidy Tips The Jamison Twins Made for TV on SNL, played a character name Louise, the two-headed housewife.
1998
Hollywood Ghost Stories The Jamison Twins Made for TV on AMC with William Shatner as the host.
2003
The Other Half The Jamison Twins Made for TV on NBC with Dick Clark, Mario Lopez, Produced by Judy Helms
2004
Urban Legends Revealed Identical Twins Made for TV series on The Learning Channel
2006
Psychic Children – Their Sixth Sense Psychic Children Made for TV on A&E, Biography Channel, History Channel
Extreme Twins: Hidden Lives Extreme Twins Made for TV
Twin Stories The Jamison Twins Story Made for TV, produced by Turner Original Productions
2010
The World's Most Identical Twins and Me Identical Twins Made for TV by Dragonfly in the UK

Year Television Appearance Role Notes
1991 Louise Two-headed Housewife Mini-series spinoff of SNL-for VH1 "Ha Channel"
1995–1996 The Other Side As The Psychic Twins Talk Show with Will Miller (NBC)
1996 Leeza
Leeza
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As The Psychic Twins Talk Show with Leeza Gibbons (NBC)
2001 State of Mind As The Psychic Twins Pilot for Fox, Producer Ramey Warren Black
2005 The Insider
The Insider (TV series)
The Insider is an American tabloid television news program covering events and celebrities. It debuted on September 13, 2004 as a spinoff of Entertainment Tonight and started as a popular segment that took viewers "behind closed doors" and gave them "inside" information...

As The Psychic Twins Talk Show
2006 Trading Spaces
Trading Spaces
Trading Spaces is an hour-long American television reality program that aired from 2000 to 2008 on the cable channels TLC and Discovery Home. The format of the show was based on the BBC TV series Changing Rooms. The show ran for eight seasons....

Psychic Solutions Talk Show (TLC)
2007 Dr. Keith Ablow Show As The Psychic Twins Talk Show
2009 The Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks is an American model, media personality, actress, occasional singer, author and businesswoman. She first became famous as a model, but television appearances were her commercial breakthrough...

 Show
As The Psychic Twins Talk Show with Tyra Banks, The Psychic Twins strike Oscar Gold, predicting all the correct winners for the 2009 Oscars.
2010 The Today Show Australia As The Psychic Twins Talk Show-Predictions on Golden Globes Awards
2011 Good Morning America
Good Morning America
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, ABC
Interview with the Psychic Twins on their new book Book entitled "Psychic Intelligence" June 2011
2011 "The View" [ABC] Terry and Linda Jamison "Psychic Twins" Interview on their recent book entitled "Psychic Intelligence". Also, Interviewed about their past and future predictions.
2011 "Nightline” (TV series)
Primetime (TV series)
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, ABC
"Beyond Belief" Supernatural Series Juju Chang profiles The Psychic Twins in this series.

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