Death was everywhere at Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop conference

In her opening statement Paltrow seemed to respond directly to the faux science criticism, painting a picture of the Goopie as an insatiably curious yet grounded woman: “We like to shine a light on things…” she said, “We love science and data, and we make a lot of our decisions using data, but we also love the unexplained and unexplored.” This sentiment was reflected in the careful menu of panelists selected for the day’s talks, most of which featured a doctor or scientist coupled with a psychic or astrologist. One woman who was at Goop’s first summit told me that this year seemed to be more focused on “neuroscience.”

But Paltrow—her rhinestone bindi glinting brightly—didn’t skip a beat before introducing the first guest of the day: Medium Laura Lynne Jackson. “There’s not always a double-blind study that can explain to us what Laura Lynne Jackson is going to do,” she said, welcoming a platinum blonde to the stage.

“When I look out on a room like this, what I see are these beautiful cords of light connecting all of us, and also connecting each one of you to everybody you love who has crossed to the other side,” began Jackson, gesturing with wide arms.

“When I open mediumistically, I also open up to anyone who’s connected to you through cords of love on the other side. So that’s how the process works for me.”

“Amazing,” Paltrow breathed.

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