Monthly Archives: May 2009

Can Psychic Abilities Be Inherited? A Scientific Examination of ESP, Precognition and the Paranormal

Posted by admin on May 22, 2009

Are people born to parents who have psychic abilities more likely to be psychic themselves?  A pretty interesting question, don’t you think?  Well, according to one Harvard professor and Science writer, the answer is YES!  She argues that psychic abilities are actually genetically passed down from one generation to the next….and she’s got a whole host of data to support that…and a whole bunch of other super cool stuff you’ll probably enjoy reading.

Note:  This stuff tends to be a bit for “smarty pants” types….so if you are uncomfortable with some science terms, and big words in general ( they tend to make MY head a bit fuzzy..:-) you can skip it.  But – this interview from Time Magazine on her new book will give you an idea of some of the AMAZING stuff they are learning about psychic powers…and how YOU can develop your own accordingly. 

Enjoy!  And let us know what you think in the comments below.

You write that it’s likely everybody possesses psychic abilities, but some people are simply more successful at it? Why is that?Genetics are likely behind it. One of the things we know is that it runs in families. If you talk to psychics, they’ll tell you there’s a family history of it. Though we haven’t found it, there’s likely a gene for it. There are also cases where people haven’t had any psychic abilities until they’ve suffered head traumas.

What’s common is that these people who’ve had this head trauma, the structure and function of their brain has been changed. They’re often not able to function very well in the real world because they don’t know how to use the analytical side of their brain. Similarly, people with synesthesia [a condition in which the senses are connected, i.e. the sound of an orchestra will cause flashes of color or the taste of chicken] have less activity in their cortex.

People with autism also have a higher probability of psychic abilities.How do quantum physics and Albert Einstein’s theories relate to precognition?If you stop thinking of time the way those in the Newtonian age thought of time as an arrow, and you start thinking of time as the way that Einstein thought of it as a space-time continuum, the future already exists. Just like the entire globe of the earth is all there even though I’m not currently seeing it all here in Southern Oregon. Our brain only allows us to experience time as a series of recurrent moments

Q&A: The Science Behind Psychic Phenomena – TIME

Real Psychic Stories: Share Your True Psychic Experiences, Hauntings and Other Paranormal Wierdness!

Posted by admin on May 21, 2009

I’ve been spending a bit of time “hunting down” some cool psychic stories from around the web….covering just about everything from simple ghost stories, crisis apparitions, poltergeist phenomena, EVP recordings and a whole host of other cool stuff. 

It’ TRULY amazing how many ghost stories, or psychic reading experiences start off with – ” I rarely share this…” or – ” people think I’m nut’s so I never talk about this” or simply….” I’m not sure I even believe it, but the following is true”, etc.

Amazing isn’t it?  We are so conditioned to BELIEVE that nothing extraordinary can happen, that when it does, we have to excuse the experience, before we even tell it..:-)

Here is one just like it below ( one of many I’ve found so far) and I’d love to hear some good stories here on the blog, so feel free to share yours below with complete anonymous freedom..:-) 

(maybe we’ll take a vote on some point at the best one and give out some sort of small prize)

This story is true and whether you believe it or not is up to you. First off, I am more of a scientific person, and quite a few times I have been accused of “over analyzing” things. I just can’t accept some things “just because.” I need explanation, reasons, facts and so forth.It was 1989 on a Halloween night.

I lived in Orlando, Florida with a friend of mine. I was 22 years old, and Al was 23, so we were not too long out of high school. We got on the subject of psychics and witchcraft somehow, and I told him I didn’t believe in that mubo jumbo stuff, but I was familiar with it because my mom used to have little parties where she would invite a psychic, and people would write a question and put it in an envelope for the psychic to answer.

There’s a lot of opinions on this, and mine at the time was- that it was just for entertainment. Let’s face it. I could ask you a few vague questions like: ” Who do you know named Bill?” Or:”Does someone in your family have a health condition?”I am bound to at least get something to go on. I could say that I see Bill’s future is…..Fill in the blank.

This being said, my opinion really changed that Halloween night, in a little town called Cassadaga, Florida. What I didn’t know then, was that Cassadaga is a “spiritualist camp”. Almost everyone living there has something to do with psychic ability, holistic healing, the power of crystals, ect. Let me tell you: THESE PEOPLE ARE THE REAL DEAL. I never thought I’d be saying this, but here’s what happened that night.

True Psychic Stories

Are Psychic Abilities Natural or Developed Through Practice?

Posted by admin on May 19, 2009

Here is an interesting little article submitted by one of our suddenly psychic blog contributors, Danny, to a popular article directory on the topic of whether or not psychic abilities are learned over time…..or constrained to those who inherit them at birth.

What do you think?  Can psychic skills be learned over the course of your life, or do you need to be “borne” with them…..or you’re sh*t out of luck..;-)?

You know OUR opinion of course….but we’re interested in hearing yours: 

Who else wants to know if psychic abilities are easy to learn? If you are anything like the vast majority of people who read our articles and comment on our content, the simple truth is that you probably have more than a passing interest in the paranormal, right?

 It’s true…that most of the folks who are fascinated with subjects of spirit, often find themselves trying to develop the skills they read so much about.Filed Under: Are Psychic Abilities Easy to Learn?I say yes…with the following caveat. It’s LESS about learning to develop psychic abilities, and more about simply recognizing the latent skills that exist within your mind right now, and finding a creative outlet for their expression.

For example, I was reading a book the other night by the famous psychic and “spoon bender” Uri Geller, which basically expounded on his own perspective on developing psychic abilities the very same way. These are all innate abilities we ALL possess, and simply learning to develop them, much like playing the piano, or learning math, or even becoming a better basketball or soccer player…are all the process of practicing, and honing a “skill” that pretty much every human being has from jump.

Are Psychic Abilities Easy to Learn? Finally! The Truth About Developing Psychic Abilities

More on Near Death Experiences, Controversy and the Continuation of Consciousness

Posted by admin on May 17, 2009

Yes, near death experiences and their underlying reality ( or fantasy!) remain one of the most profound topics of conversation for people interested in “our” line of work..:-)

The good news?  There are actually, as we’ve mentioned before…..some pretty important studies going on right now on testing the “survival hypothesis” using some pretty hardcore scientific methods of verification.

If these studies prove to be authenticated ( i.e. – people really DO see numbers, or things set up to “test” what happens in a hospital setting during a near death experience) it’s going to be pretty hard for the skeptical, to explain it all away as fraud.

Check out the short article below – and the link to Victor Zammit’s highly entertaining, but highly controversial website below.  ( and you can also get his totally free ebook as well – which I DO recommend if you’re interested in the subject at all…which most of you, I would imagine are..:-)

Recently, several medical doctors such as Dr. Pim van Lommel (The Netherlands), Dr. Sam Parnia (UK) and Dr. Michael B. Sabom (USA) have carried out studies to determine if patients who have officially been declared clinically dead really can get Near-Death Experiences (NDEs). All of them conclude that NDEs do indeed take place among at least some of these patients.The researchers accept that consciousness is not destroyed when our brain stops functioning. They also accept that consciousness will probably continue exist after death, as in this sense, there isn’t any relevant difference between a flat EEG and brain death.Mainstream materialist scientists generally see consciousness as a byproduct of the activity of the brain. For the question of survival, it is therefore sufficient to show that the mind does not need the brain for its very existence.Near-death experiences and materialist theories of the mindIf we can prove that consciousness is present after the brain has stopped functioning, we have shown that materialism must be wrong.There are three strategies of people who want to avoid the ‘survivalist’ conclusion of recent NDE-studies.

Why it Makes Sense to Explain Near-Death Experiences by the Survival of Consciousness, by Titus Rivas

What are Psychic Mediums….and How are They Different From Simple Psychics?

Posted by admin on May 16, 2009

Is there a difference between psychic mediums, and just simple psychics?  Is there anything “simple” about being psychic anyway?

These are some of the common questions we encounter online..and the simple truth is, depending on who you ask, everyone has a different “pithy” answer..:-)

The simple truth is that in popular parlance, a medium is someone who can channel, or contact spirits from the “other” side…..where most psychics simply believe they are able to intuit, or “see” through more refined sense of various forms of psychic sight and other cool vibrational sensitivities that most of us simply don’t have!

Here is a nice article that explains it a bit better than I can…..so check out the full story at the link below!

Psychic or Medium, what’s right for me? Mediums are best to contact if you are grieving the loss of a loved one and wish to make contact or have some kind of poof that they are fine and that there really is an after life. Generally that is what they do, they connect with the deceased.Psychic mediums or channels have the ability to communicate with the spirit side of life.

They can communicate with the deceased, as well as with other entities such as guides or angels or even your higher self. It seems to me that most people who call themself a channeler are communicating with specific higher guides, angels, or other beings of the Light. .

They generally contact the deceased loved ones and guides of the sitter. People who use the term “psychic medium” do so in order to let you know that they also have clairvoyant vision or some other psychic skill in addition to the ability to communicate with spirit. If you are looking for future predictions (should I marry, will I get the job, advice about love, business, money etc ), you should contact a psychic reader. They are much better to contact if you are looking for predictions.

 I say this because generally a medium will be relaying information they are receiving from their guides or the deceased. Some guides will not give you answers to what they consider trivial questions. Some will only give information that will help you spiritually. Guides are like people, and have different interests and specialties. Ask your medium about the guides they work with. Guides are high spiritual beings of Light, don’t insult them with questions about lottery numbers or football scores!

Psychic mediums – psychic mediums and best psychics readings

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