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What is Psychic Ability?

Posted by admin on May 15, 2012

Am I REALLY psychic?  And if I AM……how will I know?  What are the signs?

OR……how do I know if psychic ability is even real?

What is it?  And how can I tell if I have “the gift” myself?  In this short article we are going to take a quick and easy look at what psychic abilities ARE, and answer some common questions about what they are NOT as well!  Curious to know more?  Continue reading as we take a closer look below.

Are psychic abilities REAL, or are they just a bunch of new age nonsense for people who will believe anything?

Great question!  The truth?  As many once skeptical scientists have admitted, there is more REAL evidence that psychic ability is a real, functioning “talent” that lives within almost everyone, that many other scientific “truths” we take for granted.

For example?

Precognition is something that most of us have felt at one point or another, right?

  1. You know someone is going to call before the phone rings.
  2. You think of a friend you  haven’t heard from in years….and suddenly, you get an email, or a friend request on a social network.
  3. You have a dream about something that feels hyper real…and then it happens.

All of that stuff is what scientists call precognition, and there is an absolute AVALANCHE of evidence that it’s as real as the nose on your face.

Did you know, for example, that i 2011, the internationally known social psychologist Darryl Bem published a highly acclaimed paper demonstrating in a LAB setting that average people “know” the future before it happens?  (which was featured and debated in ever major news outlet around the globe)

Or that the highly esteemed Rhine Institute at DUKE University has been studying, and publishing papers PROVING psychic abilities beyond any measure of chance for over 50 years?  (check out the book “Unbelievable” by well known author Stacy Horn for more on some of the amazing experiments that have been conducted over the years, and some of the famous celebrity participants as well)

What about psychic mediums who purport to talk to the dead?  That can’t be true, right?

Good question.  First, mediums aren’t necessarily “psychic”, as I believe it’s a totally different type of skill.

That said, most mediums have access to an informational field that we ALL do, but for whatever reason, that part of their brain is more developed, or they are simply more practiced at accessing that realm.

In MY view, (one that is certainly a controversial one but held by many) is that all of what we consider psychic is actually just information, and ultimately energy that lives in the environment, and universe around us.

A good psychic can simply tune in and see images, or symbols, or just “stuff” that most people block out, or don’t have access to.  The information, and energy is out there though…and each of us can access it with training, practice, concentration and real desire.

Honestly?

We’re all made UP of energy anyway!  When we die….I believe that energy continues, just in a different form, and is able to communicate in a non corporeal way.  (without a body)  A good medium is simply accessing that energy, and interacting with it, and each one of us can learn to do the very same thing with practice.  (or even spontaneously…as is the case with many people who have unexpected paranormal experiences with spirits, psychic dreams, or other stuff the skeptics say is impossible but HAPPENS everyday)

Want to experience all of this for yourself?

Dive in and do it!  There is nothing more exciting or exhilarating that opening yourself up to the magic and the mystery in the world around us, and once you open up that wonderful window, a NEW world will appear, I promise!

Learn How to Astral Travel For Free

Posted by admin on May 10, 2012

Are Out of Body Experiences Dangerous?

Can you get lost during an OBE and never return….or is that super silly and something that could NEVER really happen?

Is there really a silver cord and connects your astral body to the physical?

Check out the link above for a very cool and highly recommended resource on learning how to astral project...including a bunch of free videos that truly are very enlightening regardless of whether you are a true blue beginner….or an experienced astral adventurer as well.  (the free videos are really great, as is some of the other tools, tips and techniques that they share – I’ve not only used these trainings myself, but many of our readers have gotten great results from their free, and paid trainings as well)

Enjoy!

How to Tell If You’ve Had An Out of Body Experience

Posted by admin on May 9, 2012

There is very little in the wild and wacky world of paranormal research that’s MORE important than understanding what happens during out of body experiences.

The KEY, in some sense…..to understand what we are, and where we’re going after this life is over, MAY rest in OBE research as well.

Why do I make an experience that some skeptics believe is a total fabrication to be so incredibly important?

Very simple.

Because if consciousness can exist outside of the body, and can actually move around and about without being “localized” in the brain, it opens up a wide and wonderful window into a whole series of other possibilities that are impossible to ignore.

Such as?

That when we die….that same consciousness continues, the very same way as it did during the OBE, without needing the body to keep it alive.

In other words, in the view of many cutting edge scientists who study consciousness, the validity of out of body experiences may be the key to understanding the human “spirit” altogether.

How do you tell if your OBE was real, or not the byproduct of a brain blip, or a lucid dream, or a drug or chemical reaction or even a simple hallucination?

Very simple. And you do this in a few ways.

1 – Document the Details.

When you have an OBE, try to be incredibly aware of things happening around you. Make mental notes of things you see, details that you KNOW if later validated will prove the authenticity of the experience. (and prove it was NOT an imaginary event)

As a matter of fact, right now…in 2012, there is a MAJOR study being conducted in hospitals around the world called AWARE. Essentially, emergency room doctors are interviewing patients who were “brought back” after they have cardiac arrest to see if they’ve seen special items placed in the ER ward that are NOT visible on the ground level, and only would be seen if those who report an OBE were in the parts of the room they remember being. (usually the ceiling!)

2 – Don’t use artificial means to induce an OBE

Drugs or even alcohol may stimulate an out of body experience, but it adds a layer of trouble when it comes to validation. Many people disagree with me here, and think that chemically induced OBE’s are a great method for exploration, but personally…..after studying many reports and having several of my own, I think au natural is the way to go if you are serious about studying the astral realms.

3 – Change Your Definition of What is “REAL”

I’m writing this article right now, and I know that it’s real. I’m not dreaming, or imagining it. I’ve had many OBE’s that have been as clear as this moment I’m sharing with you right now, so why would I believe those events are LESS real than this one?

Truthfully?

Most OBE’s are reported as being MORE real than real…and the word “hyper-real” is often used. I agree…..and unless you’ve experienced it yourself, it’s hard to understand until you do!

Curious?


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Is the Afterlife Real? 5 Stunning Types of “Paranormal” PROOF That May Convince You It’s TRUE!

Posted by admin on April 23, 2012

What is the best evidence for an afterlife?

Do you believe that life after death is just a man made myth?  Is the idea that our loved ones live on after the death of the body just another piece of wishful thinking and small minded silliness the gullible want to believe because it FEELS good?  And if there really IS life after death….where is the proof?  Where is the evidence?  Does it exist……or is it a new age fairy tale?

In this article we are going to take a quick and insightful look at what I believe is the very BEST type of afterlife evidence that there is, and I’ll share what I believe is the very BEST way to get personal proof yourself.

Curious?  Let’s take a closer look below!

After Death Communications (ADC’s)

This is the broad general term in parapsychology for any apparitional encounter that  is vivid, meaningful and interactive.  About 40% of all people will have one of these types of experiences at least once.  Some of these are VERY, very vivid….and often turn complete skeptics into true blue believers when they occur.  Most people liken these to ghostly experiences, although in my view, the very BEST documented cases (of which there are thousands) are much more evidential than merely meeting a ghost.

Verifiable (and Accurate) Past Life Memories

Remembering a past life is one thing.  Being able to document these memories in vivid detail, and later being able to verify elements of what you remember with facts is another.  Entire volumes of scholarly research has been written about reincarnation and past life recall.  If you believe them, they obviously point to the continuation of the soul, spirit or human personality after physical death.

Death Bed Visions

Did you know that Dr. Elizabeth Kubler Ross, the woman who singlehandedly launched the hospice movement and wrote the seminal book on end of life care for the terminally ill (“On Death and Dying”) spent the last years of her life documenting what she called death bed visions, or the incredible experiences of people who spoke of being visited by loved ones, going into a bright and beautiful light, and having detailed discussions about the afterlife with beings no one else in the room could see …..up to their final breath.

Many of these people were previously comatose, or had dementia or Alzheimer’s disease and were totally unable to communicate, other than these incredibly lucid conversations.  President Ronald Reagan reportedly woke up after his long struggle and had one of these experiences.  According to the eulogy offered by his sister, so too did Steve Jobs.  (she claimed he suddenly woke up….and repeated “Oh Wow” 3 times before he passed away)

These are very common, very well documented and quite often, offer revealing information that no one else in the room previously knew…making the argument that they are hallucinations hard to believe.

Near Death Experiences

Everyone knows about near death experiences today and with the amount of media attention they get, it’s no wonder.  The truth is, while many people argue about what is really happening, there are many, many cases that suggest that something DOES leave the body at death, and that whatever that is (the soul or spirit or pure consciousness) continues on after the body and brain cease.  I believe NDE’s will eventually prove that the human being IS in fact a spiritual being in my lifetime….and many surgeons, scientists and spiritual seekers are doing experiments to test this today.

Psychic Mediums

Quite simply, in my mind, there is NO evidence that it as overwhelming and interesting as that which is offered up by psychic mediums.  The truth is, no matter how much the skeptics want you to believe they are making it up, or guessing, or cold reading or simply just lucky, when someone you’ve never met, or by phone, offers up detailed information about a loved one you have lost, in a way that you KNOW in your bones they couldn’t guess, it changes your life forever.

The truth?  My own personal experience with a medium rocked my world and shook the very foundation of everything I believed…..in under 45 minutes of actual “talk” time.  She told me things about a family member which were not only amazingly accurate…..she actually told me things I didn’t know to be true, but went home and documented immediately thereafter to my stunned surprise.  These weren’t random guesses either……but things she told me my family member wanted me to look for, and low and behold, important documents I thought were lost, were recovered within hours of the reading.

Quite simply, whenever I hear people argue that “all” psychic mediums are guessing or cold reading or just pretending and the whole topic is silly…..I think back first to that amazing reading that changed my life, and then to the years of fun I’ve had exploring and embracing the magic, the mystery and the GIFT of life ever since!

The Long Island Psychic Medium – Can Theresa Caputo Really Talk to Spirits?

Posted by admin on April 20, 2012

Who else is fascinated by the Long Island Medium on TV?

Do you find the idea that our loved ones can continue to communicate with us really reassuring?  Or do you find the idea that spirits exist at ALL super silly instead?

And if there is some sort of afterlife……..would speaking to the “dead” be possible……or is it just a bunch of wishful thinking from those of us who crave contact with our loved ones who are no longer here?

In this article we are going to take a quick and easy look at psychic mediumship, explore some possible alternatives to the “spirit hypothesis” and finally, I’ll share my own opinion about famous TV mediums like Theresa Caputo and others as well.  Curious?  Let’s dive in and dissect :-)

I want to being with some common explanations offered for what mediums are doing during a reading, and see if any seem to make good sense to describe what we’re seeing when we watch a well known one work:

Genuine Spirit Conversation and Communication.  

This is the “things are what they appear” explanation, and that mediums, including Theresa Caputo o the TV show, really IS communicating with spirit.

It’s All Guessing, Fishing and Cold Reading:  

This is what the skeptics, cynics and debunkers believe.  They argue that mediumship is closer to a guessing game and a fishing expedition, rather than real psychic skill.  Most DON’T believe in a spirit world and think that anything, no matter how impressive it appears, MUST be deceptive, and is more akin to smoke and mirrors than spirits.

Super Psychic Ability (often called “Super Psi by proponents of this argument)

This is an interesting middle ground….as many parapsychologists believe that information “lives” in the environment, or the universe and can be accessed with a well trained brain.  In this world view, memories and information “live on” after physical death, so details about our loved ones who have crossed on can be accessed by a psychic in this vast information field, WITHOUT an afterlife needing to be true.

In other words, the medium isn’t REALLY talking to the dead, she is instead…tapping into this collective data base that is stored in the environment and giving accurate information that is very impressive……but is mistakenly thought to be coming from spirits.  Of course this WOULD prove psychic abilities, but doesn’t necessarily support belief in a spiritual dimension that we return to after death.

The ESP or Telepathy Argument

This basically theorizes that a psychic is reading the mind of the caller or client, and is simply repeating back what they see.  Again, this would support the idea of psychic abilities being real, but doesn’t need a spirit world to be true to work.

Here is the thing……

In my own many years of experience with psychic readings and research overall, there is some pretty good evidence for each of these being true.

For example?

It would be a lie to say there aren’t many mediums who make a living doing cold reading.  (and aren’t psychic at all)

There also seems to be lots of support that information is stored in the universe and can be decoded by people who have a special gift.

As an illustration……work with remote viewing, out of body experiences and even quantum physics seem to support that this does happen in the universe at large.

Telepathy and ESP are considered on the fringe of science…..but again, being a professional publisher in this space, I’ve seen tons and tons of great evidence, and have had plenty of personal experience that PROVES to me, it’s a stone cold fact.

Lastly…..spirit communication, or the idea that we continue on after physical death and can communicate, is something I truly believe has been demonstrated by many gifted mediums, and when looked at fairly, I think that is often the MOST likely explanation of what is happening.

Thoughts on What I See on The Long Island Medium?

I find her readings persuasive!  (many of them, anyway)

For example?

There have been many readings that she has offered where the information she shared was NOT known by the person (or people) that were being read.  This eliminates the ESP, mind reading or telepathy argument completely.

If someone doesn’t know something, or is being provided new information they need to check to verify, obviously they are not having their minds read!

I also eliminate the skeptic argument of cold reading….guessing, lying, cheating and all of those very negative arguments, simply because I don’t think they apply when I see a GENUINE medium do what they do.  In many cases these arguments are certainly very valid and most likely to be true, but in cases where an ELITE level psychic or medium is working, it’s easy to see they aren’t being general, guessing, or playing tricks on the audience.

Is it possible that ALL information is being picked up in the environment and is not coming from the “dead”, like the super PSI believers like to argue?

It could be……but I doubt it.  In the end, if mediums that I know and respect and have had personal interactions with are telling me that they are SEEING and speaking to my loved ones, and that’s where the information they are sharing with me in real time is emanating from, my instinct is to trust that they know what they are seeing, getting and experiencing.

I’m not going to lie……

It’s also the most comforting, inspirational and hopeful argument of the ones above, and I want to believe it’s true, too.

The good news……

Famous psychic mediums like Theresa Caputo, John Edward, George Anderson and others shine a bright and beautiful light on what may await us all when this life ends, and remind us that our loved ones are ALWAYS close, and are willing and waiting to talk to us when we’re ready to listen!

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