While most of us think that being visited by a loved one that has crossed over is “extraordinary”…….the truth is, it happens every hour of every day in every country, continent and culture around the world.
We just think it’s “weird” because our culture conditions us to believe that when we die…….we die!
That may be true of the body…..but your spirit is truly eternal.
That’s what I’ve comer to believe anyway….and believe me, it was NOT where I started when I first started studying this field.
Here are my TRUTHS:
Everyone has the ability to speak to spirits, or to communicate with the dead.
Think that’s a irresponsible and silly statement? Think again!
In several major surveys done in 2011, up to 80% of parents who had lost a son or daughter privately reported having a very distinct apparitional experience with their deceased child.
More than HALF of all spouses who lose their partner will report a vivid experience with their husband or wife after they’ve gone.
Most of the time, these are auditory experiences, or simply a strong sense of presence. BUT, in about 25% of the time (which totals MANY millions of people each and every year) there is a clear visual “visitation” after passing.
Remember, we’re all energy at our core.
Sounds are energy.
Your body is mostly made up of 99% empty space… small little “strings” of vibrating atoms and quarks that make up YOU.
Sounds strange, right?
It’s true… and it’s not “my” opinion, or that of other psychic or paranormal researchers.
That’s what Einstein proved… and what quantum physics tells us today.
When we die, our bodies are discarded… and our energetic essence, our true self, is FREED.
It has to go somewhere, right?
Mediums simply are more sensitive to the energetic frequency, the “soul vibration” that infuses and animates each of our physical bodies with life.
Much the way some people can see aura’s, and others have precognitive dreams, and still others “sense” things before they happen… mediums have the gift of being able to access the other side, simply by tuning their thoughts, and concentration on those YOU want to hear from… who really haven’t gone anywhere at all.
A good medium is like a radio tuner. Each of us has our own “mental radio”. But for most of us… we are only able to tune in to the closest channels, and pick up what is happening immediately around us. A good medium can pick up information from FAR away… and often has access to channels, and broadcasts that most of us don’t even know are playing! (but they play 24 hours a day….we’re just not tuned in enough to notice!)
Think about it. And then go out and explore it for yourself. That’s what I did… and my life has never been quite the same again!
]]>And if that’s true…….there must be hundreds if not thousands of fake psychics working in the professional industry each and every day……with paying customers and clients wasting their time, energy and income on BOGUS readings!
So what are the signs that a reader is real? And conversely….what are the easiest ways to tell that one is NOT as well?
Can you tell by how much they charge…..or how long they’ve been in business, or the amount of testimonials listed on their website? What about the TYPE of psychic readings they offer? Are some sort of psychic scams…..or gifts more easy to spot over others…..or do they all work pretty much the same way?
In this short blog post, I’m going to share what I look for to decide whether a professional psychic is the genuine article, and the #1 red flag I look for to caution me to beware!
- Brevity is to YOUR Benefit
Said differently……Keep it SHORT.
The LESS you say, the more accurate a real psychic or medium will become. Why? Because genuine psychic abilities, and therefore….genuine psychic professionals do NOT want you to say much of anything at all. They want to listen to your concerns, and address your issues in a way that does NOT require a lot of input, insight or feedback from the caller or client.
The truth is, this is the primary reason that most GOOD psychics and mediums will caution you to keep your answers as close to “Yes” or “No” as possible, and will actually cut you off if you start to reveal too much detail.
The Benefits of “Blind” Readings
This is controversial to some, but to those of us who have been around the psychic industry for any length of time, it’s a well known truism. The BEST psychics and mediums work “blind”. They don’t want to see you face to face, and don’t want anything that can possibly “pollute” the reading to come through via ordinary means.
For this reason, the best true psychics will work either via phone, (the best blinding mechanism there is) or via some sort of screen, filter or curtain if the reading is done in person….without ever setting sight on the sitter (or client) until the reading is done.
Why? For the obvious reason that it’s much more difficult to explain away real “hits” as cold reading or good guesses when you can’t visually see the person who is being read. It’s also much better for the CONFIDENCE of the client as well…..as you won’t worry after the reading about how much you “gave away” through body language, or your physical appearance, or through unconscious mannerisms that give of clues during the session.
Ironically, while many people think that the best psychics ONLY work face to face and don’t use the phone….the reality is actually the complete opposite. (And the real reason that most scientific studies of psychics and mediums are done completely blind, usually only by phone and never in a setting where psychic and client can see each other at all)
The biggest sign a psychic is NOT the real deal?
A reader who fishes for answers, asks long detailed questions, or is overly insistent that they are RIGHT, even when you insist they’re not, is a huge turn off, and professionally, as a writer and paranormal researcher for many years….something I’ve learned is a huge red flag as well.
The funny thing?
Trusting your own intuition, and going with your gut is often the very BEST barometer for trusting people you meet in any walk of life.
This certainly applies to psychics as much as any other profession, and ironically….it can be your very BEST asset in finding readers that you’ll love for a lifetime to boot!
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Do I have to be religious to believe in an afterlife? And if the afterlife IS true….what is it like, and where do we go once we die? In this article we are going to take a quick and easy look at what I believe is the very BEST afterlife evidence there is….and the best way to get personal PROOF that there is life after death as well. Curious to know more? Continue reading as we take a closer look below!
Is religion, or biblical text the best way to prove the afterlife?
Good question, and one that is a bit controversial to answer…..but I’m going to tell you the truth, from my perspective at least, below.
First, I believe that EVERY religion or tradition that is based on the Bible (or any other text) is certainly fine to follow, and can give you a great roadmap for living your life in a way that helps “arrive” at the afterlife well prepared. However, in my own experience, my own religious beliefs only give me FAITH, and belief….and very little in terms of real first hand evidence and positive PROOF.
It’s one thing to believe in something strongly (which I do) based on family teachings and traditions you grew up with, it’s another thing to have first hand evidence that there really IS something that follows this life, and I’m not quite sure that religion alone, or any faith based practice, can offer this type of certainty.,
What types of evidence is there right NOW that the afterlife is true?
The BEST evidence is the stuff that is so concrete, you can’t explain it away. Seeing a “spirit” for example, and being 100% certain it wasn’t a figment of your imagination or a trick of the eye, is something that can have life changing effects on your world view. (as it did mine, many years ago)
Having a near death experience is something that changes many peoples lives as well, as they feel they’ve actually visited the realm that separates this life from the next, and in more than 98% of reported cases……are CERTAIN that the experience was real and that the afterlife is simply a place we transition to when our time on the physical plane is completed.
There are many different types of similar experiences, which in my view, all are equally as compelling and evidential as well:
For example?
In total, there are more than 20 different types of unique experiences which I believe are highly suggestive of an afterlife…and taken together, are almost IMPOSSIBLE to dismiss. (as they all point in the same direction)
The absolute BEST way to get PROOF that there is life after death?
A genuine experience with a real afterlife medium is probably the easiest way to get personal proof that can’t be explained away otherwise.
In my own life, I was once a die hard skeptic…and it wasn’t until a psychic medium told me things by phone about a loved one who had recently passed that were IMPOSSIBLE to explain.
Not only was the information specific and highly personal, this medium also told me about a recent dream I had in incredible detail, and detailed, almost to the word, the conversation I had with this loved one who had suddenly died.
Not only was this something I had never told anyone out of embarrassment, it helped me find a document that solved a family dispute as well.
To me….this was the PROOF I needed that not only was my loved one still very much alive in a different plane of existence, but that they were still a big part of my daily live and that one day, we’d be back together again as well.
Obviously this was a life changing experience and a gift I’ll never forget. If you are skeptical or cynical about the truth of the above, I only challenge you to go out and seek out your OWN evidence…and while there are many paths to afterlife “enlightenment” a good psychic medium is the best place to begin!
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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?
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!
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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!
]]>Do mediums talk to the dead…..or are they really talking to “dead air” instead…:-) Are those of us who DO believe in all of this stuff simply gullible, easily decieved and wishful thinkers? Why do so many skeptics and psychic cynics get SO angry at the idea that any of this stuff is real? I mean….they not only don’t believe, they often get REALLY upset at those of us who do.
As someone who has been studying, researching and writing about psychic experiences for almost 20 years, very little shocks me anymore. But what DOES continue to amaze me is the level of total disregard most psychic “deniers” have for the actual evidence or PROOF that this stuff is real, true and has been amply demonstrated to millions of people.
I’ve read, watched and witnessed more amazing, jaw dropping and absolutely unbelievable experiences that I could cover in 100 articles. (and even though I’ve already published thousands…..it still doesn’t come close to covering it all!)
And yet….what STILL surprises me are the skeptical explanations of what is happening during psychic readings.
Most skeptics, cynics and de-bunkers have a short list of explanations that they use for EVERY psychic, every medium and every reading.
In just about every psychic scenario, skeptics use one of these arguments.
In their world view….there are no psychics, no mediums, no spiritual realities, no synchronicities, and we are nothing more than biological robots without any greater cause or connection of the universe around us.
I know this very well….because I used to be one of them!
But what really shocks me is that when the evidence suggests something else, most skeptics simply ignore it and look the other way.
For example?
In my own life, I had a medium tell me things on the phone about 15 years ago that were flat out impossible for them to have known. Personal details about not only a loved one who I had recently lost….but also, very specific details about a dream I had mere weeks before where this loved one appeared to me, and told me very specific things that the MEDIUM was incredulously relating to me on the telephone from thousands of miles away.
Quite simply…there was no way to explain this, no matter how much I had tried….simply because I had not told another human being what had transpired in that “dream” out of fear of being mocked or patronized….or worse, even laughed at!
What I learned after that incredible experience is that there IS a lot of amazing evidence for psychic abilities, and that you don’t have to be new age, or gullible or uneducated to believe in them, or to benefit from them as well.
I’ve now had hundreds of psychic experiences and some of them have been so incredible…….and on more than one occasion, have gotten information that’s been literally LIFE saving, but for me and for others I love.
The only way to PROVE this is true?
You have to seek out your own experiences. Talk to psychics, mediums or gifted intuitives and see what they say about you, and your life. Experiment, explore and open yourself up to adventures that may sound silly, but are a TON of fun. Re-connect to your authentic purpose and the magic and the mystery in the world around you. I promise….it’s the ONE thing we can all do to go from being curious to CONVINCED!
]]>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.
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.
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!)
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.
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!
Does the idea of opening a wild, wacky and wonderful window into the world of spiritual beings sound scary……or scintillating and sensational? In my many years of experience with psychic and paranormal research, I can tell you that there are 3 very specific camps that most people fall into.
Which one are you?
The truth is, you can get all of the personal proof and afterlife evidence you want, without having to believe anything I say is true, or to take the skeptics at their word, either. The afterlife IS available to be studied by anyone with a sincere interest, and who is willing to go out on a bit of a limb and be adventurous with respect to the unknown.
I want to share with you 4 things you can do to begin to experience the afterlife NOW. These all have worked wonderfully well for me, and have opened me up to an amazing array of experiences over the years that I didn’t believe possible. Remember though, just because something works for one person….doesn’t mean that it will work well for the next. That’s why it’s important to use different channels, approaches and mediums (no pun intended!) for accessing the kind of evidence AND experiences that work for you.
Many of these things work really well together. For example, using a digital recording device while “working” with a ouija board can be a very cool experience, and can yield amazingly empowering results.
One one hand….the ouija board planchette is moving around seemingly on it’s own, and then later…..when you listen to the recording, EVP’s are captured very clearly that you KNOW you didn’t audibly hear while using the board.
But exciting? If you are genuinely interested in spirit communication……..Very!
Again, meditating before speaking to a psychic medium can be very effective for me as well, as does practicing meditation in general, on a daily basis prove to be a great spiritual tool for opening yourself up to realities that are closed off during ordinary consciousnesses.
it’s often equally as difficult for your loved ones to come through on THEIR side, as it is for us, to access them….on ours.
Using time tested tools and techniques like above may be controversial to some…..but there is a reason they’ve been along for as long as they have and continue to be used.
They WORK! (And if you don’t believe me….I challenge you to see for yourself!)
]]>I didn’t believe easily. As a matter of fact, as many of you already know, I RESISTED the idea strenuously instead.
I was a hard core skeptic who thought that all talk of psychics, mediums, past lives and paranormal powers was all a bunch of new age nonsense….and wishful thinking mumbo jumbo.
Even having a few very smart and scientific members of my immediate family in the medical profession, who reported incredible experiences related to them by patients, didn’t sway my skepticism a bit.
Needless to say, for me to believe in spirits, or even open my mind a crack….was going to take an exceptional, once in a lifetime kind of experience that left no room for doubt, or alternative explanations that appealed to my common sense.
Of course you know what I’m going to say next, right?
As hard as it was for me to admit…..I HAD that exact experience.
Here is what happened:
I spoke to a psychic medium by phone, who came highly recommended by a few friends. This was NOT a celebrity or famous reader, but rather….a “simple” psychic who worked at home, by phone…..for one of the larger phone based services.
To say I was dubious that ANY psychic, working from home and by phone, could tell me ACCURATE information about my life, or my loved ones who I had lost, would be the understatement of the century.
The medium not only told me things about my own life that were obscure, specific and highly accurate, she also told me things about a loved one that I had lost that almost no one else in the world knew.
She told me things about specific conversations we had prior to a recent passing that only myself, and the relative I had lost knew about.
She told me things that I needed to check, in specific places, to resolve a family dispute related to this passing, that even I didn’t know. (but validated, to my astonishment, by checking an obscure spot in the family home where a clarifying document was left)
There were messages that were both specific and symbolic alike, and NOT the sort of general stuff I was expectncting, based on what I had seen on TV, or read about by other folks who “debunked” psychic readings.
No general statements, leading questions, fishing for answers or cold reading to be found.
Was everything accurate?
Absolutely not. About 20% of the messages the medium shared with me were either too hard to interpret, or didn’t seem to fit, although most of these misses were in the first 5 minutes, and it wasn’t until a clearer picture started to emerge that the reading got uncannily good.
Could she have guessed any of the amazing “hits” or even gotten them from my friends who recommended I call her in the first place?
No way any of this could be guessed….and even if my friends would have set me up in a dishonest way (which I don’t believe for a second) the intimate information shared in the 30 minutes we spoke went WELL beyond the kind of stuff they knew, or you would share with friends when close family passes away.
The most impressive parts of the reading contained information that not even my siblings knew….or know, even to this very day.
My best advice for you?
If you are skeptical about psychic mediums…..or that there is an afterlife, or that your loved ones MAY be closer than you think, talk to a few mediums and find out firsthand.
If you are curious but NOT convinced?
The same advice applies!
Reading articles like this one will NEVER give you the certainty that you seek. Neither will watching mediums on TV, reading books or even listening to what the skeptics say instead.
The only way to get PROOF positive is to have the actual experiences yourself.
Remember -
One bad reading doesn’t mean anything at all. I’ve had plenty of them since that fateful day. I’ve also had hundreds of incredible experiences, with amazingly talented clairvoyants who have changed what I believe is possible……forever.
Why do I say don’t OVERDO it?
He or she WILL give you the evidence and the comfort that you seek….and then step back and be happy for yourself, and your loved ones are never far……and will be there for you when you need them most.
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Some guess. Some fish for answers. And some just take your money and don’t care what happens afterwards at all.
And yet, some psychics are SO amazingly intuitive, enlightening and inspiring that a reading can have a profound effect on how you perceive your past, enjoy your present and pursue your future as well.
I know from first hand experience, as I’ve had just about every type of reading under the sun.
For example?
The kind of reading where you’ve just had something amazingly important happen in your life….and yet, 20 minutes in, the reader is still telling you about something small, trivial and totally off base.
Or, the kind of reading where the reader looks up at you expectantly after everything they utter…..looking for some slender shred of recognition or acknowledgement that they should pursue this path in the hope they hit something that fits.
Or, the kind of reading that the psychic gets BELLIGERENT when you tell them that they are off base. (Even when you say it really politely, too!) Everyone who has experience with psychics, clairvoyants or mediums over a long period of time knows this type of reader…and the more they “miss”, the angrier and more insistent they get. No fun.
And yet, once in a while you get that reading where information comes through that is so accurate, and so incredible that your jaw drops. When you hear something from a loved one who has crossed that you KNOW in your bones would be impossible for the psychic or medium go get on their own. Or when a reading just “gets” you on this incredible intuitive level, and you KNOW the advice is so fresh, unique and life changing, that you literally have an “A-HA” moment out loud.
So how do you have MORE of the kinds of readings that blow you away, and LESS of the ones you want to immediately forget?
The truth is, there is NO single, simple answer: Instead, here is a simple checklist that has served ME well over the last decade as a psychic researcher and publisher, and that still serves me incredibly well today.
Prepare properly for EVERY reading.
Write down a small list of questions you want answered, before the reading begins, and let THEM control the direction of the reading. (rather than allowing the psychic to go on a tangent or direction they’d prefer)
Lastly, when your own gut tells you something is wrong with a reading, and the insight, information or direction doesn’t sit well, STOP it, end it, or simply hang up the phone. The truth is, your own intuition is the most powerful ally in the world when it comes to discerning fact from fiction…and listening to it SHOULD be your tool for transformation as well.
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