What is Psychic Ability?

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!

How Psychic am I? (And The Bizarre Truth About Becoming Psychic You Must Not Miss)

I’m going to start this with a strange confession:

I used to be a total skeptic about psychic abilities.  I used to believe that everyone who thought they were psychic was simply naive, or seeking attention, or simply wasn’t smart enough to realize that coincidence, or luck, or mere chance was responsible for ALL experiences that were seemingly paranormal.

That was of course, until I had my first amazing experience with a psychic medium who totally changed my life.  

And while that experience is NOT the focus of this article, just for background purposes, this is what happened:

I had a close family member pass away suddenly.  Out of curiosity and wanting to PROVE to a close relative that there was NOTHING to the claims of psychics and mediums, I called a psychic service that had many “mediums online”, and that I heard were reputable.  While the reading started a little bit slowly…within 5 minutes a barrage of information came through that was so startlingly specific, and completely NOT random or general, that I was blown away.

It was at that point that I began to look much more deeply at the whole psychic phenomena, and I’ve spent the last decade plus publishing information on all sorts of stuff I once thought was impossible.

Okay, so how psychic are YOU?

Here is the truth as I have come to believe it.  We ALL have access to information that we aren’t consciously aware of.  Our bodies are hardwired to be FAR more sensitive to information, and the “universe” than 99.9% of us believe.

In some senses are bodies and minds are like these fine tuned instruments that are able to perceive and process incredible things, and yet…..so many of us switch OFF the technology that makes it happen.  (mostly because most people are so busy focusing on other things that it becomes impossible to tune your natural intuition and awareness to the frequency of the spiritual universe)

Make sense?

For example, mediation is a PROVEN way to tap into information that is stored in the universe.  People who see things that have not yet happened, is an example of this phenomena.  So too are people who are able to communicate with “the dead”
or spiritual energy, much like the first medium I spoke to years ago.  (and the many I’ve been impressed with since, as well)  They are simply quieting their minds, and through training, tapping into that part of the universe that MOST of us have blocked off forever.

How about animals?  I believe they do the EXACT same thing.  Much the way scientists are perplexed at how many animals were seen on video……. RUNNING away from the tsunami in Asia a few years ago before it happened, spiritualists and psychics and to those of us who believe all information is “stored” in the universe and available if you tune in to the right frequency, this makes perfect sense, right?

(the same is true with the well documented cases of pets who are well known to respond to “ghosts” or who won’t go into certain rooms, or who know danger is coming before it does, etc)

We are ALL psychic in the very same sense.  It’s just a goofy, controversial word that tends to cause more confusion, than the clarity it deserves.   

If you want to expand, explore and explode your OWN psychic and intuitive abilities and prove all of this to yourself?

I challenge you to meditate for 10 or 15 minutes every day.

I challenge you to speak with other professional psychics and mediums and see what they say about YOUR life that may be hard to explain if you’re skeptical like I was.  And I challenge you to open your mind, and your spirit to the potential that exists within ALL of us right now……and is just waiting for you to wake up and begin the amazing adventure that life has in store for you when you do!

Am I Psychic? How to Know if You’ve Had a Psychic Experience (Amazing but True!)

Am I psychic? Have I had a psychic experience, or was it all in my imagination? Am I kidding myself……or am I really starting to have amazing precognitive experiences that really ARE coming true? In this article we are going to take a quick and easy look at how you can tell if you really ARE psychic, or whether the experiences you are having are more likely easily explained away by more conventional and ordinary means.

Curious to know more? Continue reading as we take a closer look below!

Are psychic experiences common?

Absolutely, yes! As a matter of fact, some studies suggest that when you account for ALL of the different type of phenomena we consider “psychic” or “paranormal”, most people will have at least one such type experience in our lives.

Okay….but what is considered “psychic” anyway? How do I know if what I had happen falls into this category?

Good question, and MY answer may surprise you! The truth is, this is a very personal and subjective area. Trust your own “gut” over what others say. If you’ve had a dream for example, where precognitive information came to you…..WELL before it actually happened, and it later proves out to be true, what someone else believes actually “happened” is LESS important than the significance for you.

Similarly……

Out of body experiences, near death experiences, seeing, hearing or having an “after death communication” and those sorts of experiences OFTEN are discounted by skeptics, cynics and debunkers as trivial and make believe. But the fact is, they DO happen to millions of people every year, and they have profound and often life changing affects on the world view of those of us who have.

My simple rule of thumb for knowing whether a psychic experience was real?

How did it change you? Did it change your world view…..or make you become convinced of something beyond a shadow of a doubt? If it did…..I tend to almost always believe that most people, especially those who are smart and self aware, are the MOST reliable source for determining whether something is FACT, rather than fiction.

A great tip if you’ve had something amazing happen, and don’t know where to turn?

Go online and research it! The truth is, the internet has become such an amazing treasure trove of information on extraordinary experiences, bringing people together to share information that years ago would have been impossible to do. Today, there are online communities for just about every paranormal experience under the sun, and no longer do you have to sit around and ponder “what just happened to me” all alone.

Remember…….

“Psychic” is just a word. I really believe that we ALL have extraordinary abilities that most of us simply ignore.

We don’t want to believe that our “minds” are much bigger than our brains. Having an experiences that “stretches” what you know is true is often the first step in an amazing journey of self discovery, and opens a wide window into the wild, wacky and wonderful world of the unknown to boot!

Are You Psychic? (or Just Going NUTS?)

I remember the first time I had a psychic experience like it was yesterday.

I was lying in my bed, thinking about something totally random…..when the next minute, I suddenly felt my sense of “self” leave my body in a “whoosh”……and before I could think twice, I was floating at the very top of the room, looking down on my physical body like a complete and utter outsider.

Very weird, very strange…..and in many ways, very life changing as well.

Until that moment, I thought all psychic experiences were new age nonsense.  The thought that anyone could tell the future, read my mind, or have an out of body experience, much like the one that I had, was complete and utter foolishness.

And  yet…….I knew that on that night, in a state of total clarity, for a brief period of time my sense of “me” was NOT physically confined to my body on the bed.

Since that time I’ve had MANY psychic experiences that I once considered impossible, or at least very implausible at a minimum.

I’ve spoken to psychic mediums who have told me information about loved ones who have died that would be IMPOSSIBLE for them to know.

I’ve had dreams that have been powerful and precognitive, and have given me a glimpse of things that had YET to happen, but did soon thereafter none the less.

I’ve had many more out of body and astral travel types of experiences.

I’ve even had a dream visitation where a  friend appeared to me on the very night he passed away unexpectedly some 1 thousand miles away……and that was the first time I was 100% sure that what was happening to me, was genuinely real.

Here is the thing…….

As someone who now makes a living writing about psychic and paranormal experiences, I can tell you from first hand experience  that I’m still VERY skeptical of most of the stories that are described to me.

I still think that most folks are fibbing a little bit, or exaggerating for attention, or simply want to feel a bit more psychic than they really are.  (believe me, I’ve heard hundreds, if not thousands of stories that I’m still reluctant to believe, but of course, they still could be 100% true nonetheless!)

That said, if you THINK you are becoming psychic, or have always been psychic, I encourage you to explore, and immerse yourself in the development of your abilities to the maximum.  (even when open minded skeptics like myself, who have HAD many similar experiences, ask you tough questions to test your story)

Far too many people think they are “nuts”, and keep these types of stories to themselves, when in truth, they could do WONDERS for helping other folks  wake up to the power, and potential, of a universe that’s far more mysterious than any of us truly know.

(some studies show that 50% of people who lose a loved one will have an “encounter” with that loved one after death…..and yet, very few will actually share the experience with others, out of fear of being labeled crazy, or odd, or just plain dumb!)

The bottom line, for me anyway…..is THIS:

I now believe that the universe, and our place within it, is shrouded in far more mystery, and is full of MUCH more magic, than I ever believed was possible.  And to be totally truthful, exploring these worlds has been the greatest adventure, and source of amazing enchantment in my own life, and I wouldn’t trade any of them for the world.  (even though some of MY friends and family, still roll their eyes and call me nuts when I talk about them!)

How To Tell if YOU Are PSYCHIC! (The Real Truth About Psychic Powers They Won’t Tell You But is 100% True)

Have you had a weird experience you think MAY be psychic?   

Do you have weird things happen that appear to be more than coincidence? Do you find yourself experiencing a strong sense of deja-vu, or past life recall, or remember things in great detail that you KNOW have never happened?

Have you ever had an astral travel or OBE, had a a sense of floating out of your body, or have gotten a glimpse of your physical self from a point or perspective you KNOW is not natural? Or maybe you’ve seen someone die in a dream.….days, weeks or even HOURS before that person has passed for real? The truth is, there are many different phenomena which seem to suggest that ALL of us have at least some psychic ability, and the more research that is done, the more people will admit that they’ve had such an experience as well!

In my own case?

I actually had an astral projection experience, years ago……that opened up my eyes to the possibility that there is FAR more to life than meets the eye. (I literally could see myself lying on the bed, while the "me" that is typing this article right now, was somewhere up and around the ceiling…..shocked, but definitely aware!)

And since…….

I’ve come to learn that many people have experiences that science, and the SKEPTICS simply can’t explain away. They may want to tell you that there is no such thing as psychic ability, or that people who believe in such things are simply making it all up……but the fact remains that there is PLENTY of evidence that extraordinary things happen to ordinary people, each and every day.

Did you know…….

That 15%-20% of people who "die" due to cardiac arrest will report, and remember a vivid experience of traveling out of their body, seeing deceased relatives, seeing a body of light (often thought of as god, or love or some sort of higher intelligence) and these people are almost ALL positive that this was NOT a hallucination?

Or how about the 50% of spouses who report seeing their loved one "visit"…..AFTER that loved one has left this world?

Or the 75% of parents who lose a child who report similar things?

Or the thousands and thousands of ghost sightings, haunting, premonitions which come true, psychic feelings and all sorts of every day experiences which all seem to point in the same direction?

The truth is, each of those things individually could be explained away, or as luck, or chance, or imagination or make believe. But all together……hundreds and hundreds of thousands of cases through human history, to call them all "BULL" is a bit harder to do!

The truth is, from my perspective anyway………you ARE psychic.

Of this I am sure. We ALL have a spiritual body……and a soul, or essence or a "something" that is far more than our physical shell. Exploring that idea is not only fascinating, it’s FUN and can change your life in more ways than you can possibly know as well!

 

 

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