| There are many different aspects of the psychic | | | | great composition, medium, Rosemary Brown, born |
| profession. The most satisfying are our contributions to | | | | 1916 -passed away in 2001, left us with amazing |
| society, which remain valid even in the face of | | | | symphonies of the great masters that will forever |
| controversy. Other issues include the individual | | | | please the senses and encourage our possibilities. |
| personality, education, and training of the psychic | | | | In recent times, the psychic profession has contributed |
| professional. The majority of psychic people are driven | | | | much to the development of extra sensory perception, |
| by their need to be of service to others in what ever | | | | psychokinesis and channeling. Examples of these ideas |
| capacity that may be. Many have donated their time | | | | are presented by those professionals such as John |
| and abilities to research and Para psychological studies | | | | Edwards in channeling messages of deceased loved |
| with the hope that they may find conventional | | | | ones, Jack Houck in presentation of psychokinesis |
| explanations of their talents. Granted, there have been | | | | parties throughout the world. There are countless |
| psychics who have harmed their own cause and | | | | observations of extra sensory perception on record |
| discredited others when they make excessive claims | | | | through yearly precognitive predictions by ESP |
| about their abilities. Without documentation of the | | | | consultants. |
| psychic performance, they cause others to fail in | | | | It is important to recognize how advanced the psychic |
| follow up lines of research. | | | | profession has come. After all, it was only a couple |
| Acknowledging the fact that there is a global | | | | hundred years ago that anyone that showed their |
| community in support of the psychic profession and | | | | psychic abilities in public would be burned at the stake. |
| devoted to the study of phenomena, of the exploration | | | | The above-mentioned contributions are but a fraction |
| of the psychic function, there are few discussions | | | | of all who have given of themselves to the |
| regarding the aspects of the psychic professional. In | | | | advancement of the psychic profession under |
| this article I would like to offer some thoughts about | | | | extremely difficult conditions. Other disciplines such as |
| some of these issues. My comments will focus on | | | | medicine, psychology, biology and all the sciences have |
| such topics as the accomplishments of our profession, | | | | all kinds of supportive resources of their work. |
| the different varieties of psychics, how it feels to be in | | | | Regardless of whom it is that gains recognition of their |
| the field and why we are in the field. | | | | work in this field, no one can dispute the fact that we |
| Our efforts as psychic professionals have contributed | | | | all will enjoy much higher levels of support in our work |
| to law enforcement agencies, criminal investigations, | | | | because of them. |
| missing persons, archaeological exploration, medical | | | | Furthermore, mainstream fields have never faced the |
| research, psychology, and many different other fields. | | | | serious personal problems that we have faced in our |
| The list goes on and on. Such accomplishments serve | | | | acceptance in the world not for what we do but for |
| as a reminder that there is much more to learn about | | | | what we are and what we have discovered within |
| the psychic ability than sciences suggest. | | | | ourselves as human beings. |
| Our history is richly charged with psychic people | | | | The 21st Century allows us to enjoy a greater |
| paving the way for future generations to learn and | | | | freedom in our psychic gifts and talents. Our integration |
| expand. It was well over a hundred years ago, Daniel | | | | into the wider streams of community is addressed |
| Home, a physical medium was tested by the infamous | | | | without implications to ones psi function but a more |
| scientist, Sir William Crookes concluding that Daniel | | | | openness and understanding of our human |
| Home's abilities were genuine. Daniel Home passed | | | | characteristics. |
| away in 1886 leaving to us a rich legacy of established | | | | We are, in essence, creating a better quality of life for |
| phenomena. | | | | the generations of psychic people that follow us in the |
| Gerald Croiset, born in 1909 and died in 1980 gained | | | | actions and contributions of our work today. Through |
| recognition for his contribution to criminal investigations | | | | the natural state of telepathic communications, we are |
| in 1949. His ability was in psychometry; know today as | | | | connecting; we are committing ourselves to support |
| derma optic perception. | | | | one and other to make a better world for all. |
| Extending the psychic ability into the musical realms of | | | | |