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