| Psychic Phenomenon: Gifts, Powers, or | | | | have a natural resistance to this in place as |
| Abilities?by Christin Snyder | | | | a protective mechanism. In order to reach our |
| | | | fullest potential psychically, we have to |
| In my work as a psychic who seeks to mentor | | | | work at peeling away the barriers. It can |
| those developing their own skills, I find it | | | | take considerable time and effort to allow |
| important to mention this subject. I refer to | | | | these abilities to manifest to their fullest |
| psychic abilities as just what they are - | | | | potential, and as with anything worth having |
| skills or abilities. The other terms I find | | | | they require persistence and dedication. |
| to be damaging as they infer that this is | | | | |
| unatainable by others, or that psychic senses | | | | We live in a society that pushes heavily the |
| are much more "supernatural" than they | | | | "instant gratification" syndrome, and this |
| actually are. | | | | tends to cause many developing psychics to |
| | | | throw in the towel much to soon. When we add |
| Often I hear others speak of their developing | | | | the stigma of "being gifted" to it, many |
| abilities as "gifts", as though they were so | | | | don't even try at all. They are falsely led |
| special that God gave them this unique and | | | | to believe that these abilities just manifest |
| special ability and not others. | | | | in others who have been fortunate enough to |
| Unfortunately, many famous psychics also do | | | | have them bestowed upon them by Creator. News |
| this, insinuate that some great mystical | | | | Flash, God/Creator loves all of creation, so |
| super-secret society power has been bestowed | | | | why then would He/She/It only give gifts to |
| on them. This is harmful to those who would | | | | some of the Earths children and not to all? |
| love to develop psychically but feel that | | | | That's not unconditional love, but it is a |
| they "aren't enough" somehow, or haven't been | | | | human condition ;). Everyone of you reading |
| "chosen". | | | | this also has psychic ability, and yes it is |
| | | | a gift, but so is everything else. |
| Are psychic abilities gifts? Indeed they are. | | | | |
| Those of us who have developed them recognize | | | | Another word I hear misused a lot is |
| that we are blessed, but I also recognize | | | | "powers". Psychic ability does not give us |
| that every breath I take on this planet is | | | | "power" over anyone, and those psychics who |
| also a gift. I also know that we all breathe. | | | | believe it does usually find their careers |
| Therefor oxygen, while still a beautiful, | | | | short lived, or find that Karma catches up |
| precious gift that should not be taken for | | | | eventually. Any genuine psychic is humble |
| granted, is something that we can all partake | | | | enough to tell people that they too can do |
| in. Psychic ability is no different. Just as | | | | what he/she is doing. A good psychics goal is |
| everyone can pick up a pencil and write with | | | | to empower others not to wield some false |
| it, everyone can also learn to develop some | | | | sense of power over them. When I hear |
| form of psychic skill set. Not everyone will | | | | psychics and/or aspirants refer to their |
| become a pulitzer prize winning novelist, or | | | | "powers" it is one of my biggest pet peeves. |
| famous poet, but that doesn't stop all of the | | | | That word implies not only that it is a super |
| rest of us from writing, so why should it | | | | secret society elite thing again, but also |
| stop beginners in Metaphysical studies from | | | | propogates fear and contributes to the |
| even trying? It is amazing to me the number | | | | already abounding social ignorance |
| of people who come to me and say "I don't | | | | surrounding psychic phenomenon. Those who do |
| think I am gifted?" or "Can you tell me if I | | | | this to puff up their own egos by portending |
| have gifts?". My answer: Are you standing | | | | they have super-hero like "powers" make it |
| here, breathing, having a life experience | | | | difficult for genuine psychics to get |
| right now? then yes you are gifted. The key | | | | established and the outlook for ever being |
| is not focusing on lack or what one doesn't | | | | taken seriously in our field becomes even |
| have, but appreciating what is. | | | | more grim. |
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| Psychic abilities are not elusive foreign | | | | I have the upmost respect for psychics and |
| phenomenon that only the chosen few can bring | | | | healers as well, who seek to empower others |
| forward, they are an innate set of senses, | | | | by demystifying this process. John Edward is |
| hidden deep within the psyche and soul of | | | | one prime example of a mainstream psychic who |
| each being that must be allowed to be brought | | | | has done a lot of work in this area. Thanks |
| forward. Many people don't agree with this, | | | | to his work, more people are seeing this as |
| they believe that because they want psychic | | | | something that is not just a power for the |
| abilities that they must already be allowing | | | | chosen ones, but something anyone with the |
| it and it just isn't coming. This is very | | | | dedication to do so can develop. I hope that |
| untrue. Developing these skills means | | | | as more of us establish our careers we will |
| adjusting to a different reality that what is | | | | also take the "high road" and continue to |
| presently understood and accepted both by | | | | promote more personal empowerment and less |
| society and the individual. The body/mind | | | | hocus-pocus. Knowledge is the true "power". |