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