ways to develop intuition/psychic ability?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 21 Dec 2001, and now archived in the Forum Library.

january	21 Dec 2001
Hi everyone! I've been in "lurk" mode but now that final exams are over.... The other night, I wrote down all of the intuitive/psychic experiences I have had since the time I was about 2 years old, beleive it or not. The first had to do with the Nixon administration. I had this wooden box I played with that had cut-outs on the top in which to put blocks. In a dream (yes, I was about 2 - my earliest vivid memory) I was dropping my blocks inside and happened tp pick up Richard Nixon by the collar and drop him inside one of the holes. He was screaming "No! No! Please, No!" I can still see him wriggling in his black suit. That dream is still so clear to me. That was the year of the Watergate investigations, impeachment trials. This was the first of such experiences I have had. Another happened before the onset of my father's illness; In a dream, I was in a department store with my mother and we were frantically racing up and down the aisles and I was saying to her "Dad's not doing good". Then I'd run into her again and announce "He's going to be okay!!" This just kept tugging back and forth in my dream. I was so puuzzled when I awoke. About a month later, my father was in hospital and the history of his illness went just like my dream- one doctor saying he'd be fine, another daying there's no hope. He passed away sixth months later. Another instance happened on my wedding day. At the reception, after our first toast, I placed my wine glass down on the table and this thought came from nowhere (but nowhere is actually somehere, right?), as clear as the crystal I drank from, "I'm going to divorce him some day". Our marriage didn't last a year (a very GOOD thing, I might add!). I am sorry to be long winded here, but occurances such as these have been a part of my life! These are only a very few. My problem is, I only seem to recognize these messages or "coincidences" (in which I don't beleive) after the fact. Recently, I have tried to be conscious and aware of everything. I write my dreams as soon as I awake and record any curious enocunters no matter how subtle. I pay attention now!! Does anyone have any methods, pratices or books to recommend about developing psychic ability and/or intuition? I truly insist that we all have this ability and something in our childhood (perhaps the development of the ego) supresses it. Also, I would love to hear about any similar experiences you have had. Thank you for listening to my rambling! ~ january

tarotbear	21 Dec 2001
WOW! Richard Nixon, eh? And when you were TWO? Journal, Journal, Journal! I can never emphysize one enough. Record EVERYTHING about an experience 'for the record'.

GeminiLady	21 Dec 2001
Hi January, The first thing I would suggest is that if you aren't already doing it, learn to meditate. One of the benefits of learning meditation is that it helps take you to that receptive state where you can be more open to things. Also, finding a tool to work with is very helpful. Whether it's tarot cards, runes, crystals, tea leaves, dominos, palmistry, the list goes on.... :) There are so many differnent tools to help you in this area. It's important to find what works for you personally. Something else is read--and then read more! Whatever you can get your hands on and that you feel good about. Some areas have classes,workshops, or clubs. Your local bookstore can be helpful here. Tarotbear has good advice with the journal. I wish I had kept a better one, but there's always time to start! Good luck to you! Love and Light, Gem

New River	21 Dec 2001
i think we all should pay more attention to everything. there are no coincidences. and i think everyone is intuitive. don't get down because you don't recognize what it means immediately. if you understand it later then it has been a gift, even if to wake you up to your intuitional self. i still remember some of my dreams from childhood and have always had the precognition thing going on. if something is strong enough to get my attention i listen. the more we use these tools the higher it becomes. i always write down any thing i remember from dreams. many have proven to be highly intuitional about events to come. the other night we were at a small party and the host came burstiing into the room to say 'someone' had just tugged on his shirt in the kitchen. strong enough to make him think he had caught his shirt tail on something and reached back to free it. but.........nothing was there. i was excited about this as we had just been talking about an artist friend who had died last year about this time. i said, maybe it was jim. he didn't buy into this. i said, why don't you ask who it was? just then the phone rang. i said that maybe that was them! there was no one on the phone, just static! hello!! but again, this man just shrugged off this experience. how sad for that spirit trying to get his attention. if we are willing to open ourselves up to experiences like this they will happen often. i mean, who likes to be ignored? love, light and hope, New River

january	27 Dec 2001
Thank you all for your advice... TarotBear - Yes, Mr. Nixon at 2 years old! I'm planning on doing a painting of that dream for my Art Therapy portfolio!). And my journal is my best friend - I can't wait to spend time with her every day! NewRiver: Yes, how sad I feel for people who are too afraid to feel and believe that there is a connection with people even when the physical bond is gone. They miss so much, don't they? I still think its the domination of the ego at an early age. I found a good book by Carol K. Anthony "Love, An Inner Connection" (based on the I-Ching). It was from those pages I discovered how the ego blocks the Higher Self shortly after infancy. GeminiLady: I'm going to take a meditation class at the new age shop up the street. I haven't had much luck with self-taught meditation. I'm embarassed to say I get too relaxed and fall asleep!! I can't wait to dream again tonight... ~ january

Greenman	27 Dec 2001
you can try repeating an affirmation like "i AM developing my intuitive abilities", or "my psychic abilities ARE increasing". always do affirmations like this in the present tense, always "i AM" and never "i Will". repeat these at least ten times in a row, preferably out loud. and unlike meditation (which is highly recommended!), this can be done at bedtime. in fact it's probably better to do so. continue with this as long as you feel it is helping, but realize that at least two weeks will be required before any results will manifest. good luck!

purplelady	15 Jan 2002
January, I recomend the "Seth" books written by Jane Roberts, mostly in the 70's. One of the books , I can't remember exactly which one , has exercises to develope you psychic abilities. But all the books broadly apply. I once tried some of the exercises with a close friend of mine. The successes were interesting. I haven't found many people at all who are Really interested in testing/developing these abilities. At least not the people I know outside of the internet! I read that in the past , the Russians were actually very interested in developing psychic talents for their government!

purplelady	15 Jan 2002
Quote: tarotbear (21 Dec, 2001 16:55): WOW! Richard Nixon, eh? And when you were TWO? Journal, Journal, Journal! I can never emphysize one enough. Record EVERYTHING about an experience 'for the record'. Take it from someone who takes it to an extreme, I REAlly need to invest in a paper shredder! But find it really hard to dispose of things I wrote years ago too . It's a dilemna!

Jeanette	15 Jan 2002
I've slowly been trying to develop my intuition, and lately have had a lot of burned out light bulbs, way more than usual, one or two a week! Just thought I'd throw that in for my 2 cents on the subject!

purplelady	16 Jan 2002
Jeanette, there was a topic on that very thing (burning out lightbulbs and other electrical mishaps!) while using or learning psychic powers! On these boards once . I cannot remember even if it was this incarnation of the boards. Maybe someone else can find it , if it still exists?

purplelady	16 Jan 2002
hmmm, well I looked under the archives of "spirituality" and it doesn't seem to be there.

jade	16 Jan 2002
i just went thru all the archives from astrol & div. - spirituality - chat and i never saw anything like that....and i read every post! :) your moderator chick

january	19 Jan 2002
Jeanette: Wow! Burned out light bulbs! How does that happen? Is that telekinesis? Purplelady: I'm going to search for the Seth books on Amazon! I think I'll benefit from exercises. Thanks for the recommendation! My mother is also benefitting from my search for psychic clarity. She has always "felt" things and her feelings become increasingly stronger and more accurate as she gets older. I never listened to her when I was younger and now I'm wiser. She's the first person I go to now for insight. She'll also gets a very certain but unusual pain in her stomach if something bad is going to happen and it doesn't go away until the matter is resolved. I'll frequently say to her, "Mom, do you have a bad feeling about this person/situation?" She'll pause, breathe and give me her answer. Anyway, she's learning mediation techniques along with me and is eager to explore her own intuitive abilities. Thanks for all of your advice everyone... ~ january

Jeanette	21 Jan 2002
I don't know why I get the burned out light bulbs. It's starting to upset me, though. And, over the weekend, I was REALLY angry and hubby, and the more I thought about it, the madder I got. And I kept thinking and getting madder and madder.... When he came home, he said the power steering belt had fallen off of his car! It's only 3 years old, not an old junker or anything, so it was kind of creepy - did I cause it to happen from my anger? I guess I better move on the chapters on how to control/direct before something really bad happens!

Jeanette	21 Jan 2002
I don't know why I get the burned out light bulbs. It's starting to upset me, though. And, over the weekend, I was REALLY angry at my hubby, and the more I thought about it, the madder I got. And I kept thinking and getting madder and madder.... When he came home, he said the power steering belt had fallen off of his car! It's only 3 years old, not an old junker or anything, so it was kind of creepy - did I cause it to happen from my anger? I guess I better move on the chapters on how to control/direct before something really bad happens!

purplelady	21 Jan 2002
Jeanette, funny , I used to do affect cars at a distance! And other nasty things , and it was all directed at a certain ex ;P . I do not remember if you are pagan , wiccan , christian , or what religion you are into? However, shortly after I found myself doing these things , and with Quite the anger and rage, I found myself really really attracted to a wiccan book at the library. I never intended to be wiccan or a witch before that . I wasn't even really looking for religion. Anyhow , when I became interested and decided to be wiccan , I learned of the law to "Harm none" and the law of 3 and all that. Now I'm a really good little witch!! ;D ;-P ! It's true though. As for the Seth books, the psychic exersises are not really about things like affecting lightbulbs or objects, really. It's more about developing and recognizing abilities to yes, predict the future, read things at a distance (for instance , your friend goes on a vacation to another city and you pick up on what's going on with that person or their surroundings). Those are only a small part of the books , which are mostly about things like reincarnation , the meaning of life, how to change your life.

Jeanette	21 Jan 2002
Purplelady, I know what you mean about the "harm none" rule. Although I'm not really wiccan, I do some candle spells once in a while (for healing). I guess I'm predominately christian, with my goddess worship for the Blessed Mother. I firmly believe in "what goes round, comes round." I wasn't thinking for anything bad to happen to hubby, but maybe subconsciously I was? This could be dangerous. Just like the light bulbs, I wasn't really concentrating on light bulbs, but then they all started burning out! I guess I just have to keep reading. It seems these experiences sort of find you, when you aren't necessarily looking for them. When you think you're doing your best to open psychic abilities, nothing happens! Is it some sort of delayed reaction?!

purplelady	22 Jan 2002
Jeanette, hmmmm.............! I think if you Feel angry , you can't really deny that , can you? Speaking of anger at husband,ex-husband, boyfriend, I could probubly write 3 volumes and that would only be the prelude ^_^ ! Just kiddin'. Well , I wouldn't want to push my religion or beliefs on anyone, But When I found Wicca, I became much more Aware and consciencious of harm/potential harm that I may, could , or possibly have inflicted. Occasionally I look back and have a tiny fleeting thought that ignorance can be bliss! I guess what I'm trying to convey is that Wicca helped me channel that energy , and Want to channel that energy in what I think is a positive way, and apparently filled a void in my life. As for developing your psychic powers or opening your psychic abilities, What exactly are you doing ??.........After thinking about it ,I would say there IS a delay in time .............. Also , as I think I mentioned previously , I have not found people Really interested in discovering, or devoting themselves To Really discovering their psychic powers.At least not the people I know offline...........

Jeanette	22 Jan 2002
I can't really say that I'm doing anything specific, but I have been reading lots of books - with titles like How to Develop Your Psychic Potential, Unlocking Psychic Power, things along those lines (not actual titles). I was hoping to become more intuitive, and be able to pick up on subtle changes around me (I guess, I don't know how else to express it). Basically to become more aware, of things you see and things you might not necessarily see, but "feel" somehow. Does this make sense? A lot of the books seem to focus on a guided visualization type of exercise (and that's when I started noticing the light bulbs). It seems like after I would try one of the exercises, *POOF* went a bulb within a day or two! I guess practice makes perfect, so now I better keep studying and practicing! Any suggestions?

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