Understanding Intuitive and Psychic Gifts
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While
everyone is not intended to become professional psychics
or intuitive counselors, development of these abilities allows a closer alignment with Spirit
and provides essential growth elements to anyone's
life. |
In
essence, we are all divine beings connected to the universal
consciousness, and are all capable of, and possess the "gifts"
of intuitive and psychic abilities. Some individuals display
more developed extrasensory perceptions, while others have
a sense of “knowing” without any actual proof
of knowing why. The most beneficial methods for enhancing
our "psychic" or “intuitive” gifts
are through ways that promote inner balance, meditation
and disciplined spiritual practices.
Throughout history, a psychic phenomenon has played a major
role in many people's lives. In society
of today, public media as well
as Hollywood's portrayal of the psychically gifted has evolved
and become more realistic. The overall attitude about
psychics has changed considerably, and throughout the world
a definite shift toward its realization
has begun. Psychic and intuitive practices are becoming
more and more evident, and
accepted into the mainstream of society.
There are many different recognized forms of psychic and
intuitive perceptions, as well as many different methods
of predicting either futuristic
events or gaining Divine wisdom from the Universal Consciousness.
Perhaps the underlying key in defining these unique "gifts"
is simply the realization that we
are not just physical beings, but also spiritual beings
living within an infinite universe filled with infinite
possibilities - and, these
gifts just may elude explanation of science...
What is Intuitiveness and Intuition?
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the manifestation of the Spirit is given
to every man to profit withal.
~ 1 Corinthians 12:7
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Intuitiveness
is
the "gift of insight" that comes from God, the
Great Spirit, and Divine Universal Consciousness.
Intuition
is
the voice of the spirit and soul. It is heard through the
calmness and peace we experience within our inner self.
For centuries Spiritual Teachers, Mystics and Sages have
believed that when we have a strong, clear intuitive connection,
the understanding and Divine guidance we receive is always
correct. Meditation and other spiritual practices can assist
in enabling inner knowing and intuitive insight.
Webster's defines intuition as "quick and
ready insight" and "the act or process of coming
to direct knowledge without reasoning or inferring."
It is derived from the Latin word "intueri" which
means, "to see within."
Psychologist, Carl Jung refers to intuition as, "...one
of the four basic psychological functions, along with thinking,
feeling, and sensation..." and further explains that
intuition is the function that "...explores the unknown
and senses possibilities and implications which may not
be readily apparent..." Intuition is more commonly
defined as a way of "knowing", and of "sensing"
without explanations.
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The most common psychic
perceptions
are
extrasensory abilities of the five major bodily senses.
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Clairvoyance
(clear vision)
A
Clairvoyant individual receives
psychic impressions with a highly sensitive sense of inner
sight. Images such as Aura colorations, Chakra energy centers,
angelic beings, spirits, symbols, objects, people or scenes
not visible to the naked eye, appear within the psychic’s
mind as if they were physically seeing them. A Clairvoyant
may also possess the ability to visually see imbalances
or dis-eases within the physical body.
Clairaudience
(clear hearing)
A
Clairaudient individual
receives
psychic impressions by highly sensitized ear perception.
The impressions are beyond a normal frequency range and
are heard as sounds, music and messages from spirit voices
that vibrate on a higher frequency level. Sometimes clairaudience
is also accompanied with the ability to hear the thoughts
of others with whom they are spiritually connected through
mental telepathy.
Clairsentience
(clear feeling)
A
Clairsentient individual
receives
psychic impressions through feelings from their emotional
bodies. When an angelic being or spirit is present, a feeling
or keen awareness is perceived and emotions and empathetic
feelings can be relayed through the impressions. A
Clairsentient may also possess the ability to sense or feel
imbalances or dis-eases within the physical body.
Claircognizance
(clear thinking)
A
Claircognizant individual
receives
psychic impressions such as precognition, inspirational
thoughts, impressions, complete ideas, or an inner knowingness.
These types of impressions can also be displayed through
inspirational speaking, writing and all types of creative
arts.
Clairgustance
(clear smelling)
A
Clairgustant individual
receives
psychic impressions through the ability
of keen smell and are able to smell scents
that are not physically present.
Psychic smells often are related to spirit
presences who projects colognes, perfumes or other
scents that bring thoughts of a loved one to mind. The psychic
ability of smell can also result in the knowledge of pre-existing
rain or storm related weather occurrences.
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Extrasensory psychic perception abilities
also include utilizing other aspects
of the physical body.
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Empathy
An
Empathic individual has the ability to experience the feelings
of another. In cases of keen sensitivity, a person will
actually feel the physical pain and or emotions of others
as if they were experiencing themselves.
Telepathy
A
Telepathic person receives communication by
one mind sending messages
or impressions to another without the use of words.
Psychometry
In
psychometry a person holds an object belonging to another
and receives impressions either about the object itself
or about the person in which it belongs.
Psycho Kinesis
A
person with psycho kinesis abilities uses their mental energy
to influence an object or event.
Channeling
A
well-known form of physical psychic ability is channeling.
Channeling is performed by psychic individuals whose physical
thought and speech patterns are transformed into spirit
and or angelic beings to relay specific messages or prophecies.
Spiritual
Energy Healing
Another
form of physical psychic abilities is spiritual energy healing.
Healing energy from the spirit world is transferred through
the psychic’s physical body to another individuals
body to promote healing of both the physical, mental, emotional
and spiritual body.
Spirit
Photography
In
many cases through history, exact replicas of deceased people
have appeared on photographs. Whitish spots, misty substances,
lights and other spirit-like entities have also been known
to appear on photographs.
Materialization
Another
“physical” form of psychic abilities are found
in highly sensitive individuals with abundant amounts of
“ectoplasm” development. Ectoplasm is from the
Greek word: ektos, meaning “outside” or “external”,
and plasma, meaning “something molded or formed.”
Ectoplasm is found in most people and especially evident
in psychics. An extremely light sensitive substance, odorless,
colorless, and can appear as a gas, liquid or cheesecloth-like
substance. The ectoplasm phenomena was discovered by Dr.
Charles Richet, a French professor of physiology, after
viewing a “misty substance” emanating from the
bodies of several psychics. In this particular physical
form, ectoplasm can materialize in the form of spirit entities
or in artificial voice boxes where the spirit’s voice
is projected by the psychic he has made contact with.
Apports
Physical
materialization in the form of an “apport” is
a phenomenon where various objects such as flowers, coins,
jewelry appear in the physical world from what is believed
to be the spirit world. A common phrase is "...pennies
from heaven..."
| Additional psychic
and intuitive perceptions
incorporate
various methods
of divining and predicting
practices. |
Pendulum
Divining
A
pendulum is a weight, made of wood, metal, glass, or crystal
suspended on the end of a cord or chain. When asked a "yes"
or "no" type question, it swings uniquely in the
direction of the user for which the question is being interpreting.
The pendulum's movements are in accordance with the user.
For example, one user's "yes" answer might reflect
a side to side motion, while another user's could be a back
and forth motion, a clockwise rotation, or a counter-clockwise
rotation. The same applies to the user's "no"
answer.
The pendulum is often used as a tool for spiritual inquiries,
and for determining imbalances in the chakra and aura energy
sytems.
Dowsing
Traditional
dowsers used a forked rod of hazel or apple wood. Various
other types of dowsing rods are also used, such as laminated
woods, nylon, metals in the shape of "Y" and "L"
shaped rods.
Dowsing is used in the search of underground water, ley
lines, and to locate points of negative and positive energies.
Dowsing is also commonly used in space clearing.
Oracle and Tarot Cards
The
use of cards has been widely regarded as a method of divination.
Many methods are used when conducting a reading. One method
lays out three cards to symbolize past, present and future.
Another method is where one card is drawn to represent the
"focus of the day", or "guidance at hand"
for a specific issue.
Runes
The
Norse people consulted the rune stones for divination purposes.
Most modern day rune sets consist of twenty-five stones,
one for each of the twenty-four letters of the runic alphabet
and a single blank stone. There are a number of ways to
use the stones. First an issue or question is presented,
then a single stone may be drawn, or they
are laid out in one of a number of patterns or thrown to
the ground. The appearing stone symbols are then interpreted
to reveal guidance for the issue or question.
Water
Scrying
Water
has been used for centuries in gaining insight. Various
methods are used such as bodies of water, or water in a
clear glass. The person in quest gazes into the water while
focusing on a specific issue or question in which guidance
is
pursued;
visions
or images are then projected from the water.
Crystal
Ball Gazing
Traditionally
crystal balls were made from clear crystal quartz. In it's
practice, predictions of the future are made by interpreting
shapes, figures, patterns and colors revealed. Crystal balls
are also used to thin the veil between the physical and
spirit world in sending and
receiving communication.
Tea
Leaf Reading
The
practice of "tea-leaf reading" is also known as
tasseomancy. It involves interpreting the patterns of remaining
tea leaves in a tea cup. Within the tea-leaf patterns futuristic
events are revealed by the interpreter.
Numerology
In
numerology, the birth name and or birth date is assigned
numbers and reduced to arrive at a single digit, thus representing
a person's "number." The number is then interpreted
for a better understanding of the overall person and life
patterns.
Astrology
The
use of astrology was first developed by the Chaldeans. It
is the ancient practice of predicting future events by studying
the position and movement of the sun, moon, planets, and
stars. The basic premise of astrological systems is that
the universe is a unified whole in which all parts influence
and affect each other.
In
conclusion, and from my extensive
research, I
have learned immensely and have
discovered
many
different spiritual and mystical traditions
within the world. It
is my prayer that we all "as infinite beings" are guided
by Spirit, in love and wisdom on this ever-evolving journey...called life.
With love and blessings,
Pamela
Nine Martinez |
