Being or becoming open to psychic impressions requires many levels of responsibility, and in the previous installment of this series (On Being a Psychic Medium) a few of these were covered. Because of the level of responsibility that comes with developing psychically, when people tell me they want to develop their skills, usually my first response is “Why?”
What is it you want to establish, to achieve by developing your intuitive and psychic skills? What is it you are hoping to gain? Tune in to station WIIFM (What’s In It For Me) and ask the bottom line question: Why do I want to be psychic?
Often the answers people give to this question puzzle me:
I want to make money; I have no job and need a new career; I want to know what the winning lottery numbers are, etc. These answers have become the most prominent in recent days. People are looking for anything, and I do mean anything, to boost their income. They may have never had a solid intuitive or psychic impression which they can clearly remember, yet they are absolutely positive they want to become psychic … strictly for monetary gain. I don’t know about you, but I think surgeons make pretty good incomes and such an income would be nice; I however have no skills that would qualify me for the job. Would you want me operating on you just because I needed or wanted the income? No! While there is a far cry between being a psychic and a surgeon, I use this as an example (albeit extreme) to make my point: the same applies for psychics; do you want a psychic reading from someone who has zero skill in the field and whose only purpose for being there is to bilk you of your hard-earned money?
I want to be special, to stand out, to be the center of attention (and other similar responses). Yes, these are real answers I’ve been given when asking others “Why do you want to be psychic?” If your answer falls anywhere in this category, what you need more than developing your skills is a sense of self, to learn to love yourself, and to know you already are special just because you are you. People who offer such replies are almost always in need of something much deeper in their lives. These responses are cries for help, and developing psychically is not going to fix the underlying issues.
I want to know what’s going on with my spouse, children, friends, neighbors, co-workers, boss, etc. Just what would you do with their private, personal information if you had access to it through intuitive or psychic means? This kind of response always elicits a strong reaction in my internal warning systems, more so than even the two categories we’ve already looked at. More often than not, those who fall into this group tend to be manipulative, sneaky, cruel, attacking, and/or very self-absorbed, among other things. They tend to be gossips, and tend to like to “know” things about others to use as “handy weapons” against others. They tend also to be distrusting of the very people they want to be able to psychically invade, so to say.
Like with the previous group of people, those in this one need help that developing psychic skills won’t give them.
These are just a sampling of the myriad immoral and selfish reasons to open psychically. There are however much better, much healthier reasons for wanting to open to and enhance these inherent abilities with which all humans come into this world:
I have had some experiences and would like to learn to control them; I believe I have some skills in this area and feel I am being led to better them so I can help myself and others. OK. Nowwe’re getting somewhere. Perhaps you, as have thousands of others, have had some intuitive or psychic experiences that have deeply effected you or others. Perhaps you know you have psychic talents, but have no idea how to really use them, to control them, to turn them “on” and “off” of your own volition. Perhaps you’ve had a string of unexplainable coincidences, have had premonitory dreams. Perhaps, while completely conscious (and not under the effects of alcohol or drugs – illegal or prescribed) you had a vision which later came to pass.
Maybe you’ve never had any such experiences (that you recall) and yet are perpetually drawn to awakening your psychic abilities in order to improve your own life, and the lives of others. If you fall into this category, it’s time to step into the waters, slowly, gently or maybe you feel ready to jump in fully, completely. But what is the next step?, you ask yourself. Keep reading this series, On Being a Psychic Medium, and perhaps the information I have to offer will help you find your way.
Until then, may God bless and keep you.
(Coming soon: On Being a Psychic Medium: Are You Sure It’s What You Want?)
I would like to sit thru a class or seminar that would help me enhance what I already have as a channeler. I use channeling while creating pieces of artwork and allow the energy to determine when and how the artwork is done.
I would love to learn more about how to receive information to helps others deal with their grief of losing a loved one. I went thru a deep depression after losing many relatives to cancer in one year, including my dad. I wish I had someone to reach to to help me thru this process and to know if my dad’s spirit is alive and well. I know now he is okay and is aware of what is going on down “here”.
I would like to help others deal with paranormal experiences and that spirit activity does happen more often than you think. I grew up in a house where every night something weird happened.
Hello, Michele: = )
There are many classes, workshops and books available for helping one further develop their innate abilities. Choosing the right resource however can be a challenge of its own. If you plan on further developing your skills, I recommend a full program as opposed to a general workshop because a series of cumulative classes will go deeper into the teachings and training than any workshop ever could. Workshops are great for very, very basic steps. Rarely, however, do they provide anyone with stable, concrete, lasting education and guidance. Workshops are good when you’re looking for tips and tricks, are feeling out a potential reader or teacher, or are seeking the “for now” quick fix to move forward.
A long-term study program will help the serious seeker more properly develop, will provide you with others with whom you can practice various techniques and skills on a regular basis, and gives you a mentor (usually the teacher) with whom you can really discuss the challenges and fun of developing for yourself and for others. Truly, the benefits of a long-term study are too numerous to mention here.
No matter how you decide to develop, always keep in mind that no one will ever master every technique there is. You’ll be great in some areas, so-so in others, and completely unable in yet other techniques. Every person is different. What works for one does not work for all. How simple it would be if it did!
When helping people via mediumship, it is imperative to always remember that mediumship/spirit communication is not and never will be a cure for the grief one feels when they have lost a loved one or a beloved pet. While mediumship/spirit communication can and does help others through the grieving process, it is only a part of the process.
I, as well as many others, have a long-term study program. The one I offer is quite lengthy and all classes are cumulative, meaning you can’t pick and choose which classes of the series you want to join. You must go through the entire teaching series because each class builds upon the one preceding it. Kind of like going to college: you have to take the classes you don’t care for along with the ones you’re truly excited about. For more information on my particular teaching series, please review the Coursebook, available from this page of my main web site. Though not yet on the web site calendar, the Intuitive & Psychic Development series is planned to start again either this summer or fall. (Private teachings are also occasionally available.)
Be sure to check around for other long-term studies as well. Choose the teacher and program that you feel best suits you and provides you with the depth of understanding, knowledge, and training you are seeking.
God bless you!,
- Sabrina
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For those of you who do not know Michele, you must check out the healing art she creates. I’ve seen it and it is absolutely beautiful! Hope you don’t mind the plug, Michele! = )