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Namaste Tao,
Before I answer the poll can you tell me what fit under psychic abilities?
like these, add yes's, no's and add any other clarifications.
ouija boards #
tarot cards #
fortune telling #
palm reading #
telekenisis
telepathy
dreaming future events
predicting future
astral travel
remote viewing
You know I could have written that myself 2 or 3 years ago, though not as well as you write it. But my thoughts echoed most of what you wrote. They still do, but not been going down that track lately. There are a few of my early posts here that touch heavily on that area of thought. But since then I have sort of measured it against the power of mundane reality and found it virtually stomped into the ground. And in large part I blame religion Most people have as part of their theo-cultural bagage a witchcraft like taboo against self exploration. I have walked that walk and found stuff I cannot explain without postulating a space/time we are able to access to some very limited degree. I see it as proof of a functioning quantum field, or foam that connects every molecule in the universe. Some might call that foam God, and as I am not above foaming at the mouth myself, I dont say they are wrong to think that.I think everyone has certain abilities that are thought of as psychic, but not everyone develops them, and just like any other ability, some are born better than others.
I don't think it's tapping into supernaturals as much as tapping into the synchronicity of the universe, a sensitivity to other beings (especially sentient beings), and to the overal tapestry of reality. After all, it is our perceptions that make us stuck in a particular time and state of consciousness-- for example, science demonstrates that time does not exist as we experience it.
All that said, I've experienced many "psychic" phenomena off and on since I was a child. I've never bothered to hone any of them, partly due to a lack of time and partly to a lack of discipline (and partly because sometimes they scare me, to be honest).
I don't find Tarot card (or Oracle deck) reading to be slightest in the least, though I do it on occasion. Why? I don't think it's predicting anything. The point (at least to me) is to engage with symbolism and reveal stuff floating around in my subconscious, working it into my awareness. It isn't about predicting the future or something like that.
I'd add to the list as possible other options (off the top of my head):
Empathy (as in, you really feel others' feelings, not just acting sympathetically)
Energy work/healing touch
Mediumship (connecting to the dead)
Seeing auras (though there's more to it than just seeing them, it seems, since people with migrains sometimes see auras but get no information out of it)
Channeling or communicating with spirits (non-dead spirit entities)
Retrocognition (people who can go to or focus on a place and see what happened in the past, without any research)
There are probably more that I am forgetting.
The stuff I do/experience is not that exciting to me, though I've had a few "WOW" kind of moments. I know people personally who are much more honed, consistent, and do amazing stuff with it.
I would stress, though, that I really do think this is just supramundane ways of interacting with the universe. I don't think it's that special, but rather that most kids are trained out of any ability they did have at a very young age.
Tao, you're starting to sound vaguely spiritual. earlYou know I could have written that myself 2 or 3 years ago, though not as well as you write it. But my thoughts echoed most of what you wrote. They still do, but not been going down that track lately. There are a few of my early posts here that touch heavily on that area of thought. But since then I have sort of measured it against the power of mundane reality and found it virtually stomped into the ground. And in large part I blame religion Most people have as part of their theo-cultural bagage a witchcraft like taboo against self exploration. I have walked that walk and found stuff I cannot explain without postulating a space/time we are able to access to some very limited degree. I see it as proof of a functioning quantum field, or foam that connects every molecule in the universe. Some might call that foam God, and as I am not above foaming at the mouth myself, I dont say they are wrong to think that.
tao
Part one of a two part poll. Please take part in both parts or none at all.
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This poll will close on 09-24-2008 at 01:56 AM
Had a few encounters with it. I can quantify most of them but not all of them.
psychic phenomenon is truly a fascinating field.