| The field of parapsychology is a fascinating journey | | | | and the unexplained. Belief or unbelief in psychic ability |
| into the unknown: ghosts, telepathy, supernatural | | | | is a blend of all three. |
| phenomena, poltergeists, psychic powers and the | | | | So, how do you know if you might have psychic |
| world of the psychic. The father of modern | | | | potential? Actually, there are a couple of common |
| psychology, Sigmund Freud, stated that we each | | | | 'tests' that can help answer that very question for |
| have an ego, a super ego and an id. Each of these | | | | you. Taking a test with a specific kind of color wheel |
| aspects incorporates who we are and how we relate | | | | can identify many psychic ability tendencies. This |
| to the world around us. Some of us are even gifted | | | | wheel is generally comprised of a number of colors |
| with extra powers and perceptions, a 'sixth sense' | | | | and it is your job to predict which color is the chosen |
| that enables certain people to communicate within a | | | | color. Another method uses Zener cards, which are |
| different plane. | | | | cards that contain a particular symbol or pattern. |
| A psychic is usually extremely sensitive to sight and | | | | Again, you predict which card holds a specific pattern. |
| touch, energy, smells and colors. That doesn't mean | | | | These tests don't seem particularly scientific, but |
| that you'll buzz if you get too close to the toaster or | | | | anyone can take them to test potential psychic |
| the microwave oven, although some people do, it | | | | abilities. |
| just means that you can sense energies that others | | | | Psychic phenomena are a field of study that received |
| can't. We all have some aspect, however small, of | | | | much attention, and modern day ghost busters utilize |
| this ability to sense things. The phone rings and you | | | | all kinds of equipment to find and read energy fields. |
| automatically know who it is. Does that mean you | | | | More people than not believe in ghosts and |
| have psychic powers? Perhaps. A psychic hones and | | | | poltergeists, haunting and other paranormal activity. |
| 'fine tunes' that ability. On occasion, all of us | | | | Many occurrences just can't be explained by the 5 |
| experience such definite 'sensations' and write it off | | | | senses, so naturally, they're relegated to the |
| to a hunch or an intuition. At what point does intuition | | | | supernatural. Television shows profile 'psychic |
| become psychic ability? | | | | detectives' and it's a known fact that many law |
| Sensitivity to vibrations, energies and feelings is one | | | | enforcement agencies around the world have |
| of the most common links between psychics. While all | | | | consulted a psychic medium to help solve current or |
| humans have the potential for emotion and feeling, | | | | cold cases. Does this verify the veracity of psychic |
| some are just more empathetic and are able to tap | | | | power? Or is such an occurrence a last-ditch effort |
| into their 'inner voice' easier than others. When can | | | | when everything else has failed? The number of |
| you tell the difference between a lucky guess and | | | | crimes that have been solved following the use of a |
| whether or not you have psychic tendencies? That | | | | psychic medium might point to the growing realization |
| depends greatly on your feelings about faith, science | | | | that such things are absolutely possible. |