| People apply the word 'Psychic' to all sorts of | | | | later it turns out they were right about it. |
| different things. Telekinesis, fortune telling and | | | | Many people with latent abilities may never realise |
| extrasensory perception are all very different abilities, | | | | that they have a psychic power, and may attribute it |
| yet people will routinely describe all three by using the | | | | to luck, their subconscious playing tricks on them, or |
| term 'psychic'. With the word being used to refer to | | | | they might just not notice that something special is |
| a huge spectrum of abilities, it's important that true | | | | happening to them. Those who do discover their |
| definitions are made available, and that is the aim of | | | | abilities can go on to train them, and combining a |
| this article. | | | | latent psychic ability with training will develop and |
| One of the most basic separations between different | | | | hone it to something incredibly powerful. |
| psychic abilities is that of the latent versus the | | | | For those who do not possess latent psychic powers |
| trained. Just as you may find a person who | | | | there is always training. Not everybody will be able to |
| possesses a natural affinity for maths or sport, so | | | | train themselves to manifest powers, but those who |
| can you find a person who has a natural psychic | | | | abandon any trace of cynicism and truly believe that |
| ability. | | | | they can accomplish something will find their abilities |
| These people might find their talents manifesting in a | | | | becoming stronger and stronger, until the difference |
| variety of ways, but what unites them all is that | | | | between those who have honed their latent talents |
| they are not consciously trying to harness their | | | | and those who have trained from scratch are |
| power. It may be that they occasionally have a | | | | imperceptible. |
| sudden insight about something, or find that they're | | | | Now that you understand the difference between a |
| very empathetic, finding it much easier to tell how a | | | | trained psychic ability and a natural one, you might |
| person is feeling when talking to them. They might | | | | start to notice one in those around you, or even in |
| even just have an inkling about a future event, and | | | | yourself. |