Post by Blu on Dec 2, 2004 14:53:22 GMT -5
That is the meaning of the word Psychic, of the soul. Actually a psychic experience is the result of this higher connection we have as souls to the One Force. It can manifest in a multitude of ways. The following article is a good example of how we are all "Psychic" and how easy it is to get in touch with this aspect of ourselves.
Psychic is of the Soul
Psychic ability is a natural and innate talent of the soul. This understanding needs to become part of our world view.
Over the years I have become convinced that the easiest way to access personal psychic information is through symbolism – both in dreams and in imaginative exercises. One of my favorite audiences is students, not only for their quick responses but also because the more aware this group becomes of the importance of personal psychic “tools,” the more likely this information will become a part of our future worldview. Once while lecturing to a middle school, one of the male students volunteered a dream he had: “I am in a class with Matthew and listening to him ramble on about something. The next thing I realize is that Bob has interrupted and is now talking to me.” Since I believed that the two individuals represented something within the dreamer himself, I asked the young man, “Is there anything that Bob and Matthew have in common?” “Yeah,” the student said quickly, “they’re both smartalecks.” He smiled to Bob and Matthew to demonstrate that he meant no harm. I nodded and was going to diplomatically suggest that very often we can see parts of ourselves in others but before I did I asked the dreamer, “What is your name?” “Alex,” came the answer, and I smiled. “Do you sometimes act like Bob and Matthew yourself? In other words, are you a smart-Alex?” I wrote smart-aleck and smart-Alex side-by-side on the board, causing the class to break out in applause and the teacher to nod affirmatively. Another student experience occurred recently with a group of seniors. During the lecture, I had been explaining how the subconscious mind can access virtually any insight through intuition and the use of symbolism. To begin, I had each student write out a question that he or she wanted answered and then get into groups of five or six. They were to keep the question secret, fold it up so that no one could see it, and then trade questions with members of their group. I then had them visualize a place, a wonderful person, and the wonderful person presenting the individual imagining the scene with an object. When the imaginative reverie was over, I told the students to unfold their pieces, read the questions they had focused on aloud, and then try to interpret the images they had received as an answer to the question written on the paper. Most of the class seemed delighted with the exercise. However, when I asked if everyone had gotten something, one of the football seniors raised his hand, stating that the exercise was “stupid and didn’t work.” I asked what his question had been and he said that he had written whether or not his best friend would “end up going to college in Florida?” The college was more than a thousand miles away. I asked the young woman who had been holding his question what she had seen. She replied that she had seen a car in which she and her best girlfriend were on their way to school. When I pointed out to the football player that his partner had seen her best girlfriend – just as his question was about his best friend – and that the image had shown them on the way to school – just as he had wondered about a particular college – the student seemed unimpressed. I asked the young woman what object her friend had Ishown her in the image and she replied, “a piece of paper, like a letter of some kind.” I nodded, thinking that the paper might symbolize a college acceptance letter. However, knowing that the connection was not likely to impress the male student, I asked the young woman, “Where is your best friend going to college?” Her face turned white as she volunteered, “to Miami!” The football player’s response was immediate, “All right man, you sold me!” These examples clearly illustrate how easily each of us can access psychic insights. In fact, one of the frequently mentioned concepts in the Edgar Cayce readings is the statement that “psychic is of the soul.” They also lend credence to a statement Charles Thomas Cayce often uses: “There’s more to us than a physical body.” The readings state: “Know that psychic abilities of every individual entity lie within self, and that as the body is the temple of the living God, there He has promised to meet thee.” 2757-1
Kevin J. Todeschi,
www.edgarcayce.org/oldventure_inward/03042004/closing_thoughts.htm
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Kevin J. Todeschi, Venture Inward Editor-in-Chief
Psychic is of the Soul
Psychic ability is a natural and innate talent of the soul. This understanding needs to become part of our world view.
Over the years I have become convinced that the easiest way to access personal psychic information is through symbolism – both in dreams and in imaginative exercises. One of my favorite audiences is students, not only for their quick responses but also because the more aware this group becomes of the importance of personal psychic “tools,” the more likely this information will become a part of our future worldview. Once while lecturing to a middle school, one of the male students volunteered a dream he had: “I am in a class with Matthew and listening to him ramble on about something. The next thing I realize is that Bob has interrupted and is now talking to me.” Since I believed that the two individuals represented something within the dreamer himself, I asked the young man, “Is there anything that Bob and Matthew have in common?” “Yeah,” the student said quickly, “they’re both smartalecks.” He smiled to Bob and Matthew to demonstrate that he meant no harm. I nodded and was going to diplomatically suggest that very often we can see parts of ourselves in others but before I did I asked the dreamer, “What is your name?” “Alex,” came the answer, and I smiled. “Do you sometimes act like Bob and Matthew yourself? In other words, are you a smart-Alex?” I wrote smart-aleck and smart-Alex side-by-side on the board, causing the class to break out in applause and the teacher to nod affirmatively. Another student experience occurred recently with a group of seniors. During the lecture, I had been explaining how the subconscious mind can access virtually any insight through intuition and the use of symbolism. To begin, I had each student write out a question that he or she wanted answered and then get into groups of five or six. They were to keep the question secret, fold it up so that no one could see it, and then trade questions with members of their group. I then had them visualize a place, a wonderful person, and the wonderful person presenting the individual imagining the scene with an object. When the imaginative reverie was over, I told the students to unfold their pieces, read the questions they had focused on aloud, and then try to interpret the images they had received as an answer to the question written on the paper. Most of the class seemed delighted with the exercise. However, when I asked if everyone had gotten something, one of the football seniors raised his hand, stating that the exercise was “stupid and didn’t work.” I asked what his question had been and he said that he had written whether or not his best friend would “end up going to college in Florida?” The college was more than a thousand miles away. I asked the young woman who had been holding his question what she had seen. She replied that she had seen a car in which she and her best girlfriend were on their way to school. When I pointed out to the football player that his partner had seen her best girlfriend – just as his question was about his best friend – and that the image had shown them on the way to school – just as he had wondered about a particular college – the student seemed unimpressed. I asked the young woman what object her friend had Ishown her in the image and she replied, “a piece of paper, like a letter of some kind.” I nodded, thinking that the paper might symbolize a college acceptance letter. However, knowing that the connection was not likely to impress the male student, I asked the young woman, “Where is your best friend going to college?” Her face turned white as she volunteered, “to Miami!” The football player’s response was immediate, “All right man, you sold me!” These examples clearly illustrate how easily each of us can access psychic insights. In fact, one of the frequently mentioned concepts in the Edgar Cayce readings is the statement that “psychic is of the soul.” They also lend credence to a statement Charles Thomas Cayce often uses: “There’s more to us than a physical body.” The readings state: “Know that psychic abilities of every individual entity lie within self, and that as the body is the temple of the living God, there He has promised to meet thee.” 2757-1
Kevin J. Todeschi,
www.edgarcayce.org/oldventure_inward/03042004/closing_thoughts.htm
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Kevin J. Todeschi, Venture Inward Editor-in-Chief