The Relationship Between Psychic Ability & Reading the Tarot<o:p></o:p>

By <st1:PersonName style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x">Kathleen Meadows</st1:PersonName>, M.A.<o:p></o:p>

Certified Tarot Grandmaster.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>Introduction<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>I don’t support the notion that only a few, exceptional individuals possess psychic ability.  I believe in fact, that everyone has this gift.  The difference between those who are identified as psychics, is that they actively work to develop their psychic ability, rely on it, and act on its information.  This is the secret of becoming a psychic!  When you begin to pay attention to information that comes into your consciousness from “unknown�?sources, and act on that information, your ability to intuit strengthens 10 fold.  It’s like any muscle in the body �?“use it or lose it�? as the old adage goes. 

There are 5 psychic senses just as there are 5 physical senses. A demonstrated strength in one over the others is thought to be genetically determined.  <o:p></o:p>

Clairvoyance �?“seers�?connect the inquirers problems to psychic sources and prescribe ritual actions and medicines to them �?they can see auras and energy fields around a person and can see things about a person through a personal object the client has touched or used.

Telekinesis �?this is the ability to move objects with the mind; light bulbs burning out, cracks in tables suddenly appearing, and psychic healing.

Telepathy �?this is knowing what is in the mind of another; empathic and deep understanding of others often what is in the unconscious mind of the client.

Mediumship �?a �?SPAN>channeler�?is a person able to go into full trance and be inhabited by souls of the dead; these communications through the medium may be verbally relayed or through the use of automatic writing,

Precognition �?The psychic receives unbidden visions and dreams of what is destined to happen.

<o:p> </o:p>Divining with the Tarot

The Tarot reader moves into an altered consciousness, called a “flow�?state.  Attention, activity, and involvement are intensely focused without regard for a particular objective.  The self-forgetfulness concentrates skill, knowledge, and subliminal awareness at the service of the patterns that emerge in answer to the client’s question.  What results is a highly creative state that dissociates from the normal personalities involved to weave new patterns and stories through a heightened awareness. Tarot reading is a game, played with symbols (“archetypal Tinkertoys�? that have a more than personal power.  The results of this game include a feeling of connection and spiritual renewal as well as astoundingly accurate predictions.  It develops your ability to see yourself as part of a great interconnected whole, an awareness of spirit moving in and through the events of your daily life.

Tarot reading is a practice that enhances one’s psychic abilities because it opens the psyche to forces and information that is not available through normal means.  <o:p></o:p>

How to Develop Your Psychic Ability<o:p></o:p>

Be fully in the present. The more you are in the present the more able you are to tap into a “broader�?reality �?the reality that exists in a timeless, fluid, unseen world.<o:p></o:p>

Nurture a sense of play with your developing psychic ability.  Laughter, joy, joking, curiosity all enhance psychic ability. Just as our dreams use make use of irony, jokes and simile to get their point across, our psychic sense makes leaps forward when we open our hearts, drop our “serious�?attitude towards ourselves, and play with it. 

Develop excellent listening skills.  As you listen to others more carefully, the better your ability will be able to listen to your own inner self with better acuity.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>Put trust in your intuition.  Listening to your inner voice, and say and do things that affirm, and validate the information you’ve received.  For example, you have an intuition that your mother has something to say to you �?call her immediately and tell her about your feelings and you’ll be surprised at how accurate and timely your intuitive information was!!<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>Practice going into someone else’s space. Imagine what it is like to actually be in another’s body.  Feel the sensations, thoughts and feelings and then share your insights with that person.  Practice with friends and family who are receptive to developing their own psychic abilities.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>Take an attitude of openness, and strive to be non-judgmental.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>Meditation.  Meditate everyday.  It doesn’t have to be long, or complicated.  Practice a walking meditation or while you are bathing.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>Surround yourself with symbols �?especially symbols that represent your developing psychic ability. For example, totems, spiritual icons, art �?this will constellate a deeper relationship with the unseen world.  Make an art project depicting a powerful dream you’ve had and put it in a central place in your home.  <o:p></o:p>

Begin a Psychic Journal.  Document psychic experiences �?remember to date your intuitions and write in the follow up when it happens.<o:p></o:p>

Keep your 4 primary elements in balance, and maintain a full awareness of them. Fire, (intuition, passion, action) water, (love, flow, receptivity) earth, (practicality, grounding, body awareness) and air (breath, objectivity, intellectual stimulation).  When these elements are out of balance in our daily lives this will impact on your ability to perceive and act upon information from the unseen world.<o:p></o:p>

Developing your psychic ability will enrich your life in more ways that I can possibly recount in this format! It would take volumes to describe all the benefits. Most significantly, developing your psychic ability will provide a strong bridge between your unconsciousness and consciousness, deepen your faith, enhance your spiritual development, and guide you to your divine life purpose on this planet.  Wouldn’t you agree that these are reasons enough?