The Psychic Detective

There are many individuals today claiming to have psychic abilities. Some have made quite lucrative careers out of these claims. But are they real? Can they truly see the future? Do they actually have the ability to speak to the dead, foretell future events or recount past lives?

Many people claiming to be psychics are in fact frauds. But the same can be said about doctors, lawyers, politicians, salesmen, or people in any other profession.

One of the problems with determining which psychics are genuine and which are not is that there are no definitive guidelines for measurement. There are no professional policies or standardized practices to adhere to. There is no established governing body to report fraudulent psychics to.

Unlike other professions which have regulatory or licensing protocols to follow, there are no such standards for psychics. Anyone can call themselves a psychic and begin practicing professionally.

Fortunately there are some ways to determine whether a psychic may be misrepresenting themselves. A professional psychic relies heavily on reputation. A psychic with a bad reputation soon becomes a former psychic looking for a career change. Ask for references and testimonials of clients. A psychic with confidence in their abilities will have no problem with providing this information. Do your homework, ask others with an interest in psychics who they would recommend.

The best regulation of the psychic industry is word of mouth advertising. Frauds and con artists gain a bad reputation very quickly these days.Web sites like this one are a great place to share your experiences. If you feel that you have been swindled or conned by someone you should e-mail your story to us. We will be happy to make the information public.

One thing to watch out for is anyone, psychic or not, who tries to use fear, intimidation, dis-empowerment, uncertainty, doubt, or any of a range of similar tactics to get you to (a) hand over your power and (b) fork over your money. ( Usually both )

One of the oldest scams around is for a fortuneteller, or con artist claiming to be a fortune teller, to tell you that you are under a curse of some sort, that "evil spirits", or "bad mojo" is causing whatever sort of problem you may be having.

This of course leads to being asked for money. Usually being asked for money several times. The scammers try to convince you that they can fix your problems, remove a curse, but it will take more time, more readings and of course more money. This turns into a kind of blackmail with you acting as a sort of willing victim. Beware of this scenario. If you feel you are being conned and cheated, then you probably are.

Trust your own intuition in these cases and back out of this situation gracefully. You will be amazed at the change in attitude of the con-artist when they realize that you are no longer willing to hand over your money. Be strong and trust yourself to do the right thing.

Most of this is plain common sense, but many times, especially if people are under a lot of stress, plain common sense just isn't common.

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By Richard Wilkins

There is a long the history of psychic powers. Shamen and medicine men from early human tribes were endowed with them, and cosmic energy was a key ingredient in tribal rituals and other ceremonies. Out-of-body, or clairvoyant, experiences were set in motion to perform many types of divination.

The history of psychic powers is as long as the history of mankind itself. We have always understood that such things existed in the greater world outside ourselves, and taken efforts to harness it for our own purposes. There has always been an interest in why something happened, or what was going to happen next. For that reason, the history of psychic powers has come with us through every stage of our history, largely untapped, but always there.

There are many well-known devices that are thought to promote these talents. The history of psychic powers is dotted with such things as divining rods, and the casting of bones, stones or jewels. Dice and dominoes are both modern day descendants of psychic tools employed by early civilizations in the history of psychic powers.

Many superstitions were based on crude and sometimes incorrect interpretations of events that were psychical in nature. Even the very concepts of luck, whether it be good or bad, are results brought on by the history of psychic powers. In a universe where all things share a common connection to all other things, mental energies are only another way of expressing physical energies and events that are known to exist, yet cannot be accurately measured.

These powers have touched every aspect of our lives, including the invasion of ordinary phrases that are heard every day. A person who "had a hunch", "must've read their mind", or had "a dream that came true" was affected by psychic powers.

At the most basic of levels, psychic energy and cosmic energy equate to the energy of quantum mechanics. Even getting an idea out of the blue is a psychic event, as forces which cannot be completely defined join together in a new way inside your mind. Such so-called random events which produce clear and sometimes revolutionary new events show a rationality that is much too complexly interwoven to be brushed aside as pure coincidence.

Richard Wilkins, co-owner and psychic trainer at the Psychic Academy is a leading researcher in developing psychic powers. To learn more about his research and how to read tarot cards, visit his website today.

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By Tina Bardo

In this article we are going to quickly look at types of psychic powers you can develop from home. I am a huge believer that ALL psychic skills are simply latent skills in our natural potentials, and that to develop them all you really need to do is "turn them on" so to speak. It's just like, EVERYONE has some artistic skill, or math solving skills, or can hit a tennis ball. The people who excel at these activities are those who PRACTICE, cultivate and develop these talents BEYOND the ordinary. Of course there are SOME...who simply, for whatever reason have a more naturally refined sense for ANY of the above...but for the most part, we all can become psychic with a little bit of practice! Read on..:-)

Lucid Dreaming This is a phenomenally fun and remarkable experience if you haven't already had it. Essentially, you are dreaming...yet AWARE you are dreaming and can effectively control, alter and experience ANYTHING your heart desires in this state. It is similar to an astral projection, only you are asleep...rather than consciously projecting in a meditative state. You can learn this skill EASILY, with a little bit of work, and some technology like binural beats, or guided meditation scripts and similar.

Out of Body Experiences Very similar to the above, only you are AWAKE and simply consciously projecting your active awareness to the "astral realms." Now, what exactly is going ON here is up for debate...many scientists believe it is simply your imagination in overdrive, while practitioners believe it is a REAL experience of separation from the body. And remember, many OBE experiencers have come back with VERIDICAL information about people, places and things they could NOT have known otherwise...and have reported this information in strict, test environments.

This makes the art of explaining this phenomena as simply an imaginary one...VERY difficult indeed! And of course there is SO much more....More that lies possible in YOUR life if you only open yourself up to the possibilities. You don't need to read the SECRET to really discover the secret...just start by opening your mind awareness and ride the supernatural surfboard into the wild, wacky and wonderful world of the unknown..:-) You will NOT regret it, I promise!

Who Else Wants to Experience Radical Inner Peace & Magnificent Well Being? Read on...to discover how to experience blissful meditation quickly easily and magically even if you are a complete novice and have no idea what you are doing!

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Shadow People, also known as Shadow Folk, or Shadow Beings, are usually attracted to one person or location for unknown reasons. Often they are seen as dark silhouettes of human-shape, generally male, that prefer to watch someone unseen and flee the moment they are noticed. Still this doesn't always fit the experience. While some people distinctly see a shadowy human form others have described shapeless wispy black blobs and swirling columns of dark smoke.

The personalities or characteristics of shadow people range greatly from shy and skittish to downright nasty and malevelent, with a few witnesses describing them as the ultimate essence of pure evil. Accounts of shadow people have been reported all over the world. There has been an increase of reported sightings of these creatures within the last five to ten years, though there is anectdotal evidence of these creatures appearing before human witnesses through out our history.

Reports of shadow people are in many respects different from accounts of ghosts. Ghosts are said to be the disembodied spirits of deceased people and are usually said to take on the appearance and characteristics of human beings. Orbs of light, ectoplasm and glowing mists have also been associated with ghost sightings. None of which is common he occurance of shadow people. Although many accounts describe shadow beings as having human-like form, they are generally not described as resembling actual individuals , living or deceased. It is unheard of in my experience that shadow people ever communicate verbally with witnesses. Feelings of dread, intense fear or panic and paralysis have been ascribed to the expereince of wtnessing a shadow person.

The more consistent accounts of shadow people typically describe a feeling of dread associated with the presence of this phenomena, and animals are said to react to the phenomena with fear and hostility. Shadow Beings are said to move extremely fast and travel through solid matter. They typically are said to have no discernible features such as mouths, noses, or eyes. Their forms are usually described as somewhat thin or smoke-like

Direct visual contact is rarely reported by most eye witnesses of shadow people; they are said to usually disappear before they can be seen clearly, and are seen "in the corner of one's eye. These beings are said to often appear in mirrors.

There are many proposed explanations of this phenomena. Some of these explanations are outlined below,

One of the more creative theories is that shadow beings are manifest thought forms, meaning that they are collections of negative psychic energy from areas where traumatic events have taken place and evil people frequent. The negative psychic energy begins to manifest and takes on form and motive, thriving on fear and negative emotions for sustenance.

Shadow beings have also been described as forms of ghosts, demons, inter-dimensional beings.The most popular explanation seems to be that they are some sort of other-dimensional beings whose dimension of origin occasionally overlaps with ours, which is said to explain their ethereal appearance and fleeting nature.

As with most supernatural phenomena there is usually a proposed logical, scientifically valid explanation for credible experiences that neither vilify eyewitnesses, nor require violation of generally accepted scientific principles. Several probable rational explanations for illusions resulting in the believed perception of shadow beings are outlined below.

There is a condition known as hypnoagagia (waking sleep) which amounts to a state of semi-consciousness in which a person can be thinking clearly and yet perceiving images that are being dreamed. This state is probably responsible for most so-called supernatural experiences by honest, rational people.

It has also been proven recently that areas with erratic or powerful electromagnetic fields can interfere with the electrical impulses or firing synapses of the human mind, thus influencing people subjected to such environments over time to believe that they are hearing or seeing ghosts, aliens, or perhaps shadow beings. Such environments include old buildings with substandard wiring, power plants, and areas with naturally occurring strong magnetic fields.

Perhaps the only aspect of alleged eye witness accounts of shadow people that remains difficult to explain in objective scientific terms is the similarity of the beings being seen in these alleged accounts, especially the tall man with a hat that is reported as often by 4 year old children as with adults.
However, this could simply be a result of common archetypes (note similarities between many shadow people reports and the grim reaper) shared in the subconscious of all people, just as people all over the world report dreams of flying and falling.

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Have you ever wondered about some of the more general questions to ask a psychic when in consultation with an intuitive? If you are new to psychic readings and would like a bit of a heads up on some questions that may benefit you during a psychic consultation session then we've come up with a good general list for you here.

Feel free to modify these questions with words appropriate to your own personal situation, make them your own as they are just samples of general questions you may wish to utilize at some point. Sometimes it is a good idea to ensure your question is specific enough so that the psychic can tune in more deeply for you, the more specific a question often the more specific the answers that come through from the psychic can be.

You should have your list of questions handy during your psychic reading, it doesn't matter if you are having a phone, email or face-to-face reading, have your list of questions handy on a piece of paper if you need to, just in case you think you may forget any of them. Remember you are only going to have a specific amount of time with the psychic, so prioritize your questions in order of what's most important to you at the time too. There's nothing worse than forgetting your most valuable question/s during a reading and discovering afterwards that you missed it out. This can happen due to the fact that one can get caught up in the excitement of the moment in a reading.

General Questions for Psychic Readings

- I feel lost and confused, Who am I?
- What is my purpose in life?
- I'm not happy. Why? How can I become happy?
- What are other people's opinion of me?
- Why do I act the way I do?
- Why do I always find myself in the repetitive situations - over and over again?

Relationship related questions for Psychic Readings

- Tell me about my future in regards to relationships in general.
- Tell me about my future with regards to my current romantic relationship.
- I have met someone that I really like. Do you have any guidance about this?
- Will I meet someone that I click with fully? When? Tell me about this person if possible.
- I really like someone. What are their feelings towards me?
- Someone has recently left me. Can you give me better understanding on this situation?
- I feel my partner is unhappy in our relationship, Why?
- I'm unhappy in our relationship, can you help me understand better?

Finance related questions for Psychic Readings

- Tell me about my future with regards to finance in general.
- My financial situation is difficult at the moment. Is this going to change?
- My financial situation is good at the moment. Is this likely to continue?
- How can I improve my financial situation for the better?
- I am thinking of making a major purchase. Any guidance on what will happen here?
- I am thinking of making a major sale. Any guidance on what will happen here?

Career related questions for Psychic Readings

- With regards to my career in general, tell me about my future here.
- Tell me about my future with regards to my current career.
- What is my most suitable career/work for me?
- Should I continue with my current career or shift into something different?
- Why am I so unhappy in my current career?
- I'm considering a new career. Should I pursue this?
- I am considering studying a new course. Should I pursue this?
- I have applied for a job. What will happen?

Family related questions for Psychic Readings

- Tell me about my family members' future.
- Travel related questions for Psychic Readings

Tell me about my future with regards to travel.

- Will I travel in the near future?
- Should I travel now, or later?

Health related questions for Psychic Readings

- Tell me about my future with regards to health in general.
- Tell me about my future with regards to my specific health condition.