The issue of psychics charging for their services is a controversial one. Over the years, I've received a few messages through my personal site that complained that psychics and mediums should never charge for their work. In researching this article, I spent some time in an online chat room that advertised free psychic readings, and I asked for people's opinions on the matter. The topic certainly sparked controversy.

Read more here: » Money and Spirituality: The Controversy Over Charging for Psychic Services

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Psychic surgery, Psychic surgery - Psychic surgery in the Philippines, Psychic surgery - Psychic surgery in Brazil, Psychic surgery - Psychic surgery around the World, Psychic surgery - Fraud and Sleight-of-Hand

Read more here: » Psychic surgery: Encyclopedia II - Psychic surgery - Psychic surgery around the World

psychic: "Of the psyche or soul."

Sensitive to spiritual processes and energies. Inwardly or intuitively aware of nonphysical realities; able to use powers such as clairvoyance, clairaudience and precognition. Nonphysical, subtle; pertaining to the deeper aspects of man.

See: mysticism, odic.

(See also: Psychic, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

There is only one way in which we can be given information about what it is like in the Spirit world. That information has to come first hand from someone who is there. There are two ways in which someone can go to the Spirit world: either temporarily, through some type of out of body experience or expansion of consciousness; or permanently through death.

Read more here: » Spirit World: Life in the Spirit World - Part One

We have all heard and used the expression, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." This expression is based on a very old superstition, and is one of many associated with apples. You have probably also held an apple in one hand and twisted the stem while reciting the alphabet to ascertain the initial of that "special someone" - the apple of our eye. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, we are moved by the gracious and dignified austerity of Hester Prynne's declaration that "A is for Apple." There is a very long tradition of prediction and divination with apples. A great many of them, of course, are associated with love and relationships.

Read more here: » Apple as Symbol: Apple Divination - The Symbolism of Apples

Guardian Angels

Angels have become a hot topic. Everyone seems to have angels on their mind these days. So how do you find out about your own guardian angel? This article is a short guide to gathering evidence of your angel's existence, based on my experience with my own guardian angel.

Read more here: » Guardian Angels: Angel Talk - Are You Listening?

Electronic Voice Phenomena

Juergenson was a film producer in Sweden who, in 1959 while making a documentary, had decided to tape bird songs. As he began recording, little did he realize that what was to follow would change the course of not only his earthly life but of that he would lead in the world beyond after his death. When he played the tape back he was startled to hear, in among the tweeting and chirping, his mother's voice say in German, "Friedrich, you are being watched. Friedel, my little Friedel, can you hear me?"

An in-depth article about Electronic Voice Phenomena.

Read more here: » Electronic Voice Phenomena: Spirit World and Electronic Voice Phenomena

In describing ET Souls, I often use the terms "Walk-ins" and "Wanderers" (this second group is also called "Star People," "Star Born," or "Star Children"). Although their higher-dimensional origins and life-purpose is often the same, what distinguishes them is how they took birth in human form.

Read more here: » ET Souls: ET Souls and the New Age

The Art Of Casting Spells

To cast a spell is to project energy through a symbol. It is important to note that the energy is what is key, not the symbol; too often, the symbols are mistaken for the agent that casts the spell. While props are useful at times, it is the mind that works the magic. Correspondences between colors, planets, metals, numbers, plants and minerals, and musical notes make up a great deal of magical lore, and particular objects, shapes, colors, scents, and images do work better than others to embody certain ideas. The most powerful spells are often improvised from materials that feel right or that simply happen to come to hand.

Read more here: » Casting Spells: The Art Of Casting Spells

Psychic Reading - Evaluating a Potential Psychic

The use of readers and healers with mediumistic and clairvoyant abilities can provide meaningful insight into areas where we are stuck in our process. The information conveyed can range from the level of spiritual trivia (yes, Grandma is happy now that she's passed on) all the way to identifying long-standing patterns that need to be healed in order to move forward (you've ran a 2,000 year theme of betrayal in your past lives due to a major boo-boo way back there).

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Pregnancy and childbirth open powerful doorways for spiritual experiences. It was when I was pregnant with my first child, Nick, that my conscious psychic awareness sprang to life. I had many unusual supernatural experiences at this time. One that didn't seem all that extraordinary at the time but later proved profound involved communication with the spirit of my unborn son.

Read more here: » Pregnancy and Childbirth: Before Life Communication

Intuition and Psychic Energy: Where Do They Come From?

It is easier to train your senses to notice your intuitive impulses if you have an understanding of where those intuitive flashes originate. In every psychic development class I teach, I ask the students where they think psychic or intuitive feelings and impulses begin. Some answer, "from my subconscious mind." Others say, "from my Higher Self." Some believe, "it's dead people talking to you," or "your guides."

Read more here: » Intuition: Intuition and Psychic Energy - Where Do They Come From?

Astrology's Archaic Truths

One of the challenges for astrologers is to find a meaningful place for astrology in our modern world. In this so-called scientific society of ours, astrology often looks like a rube, an ignorant fool left over from some bygone era. Astrology may seem quaint as it attempts to describe reality through a world view that has been surpassed by the scientific discoveries of the past 500 years. Our Ptolemaic earth-centered view of the universe is seen as naive at its best and downright charlatanism at its worst. But, once we step back from the dogmas of modern science we can rediscover astrology's truths, truths which are essential to the healing of our shattered world.

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During the course of practice, one day you will feel that you have separated yourself from the body. You will have immense joy mixed with fear; joy in the possession of a new light, astral body; and fear owing to the entry in a foreign, unknown plane. At the very outset, the new consciousness is very rudimentary in the new plane.

From "Kundalini Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda

Read more here: » Astral Plane: Meditation and Life In The Astral Plane

Through my own work and life experiences, I've been blessed with knowing many of the most gifted and professional psychics and mediums in the world. I've also been blessed by knowing a few psychic readers that I wouldn't send my lovelorn or down and out pet chicken to (if I had a pet chicken, that is). There are definitely some qualities both groups of readers have in common. The first article, "Psychic Scams," covers a lot of the red flags you should watch out for and avoid. This article will focus on what to look for or seek out when choosing a psychic reader.

Read more here: » Psychic Reading: How to Get a Good Psychic Reading

"Who do you say I am?" (Luke 9:20, NIV) The question was first asked of Peter by Christ nineteen centuries ago, and has continued since then to the present day to be the litmus test of spiritual authenticity. Perhaps never in the history of the Christian church has this question been more relevant than it is today. One reason for this is that New Agers have taken the New Testament sculpture (if you will) of Christ, crafted an esoteric/mystical chisel, and hammered away at this sculpture until a completely new image has been formed.

Read more here: » New Age Movement: The Christ of the New Age Movement Ð Part II

Many people have seen or interacted with ghosts or non-physical beings without ever even being aware that this was what was happening. Supernatural experiences don't necessarily come with big neon signs on them; they're best recognized by the telltale feeling that something unusual or important is happening. We often shrug off those experiences that are strange and unexplainable, even really astounding ones, because most of us just don't have a model for incorporating anomalous experiences into our belief systems. What is magical to some is seen as merely coincidental to others.

Read more here: » Ghosts: Are You Sure You've Never Seen a Ghost?

Famous Psychic People

History is full of people with psychic gifts. Some have later proved to be fraudulent, but others have confounded investigators and continue to be a source of mystery. Here you can read brief accounts of famous psychic people, from as far back as the 1800's to modern times.

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 Over the years I've received some truly disturbing letters at MuseNet and the Journal from people who were panicked or confused because some "psychic" had told them they were cursed or possessed by an evil spirit. Often times these people had spent hundreds of dollars to have these negative influences removed, but the reader kept them coming back for this or that and insisting on more and more money. I've corresponded with people who have literally spent thousands of dollars trying to have "curses" removed.

Read more here: » Psychic Reading: Psychic Scams in Psycic Reading

Spirit Guides

Everyone on the planet has spirit guides we can call upon for assistance when we are in need of help. Although we may know that help is available, it is sometimes difficult to access it. Some of our guides are connected to past life experiences; they may be people we knew before. Others are guides who have been trained to help us eliminate a specific problem in our present lives, such as a health issue. No matter what category they fall into, guides' intentions are to comfort, inform and nourish us.

Read more here: » Spirit Guides: Communication With Spirit - About Spirit Guides