Psychic Powers Powers pertaining to the lower intermediate human nature -- i.e, between the mental-emotional and the physical -- including powers of perception such as astral vision, the lower clairvoyance and clairaudience, the lower psychometry and seership, etc.; and lower biases or tendencies such as hypnotism, the power to produce minor occult phenomena of many kinds, and in connection with the power of automatic astral projection.

In their nature they are morally neutral, being susceptible of use or misuse just as are physical powers. If used with an evil or selfish purpose, the action is black magic; and even if used without such motive or with good intention, they may prove confusing and therefore misleading for one who ventures to use them.

The existence of such powers should be recognized and we should hope some day to be able to avail ourselves properly of them, but a prime requisite in discipleship is equal and harmonious development. We may attain psychic powers by observing the conditions under which they may safely and profitably be allowed to develop.

The presence of vanity, ambition, self-assertion, egoism, and similar qualities prove a bar, and the aspirant who is sincerely desirous of eliminating these defects will not willingly adopt a course likely to enhance them. There is no hard-and-fast division of powers into psychic, physical, mental, etc.: we may contemplate the gradual development of our mental faculties without defining a point where we have stepped out of the ordinary into the occult; and our perceptions may become refined by gradual stages without any sudden jump from one plane to another.

Theosophy enjoins students to let psychic powers alone, until they develop normally and naturally in the progress of the student along the path of wisdom and self-mastery. The craze for psychic powers and attempts in their cultivation arise almost invariably out of ignorance of the existence in ourselves of far higher and more powerful forces which can always be employed with safety, and even profit, to the individual.

These greater powers are those classed as spiritual and intellectual-aspirational -- powers which ennoble and dignify man, containing in themselves capacities for amazing effects. Their use is always safe once they are understood and studied. By their side the psychic powers, attributes, and faculties are like the puny efforts of children to copy adults.

(See also: Psychic Powers, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

Psychic (medium)

a person who is sensitive to psychic influences or forces.

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Psychic Self-Defense: Program whose principle is that negative forces, negative influences, or negative thought-forms - a usually imperceptible form of subtle energy - often are the source of addictions, bad luck, depression, and other problems. It is a form of aura balancing.

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Psychic: Being sensitive to energy emanating from guides such as angels, or a higher self. The ability to hear, see, feel energy from a source other than self.

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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)

Psychic Protection: The key to psychic self-defense lies in knowing how to strengthen your life force to withstand the daily barrage of negative energy hitting you. With exercises that strengthen your "psychic" muscles, and techniques that bolster your energy, fear from the reality of outside agression and manipulation diminishes.

(See also: Psychic Protection, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

Psychic Powers: Psychic power generally means the assertion of the psyche’s powers in the material world without the apparent involvement of the physical body.

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Psychic Birth

A quickening of spiritual or cosmic consciousness and power. This new consciousness is one that recognizes oneness with God and the universe. Psychic birth is an occult counterpart to the Christian new birth.

(See also: Psychic Birth, New Age, Body mind and Soul)

Psychic Energy

Extrasensory energy that enables people to do miracles.

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Psychic Healer

A person who cures mental or physical ill-ness from the cosmic energy emanating through the healer's hands.

(See also: Psychic Healer, New Age, Body mind and Soul)

psychical

1. Something other than known physical process. 2. Sensitivity to the powers beyond the known physical laws. 3. From, or of, the mind of psyche, as differentiated from the substance of body

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Psychic

A general term describing a person with one or more paranormal abilities such as extrasensory perception, clairvoyance or telepathy.

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Psychic: A general term describing a person with one or more paranormal abilities such as extrasensory perception, clairvoyance or telepathy.

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Psychic

A general term describing a person with one or more paranormal abilities such as extrasensory perception, clairvoyance or telepathy.

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Psychic Awareness: The open state of awareness in which the conscious mind can tap into the psychic mind.

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Psychic Abilities: Perceiving, receiving, or transferring information without the use of the 5 common senses (sight, touch, hearing, taste, smell).

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Psychic Counselor/ Psychic Consultant

A psychic practitioner who uses his or her psychic abilities during private or group sessions to psychically tune into a client's life in order to help the client deal with problems. Common psychic tools for tuning in include Tarot cards, pendulums, clairvoyance and channeling.

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Psychic Birth

A quickening of spiritual or cosmic consciousness and power. This new consciousness is one that recognizes oneness with God and the universe. Psychic birth is a spiritual birth. (cosmic Consciousness.

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Psychic Energy

The energy that enables people to be psychic and perform miracles.

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Psychic Healer

A therapist who uses healing energy through touch or hand movements by the practitioner over the body of the patient. Also, employing spirit guides to aid in health

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Psychic Massage

A New Age healing system that uses touch to harmonize or balance the physical, etheric or astral vehicles. It was developed almost simultaneously in three locations - California, Australia and Arizona. See Psychic Massage.

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