Psychic Abilities Options

Okay, so a lot of people on here have abilities of some sort or another. Empaths, telepaths, healers, psychics, many with Sight and other magical senses... my question is, do you think these abilities are something you need to be born with? It seems that most of these people have been able to See or whatever it is they do since they were very young. Can one develop these with practice? Is there anyone here who in fact *wasn't* born with an ability, but gained it through their own effort? Any thoughts or methods, throw them in. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wizard.gif)

I think everyone has all of the abilities. In some esoteric history we all once had them, and will again. The thinking is that it is part of the Shift we are going through at this time. I have more or less tested the theory that everyone has the abilities by bending conversations to the subject. Many become aware and are afraid. Now I have not done this with everybody I have met but a fair number, still not very scientific.

In my family, particularly my mom's side all have had experiences, of some kind. It is talked about freely by many. So from that side none of that "nonsense" was supressed in anyway. These "abilities" are fairly strong in the family. Some of us cultivated the abilities, and use them one a regular basis.

I think these abilities are a matter of awareness. We are all going to be totally telepathic, etc. as we were originally, according to some. We will all get there eventually, but you can speed up the process with exercises. As you exercise the senses the the field of "view", and/or the frequency range widens. I think it needs to be done at a speed the individual can handle it, or one could go insane. Insane not actually because your are "seeing" something that is not there but because you can "see" something that most can't. If the senses were to open too far too fast you would be "seeing" stuff you have no reference or experience you would go insane. I suspect that there are many in institutions for this very reason, and many of those are just more evolved, not crazy.

That was awkward. In other words. If I was with my father's side of the family, it would have been different. I would have been considered crazy by the family at least, and or my awareness of these senses would have been at least stunted, if not wiped out.

Now astral travel is very difficult for me. I don't know why. I can't seem to get out and one the few times when I had it is only a few seconds. I even have a friend that comes and takes me off with her. But if she lets go of me I am back. I am beginning to think I misused the ability and have set up so fail safe so I don't abuse astral travel this time. Unless shamanic journeying is the same thing, I suspect it may be, but have no reference to compare.

Krell