Can psychic abilities be learned?

[ydnab40]

I've often heard it said that all of us have psychic abilities. I was wondering why it is then that not all of us can actually communicate with "the other side"? (for want of a better phrase)

I have never had any psychic experience in my life that I am aware of, but I would love to be able to unlock my abilities, if I have them to help me find answers to a lot of my life's problems and help point me in the right direction in which to take my life.

Apart from that I would love to ask some of my ancestors a few questions that would help me in my family tree research

What's the best way to find out if I have any psychic abilities?

[Anna Conlan]

We all have innate psychic abilities - it's a matter of opening them up. I've written an article on this very subject:

annafrancesconlan.com » Testimonials » Three Myths about Psychic Ability

We are all born with psychic abilities, but most of us lose them as we grow up in a system which does not account for senses besides the 5 we know of. Many people who are very gifted have either stayed that way since childhood, or had some sort of experience, like an OBE that has awakened their psychic abilities. Most of those people still have to do some psychic development.

Then there are the people who don't consider themselves particularly psychic but make an effort to do some psychic development and find they have a strong gift they didn't know they had. I consider my psychic awareness to be learned.

It's a matter of motivation and purpose as well - those who come into this life with a really strong desire to work with the psychic realm are going to focus on developing their gifts and become good at it as a result.

[ydnab40]

Hi Anna. thanks for the reply and that was a very interesting article. Myth#2 especially struck a cord with me:

"Your Higher Self is already communicating with you constantly – whether you are perceive it is another matter. If you’re stuck in a job you hate with no escape in sight, your Higher Self may whisper to you ‘you know this job isn’t for you…why don’t you pursue your dream of writing a novel?’ ""

How did you know I hate my job and have always dreamed of being a writer? :-)

Seriously, I guess social conditioning has channeled me into losing touch with my psychic abilities. I need to regain these abilities. My wife takes all this for granted and calls it her gut intuition, she is always acting on it but when I ask her she cannot explain it and says she always assumed everyone has the same feelings.

[Erin Pavlina]

Yes like Anna said....

We all have psychic abilities just like we have physical muscles, but not everyone builds them up to giant proportions.

Communicating with deceased relatives, or being a medium, appears to be a skill that not everyone has, according to many experts. I'm not sure that can be learned, but psychic skills, communicating with your guides and higher self, definitely.

[ydnab40]

I think that communicating with relatives or mediumship in general is in the hands of the spirits themselves. If they want to communicate with or through you then they will open your psychic channels. mediums such as the ones on tv have discovered the ability to keep those channels open all the time that they need them to be.

I would love to connect with my guides. My wife believes that her grandmother is looking after both her and myself but I'm sure there are other guides as well but sometimes I feel that they must be tearing their hair out over me as I'm sure I haven't listened to them on more than one occasion in my life.

Of course all this is speculation on my part as I have no evidence to back up my beliefs.

[Savage]

Yes, this is a learnable skill. However, most people don't have a belief structure that supports such learning, so that sabotages their results... not to mention their will.

Too much doubt hampers the process of learning any new skill. For example, if you learn to drive a car, you must at least believe it's possible for you to drive. The same is true for learning psychic skills.

[ydnab40]

This is something I would like to delve into a lot deeper with the purpose of connecting with my higher self and/or my spirit guides.

On a slightly different subject, your comment "Too much doubt hampers the process of learning any new skill." makes me wonder if my lingering doubts that I will ever get out of debt are actually holding me back from becoming solvent?

Anyway, time for bed as it is now 02.55am Here in the UK and I have a busy day ahead of me!!

Thank you for making me feel welcome on these forums and I look forward to many more conversations especially since I found you by accident whilst searching for Information on John Assaraf after downloading one of his books from Audible!!

[Savage]

Originally Posted by ydnab40

On a slightly different subject, your comment "Too much doubt hampers the process of learning any new skill." makes me wonder if my lingering doubts that I will ever get out of debt are actually holding me back from becoming solvent?

Unfortunately yes, such thoughts will very likely hold you back, since creation begins with imagination.

You might find this article helpful:
What I Learned From Going Bankrupt in My 20s That Proves to Be Immensely Valuable in My 30s

[RRR]

I've spent a long time helping and watching people develop and practice psychic abilities. It can definately be learned, but the success varies greatly from person to person. Psipog.net may help you. We would usually suggest starting with energy manipulation and then moving on to different areas. All matter, thoughts, and emotions are energy. Once you become skilled in controling your internal energy, the energy around you, your thoughts, and emotion, psychic skills will be readily learned if you so desire.

[ar81]

My brother asked a wise man about his job. He replied:

"So you have low pay and you are being mistreated at work? Master your emotions and then look for a good job with good salary and nice human treatment".

[Starsigns]

Hi Gang-

Fairly new to this site, but def have some insight per my research and experiences.

Everyone has the ability to connect to their High Self and in some way to their assigned spirit guides, however, there are those who have genetic ability to do more.

There are those who are genetically apt to communicate or interact with the 'Other Side' (like they can talk to or be spoken through by spirits who are not incarnate AND can also communicate with angels who are not 'assigned' to them specifically, etc.). You can either recognize this Gift early in life (2-13yoa) OR it can be instigated at a later point in life (20+ yrs. This was my experience).

There's a another group of folks who are genetically apt for reading energy (dowsers). Again, you can learn how to do this at an early age or later (my story is 'later' too ).

Also, here's a good tidbit- someone can be a good dowser, but not psychic..a psychic, but not a dowser, or someone can be Gifted in both areas.

Hope this helps!
SS'

[andrew]

I'm starting to think "gifted" simply implies you were lucky enough to grow up with these skills highly active, and had the right beliefs engrained in you somehow, on some level. So people who are 'gifted', simply are more in tune with certain abilities naturally than others, which is pretty much a gift these days.

Everyone has the potential to develop this, since it's natural. It's just as a society that we've forgotten and pretty much atrophied these abilities. How do you think people communicated, sensed danger, healed each other, performed miracles, etc, before language and civilization?

[Starsigns]

Originally Posted by andrew

I'm starting to think "gifted" simply implies you were lucky enough to grow up with these skills highly active, and had the right beliefs engrained in you somehow, on some level. So people who are 'gifted', simply are more in tune with certain abilities naturally than others, which is pretty much a gift these days.

I didn't grow up active..but I DEF have a lot of ability which I 'stumbled' into knowing that I had. It's a genetic shot. Like the last "seer" in my fam was about 4 generations ago (no one in fam talked much about him). Those who had the Gift after that just didn't activate it, suppressed it, or didn't pay attention to it (by choice- mostly men who had the gene).

Everyone has the potential to develop this, since it's natural. It's just as a society that we've forgotten and pretty much atrophied these abilities. How do you think people communicated, sensed danger, healed each other, performed miracles, etc, before language and civilization?

I agree the ability has atrophied in humans. It's in part how our brains evolved to be as large as they are. Even "science" recognizes how little we use of it now (~12-15% stretching ti). However, brain activity readings of those are are "gifted" show a much LARGER use of the brain (40-85%). This includes people who are psychic and those who can dowse or do both.

However, I will say that everyone doesn't "have it" anymore. Some forgot/suprressed it so much, so many generations- that it can't be turned on to that Higher level anymore even if they wanted to.

SS'

[AndreaHess]

I think lots of sensitive people also shut down their intuitive and psychic abilities in childhood. We're just not taught how to deal with energetic information. This certainly happened to me, and I had to "learn" or rather "re-learn" how to be psychic.

I do have a professional-level training program, if you're really serious:

Soul Realignment:Professional Intuitive Development

Most of all, intuitive and psychic development takes PRACTICE. There's lots of good books out there (I'll plug my own: Unlock Your Intuition) but all of them require that we put in some level of conscious effort.

Blessings,
Andrea

[Starsigns]

Originally Posted by AndreaHess

I think lots of sensitive people also shut down their intuitive and psychic abilities in childhood. We're just not taught how to deal with energetic information. This certainly happened to me, and I had to "learn" or rather "re-learn" how to be psychic.

I do have a professional-level training program, if you're really serious:

Soul Realignment:Professional Intuitive Development

Most of all, intuitive and psychic development takes PRACTICE. There's lots of good books out there (I'll plug my own: Unlock Your Intuition) but all of them require that we put in some level of conscious effort.

Blessings,
Andrea

Yep, yep... I agree. However, not everyone is a Sensitive. And some can be opened up who can't protect themselves. But centering/meditation is good for everyone.

SS'

[ydnab40]

Hi Andrea..again lol!!

I will check out your book and site in the morning as it is 02.00am and I need to sleep.

I've heard that meditation is a good way to tune in to any psychic abilities we may have. However, on the 2 occasions I have tried to meditate in the past I have failed miserably. the 1st occasion I was unable to stop random thoughts and voices from entering my head. My brain is a noisy place at the best of times!! the 2nd time I merely fell asleep!!

Anyway, goodnight and I will catch up with any replies in the morning.