Vol. 1, No. 16, September 26th, 2010
TITLE: “I have a psychic: I am entertained-and much more!*”
My book of the week is: “Psychic Healing: Using the Tools of a Medium to Cure Whatever Ails You” [Hardcover] by Sylvia Browns. Hence the topic is psychics.
“IT WORDS FOR ME!*”
For today, my word is “psychic”; and my phrases are “sixth sense” and “Tarot cards”. Here is everything that you wanted to know about such, perhaps more, but were afraid to ask.
Psychic
It’s origin is from “the Greek ψυχικός psychikos—”of the mind, mental”, also called sensitive[1]) is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception (ESP), or is said by others to have such abilities” (Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic – Cached –Similar).
Sixth sense
It is “the colloquial term for the faculties of ‘extra-sensory perception’ (ESP). Sixth sense is the ability to receive or send information beyond the realm of the five canonical senses (taste, sight, touch, smell, and hearing), or any other sense well known to science (balance, proprioception, etc)…This term was coined by German researcher Dr. Rudolf Tischner whose book “Telepathy and Clairvoyance” was written in German in 1920 and published in English in 1925”(Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra-sensory_perception )
Mention is made of the American researcher Joseph Banks Rhine. “He is considered the father of serious scientific research into the paranormal. In the 1930’s at Duke University Durham, North Carolina, USA. He defined this sixth sense as ‘Extra Sensory Perception’” or otherwise said, ESP, which is subdivided into four basic abilities: “(a) TELEPATHY: the ability to ‘tune in’ to the thoughts of others, or to inject your own thoughts into another’s mind; (b) CLAIRVOYANCE: the power to see things that aren’t available to you by the known senses and which aren’t known by anyone else; (c) PRECOGNITION: the skill of looking into the future and seeing events before they take place, often through the subconscious when dreaming; and (d) PSYCHOKINESIS: the ability to use the power of the mind to influence matter- to move objects by thought.”
Tarot cards
“The tarot (first known as tarocchi, also tarock and similar names), pronounced /ˈtæroʊ/, is a pack of cards (most commonly numbering 78), used from the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play a group of card games such as Italian tarocchini and French tarot. From the late 18th century until the present time the tarot has also found use by mystics and occultists in efforts at divination or as a map of mental and spiritual pathways” (Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot).
STUDY/STATISTICS
“In 1988 the U.S. National Academy of Sciences gave a report on the subject that concluded there is “no scientific justification from research conducted over a period of 130 years for the existence of parapsychological phenomena.”[8]“” (Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic – Cached – Similar)
Nevertheless, I believe to the contrary in the instance of my psychic.
S & R* NEWS ALERT*
In the news lately, there has been some talk of a psychic in a broad sense. During the 2010 FIFA football (soccer) championship in South Africa, people everywhere were speaking of Paul the Octopus as if it was a Vegas sports handicapper. (N.B. Paul the Octopus (reportedly hatched January 2008) is a common octopus living in a tank at a Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany, despite reportedly originally being from Weymouth in England.[1]Paul became internationally famous for correctly “predicting” the winner of Germany’s seven matches at the 2010 World Cup, as well as the final (Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). A typical headline was as follows.
“It’s time to make your bets. The octopus has spoken, sort of. Paul, the German celebrity cephalopod, has predicted a Spanish victory over the Netherlands in Sunday’s World Cup Final. In front of a swarm of TV cameras, the two-year-old octopus took only three minutes to retrieve food from a tank with a Spanish flag on it, neglecting the tank with Dutch flag. This bodes well for the Spaniards’ chances. Paul’s record for predicting the outcome of international soccer matches stands at 10 to 1.” (Source: National Post) Read more: http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/07/09/paul-the-octopus-predicts-world-cup-glory-for-spain/#ixzz10a2Ul0PI
MY LIFE & TIMES*
How I found my psychic
In the media, I had heard the mention of psychics, but I did not know much about them. I wasn’t very interested until one day about 30 years ago, when I was at my esthetician’s shop. Would you believe, while getting my legs waxed, she told me about a certain lady with a gift – her psychic, recounting several of her predictions, some of which came true. Although I was very skeptical, I was impressed by my esthetician’s passionate credence in the psychic’s ability. I admit it: I was also very intrigued – I wanted to go. I made an appointment and went a few weeks later. I was astonished by what she told me. She was dead on about the past and the present. The future, however, remained to be seen. As time went on, I began to realize that she was accurate about many of her predictions. Yes Virginia, I have been going to her for over 30 years. I do know; maybe it was because I was the oldest/first born, but my three brothers also started going to her. And many of my friends followed me and swear about the gift of our psychic.
THE AUTHOR: Sylvia Browns
Sylvie Browns calls herself one of the few deep-trance mediums. She bills herself as a world-renowned spiritual teacher, psychic, author, lecturer and researcher in the field of parapsychology. According to her bio, “Sylvia manifested her psychic ability at the age of three, in her home town of Kansas City, MO. For many years she shared her gift with friends and family, and became very well known for helping people to see their future.” She is a prolific author.
SERIES/COLLECTION
Some of her books are:
– Contacting your Spirit Guide by Sylvia Browne
– Psychic: My Life in Two Worlds by Sylvia Browne
– Messages from Spirit An Open-At-Random Book of Guidance by Sylvia Browne
THE BOOK: “Psychic Healing: Using the Tools of a Medium to Cure Whatever Ails You”.
It is about self-healing. It is especially for those suffering from chronic physical problems, but can’t seem to find relief from conventional medicine. She is careful to position her work and counsel not in replacement of medical care, but as a second level approach towards the wellness promised land. It is simply written. The first part is How-To, while part two is a question and answer piece. You never know, if……
CONCLUSION
Why I go to my psychic
Although I believe on the one hand, that no one knows our future except for God, I also believe that there are gifted people who have a sixth sense. (N.B. Why not? Does anyone know for certain otherwise? To my own question, I answer no one.) First, I like seeing my psychic because she is not a phony – I am convinced that she has the gift. In addition, she is a source of time spent not being boring, but rather, interesting and pleasing. Furthermore, even if she has bad news, she will word the same in such a way that I will not recognize the downer until it actually happens.
The point
But more than this, my psychic brings me up when I am down. She gives me hope, (not always), that something desired will eventually happen. It is especially helpful when I have been praying for it and nothing seems to be happening. (N.B. Hope is defined as a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstancesin one’s life.[1] (Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic – Cached – Similar). Indeed, hope is a very powerful thing as it helps makes dream happen!*
Take it out for a spin and tell me if you agree.
And that’s my thought of the week on books, what’s yours? *
ALP
“Books are life; and they make life better!*”
CREDITS
-Web Tech: richmediasound.com
The above is a new media production of Valente under its “United Author*” program.
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