Yesterday, I wrote about hospitals, far and near. In one segment, I mentioned a woman who sued a hospital over losing her psychic powers after having a CAT scan. Zapata! (When I said “zapata,” I meant it to be a cute way of saying “zapped.” But as it turns out, “zapata” is Spanish for shoe. So never mind.)
Anyway, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at psychics.
First of all, let’s get the definition out of the way. I asked my pal over at ChatGPT:
“A psychic is someone who claims to have the ability to use extrasensory perception (ESP) to identify information hidden from the normal senses. This can involve a wide range of abilities or phenomena, such as clairvoyance (clear seeing), clairaudience (clear hearing), clairsentience (clear feeling), telepathy (mind reading), precognition (knowing future events), retrocognition (knowing past events not previously known), mediumship (communicating with spirits), and others.”
I had never been to a psychic until probably about ten years ago. We were down in Oxford with our oldest grandkids, and we stopped into a store filled with curiosities. A guy there was giving readings. It had been just a couple of weeks since my dad died, so I decided to give it a go.
Since then, I’ve tried them two more times. Once was in Sedona, Arizona. The other by a phone appointment.
So. What is it about them? Psychics offer readings that seek to interpret a person’s personal life. On some occasions, they attempt to decipher possible future events. And psychics come in all flavors. They might use various tools such as tarot cards, crystals, or palmistry to assist with these readings.
But it’s important to note that the existence of psychic abilities is not scientifically proven. Then again, none of the gods in any religion have been scientifically proven. We, humans, have these funny things called “beliefs.” Yes indeed. We often create acceptance that something is true or that something exists. Be it God, or psychic abilities, or UFOs.
There may be supporting evidence but no conclusive proof.
But we humans believe in all sorts of things.
Based on a study from YouGov, around 1 in 5 (22%) of Americans say they have consulted a fortune-teller, medium, or psychic at some point in their life. Amongst those respondents who are more spiritually attuned, women are more likely to have seen a psychic or medium than men.
Some people may say this is because men are more logical. But I think it is because women are more intelligent when attuning to our intuitions.
There have been many famous psychics throughout history, and even today, in the present time. Edgar Cayce, Nostradamus, Sylvia Brown, John Edward, Theresa Caputo, and Uri Gellar, just to name a few.
I can’t say if these people have extrasensory abilities or not. But I will say this. After my mom died, I had a phone reading with a psychic associated with John Edward. The guy went through a lot of things. But in the beginning, he said, “Your mom was there with you this morning when you were talking about painting your ceiling.”
Well. Here’s the thing. That very morning, Mary and I had talked about having our ceilings repainted.
It stopped me in my tracks.
Some skeptics suggest that psychic abilities can be explained by “cognitive biases or psychological phenomena.” In other words, people seem to pay more attention to events that confirm their beliefs and ignore those that do not. Another thing that might occur is that people perceive generic descriptions as uniquely applicable to themselves. And this makes people feel that psychic readings are accurate.
On the other hand. It is completely possible that psychic abilities could be true. The human mind is not fully understood. Nor is the Universe. Psychics may have an unexplained natural phenomenon of the human mind that is not yet proven or realized.
So. Imagine what you will. Believe what you will.
And always be open to the infinite possibilities which surround us in this incredibly expansive space of our world.
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“When I stopped to take a breath, I noticed I had wings.”
― Jodi Livon
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“In order to trust your vibes, you have to first be able to sense them—and to do this, you must quiet your mind.”
― Sonia Choquette
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“Centering is focusing your awareness and energy on your spiritual center at the present moment.”
― Mat Auryn
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Reading the mind. Or thinking as such.
