Is it possible that we all have psychic abilities?

Okay, so I've been wondering lately...is it possible that we all have psychic abilities but have to 'unlock' them before they can be used? I'm not psychic myself, but my mother and her friends are all very spiritual and they've suggested that there's a type of 'psychic pathway' in everyone which you can open the gate to. They claim that some people simply find it easier to access their psychic powers than others, and this is why we consider them psychics and ourselves non-psychics.

I've been putting a lot of thought into this, but it's a lot to comprehend. I'm wondering if perhaps 'gut instincts' and 'psychic powers' are one and the same - but coming through at different levels?

That probably made very little sense, but I'm curious to hear you guys' opinions on the matter.

eace:

 

In this universe of wonders, everything is possible.
Except peace, that's impossible, but psychic stuff might be.

 

I seem to have been born with a slightly clearer psychic connection than most people, though my abilities are still generally pretty modest. But what I have noticed is that when I turned my thoughts and attention toward looking for psychic experiences, they very quickly became much more frequent and dramatic. So this tells me that attention and intention are the keys to manifesting more psychic awareness.

And of course, part of the key is belief - it's hard to manifest something you don't believe in. If you'd like some help with this, take a look at these two posts in the You the Prophet thread for starters:

http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/showpost.php?p=6283083&postcount=11

http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/showpost.php?p=6283164&postcount=12

 

That's true. Why do you say peace is impossible?

Thanks zengizmo, just about to take a look at them.

 

"You already know, you only have to remember."

 

I think that with the "advancement" of societies over thousands of years ,with the concommitant and necessary accommodation and organization of the mind to modern life ,this caused humans to MOSTLY lose the innate psychic abilities that helped early humans to survive. Some of those abilities "bleed thru" the layers upon layers of modern life,and thusly some still exhibit from time to time ,those almost lost abilities. I have had two such incidents in my life that are unexplainable exept by psychic criteria.

 

Yeah, the postulate that anything is possible except peace is meaningless in that it is self contradictory. Psychic stuff might be?
Look at bird migration.

 

This is excellent, scratcho. Very true. The pressure to make our behavior controlled, orderly, and predictable, and to accept societal norms as "truth," blinds us to what's real at deeper levels. A lot of the process my spirit guide has put me through seems designed to put me through some extremities of the human experience to help me see through the bullshit. And by the way, your post provides a key piece to the puzzle I was contemplating last night and this morning - thank you!

 

Really? What piece would that be? And thanks for the thumbs up.

 

Last night I replied to an email my spirit guide Deanna had written to me a couple days ago. One of the things her note said was, "Stay sane, for your children's sake." In my reply I basically told her she was bullshitting me. I said, "This is not about sanity, Deanna. It's about extremities - extremities of human experience. With one hand you play the tune of conventional contemporary society, while with the other hand you open the gates of hell and beckon me in... You're telling me, 'Listen to my bullshit, and see if you can decipher my lies.'" She wrote back to me last night and said, "I'm glad you get more than you got. Keep up the good work."

As I was thinking about this later last night and this morning, I thought there was something more about this whole process that I hadn't quite put my finger on - something the extremities and bullshit are designed to accomplish. Your post turned on the light for me. Societal norms are generally a fairly adequate framework for thinking about the vast majority of our experiences from day to day, as long as our experiences don't cause huge shifts in our emotions. But when we're exposed to situations that profoundly disturb us - or make us profoundly happy - we start to see that what society generally believes, and pressures us to believe, is just bullshit, and doesn't adequately frame our extreme experiences.

Deanna puts me through extremes of emotions, allows me to realize new truths, and then tests my understanding by presenting me with some piece of society's standard bullshit to see if (1) I can spot the bullshit, and (2) I have enough conviction and courage to call it as I see it. If I can't do this, she gives me more bullshit designed to disturb me even more. If I can do it, she becomes real and gives me attaboys, such as the one she wrote to me last night.

I need to think about this some more, and put more flesh on the concept, but this is a good beginning. And I'm glad you asked for more explanation, because this has helped me firm up my own understanding - and now I have this post that I can refer back to as a memory aid.

 

What's interesting to me is that certain psychedelics may be said to peel away those layers of societal organization and allow us ,for a time, to touch upon some primevil place in our heritage that is almost gone. That seems to account for the "mind blowing " experiences" we get that are NOW sometimes scary,sometimes enlightening and of course sometimes just fun. I wonder what would happen if everyone in the world was to venture into that world of enlightenment/adventure/fun.

 

(To post 10). Interesting to say the least. I'm glad that something I said could help you.

 

A person needs to be ready for certain experiences, I think. Too much too soon could mess someone up pretty good. But I agree with your first thought, about certain psychedelics peeling away layers of societal organization and allowing glimpses of deeper understanding.

 

Believe me, this is a key piece I needed for the book I'm writing. I'm going to be re-examining my experiences and trying to understand them in the light of this new viewpoint. And in my mind, my spirit guide has been laughing and laughing...

 

Took me a while to get ready--28 with first dose. My reaction was 'Wow--is everything always like this?", to the girl that introduced me to it. She said--"it sure is". Helped me shed huge amounts of ego and past trauma over time and more experiences with it. That's another story,I guess. I saw the results of LSD slipped into drinks at a restaraunt in Seattle in 69.Not good.

 

To post 14---keep me informed about your book and your experiences ,would you please?

 

There are many things that we have the ability to do with the mind. For some people it comes very easy, for others it takes a lot of practice.

 

I'll put you on my "mailing list." Also I'm recording a lot of my experiences on this forum as they happen. My book is about 23,000 words along - I'm thinking that the finished product will be around 100,000 words...maybe more. Lots left to be done.

Seems to me that I for one might enjoy and benefit from your stories about your awakenings. Maybe you could start a new thread...or PM me if you prefer.

 

on the phone - be back---

 

2/1/2 hours to the woman that has/does treat me better than any other woman ever has. --------

Zengizmo. I guess this is off topic, but my awakenings are probably not much differant than others and here's the thing.There's a real dichotomy manifested in my posts of the last ten or so years in here. Folks that are always highly spiritual will or have read my posts and see that I enjoy being a smart-ass or jack-ass and think I'm pretty much a dolt and a "lower" un-realized being. I understand that. On the other hand ,I can dig a little deeper when I need to and I haven't forgotten the real things that make one a decent human being. I can't help but believe that I do more good in here by goofing around and maybe giving someone a laugh once in a while. In the scheme of things,Im no one and nobody. I know that now after lo,these long years. But the love is right here to come forth when necessary. So all is well with me. Nice typin' at you.