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Faith is daring to go beyond what

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PSYCHIC-MEDIUM STARTER GUIDE

Good to Know Terms:
ESP Definition: Stands for extra sensory perception.
Communication or perception by means other than the physical senses.
PSI Definition: You will hear this term sometimes and may wonder what it
means.
Stands for a collective name for all paranormal or psychic phenomena.
Intuition: A gut feeling which may give you information about events going on in
your life.
Psychic: A person who is psychic has the ability to perceive information hidden
above and beyond the normal senses through various psychic channels.
Medium: Someone who communicates with the dead. They are a channel between
the world of Spirits and those still living on earth.

Start a Psychic Journal

I always tell every class at the beginning to start a Psychic or Mediumship Journal
at once. Document every incident which you feel may be psychically related
including dreams. If you can, note the time of day, the weather, and the phase of
the moon, which can be found on most calendars, and what you were doing at the
time. This is a great source for charting your psychic development progress and to
refer back to. After a while, you will recognize a noticeable pattern. Document
everything you suspect is psychically related. You do not have to write pages about
the event. A few sentences will suffice.

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As the saying goes, always trust your gut. Gut feelings, which many call intuition,
give us answers to what is going on in and around us. Certainly our lives would be
a whole lot easier if we believed we can rely upon our intuition for answers when
making decisions or when an intuitive hit comes to us out of the blue. For most of
us, however, it is often difficult to determine the difference between wishful

Trusting Your Intuition

thinking and true flashes of psychic intuition. Is there a way to tell the difference?
Yes there is. You can learn how to read your intuition to the point that it becomes
perceptibly clear and dependable to you.
Your intuition never lies. Intuition is often accompanied by sensations in the solar
plexus area or in other parts of the body, e.g., having chills when thinking of
something or someone. When a seemingly intuitive flash comes to you, for
example, knowing a certain something is going to happen, see if you can ascertain
what kind of feelings accompany your thoughts at the time. Are they positive or
negative? How do you feel about them? This takes practice and patience so please
do not become discouraged if you are not perfect at discerning the differences
between intuition and your own created thoughts right away.

What Are the Psychic Centers aka the Clairs?

We are all made up of energy. We have an energy system that processes every
aspect of our lives through what is called, the chakras. Chakras, a Hindu word, are
etheric rotating wheels of light that reside in our etheric body. They assist us in
processing our thoughts and emotions. Through these various chakra centers,
psychic or intuitional events can occur.

Where Are these Specific Psychic Centers?

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The illustration below shows the seven main chakra centers we all have. Several of
the chakras listed hold the various psychic attributes which are annotated on the
right of the figure by the arrow. It is through these specific centers that psychic
abilities can occur. On the next page is a description of each psychic attribute, or
clair. The word clair means clear in French.

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Explanations for the Most Commonly Mentioned Clairs

Clairvoyance means clear seeing. This is the ability to see in your minds eye
psychic pictures and symbols which may have a deeper meaning. Your minds eye
is the movie screen that exists in your head usually when you close your eyes-although pictures and visions can be seen with the eyes wide open as well. Often,
these snapshots, or rapid movie clips, may be telling you something important.
We have all experienced various types of visions in our lifetime.
Clairsentience means clear feeling. This is perhaps the most commonly
experienced intuitive faculty along with clairvoyance. Most people experience
clairsentience on a daily basis which manifests as feeling sensations. Your feelings
are sending you intuitive guidance or warnings. For example, you may notice a
feeling of vague discomfort and have the impulse to look behind you only to notice
someone staring at you. This is one example of Clairsentience.
Clairaudience means clear hearing. This is the ability to hear inner dialogs or
thoughts that do not necessarily originate from you or outside of you in the physical
world. You may hear messages from a higher source, such as your spirit guides or
angels. This can be in the form of a word, part of a word, or even a phrase. Some
people may hear whole conversations that are not happening in the physical world
or even obscure musical tunes playing over and over that seem to contain a
message.
Claircognizance means clear knowing. This is when guidance and information
just pops into your brain like a divine download. You just seem to know something
about someone or an event without knowing how you know. Often when I am doing
readings, information flows from my mouth that I dont know why or how I know it.
Over the years of with positive feedback from my clients, I have come to trust this
faculty of knowing.
Clair-Empathy or someone who is empathic. This is the ability to link with
someone elses energy field and pick up the emotions they have recently been
feeling or are feeling in that moment. Another example of clair-empathy is when
someone, acting as a medium, is communicating with or tuning into the spirit
essence of a deceased person. They can discern what strong emotions were going
on at certain times before the person passed or are presently feeling while in spirit.

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One of the most effective tools many psychics use to strengthen their intuitive skills
is through meditation. When done correctly, meditation works because it helps us
to filter out all of the noise created by our mind chatter and emotions whereby

How to Improve Psychic Awareness through Meditation

allowing us to tune in with our inner self. If we can learn how to recognize what our
true self may be saying to us, we will ultimately make much better decisions in our
careers, finances, and personal relationships when practicing meditation on a
regular basis.
There are several forms of psychic meditations you can explore. It is important to
remember that whichever type of meditation you ultimately choose to practice; the
objective is to eventually clear your mind so that you can connect to your true self.
This is not always easy and might even take quite a while to master.

Follow Your Breath Easy Meditation Exercise:

Be in a comfortable and noise-free environment. Close your eyes and relax. You
may wish to call on the God source, Archangels, or any other higher divine beings
to bless the meditation.
1. Start breathing through the nose to the count of 4. Do this by inhaling to the
count of 4 and exhaling to the count of 4. Be aware of the sound of your
breath.
2. Continue listening to the sound of your breath as you breathe in and out. As
you practice this, you will automatically fall into a rhythmic breathing pattern
that is comforting to you.
3. Now, really focus your thoughts on the natural rhythm of your breathing. If
your mind wanders into thought, simply refocus on your breathing.
4. If you lose focus, just reclaim it. Eventually this exercise will become
automatic if you practice it daily. You can do perform this exercise almost
anywhere and at any time.

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Sometimes focusing on a mandala or playing meditation music helps.

Empty Mind Meditation is one of the more difficult forms of meditation, but
also one of the most effective. To begin, find a comfortable place free of noise
and other distractions. Sit in an upright position so that your spine is as straight
as possible. Close your eyes and relax so a sense of peace comes over you.
Focus on gently emptying your mind of all of thoughts and feelings as they
arise. Not everyone can do this right away but if you continue to practice you
will eventually learn how to empty the mind.

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Helpful Mirror Viewing Technique:

In classes, I teach students to use a mirror for enhancing third eye abilities.
Have a mirror that you use just for spiritual work. I have one that is about
2 x 3 that I purchased for very little. It is light weight and framed. If you
decide to purchase a mirror, it should not be used by others.
In this mirror, you will eventually be able to see your angels, spirit guides, or
perhaps deceased loved ones. I usually prop mine against a chair on the floor and
sit on a big pillow. I have the room dark with a candle lit to the side and behind me.
I make sure I cannot see the candle reflected in the mirror but just the candle glow.
If you have a much smaller mirror, you can prop it up on a side table. If you place
it on the coffee table, please make sure you are not bending down to view in it.
1. Clean your mirror with just about any window cleaner if you just bought it.
Consecrate it by touching it and mentally infusing gold light and any kind of
prayer or angel blessings into it. Say something like, My mirror is now
cleared of any negative energy and is ready to do spiritual work.
2. To put your own self in a sacred space, say a simple prayer mentally or out
loud. I use, I am the light. The light is with me, the light runs through me,
the light protects me, three times.
3. Now, call on your angels, spirit guides, religious protectors, or possibly
deceased loved ones in to be with you while you are working with your
mirror. Ask them to help you with this exercise. Now gaze at the point in
your reflection to WHERE your third eye is located. The third eye is located
just above the eyebrows in the middle of your forehead.

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5. Keeping your main focus on the third eye area, now gaze peripherally just
past your shoulders and head and into the infinite distance. Notice any
rippling waves of energy that might start to appear. You might even see or
sense flashes of light, shadowy figures, or feel a presence close by you. They
could be to the side or above you. Do not worry that you may have attracted
something negative. You have said a prayer so this will be an energy source
or a being of light. (cont.)

4. Keeping your breathing deep and natural, soften your gaze. Keep looking at
that point allowing your eyes to be very relaxed. While still looking at the
point, now allow your peripheral sight to extend out and begin to notice a
glow around your body. This is what is called, the etheric body. You may
begin to see or sense colors. Again, soften your eyes if you are straining to
see. Intense staring makes your eyes tire.

6. Ask higher beings to visit with you and see what happens. It may take
several weeks, but you will start to see presences. You may not know what
these beings want in the beginning, but you will sense information about
them and even receive messages.
7. If your eyes become tired or hurt, blink them several times--or cease
viewing. Document what you have seen and experienced in your journal. If
you do not see anything at first, please do not become discouraged. You will
eventually start to notice various phenomenon happening. Be open to what
you see, hear, or sense. If you are uncomfortable with what you are seeing,
stop using this technique and wrap yourself in gold light.
8. When you are done, clean off your mirror or clear it with your mind and store
it away where no one else will use it. Its a good practice to place a cloth
over it. I use a black velvet cloth to cover mine when its not in use.

Be Discerning about Receiving Spiritual Guidance

The spirit world is populated by beings of all different types just like our human
thirddimensional world. Think about this. You wouldnt take advice from any old
person in the street to help you make decisions and similarly you wouldnt want to
summon just any entity in the spirit world to advise you. Just because a spirit is not
in a body doesnt mean they are a worthy source of information. Yet when students
of psychic development first open themselves up to the psychic realm, often they
take in and accept messages given without knowing where it comes from.
How you can overcome any problems of drawing in lower level entities is by prayer
and setting intention. Setting intention gives us power and helps to shift the mind
to a higher level and frequency thus attracting higher beings to us.

Your Higher Self Contains Your Higher Guidance

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Your Higher Self gives intuitive input based on its needs and is working tirelessly
behind the scenes to allow you to grow through, love, plenty of stimulating growth
experiences, perhaps an urge to help others, and the ultimately the desire to free

You are an immortal spiritual being housed in a human body. As a spiritual being, you
have a tremendous source of divine wisdom to tap into. Of course you arent just a
spiritual being. You also have a mind and a body that gives you a lot of input all the
time. The kind of input your spirit can give you is quite different from the input the
mind and body generates. Your body and mind provides input based on its wants
and needs and, the needs of the ego. This is perfectly reasonable as we are all
human and usually operate from a human standpoint. Lets talk about the needs of
our spiritual self also called, The Higher Self.

yourself base concerns. Of course, there is nothing wrong with earthly concerns.
This is one of main reasons we incarnate--to experience life. If you follow the needs
of the mind and the body, this is what you are doing in the shortterm. However,
when you follow the voice of your spirit, it will certainly direct you down the path of
spiritual growth for the longrun. Knowing the difference takes effort and practice
but it doesnt have to be difficult.
Note: In this eGuide, we are only covering the basics of everything. In our classes, we
present much deeper concepts and practices.

What Exactly Is This Higher Self?

There are many words used to describe Who or What your highest identity or true
"Self" is. Below are just a few names commonly used:

Higher Self
The I Am Presence
The I Am That I Am
Pure Being
Love
Spirit

Cosmic Consciousness
Universal Mind
The Tao
God, Source, or the Divine
Christ Consciousness

And the list goes on...

Depending upon your spiritual path, your background, or your religious influence,
you may be attracted to or repelled by one or more of these terms. Ultimately,
these words are only ideas that point to the unlimited and infinite nature of your
True Self. In the end, it does not matter which words are used. It is the direct
experience of your Higher Self that you ultimately seek.
Incorporating new beliefs about your Higher Self is an important aspect of spiritual
growth, but no matter how powerful, inspiring, or life-changing these new ideas and
beliefs may be, they eventually run out of steam because Who you are is beyond
thought or belief.

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There are countless practices in the world that serve the purpose of restoring your
awareness to that of your Higher Self. Ultimately, it does not matter which practice
you choose, but choosing one and applying it consistently is what will lead you to a
continual and ever-present state of enlightenment ... the state of directly
experiencing your God Self in every moment.

When one reaches this stage of desire and intention, developing a spiritual practice
that can consistently restore you to a direct experience of your Higher Self
becomes essential. One begins to realize that spiritual belief is empty without a
frequent personal and direct linkage with Divine energies.

About Your Spirit Guides

In addition to your higher self as a source of guidance, you also have spirit guides
assisting you. Everyone has a number of guides that accompany them on their
journey through this and other incarnations. We usually have around four and eight
guides in our inner circle. Our primary spirit guide is with us from birth as is often
call, The Master Teacher Guide. The rest of the guides either join us at birth as well
or come in at various times when needed. These guides help us with every aspect
of our lives. Whether we are in touch with our guides or not, they are always
present. Your spirit guides go through rigorous training. Guides dont just volunteer
and then are thrown into the field. They have to pass a series of spirituals tests
before being allowed to advise us. However, I always tell students we are not
forced to listen to the advice of our guides if we feel it is not in our best interest.
We will not be punished in any way if we choose to ignore certain guidance.

Guardian Angels and Archangels

Everyone has a guardian angelsometimes two. This depends on the tradition. For
example, Christians often mention we have one guardian angel while Muslims
believe we have two. In the Jewish faith, many angelic guides are mentioned.
The main difference between Spirit Guides and Angels is that most angels have
never incarnated as humans. Spirit Guides are a little closer to our human
experience than angels because they too have incarnated on earth at some time or
another. They understand the trials and tribulations we humans go through.
Spirit guides do have one primary directive which is to guide you in your human
experience according to what your Higher Self wants to experience. Angels are
incredibly powerful and loving beings that can be called upon for many purposes.
They are bringers of positive energies on a grand scale. For example, one angel
may specialize in bringing you strength at a time of difficulty. Another angel may
specialize providing loving and healing energies. Yet another will protect you in life
and death situations.
Angels and Spirits guides are there for us even though we cant see them. Most
people never see their angels or guides but might feel their presence instead.

How to Notice the Presence of a Guide or Angel

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Here are some of the common bodily sensations felt when a guide or higher aspects
of you as soul are "in touch":

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Body temperature changes

Skin tingling, even gooseflesh

Less tension in the solar plexus (when deeply connected)

The reduction of fear in the body except for when the energy of the guide or
teacher is strong, (or if you have just started this work), then your body may
feel fear until it adjusts and realizes that it is safe

A feeling of love and of being loved

Unexplained twinkling lights in the room

The most important thing to consider is that our guides and angels are more easily
'felt' than seen or heard. This is because the body is a powerful intuitive instrument
that is connected to energetic, subtle bodies which are communicating and feeding
the physical body with information nearly all the time. Here is an example:
You may enter a room and 'sense' that it feels safe and uplifting or you may feel
uncomfortable and threatened. You are not sure exactly why you are feeling these
opposite sensations but instinctively you trust this kind of information from prior
experience

Fear about Developing Your Psychic Abilities

Anytime we venture into the unknown, there could be an element of fear involved.
Some people have some fear or concerns about developing their mediumship or
psychic abilities. Whether fears stem from what family or church members think or
perhaps one had frightening experience with spirits at a young age, fear is a topic
which comes up in my classes time and time again. If Mediumship or psychic
development was truly something to fear or dangerous, I would not be teaching it.

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To address some of these concerns, whatever fears you may have had or have in
the future, must be uncovered and dealt with if you truly wish to progress. The
purpose here is not to devalue or dismiss any fears a student might have, but to
defuse them and keep them from getting in the way of forward progress. I always
say that the more we resist something, the more it becomes firmly entrenched
within our mind and body energy field. If you can accept that you have certain
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For the most part, fear is the not knowing feeling of what might happen. It is the
what ifs. What if talking to Spirits is really the work of the Devil? What if I
dont succeed? What if I do succeed? What if I see scary things? What if I
panic? What will my friends say? What if I can do this for a while and then I
cant? and on and on...

beyond them and forge ahead with your training. In our Mediumship Home Study
Course, we work with both psychic and Mediumship development fears.

The Main Difference between a Medium and a Psychic

A psychic is a person that uses their innate or developed sixth sense abilities to
give an intuitive reading to a person by tuning in with that persons energy field.
In doing so, they can offer up specific information to help the individual in their
lifes journey, answer pressing questions, and provide overall basic guidance. A
medium usually communicates with deceased persons only. Their main purpose is
to relay messages from a soul in the spirit world to the living. Mediums can also be
a trained psychic but not all psychics are mediums. Many psychics do have
mediumistic abilities, but choose not to pursue or develop it.

The Two Most Common Forms of Mediumship Practiced Today

Mental Mediumship
Mental mediumship is the kind of mediumship most commonly practiced today. The
term Mental Medium is not about someone considered to be a head case or who is
mentally ill. It means people use their mental faculties, along with other ways of
perceiving, to receive telepathic messages from the beyond. They are in a fully
conscious to light trance state with total awareness of what is happening at all
times.
Physical Mediumship
Physical Mediums are primarily known for producing tangible phenomena, either felt
or witnessed by others. These phenomena might manifest in the form of ectoplasm,
breezes, rapping noises, discarnate voices, and similar phenomenon. Physical
Mediums are usually in a deep trance when performing this type of mediumship.
This is very hard on the body and it takes years to fully develop. Because of this,
physical Mediumship is not seen today as it once was -- say in the Golden Age of
Mediumship between the 1850s and 1940s.
Important Note: Many people are natural mediums. However, Mediumship can be
learned despite what some groups or individuals try and tell you.

What It Takes to Improve Your Overall Psychic Abilities

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It is imperative that one learns all the concepts of Mediumship and fully
understands word definitions. Throughout our mediumship course, people will run

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Knowledge of Your Chosen Craft

across words and phrases such as astral plane, Spirit Operator, transfiguration, and
the like. It is important to take time to learn the meanings of unfamiliar words or
terms. It can make a huge difference in understanding about the art of Mediumship
and appearing knowledgeable, not only to your peers, but clients as well.
Dedication and Practice
Just as a musician or artist might study and practice, making the commitment to
stick with your Mediumship unfoldment and doing the exercises presented will
likewise enhance your success in communicating with Spirits. I always say to
students, Practice, practice, and more practice! If life seems to get in the way of
your Mediumship study program, or if you are feeling stressed for not practicing,
put it aside for a while and return to your studies when you are more refreshed and
rested.
Patience
Mediumship and psychic training takes patience and a willingness to go through the
different stages of development. Realize that noticeable improvement of your
abilities does not happen overnight. It takes time. Too many people get
discouraged too soon if major improvement and perfect linkages and as well as
obtaining validating evidence from spirits doesnt happen right away. This is a
mistake.
Sincerity
If someone is looking for a fun thing to do on a weekend afternoon or just want to
impress theirs friends, they will be limited in their accomplishments. By having a
sincere desire to grow and progress in Mediumship skills, there will be a more pure
and successful connection with the spirit world. There should be a strong desire to
help others for Mediumship skills to fully blossom.
A Sense of Responsibility

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Mediumship is a great responsibility; especially when working with the public.

Mediums should always place the intention within their conscious self that they are
operating from the highest and best intentions.

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Lets Try a Basic Spirit Contact Exercise:

Making Your First Contact Exercise:
I suggest you record the steps below on some sort of recording device before trying
it. This will help you to put all focus on the activity itself. You may want to have a
box of tissues close by.
1. Think of someone dear to you that has passed over to the other side that you
would very much like to connect with again. If you dont have anyone, think
of an inspiring spirit you would like to make contact with, e.g., Gandhi.
2. Sit or lie comfortably and make sure no interruptions will occur while doing
this exercise. Put a bubble of protective gold light around you.
3. Set your intention to communicate with the person you were thinking about
as directed above.
4. Hold that persons face in your mind for as long as you can and try and feel
their essence. (Their essence is the familiar energy you felt when around
them in life.)
5. Now imagine you are in a beautiful room. Mentally decorate it any way you
wish. Visualize two comfortable chairs side by side at a little bit of an angle
to one another. Now imagine that this person is beginning to materialize in
the chair next to you.
6. Think of what you might wish to say to this person if you had the opportunity
and now mentally tell them mentally what is on your mind and in your heart.
7. Next try to hear, feel, or perceive a response of some sort. It may be difficult
at first, but you will get something. Remember, dont try too hard.
8. Ask another heartfelt question and wait for a response.

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9. Now it is time now to give this person a parting message and perhaps
mentally tell them you would like to make contact with them again at some
future meeting. You may want to linger and carry on a more lengthy
conversation, but in the beginning, its best to keep the initial contact short.
Let them know it is now time for them return to the plane of Spirit and thank
them for coming. Come back into full awareness and touch something to
ground yourself. You have now held your first session with a Spirit!

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Sincerely,
Carol Nicholson, PhD.
Certified Psychic-Medium
[email protected]
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