3 Tips for Tapping Into Your Psychic Abilities

Some people know that they have psychic abilities or 'a gift' but are unsure about how to control and develop it. While others may think they would like to be able to 'see the future', be more intuitive, provide card readings or communicate with a loved one on the other side, but are unsure if they can. Isn't that just for the gifted few?

The answer to that question is easy, 'No'. Anyone can develop their psychic side, some are more adept at it than others, but anyone can do it, with practice and perseverance.

Here I will share my three top tips for tapping into your psychic abilities.

The Number One Tip That I Can Share With You Is To Meditate Regularly:

Meditation encourages us to switch off our analytical, everyday-thinking-brain and tap into our intuitive, creative, subconscious mind. This allows us to access information on a deep level and is essential in psychic development. When we start to analyse our feelings and the things that pop into our heads, we block the messages that come via our intuition or from the spirit world. We need to be able to switch into that mode easily in order to access our 'psychic' side.

If you are someone who knows they have a gift but finds it hard to control it, regular meditation will really help you. By focussing your 'psychic' energy on one particular time of the day when you meditate you can quite literally say to your spirit guides (whether you know who they are or not) that this is the time to pass on messages, and no other. This is particularly good if your 'psychic side' wakes you up in the night, or causes you a distraction at other times of the day.

Meditation isn't hard or complicated, it can be as simple as relaxing in an armchair and listening to your favourite piece of calm music. If you want to give it a go but know that you have an active mind, the best way to meditate is to focus on your breathing. Sit comfortably and make sure that you won't be interrupted. Breathe slowly and deeply and simply count your breath in for a count of four, hold it, and then exhale for a count of four. If your mind wanders and you stop focussing on this practice of counting your breath then as soon as you realise that is what you've done, simply resume the counting. Try this for just a few minutes each day.

My Second Tip Is To Learn About Your Energy Field:

Your energy field consists of auras, chakras and lines of energy throughout them, and connecting them. You may have heard of them before and wonder what auras and chakras have to do with your psychic abilities but they are an intrinsic part of working in this way. We are all energetic beings, we take in, change and create, and give off energy in various forms. We are surrounded by electro-magnetic fields and through these we can act like a radio transmitter and receiver to pass on and receive information on a subtle (or psychic) level. Learning about these energies and understanding how they work, and how we can utilise them will really change the way you see the world and the way in which you think about your interactions with others. The essential skills are learning how to open, close & ground, and protect your energies.

For now, why not practise one key element - grounding. This will be of particular use if you ever feel a bit 'away with the fairies' and is a key skill in learning to control your abilities. It will also help you to clear your head if you need it.

• As a first, very simple exercise stand with your feet hip width apart allowing you arms to hang loosely at your sides.
• Slightly bend your knees and allow your weight to sink into your feet.
• Gently rock back and forth on your feet a few times to find your balance.
• Take all of your awareness to your feet and in particular to the point at the base of the ball of your foot (about 1/3rd down from the top of your foot between the big and 2nd toe).
• Imagine all of your weight sinking down to this point.
• Visualise roots extending out from this point and going down deep into the ground.
• Stand like this for a few moments, allowing your body to relax and breathe deeply.

Tip Number Three Is To Learn To Dowse

Dowsing is a great way to learn to tap into your own innate intuitive and psychic abilities. It is a skill where you use an object (typically a pendulum or dowsing rods) to physically indicate the answer to a question that you don't consciously know the answer to. I'm often asked how dowsing works, or even confronted with, 'I bet you're moving that yourself'. My usual response to the latter is to say, 'I probably am!' The idea behind dowsing is that our subconscious or even our psychic side does know the answer and produces micro-movements (ideomotor responses) in our muscles to cause the movement that we can then interpret. Dowsing is a brilliant skill for beginners as they start to develop their abilities.

Using a pendulum is the easiest way to dowse (for most people at least). To do this, you can use a necklace, or gemstone, or put a weight of some sort - a ring for example, on to a piece of string or a necklace. (I've even used a polo mint so don't think that it has to be anything particularly special.)

Here's a taster to get you started. Ask a friend to hide something in a room or part of your home and see if you can find it by dowsing.

Firstly you will need to orientate your pendulum so that you know the 'yes' and 'no' response that it gives you (I would suggest that you do this every time you start to dowse.)

• Hold the pendulum in one hand a few inches above the palm of your other hand.
• Ask in you mind or out loud a question that you know the answer to is 'yes' (for example, I might ask 'Is my name Helen?'). The pendulum will start to move either sideways, back and forth, clockwise or anti clockwise. Make a note of what it does to indicate this 'yes' or positive response.
• Now ask a question that you know the answer to is 'no', (for example, I might ask 'Am I a boy?' Make a note of this negative or 'no' response.
• Now focus on the hidden object that you are looking for. Really visualise it in your mind, or imagine holding it. Then ask the pendulum questions to narrow down where it could be. Remember they must be questions that can only be answered yes or no, and they will need to get more and more specific. Examples are: 'Is it in the house?' 'Is it upstairs?' 'Is it in the bathroom/bedroom/kitchen etc.?'
• I would suggest validating answers by asking the opposite questions. So if you ask if the object is upstairs and you get a no, always then ask, 'is it downstairs?' Don't assume that it must be, you would be surprised how accurate this process is but you have to ask the right questions. This is even more important when you are looking for something really small, like a piece of jewellery. You may get a negative to both these sample questions because your earring is actually on the landing or a stair halfway between the two floors.
• Always keep your focus on the hidden object otherwise, if your mind wanders, you can get the wrong or confused answers.

You can try this on a larger scale as you get used to it. Once you know the positive response that you get from your pendulum, you can also dowse over maps of a geographical area, or a drawn-out map of your home, room, or garden while focussing on the essence or energy of the hidden object.

Remember, practise and perseverance are the keys to honing your psychic abilities. In all honesty you could probably spend years just on these three tips alone and develop your psychic abilities quite well without any other exercises.