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I have never posted in this forum before but I have a question...
So my grandmother had some psychic abilities as does my mother. They knew/know things before they happened, my mom has had out of body experiences, my sister can find things people have lost and I have dreams that come true and receive warnings that do not always only come in dreams. I know that I can "develop" these things further but sometimes it flat out scares me, to be honest, and I hold back.

My big thing are the dreams. I can differentiate between a normal, everyday dream and a "psychic" or telling dream. A normal dream is strange, has no direction and I forget most of them easily. A psychic dream is colorful, I never forget them AND they tend to tell me something important or come true. I've had them since I was a kid. I have predicted events (engagements, moves, meeting people) and have predicted the sex of babies. I can vividly remember all of these dreams. I had a dream telling me about my grandfather passing away about 2 months before he did. It was comforting because I was prepared for it when it did come.

I once worked in a store, immediately after I graduated from college (I was 21) and a woman came in for a meeting. She came in and asked for this particular man taht she was to meet for the meeting and I told her where she could find him. She started to walk away from me, stopped, and came back, looked me in the eye and said "You have psychic abilities that you have not fully used yet. But, one day, you will". I looked at her and said "I know I have them. They run in the family!". She walked away, had her meeting and left. When I asked who she was, I was told that she was a psychic that my coworker used for the books he wrote. I never saw her again but I remember that day like it was yesterday. I am now 33 and more and more things have happened as I get older.

My question is, how can I better use the ability and how can I work on not being afraid to "open that door" a little wider. I guess I am afraid of what I might find! My whole family is Catholic too, which relates to some of the fear as these abilities are not allowed. But, they exist for me and I have been ignoring them as much as possible.

Any pointers?

First off, you are not alone in your abilities outside of your family. These do tend to run in families, such as mine, with each of us having a different "talent" just as in your family. I was raised Southern Baptist, which also frowns on our talents.

You have dreams just as I do. Your normal dreaming may be lucid, in that you are aware you are dreaming and can change the dream. You may be able to wake up and then return to the dream. For me the pschyic dreams were completely out of my control. It felt like I was there and it was actually happening to me. This can be very scary because it's so different from regular dreams. Lucid dreaming is often discounted. However, I always dream like this, except for the pschyic ones.

I'm certain you have encountered frustration with your pschyic dreams, in that they tend to provide fragments of information that can only be pieced together after the event. The other source of frustration is what can you do with the bits and pieces of information, who can you tell about it, will it change anything.

You've already used a pschyic dream in a constructive way with your Grandfather's passing. Please don't let your religious upbringing limit you in developing your abilities. The world is full of mysteries that aren't recognized by organized religions and we don't have witch hunts anymore. The worse you may experience as you work on your abilities is being called "Weird" by those who don't accept or believe. But then my Mother calls me WEIRD all the time. She has abilities and doesn't accept them. The moderator of this forum has posted quite a bit on developing skills. So you might want to read through all the posts for some direction.

The main thing is to not be scared, for us, this IS normal. Don't be concerned about what others think of you. I've often told my daughter she cannot change what a person thinks of her. She can only change how she acts and reacts with that person. What they think is completely out of our control.

Hi jhmd

we're in the process of moving right now so some days more than others I can get in the forums. I'm glad you posted.

lcp012586 is right, you're not alone in your experiences and adjusting to them. I think what you are doing now, finding other sincere people with developed abilities and speaking with them is a really good start. Fear just retards abilities and can make what is really going on difficult to sort through.

You are lucky you have a family support system that works with their own abilities as well. Many people do hold back when their abilities begin making them take notice and go, o.k. -little more than a coincedence. We are not at that stage where we, as a society, use them openly quite yet but there are groups and individuals who do and we'll see more in years to come if that makes you feel any better.

If you're wanting to enhance your abilities, basically having a nice long conversation with yourself about how certain you are or comfortable with, having abilities comes first. As you further them, they will go against many things society deems as real and acceptable. It will also help in deciding what you do or don't want to spend money on, i.e classes, sessions, etc. Large amounts of money will never-ever make the information any more accurate, but you'll probably already know when to steer clear.

Dreams, I usually will write down. You already are able to decipher "garbage dreams" (the ones our brains use to blow off steam) and psychic dreams. A journal by the bed helps tremendously - even if you wake up @ 2:00 am write them down as some of the finer details, though the bulk of the dream will be remembered, can be lost. You're right too, psychic dreams you always remember, even years down the road.

It helps too to live a lifestyle you are comfortable in. For me I went from city to country. It made what I was experiencing more accurate and I was able to feel more relaxed.

I'm getting a chat together if there is a day you are able let me know or anyone else for that matter. We'll be done moving in about a week so i'll set up the chats after then.

Karen Elleise
Clairvoyance Editor
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