| Psi is the collective term for various hypothetical | | | | take shape only recently, the beginning of 20th century |
| mental abilities (called extrasensory perception or | | | | onwards. The bottom-line behind this is that the human |
| E.S.P.), along with other paranormal phenomena. | | | | mind can perceive matters beyond the scope of |
| If you have thought seriously about E.S.P, and | | | | known bodily senses. |
| developing it, you must know that it is a prerogative of | | | | 1934 saw the coinage of the term E.S.P by Duke |
| your subconscious mind and for it to develop; your | | | | University professor J. B. Rhine, one of the most |
| conscious, waking mind should take a backseat. | | | | eminent researchers in the field of paranormal |
| The common way to initiate this is to relax your mind | | | | psychology. |
| to the extent of pushing it beyond waking | | | | The possession of Extra Sensory abilities is a widely |
| consciousness, so it reaches to a floating, dreamlike | | | | debated topic. Some people are of the opinion that |
| state. When this is completed, your subconscious will | | | | everybody possesses them and experiences |
| automatically begin perceiving your suggestions and | | | | involuntary moments of manifestation. |
| E.S.P. will set in. Look up audio files on the net which | | | | Others will say that only a handful of psychics, |
| can help you reach this state of mind, the altered state | | | | shamans or mediums are blessed by it. The widely |
| that favours E.S.P. | | | | agreed upon belief though, is that all of us have the |
| These are the major types of E.S.P.:- | | | | potential for E.S.P, only some of us are more in tune to |
| Telepathy: The ability to read the minds of other | | | | our subconscious and hence to our Extra Sensory |
| people. | | | | Perceptions than others are. |
| Clairvoyance: The ability to "see" events or objects | | | | Debates also run about how this actually works. One |
| happening somewhere else. | | | | theory says that, like our ordinary senses, ESP is |
| Precognition: Similar to Divination, the ability to see the | | | | energy moving from one point to another point. This |
| future. | | | | energy is then electromagnetic wave-like in nature, |
| Retrocognition: The ability to see the distant past. | | | | similar to light, radio and X-rays, which have not been |
| Mediumship: The ability to channel and connect with | | | | physically detected, but are just streams of packets of |
| dead spirits. | | | | energy. |
| Psychometry: the ability to read information about a | | | | Like other other-worldly concepts, even E.S.P has no |
| person or place by touching a physical object | | | | concrete scientific basis. Believing in it is a bit like |
| Telekinesis: the ability to affect the material world with | | | | believing in God. It needs faith more than facts. But |
| the mind alone is a psi phenomenon too, though not | | | | once you begin believing, it can work wonders. The |
| strictly E.SP. | | | | existence and reach of this has been proven the |
| The idea behind E.S.P has been around for centuries, | | | | world over time and again and it is truly wonderful |
| only in different forms. The modern concept began to | | | | once it begins to manifest. |