| Psychics are those who have that magic ability to | | | | crystals to help understand the future. |
| perceive things that most people cant. The abilities of a | | | | Psychics in History |
| psychic can be very diverse and just like people no | | | | Psychics have been around for many centuries, |
| two psychics are the same in their abilities. Often | | | | fortune telling was used in Greece and Rome for |
| psychics can predict the future by relying on | | | | governmental planning and to direct society. Many |
| extrasensory perception and for those who are extra | | | | people are not aware that seers or psychics have |
| gifted mind reading is an ability that can help to predict | | | | impacted world history. From people like Nostradamus |
| peoples actions and thoughts. Psychics have credited | | | | to more modern psychics like Jeane Dixon who |
| their insight and abilities to visions as well as direct | | | | foretold the deaths of President Kennedy and Carole |
| communication with spirits who offer guidance. Some | | | | Lombard, psychics have had an impact on all areas of |
| psychics claim that they are in touch with spirits and | | | | our life. |
| angels that can bring healing and guided communication | | | | The world psychic originally stems from the Greek |
| from the world of the afterlife. | | | | word psychikos" which means having to do with the |
| The word psychic refers to someone who has abilities | | | | mind or soul. This is appropriate as psychics have the |
| in the area of para-psychological phenomena. People | | | | ability to read and contact the inner working of the soul |
| with a special need will contact a psychic as they are | | | | and share information that would otherwise not be |
| the only ones who are able to sense events in the | | | | normally available. |
| future. Because of this they are valuable in offering | | | | Psychics in Modern Times |
| warnings to anyone from individuals all the way up to | | | | Modern society did not open up to psychics until the |
| government agencies. These gifts and abilities are not | | | | late 1800s, up until that time psychics were regarded |
| visible or easily discernable to the 5 senses, because | | | | as freaks or aberrations. It used to be that to find a |
| of this there are skeptics. These forward looking | | | | psychic you would need to visit a carnival or circus |
| abilities are broken down into different areas, people | | | | and then the validity of their ability was highly in |
| who have these abilities are: | | | | question. |
| - Clairvoyants | | | | In the early 20th century with the creation of the radio |
| - Precognitives | | | | and television the psychics came out of obscurity and |
| - Psychometricians | | | | began to educate and occupy a more mainstream |
| A psychic that claims to be Clairvoyant may also | | | | spot in modern society. As the psychics moved into |
| work as a medium, helping living people make contact | | | | home life they brought new ways of thinking and |
| with the dead. Many times these mediums offer | | | | scientific concepts that were new to the masses. Just |
| advice and guidance to concerned family members. | | | | as the TV and radio brought psychic ability out into |
| These psychics are then contracted to help these | | | | mainstream, the internet has created a new |
| dead relatives with their transition into the afterlife. In | | | | awareness of psychic ability as well as a new medium |
| order to better predict the future some psychics use | | | | for allowing people to contact psychics from the |
| tarot cards, numerology, astrology and the powers of | | | | convenience of any internet connection. |