| So how do you tell if you have psychic abilities or not? | | | | presence of psychic ability. The main disadvantage of |
| One way is with a psychic abilities quiz. There are two | | | | this type of test is that some people claim that it is not |
| types of quiz. Both have advantages and | | | | scientific. And I guess that's true - it doesn't give you a |
| disadvantages. | | | | definite score or a yes / no answer. But as I see it, |
| The first type involves cards with symbols on them | | | | psychic abilities are neither black and white, nor can |
| (classically circles, squares etc). Your task to predict | | | | they be adequately assessed by scientific means. So |
| which symbol comes next. This type of test has been | | | | this type of test is a qualitative (as opposed to |
| widely used in esp testing and has been around since | | | | quantitative) type in scientific jargon. Or in other words, |
| the 1970s. | | | | this type of psychic abilities quiz is a right-brained test. |
| The main problem with this test is that it mainly relies | | | | This type has several advantages compared to the |
| on clairvoyance to get a correct answer. Clairvoyance, | | | | classic card-based esp test. Firstly, it can identify a |
| or "clear seeing" is a classic psychic skill, used by many | | | | much wider range of psychic ability (depending on the |
| psychic readers to predict your future. But it is only | | | | question design) including the "big three" discussed |
| one of the various types of esp (or extra-sensory | | | | above, but also telekinesis, spiritual guidance, and lucid |
| perception). The other two main types are | | | | dreaming. Secondly, it allows for (and even relies on) |
| clairaudience and clairsentience. Clairaudience (or "clear | | | | the fuzziness that exists in the psychic world - the |
| hearing") is the ability to receive subtle messages by | | | | blurring of borders between the presence or absence |
| hearing, while clairsentience (or "clear feeling") is the | | | | of psychic abilities. And thirdly, it allows you to measure |
| ability to connect to others with your feelings. | | | | your progress over time - by taking the same test at |
| The second type of test relies on identifying certain | | | | various intervals during the development of your |
| personal traits and experiences that might predict the | | | | psychic skills, you are able to gauge your improvement. |