| Has anyone ever challenged your psychic | | | | want to reinforce their choice to |
| abilities? Everyone has psychic | | | | believe that psychic abilities do not |
| abilities; those of us who are actively | | | | exist in order to feel assured that |
| trying to develop our psychic abilities | | | | their thoughts and feelings are their |
| as a part of our spiritual journey | | | | private business and cannot be known to |
| sometimes face doubt regarding our | | | | anyone else except when and how they |
| abilities either from within ourselves | | | | chose to communicate them. |
| or from others. Now you may learn about | | | | Hope may be a motivation as well. The |
| some of the underlying issues regarding | | | | tester may hope to find someone with |
| tests of your psychic abilities to help | | | | genuine psychic abilities in order to |
| you meet these challenges with grace. | | | | learn from someone who demonstrably |
| Perhaps one of the more difficult | | | | proves their abilities to the tester’s |
| challenges we may face as we develop our | | | | satisfaction. |
| spiritual awareness and our psychic | | | | So hope, fear and ego are key |
| abilities is that of being tested by | | | | motivational factors which may result in |
| unbelievers. | | | | a person testing the psychic abilities |
| There are many people who are out to | | | | of others. |
| ‘prove’ that psychic abilities do | | | | With regard to hope, the tester will |
| not exist; or, if they concede they may | | | | find what they seek when it is best for |
| exist, then they wish to test to see how | | | | them to do so. Tested parties may all |
| accurate or effective a particular | | | | fail, regardless of their genuine |
| individual’s psychic abilities may be. | | | | abilities if it is in the best interest |
| I have met psychics whose abilities | | | | of either the tester or the tested party |
| appear to be genuine and reliable so I | | | | for them to fail. |
| have no doubt as to the existence of | | | | With regard to fear, the tester may be |
| psychic abilities. However, I may | | | | unprepared to have their tests fail. |
| sometimes doubt my own abilities, and | | | | They may be too overwhelmed by the |
| this self-doubt is an open door that | | | | reality of psychic abilities, both |
| those who are seeking to ‘debunk’ | | | | because it changes a fundamental part of |
| psychics may enter. | | | | their chosen belief system, and because |
| It is necessary to harbor some | | | | their fear will increase when faced with |
| self-doubt, without self-doubt ego | | | | someone who can see into their heart and |
| develops to the point where lessons in | | | | mind. One spiritual principle of psychic |
| humility and powerlessness may emerge. | | | | development is that we must never |
| None of us care to be humiliated or have | | | | introduce radical change in the world |
| our abilities fail us when put to a | | | | view of a person unprepared to accept |
| test. However, if we become too full of | | | | it. This is the psychic equivalent of |
| pride in our abilities then we may need | | | | rape. No one truly gifted will do this |
| an experience that sets us in our proper | | | | under any circumstance. |
| place. | | | | With regard to ego the case is much the |
| Those of us so gifted that their talents | | | | same as with fear. The ego always fears |
| are nearly miraculous in nature should | | | | for itself. But also, with regard to |
| never need to worry about being tested. | | | | ego, we cannot put another person ‘in |
| Anyone in that state of being has | | | | their place’ in regard to that |
| mastered the faults of their ego which | | | | person’s ego without engaging our own |
| might draw the sort of person who wishes | | | | ego in a manner that is |
| to challenge them. Or, if a challenging | | | | self-destructive. That is a |
| person does appear, then the truly | | | | one-upmanship game that feeds our egos |
| gifted psychic may easily deflect that | | | | and makes our spiritual journey more |
| person without having to prove anything. | | | | difficult. |
| However, those of us who are developing | | | | We may all fail tests of our psychic |
| their fledgling abilities are quite | | | | abilities from time to time through no |
| vulnerable to the sort of testing which | | | | fault of our own. These failures do not |
| is almost a sort of sport for those | | | | mean we lack psychic abilities, or that |
| inclined to test our psychic abilities. | | | | our psychic abilities are particularly |
| What is the underlying need for which | | | | lame, it only means that the |
| some people are motivated to test | | | | circumstances in which our gifts arise |
| psychics’ abilities? | | | | were not ideal for the test in question. |
| One motivation is ego; the testing | | | | If we appear to have failed a test then |
| person aggrandizes themselves by proving | | | | we have acted in balance with spirit, |
| the tested person is able to fail their | | | | for in the greater scheme of things |
| tests. But there is a poor logic here, | | | | spirit has given us our failure as a |
| the ability to fail a test can be | | | | lesson to ourselves and as a kindness to |
| applied in any situation. Failing a test | | | | the person who tests us. |
| is not proof in and of itself that the | | | | We know in our hearts our own |
| party tested does not have the ability | | | | accomplishments in regard to our |
| the test is alleged to measure. At best, | | | | spiritual journeys and our psychic |
| failing a test only demonstrates that | | | | development. We should never allow |
| the person tested is not 100% reliable, | | | | ephemeral events to place us in a |
| which is quite different from having no | | | | position of defense of our abilities or |
| ability at all. | | | | in hostile opposition to another |
| Another motivation may be insecurity; | | | | person’s world view. Let us be |
| many people want to believe that no one | | | | grateful for our gifts, however small or |
| can have psychic abilities because then | | | | infrequently they may appear in our |
| their secrets might be an open book | | | | lives, and accept our lessons with |
| should they encounter someone | | | | grace, humility, and the determination |
| particularly gifted at reading the | | | | to learn and to grow from all that |
| hearts and minds of other people. They | | | | spirit has given us. |