Number 13:

Myth

Testing a psychic will prove their accuracy.

Fact

When a builder puts up a wall it’s to keep stuff out. If a sitter intentionally puts up a wall and if they are a very good builder, the psychic will not be able to penetrate it. Psychics, to my knowledge, are not omnipotent paranormal beings. When a psychic gives a reading it’s an energy exchange; it’s a give and take activity.

Readings are not meant to be an amusing trick though they are entertaining (hey, someone is talking about me to me!). Genuine psychics do not like to be tested because they are not magicians or trying to play tricks and they are rarely able to give an accurate reading when being tested. Psychics are not interested in matching wits or playing mind games though Mentalists are into that. Psychics want to provide seekers or sitters valuable insights that leave a sitter feeling great!

Giving false information can confuse the psychic, turn them off, and get them anxious which can leave a bad vibe. It’s a poor way of testing a psychic who has a genuine interest in helping others. Now some psychics (like through 3 of Cups) are focused on being entertainment but there’s still an etiquette to be mindful of when getting a special event reading.

When a sitter entertains themselves by tricking, confusing, or withholding while getting a reading, they are being unproductive and negative and probably shouldn’t be getting a reading from a genuine psychic. If a sitter is “worried” about giving away information rather than just getting a reading or asking questions, they do both themselves AND the reader a disservice as their energy is not open and the reader gets cloudy information. Of course, at 3 of Cups we are used to testers and many of us read very well under and enjoy those conditions but what I’m saying here is: It’s largely inappropriate and doesn’t really prove anything.

It’s hard enough to do an actual reading when someone is open let alone trying to sift through a garbage dump of psychic debris. So testing a psychic does not prove anything more than the sitter behaving in an unkind way towards another human being and themselves, this is especially so for special events when the vibe is generally to be positive and uplifting. Guests, who test psychics, can put a damp vibe on an event. So if you know you have a lot of guests who are skeptical and want to amuse themselves by testing the psychic, try a mentalist instead or let the psychic know in advance so they can decide whether that’s the environment they want to entertain within. And with that, 3 of Cups is in the process of offering Mentalists.

Get all them here: http://www.9ofcups.ca/12PsychicMythsandFacts.pdf (save the file to your computer rather than just opening it in the browser)

http://www.names.knowtheway.ca/

Having fun with letters and names!

Many do not think about their name and the energy that’s carried with it but a name is quite important in how your life manifests and how others interact with you. That’s one reason entertainers use stage names and why everyday folk change their names. A new name gives new life.

As with many things, the first of anything often sets the stage; however, that doesn’t mean the last is any less important. Therefore, your result is only one piece of the completed picture as a name is likely to carry more than one letter and a middle and last name have other important things to say about an individual as well.

So look yourself up, friends, co-workers, celebrities, and others, then look for common letters that are in your life. Do you find you have a lot of E named friends? Are your clients J names? Do your teachers or doctors have P names? Does a common occurrence of a letter in your life have anything to say about you and the lessons to learn in life?

“Maybe I’ll find a way to capitalize on my culture’s thirst for answers, and my people’s capacity to work with conflicting information (metaphysical ideas change every six months or so and therefore people in my culture are very accustomed to switching mental gears).” http://www.csicop.org/si/2004-05/new-age.html

You know Karla, I haven’t found that at all. I have found that metaphysical ideas are ancient and if nothing else, authors and teachers in the “new age” culture (before my time) just find new ways (or it looks new) of expressing it within a modern day culture.
Also I read through your whole article and I saw that you have not truly and fully resolved (as of 2005-05) your entrance into the Skeptic sub-culture. You will find or have found in your Sociological studies much about sub-cultures and why they exist. I used to be a part of many cultures or sub-cultures and personally no longer have a desire or interest nor do I have a desire or interest to align myself with any one religion. I believe this has to do with me wanting to be an independent thinker and believer who is not following a dogma.

In fact, your article reads like you are in both places (new age still and skepticism) but not in neither. I see this as more “skillful” smarts on your part because, as you know, you are a genius (and I’m not being sarcastic either) at understanding and talking to people so they will listen. Myself, I’m very skilled at analysis and reading between the lines. As you said, you double speak and you are still double speaking with this article. 😉 But nonetheless, I find you “also” double speak to yourself too (some dangerous ground) so I have some things to say…
I’m a so-called psychic. Truly, I always thought of myself as just “intuitive” but people are not buying that word. They are looking up psychic and tarot reader and when it comes right down to it, I do that too but if I were to just look at myself as what I do, I would say I’m highly tuned into others, situations, events, the weather, etc…
I know there is something scientific about what I do but I don’t have the time, resources, or interest to find out what it is. What’s important to me is helping people and as long as I’m doing that, I’m fine with not knowing the scientific foundation of what it is that I’m doing. From what I can see, you stopped being fine with that and I think that’s very good for your evolution as a human being, it’s just not a need that I currently have.

And you know what, I’m a skeptic. But a lot of people in the “skeptic culture” as you call it, are not really skeptic in the truest sense. They are just dogging what we do without probing, asking questions, and testing. They are looking to be right but they are not looking for the truth. I seek the truth. I don’t believe in everything I see or read and I ask my clients to do the same. I am NOT their guru — they are to be there own guru!

So I ask: Why are you wanting to be a part of yet another culture, one which are full of group thinkers? What does that have to do with anything? But you see, that is your life. You are meant to be in cultures so you can study cultures and then write about cultures and be a credible expert — nothing wrong in that, Sociology is going to get you there.

You are hamonizing and developing and I think that’s a really great thing. As you start your next phase of authorship you will work through everything and then move on to something else — perhaps becoming a Mystical Scientist (as I would call it) — becoming involved in the humanities and science — this just looks like your “path”. But keep that ego in check. Be humble and realize you could once again “change teams”.

From my standpoint, I’m not sure what “good” you will be doing us (the whole, all of us) other than illustrating sub-cultures or perhaps helping to “create” a new one — that’s really something. As a self-proclaimed “helper”, how will writing about sub-cultures “help” anyone? That’s what I want to know and I’m sure I will find out when your book comes out.

By the way, when one teaches and writes (I believe that is part of your path and mine too) you will be writing and teaching stuff you actually are not an expert in but rather a discoverer. With every word written, you learn more about the subject matter, yourself, the environment, etc.. The only experts are the ancients or the higher powers that be, that created us. We, us smalltime humans, we are just trying to find our way back home. I’m not an Expert; I’m an Explorer.

Remain humble and open and you won’t feel that “icky” feeling again.

All the best!