| The question "do you have to be born psychic" pops | | | | that, start to examine the background and relate it |
| up a lot in the psychic and paranormal field. Many will | | | | to the main image. When you are reading tarot cards, |
| assume that the answer to this is yes. Contrary to | | | | try to turn each card into a story. Try and feel the |
| this assumption, the answer is no! Personally, I believe | | | | emotion of the card. If you know someone who can |
| everyone is a born with a degree of sensitivity. | | | | read tarot cards, discuss your interpretations with |
| Some realize that they are sensitive early on in their | | | | them. Than, give them a reading. See if you are able |
| lifetime. Others realize it in their later years. The best | | | | to pick up events in their life by using each card as a |
| time to realize it is when you are younger, simply | | | | representation of the person. The cards will become |
| because it gives you more time to fine tune your | | | | a story of the person you are reading. |
| gift, and learn what situations make you more | | | | Another way to increase your sensitivity is to visit |
| sensitive than others. People can still do this later on | | | | haunted locations. Try and find places where there |
| in their lifetime. However, it can be a major | | | | have been reports of the highest activity. When I |
| advantage to learn when you are younger. | | | | have a vision, it is similar to having a memory. You do |
| I did not know that I was psychic until I turned | | | | not see them through your eyes. Ninety nine percent |
| eighteen. Once I realized I was psychic, it was like | | | | of the time the images are in your mind. I will see a |
| turning on a light switch. I could read tarot cards | | | | person in my mind, and once I focus on them, I can |
| without having to refer to the book, and have the | | | | pick up events from their past. When you are visiting |
| visions that I receive in haunted locations. This is not | | | | your chosen locations, if something random pops into |
| common for everyone. Most often, those who learn | | | | your mind, do not pass it off as your mind making |
| they are psychic start off with small, and their ability | | | | things up. Start to allow impressions to flow into your |
| grows over time. Just because you were not born | | | | mind. |
| with a higher psychic ability, does not mean you do | | | | One of the biggest signs that I am having a vision, |
| not have the ability to be. The truth is everyone is | | | | and not just my mind making things up, is that I can |
| psychic. It just depends on how sensitive you are, | | | | remember everything that I am seeing, even weeks |
| and whether or not you work on increasing your | | | | after visiting the location. It is like their memories will |
| sensitivity. | | | | be stored permanently in my mind until I research |
| The easiest way to test how sensitive you are is to | | | | them and find out more about the spirits life. When |
| sit down with a family member or friend, and see if | | | | you start to have images, write them down in a |
| you can read their emotion or moods. The most | | | | notebook, or use a voice recorder. When you get |
| common sensation to happen when doing this is to | | | | home, look up the names, dates, and other facts |
| have random flashes of thoughts, emotions, or | | | | online, or bring them to a genealogist to try and |
| pictures travel through your mind. If this happens, ask | | | | prove your images were real. |
| the person you are sitting with is having the | | | | The most important thing to remember is that you |
| emotions, thoughts, or images in their mind. Do not | | | | have to want to be psychic. If you do not keep your |
| be afraid of being wrong, or shy to ask. There is no | | | | mind set on that, it becomes harder to focus. The |
| harm in being wrong. If you ask, and are wrong, try | | | | second most important thing is to keep an open |
| again. If after a little while you have not been getting | | | | mind, and always be relaxed when you are trying to |
| solid results, take a break. Not everyone is able to | | | | receive impressions, whether you are doing a tarot |
| pick up on others mood or thoughts. | | | | reading, visiting a haunted site, or sitting with a friend. |
| A second test is to take a deck of tarot cards, flip | | | | The last thing to remember, but not the least, is |
| through the deck looking at the pictures, and | | | | always have fun when you are doing this. It should |
| interpret the images. If you are new to reading tarot | | | | never feel like a chore. When you enjoy broadening |
| cards, I highly recommend the Universal Waite Tarot | | | | your psychic talents, it will be always be more |
| deck. You should start by looking at the main person | | | | worthwhile, and more effective. |
| or object of the card. Once you have interpreted | | | | |