PSYCHICS--REAL OR FAKE?

June 3, 2011

I recently read “Dallas residents bombarded with ‘psychics’—determining the real from the fake,” a May 31st article by a person who calls himself/herself Edan Kencayd for “Dallas Spiritual Living Examiner,” www.examiner.com/spiritual-living-in-dallas. As I understand it, the web site was designed to cover spiritual living in various areas of the USA. My Webster’s dictionary defines a psychic as: “a person apparently sensitive to nonphysical forces.” The common interpretation of the word “psychic” is someone who sees the future; however, the definition has been expanded over the years to include many different types of services—some of which are services we the Angel-Light Team provide. Nevertheless, I do not consider nor call myself a psychic. The term Healing/Wellbeing Facilitator is more descriptive of the services provided.

Kencayd presents ten ways one can “steer clear of would-be con artists and book yourself a session that will really do you some good.” Although not a psychic, I decided to see how I measure up.

#1: Be clear about what kind of psychic sessions you would like to experience. She claims there are really only two types of sessions: those geared toward the betterment of the individual and those purely for entertainment purposes.

#2: Ask your friends and forget asking for references. She warns that the references provided will be friends of the psychic and says it’s better to ask your friends for referrals (assuming you have friends who see psychics). I’ve discovered over the years that many times people are embarrassed to share with friends that they received services of the Angel-Light team for spiritual dis-ease, contaminants, etc.—no matter how beneficial and effective the work was for them and how grateful they are.

#3: Put Google to work for you. The goal, according to Kencayd, is to find a psychic who takes his/her craft seriously and, “if you find pictures of the potential service provider drunk with friends, tweets about last night’s s_xual encounters,” etc., look for someone else. She hopes you’ll find information confirming the person as an active member of the psychic community. Personally, I’m not interested in being a member of a “psychic community.” On www.meetup.com, I’m a member of a large wholistic group and a vegetarian group. Kencayd also hopes the searcher will come across some personal information about the psychic that reflects a balanced and healthy personal life—photos, personal interests, family data, etc. No way do I post family info on the Internet! My Facebook friends and friends of friends can see 30-something photos of the inside of my playhouse/apartment (with the themes of love and joy and lots of houseplants around), an album of nature photos I took, and a few photos of my own self. Also available is information showing interests. In the category “religious views,” I have: “Lovingkindness is my religion.” “Freedom” is my “political view.” I have one very favorite quote: “If the only prayer you ever say is thank you, it will be enough” (Meister Eckhart). People who inspire me are Mother Teresa, Peace Pilgrim, Paramahansa Yogananda, Mahatma Ghandi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. My “Music Likes” include Facebook pages of individuals: classical, easy listening, smooth jazz, jazz, reggae, latin, flamenco, blues, Wynton Marsalis, Gipsy Kings, Kenny G, Rollling Stones, Beatles, and Pandora Internet Radio. Movie likes (although I’m not one to go to movie theatres because of the noise level) are: “The Bucket List,” “Forrest Gump,” and “Eat-Pray-Love.” I don’t watch a lot of television, but my Facebook television likes include: “Dr. Oz,” “60 Minutes,” “Dateline NBC,” “Extreme Makeover Home Edition,” and “The Big Bang Theory.” I don’t play Facebook games or computer games of any kind. My activities on my Facebook Info page are: walking barefoot on grass, nature photography, commune with nature, dancing, and travel by automobile. Interests are: holistic healing, transpersonal psychology, pre-history, ancient history, genetics, anthropology, and physics.

#4: Ask about their session platform. Kencayd concedes that if the psychic doesn’t have a strong business background, he/she won’t know what is meant by that term. Even after reading her description, I still don’t understand it fully, but she sums it up that the questioner is asking for a straightforward response that explains the psychic’s beliefs, action guidelines, and goals for each session. Again, I’m not a psychic, but I can provide some information that will no doubt meet Kencayd’s standards. Part of a prayer I recite almost daily is: “I open my heart to be a center of love and light. I open my being to be a channel of love and light. May my life be in harmony with my angelic mission and my divine purpose. May I so live that all who meet me will be uplifted, that all who bless me will be blessed, and all who give to me and serve me will receive the greatest satisfaction. If anyone should try to harm me may they contact the light within me and be healed. Let that which is spoken and done by and through me be only of the highest light, love, and truth. Let it be relevant, valid, specific, practical, easy to apply and understand, and of great assistance. Make me an instrument through which only truth can speak. Oh, Christ, make me your healing instrument. Let my entire being be filled with compassion for those who are suffering. Let your healing and rejuvenating power flow through my instrument.” Long ago, I established the mission statement of my ministry, Healing Love Lighthouse, to be: “Shine light where there is darkness, awaken the sleeping, enlighten the unknowing, feed the hungry, heal the dis-eased, comfort the sorrowful, strengthen the weak, counsel the uncertain, help the suffering, support the transitioning, assist those needing assistance.” My work is about supporting, educating, facilitating spiritual growth, recharging, enlightening, and empowering individuals seeking services. It isn’t about bailing out and rescuing, although one might be in so much distress that an immediate rescue is advisable, followed up by other services. (Incarnated angels do that, after all, and there are several angel lifestreams working through my instrument.)

#5: Inquire as to where they get their information. Throughout the lifetimes of a soul, much knowledge and wisdom can be gained, and this is primarily where I get my information (from my own self) and access records that are available as well. I came into this body with a mission and was provided with certain “gifts of the spirit,” and other tools. I confess that I fit the description of “psychic medium,” although I’m not fond of the term. I am part of the Angel-Light Team, providing local and long distance services, and I will often ask other team members for info and clarification. Many times team members provide info without asking.

#6: Ask about their qualifications. Kencayd reports: “Some certification programs are led by sincere individuals wanting to infuse their knowledge into their students and thus prepare them to make a positive impact on society, while others are purely certification farms and nothing more.” I intentionally have no certifications. My life plan wasn’t set up that way. I came in with a tool kit and support team and a crew about twenty-five years ago and have learned much more through the years of assisting others. I continue to be presented with opportunities to learn. (And any healer/teacher/psychic who claims he/she knows it all and can’t learn anything else is someone I recommend avoiding.)

#7: Inquire about their range of clientele. Kencayd maintains: “It is important the psychic of choice be versatile and balanced enough to successfully advise you on all categories of life—not just one or two.” An individual who has a crew working through the instrument is sometimes said to be “channeling,” which is not to say that all who “channel’ have a crew working through them. People have been surprised that I can advise on subjects and in areas that I have little or no education or training or experience with. I shared their sentiments in those early years. Now, it just comes through as a matter of course.

#8: Ask about their community involvement. Kencayd doesn’t recommend “an obsessed psychic who spends all day in a dark room spending quality time with his/her crystal ball or tarot cards.” She prefers people who are “balanced and well rounded in their endeavors.” When I go through periods of time without a Lightmobile (automobile), I’m limited as to community involvement (and there hasn’t been personal transportation since January 2010). However, when I have had my own transportation, I’ve salvaged clothing and household goods from within and around dumpsters at a warehouse facility, giving the majority to charities but also to individuals. Also purchased duffel bags new and back packs at rummage/yard/garage sales to give to the homeless so that belongings wouldn’t need to be toted around in big plastic bags. I’ve purchased food and supplies for homeless and needy people I’ve met in public places. I miss having an automobile and engaging in such activities. Locally, there is a Wellness Expo a couple times a year that I attended, and I really appreciated two North Central Texas Institute of Noetic Science (IONS) groups which gathered once or twice a month. I’m not into psychic fairs, and stopped going to them for the purpose of connecting with new people long ago. I would sit and wait to see which strangers would be guided to approach me (and many people who were ready to move beyond consulting psychics did walk up to start a conversation).

#9: Inquire as to their donor behavior. Kencayd presents this as a politically correct way to discover if the psychic is tied to any church-based methodology. I’m spiritual—not religious; however, Christ Consciousness (which is not about religion) is what I align with and frequently do a merge with the 12th ray, which is the gold ray of Christ. With regard to money donations, I send donations to food banks and homeless shelters and some spiritual centers. Also donate to a few national vegetarian groups who are getting the word out about factory farms. I donate to support recovery of people and agencies after natural disasters. Sometimes I send a donation when I hear or read of a child or family in need.

#10: Schedule a session. Kencayd admits that the only way to really know whether or not you and a psychic are a good match is to actually have a session with them—after you’ve done your homework, of course. That applies to healers and teachers and facilitators and lawyers, for that matter.

People can learn a great deal about me personally and my ministry by reading the blogs at http://angel-light-love-healing.blogspot.com. Some people like to start at the present time and work their way back through the archives. Others like to start at the beginning and read forward. I recommend the latter because the information presented is more up-to-date than information presented several years ago (which is not to say the earlier posts are a waste of time to read—no, not at all).

The stronger and clearer one’s connection with one’s own Divine Source Self, the less one will feel a need to consult psychics about what might happen in the future. Rather, the focus will be more about “knowing self” (what is within) and purification, enlightenment, and soul growth (unless one is seeking entertainment, of course).

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