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Do you believe in psychics? How do you know if they can be trusted?
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No, Their in this business just to make $$$$$ off of people.
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Just fun entertainment!
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lol. No. No one knows the future but God.
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I believe that different people have different gifts; whether we understand their gifts or not. I know some people have psychic abilities because I have friends with those gifts. They are usually hypersensitive individuals who easily tune into energy. It isn't something they try to be. It happens naturally for them.
About 15 years ago I was seeing a counselor who was able to psychically "tune into" my energy so she was able to help me with my baggage. I didn't even have to vent with her because she was "aware" of what I'd experienced in my past.
There are different flavors of being psychic. Some people are able to see what's happening in the future where others might only be aware of certain things involving people they are very close to. Some people dream and are psychically aware of certain things while they sleep.
It's not too unusual for a married couple to become psychically and emotionally aware of certain things with each other because they share the same energy field whenever they experience intimate moments with each other. It's all metaphysical and it exists even if we're not able to reach out and hold it.
Gravity, faith and love also exist on a metaphysical level. :heart:
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There are some people who are able to tap into the spirit realm. However, the "psychics" that I used to see on commercials or the shops I pass by that want you to come in, I believe are fake and just want your money. It's a shame that people fall for some of these scams.
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I'm psychic. We all have the ability to tune into our sixth sense to some degree or other. People say "I'll believe it when I see it." Some things, however, need to be believed to be seen. Why should anyone deny any God given gift, just because you can't hold it in your hand. To paraphrase Wayne Dyer, we're not human beings having spiritual experiences, we're spiritual beings having a human experience.
Have you ever sensed who was calling before you picked up the phone? Have you ever had a funny feeling about going a certain way so you changed your route and later discovered you missed a traffic accident? Parents, have you ever had a feeling about your kid then found they were in trouble or sick? What about twins and their connection to each other? These are all psychic events. God gives us this ability to help us navigate this complicated world so why not embrace it?
There are no absolutes in this physical world so you can not discriminate against a whole group of people by saying they all do something. Not all people who openly acknowledge their psychic gifts are "just in it for the money". If you have a talent for something shouldn't you use it? The world would be a better place if everyone did work that they enjoy. :peace: :heart: :angel11: :rainbow:
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Yes, that does not mean though that I believe every one who claims to be so is. I also believe in ghost and spirits.
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Lord no they aren't real because omly God knows our future
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No, psychics only exist in works of fiction.
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I am psychic but if I know something I don't get paid money because I believe that God is sending me a message to pass on and I feel it is wrong to take money. But I would like to mention I knew when our daughters-in-laws were pregnant and I started knitting little dresses for the babies. We have nine granddaughters and one grandson. I also used to tell my sister when she was pregnant but I didn't know what she was having. In fact whenever I called her she always thought I was going to say that she was pregnant. I have seen accidents that I would have had if I wasn't warned ahead of time. There are many more times but I would have to write a book to name them all.
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It's funny and sad at the same time because psychics are very real and everyone will have the ability in the far distant future to have this gift. We all have it but don't know how to utilize it! I am clairvoyant and sense spiritual presence but I don't know how to control it or use it. I have dreams where my dead friends and relatives come to me to communicate with me.
Explain this one: My grandmother (mother's mom) died 3 yrs before I was born. My mom was 14 when she died. Many years ago I was having this reoccurring dream of her and I could tell you exactly what she was wearing and what she said to me. Well, when I told my mother what she was wearing, you would have thought she seen a ghost. I described the coloring of my grandmothers outfit & the clothing style to a tee and my mother stutters "She wore that exact outfit you are describing the day we buried her!". Coincidence? NO! I don't believe in coincidences. Ever since then, I knew I had some tap into the spirit world. I was in my early 20's when this happened. I still get goose bumps just thinking about it. ;)
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Clueless about whether or not it's real
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Though I do believe there is something we do not quite understand, I do not believe in Psychics. It would be interesting to see what they come up with me though for entertaining purposes.
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It's funny and sad at the same time because psychics are very real and everyone will have the ability in the far distant future to have this gift. We all have it but don't know how to utilize it! I am clairvoyant and sense spiritual presence but I don't know how to control it or use it. I have dreams where my dead friends and relatives come to me to communicate with me.
Explain this one: My grandmother (mother's mom) died 3 yrs before I was born. My mom was 14 when she died. Many years ago I was having this reoccurring dream of her and I could tell you exactly what she was wearing and what she said to me. Well, when I told my mother what she was wearing, you would have thought she seen a ghost. I described the coloring of my grandmothers outfit & the clothing style to a tee and my mother stutters "She wore that exact outfit you are describing the day we buried her!". Coincidence? NO! I don't believe in coincidences. Ever since then, I knew I had some tap into the spirit world. I was in my early 20's when this happened. I still get goose bumps just thinking about it. ;)
kimber62372, Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the matter at hand. Sounded like you do have a very special gift. What a wonderful blessing.
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I'm psychic. We all have the ability to tune into our sixth sense to some degree or other. People say "I'll believe it when I see it." Some things, however, need to be believed to be seen. Why should anyone deny any God given gift, just because you can't hold it in your hand. To paraphrase Wayne Dyer, we're not human beings having spiritual experiences, we're spiritual beings having a human experience.
Have you ever sensed who was calling before you picked up the phone? Have you ever had a funny feeling about going a certain way so you changed your route and later discovered you missed a traffic accident? Parents, have you ever had a feeling about your kid then found they were in trouble or sick? What about twins and their connection to each other? These are all psychic events. God gives us this ability to help us navigate this complicated world so why not embrace it?
There are no absolutes in this physical world so you can not discriminate against a whole group of people by saying they all do something. Not all people who openly acknowledge their psychic gifts are "just in it for the money". If you have a talent for something shouldn't you use it? The world would be a better place if everyone did work that they enjoy. :peace: :heart: :angel11: :rainbow:
CharmedPhoenix, thanks for sharing your experiences. I never thought about it that way(knowing or sensing what will happen before they occur like phone call or someone having another baby?). I think most people who believe in God would say that it was a prompting from the "holy ghost".
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I believe that different people have different gifts; whether we understand their gifts or not. I know some people have psychic abilities because I have friends with those gifts. They are usually hypersensitive individuals who easily tune into energy. It isn't something they try to be. It happens naturally for them.
About 15 years ago I was seeing a counselor who was able to psychically "tune into" my energy so she was able to help me with my baggage. I didn't even have to vent with her because she was "aware" of what I'd experienced in my past.
There are different flavors of being psychic. Some people are able to see what's happening in the future where others might only be aware of certain things involving people they are very close to. Some people dream and are psychically aware of certain things while they sleep.
It's not too unusual for a married couple to become psychically and emotionally aware of certain things with each other because they share the same energy field whenever they experience intimate moments with each other. It's all metaphysical and it exists even if we're not able to reach out and hold it.
Gravity, faith and love also exist on a metaphysical level. :heart:
Sherryinutah, thanks for sharing your thoughts. You and a couple others who have shared detailed thoughts about this subject have given me further light and understanding about gifts and abilities that we or some people have. So these gifts are people born with them or do they develop them over the course of their lives?
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It's funny and sad at the same time because psychics are very real and everyone will have the ability in the far distant future to have this gift. We all have it but don't know how to utilize it! I am clairvoyant and sense spiritual presence but I don't know how to control it or use it. I have dreams where my dead friends and relatives come to me to communicate with me.
Explain this one: My grandmother (mother's mom) died 3 yrs before I was born. My mom was 14 when she died. Many years ago I was having this reoccurring dream of her and I could tell you exactly what she was wearing and what she said to me. Well, when I told my mother what she was wearing, you would have thought she seen a ghost. I described the coloring of my grandmothers outfit & the clothing style to a tee and my mother stutters "She wore that exact outfit you are describing the day we buried her!". Coincidence? NO! I don't believe in coincidences. Ever since then, I knew I had some tap into the spirit world. I was in my early 20's when this happened. I still get goose bumps just thinking about it. ;)
kimber62372, Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the matter at hand. Sounded like you do have a very special gift. What a wonderful blessing.
Thank you!! I truly believe that we are all blessed! :angel11:
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nope all fake, don't be fooled :bad:
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How do you know if a psychic can be trusted? Why don't you ask them? (joke) :)
Years ago, I liked to watch Sylvia Browne when she was on a talk show on TV. Then, after she passed away, I read where she was thoroughly spiteful and disgusting in person, and that, when her predictions were researched, they were hardly ever true. I don't remember statistics, but they were pretty low.
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I don't know if people have psychic ability; I went to a woman when I lived in Chicago in 1983 who claimed to be a reader, and she told me I would live to be 83 (I am 55 now), I would have three children (I have one child) and then she asked for $50 on my return trip. I never went back to her. I dated a guy for three years, and he told me I was going on a trip. I agreed I was going on a trip, but I hadn't disclosed this information to her. I recall that I had a dream that my mother and aunt had passed on (my mother was 55 when she died and my aunt died at age 61). What made me wonder about it was because they were dressed in blue dresses, blue caskets and black wigs. I awakened because I felt apprehensive in the dream and my mother told me not to leave. I turned around and she was crawling out of the casket. I told my grandmother of the dream I had, and she told me that my dreaming of my mother and aunt dying meant two men would die. My husband at the time, my cousin and I went out and I ran into two guys I went to school with. We went home and I received a phone call from my best friend informing me that the two guys I went to school with were dead. I told her I had seen them last night. I went to their funeral and they were dressed in brown suits and brown caskets. It resembled my dream somewhat. I believe that people can have psychic ability, but I don't really know about it. ??? ??? ??? :rose: :rainbow:
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I don't know if people have psychic ability; I went to a woman when I lived in Chicago in 1983 who claimed to be a reader, and she told me I would live to be 83 (I am 55 now), I would have three children (I have one child) and then she asked for $50 on my return trip. I never went back to her. I dated a guy for three years, and he told me I was going on a trip. I agreed I was going on a trip, but I hadn't disclosed this information to her. I recall that I had a dream that my mother and aunt had passed on (my mother was 55 when she died and my aunt died at age 61). What made me wonder about it was because they were dressed in blue dresses, blue caskets and black wigs. I awakened because I felt apprehensive in the dream and my mother told me not to leave. I turned around and she was crawling out of the casket. I told my grandmother of the dream I had, and she told me that my dreaming of my mother and aunt dying meant two men would die. My husband at the time, my cousin and I went out and I ran into two guys I went to school with. We went home and I received a phone call from my best friend informing me that the two guys I went to school with were dead. I told her I had seen them last night. I went to their funeral and they were dressed in brown suits and brown caskets. It resembled my dream somewhat. I believe that people can have psychic ability, but I don't really know about it. ??? ??? ??? :rose: :rainbow:
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Id say no because I never heard a psychics won the winning prize of the lotto,lol just saying.
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I think they tell you what you already know.
They should tell you the winning lottery numbers, then I believe them. :party: They just want to rip off peoples money.
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I don't believe in psychics. The mumbo jumbo that they tell you is just something you want to hear. They may talk to you and get a general feel about you and off they go. The biggest scam ever.
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I think having a "sixth sense" and psychics are two different things. A lot of people are sensitive to feelings and occurrences, as I am, but are not psychic. I am not psychic. The only person I have met in real life who claimed to be psychic I found out later to be a liar about everything in her life.
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I don't, thought I find the topic interesting. Psychologists/researchers have never been able to prove psychic ability.
I've personally never had any encounter make me a believer. My husband and I went to a psychic in New Orleans. She said I would have a son (I was 29 at the time) and have PCOS and cannot have children, but just shook my head thinking maybe she meant adoption. Every single adoption we tried failed so nearly at 40 and no children and have lost the desire.
She told my husband he suffered greatly during his childhood (he is lots of tattoos that were showing, which is often a sign of emotional problems), so no great win there either.
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What is the Christian view of psychics / fortune tellers?
Christian psychics, Christian fortune tellers
Question: "What is the Christian view of psychics / fortune tellers?"
Answer: The Bible strongly condemns spiritism, mediums, the occult, and psychics (Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:10-13). Horoscopes, tarot cards, astrology, fortune tellers, palm readings, and séances fall into this category as well. These practices are based on the concept that there are gods, spirits, or deceased loved ones that can give advice and guidance. These “gods” or “spirits” are demons (2 Corinthians 11:14-15).
Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/psychics-Christian.html#ixzz37EFiePJd
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I agree, hitch0403. I am taking a Bible course online and a portion of it recently dealt with this very thing. I had planned to look up the scripture, but you beat me to it. :)
Our God is a loving God, but He is also a jealous God. He wants nothing else worshiped but Himself. There is nothing else that deserves God's glory.
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I must say I do. As a matter of fact I recently went to a "reading" and the psychic was right on the money and she had no idea about anything in my particular family. She was that good!
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Amen Lou...
Quick story and experience i had about 45-50 yrs ago with a ouija board.
I was working it with a friend and of course asking it for advice on a girl i liked.It was answering me.It didnt quite finish giving me the advice when the friend i was working it with got up and got interested in a tv program.So another friend there took his place and the board finished answering me.
Haunting?Indeed.The 2nd friend had no idea how the board had answered me so i couldnt blame him for maneuvering it and i know i didnt.
The bible warns us of evil spirts or those angels that support satan.Right before the flood in Noahs day disobedient angels materialized then and took on human fleshly bodies and had offspring with the good looking woman.It created an offspring called the Nephillm.Wicked giants that contributed to God destroying the earth by the flood.
That can be read in Genesis right before the flood.The bible speaks of a woe to the earth in Revelation where Satan and his hordes are thrown out of heaven and confined to the earth.....causing much woe as we can all see where society is at now.
The influence of spiritism and the occult is seen in music,films,wars,etc etc now.
Stay away is good advice and read how Jesus handled satan when he tried to tempt him in bible.
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I must say I do. As a matter of fact I recently went to a "reading" and the psychic was right on the money and she had no idea about anything in my particular family. She was that good!
Cold Reading
from Wikipedia
Cold reading is a series of techniques used by mentalists, psychics, fortune-tellers, mediums and illusionists to determine or express details about another person, often in order to convince them that the reader knows much more about a subject than they actually do.[1] Without prior knowledge of a person, a practiced cold reader can still quickly obtain a great deal of information about the subject by analyzing the person's body language, age, clothing or fashion, hairstyle, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race or ethnicity, level of education, manner of speech, place of origin, etc. Cold readers commonly employ high probability guesses about the subject, quickly picking up on signals from their subjects as to whether their guesses are in the right direction or not, and then emphasizing and reinforcing any chance connections the subjects acknowledge while quickly moving on from missed guesses.
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I believe that there are real psychics, but the best ones are the ones who do not charge people to share their knowledge or share information with them. I do believe that there is a God, so I understand why people are saying that only God can tell the future, BUT if you believe in something that you have never seen, then how can you deny people having psychic abilities?
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Its as clear as the nose on your face what the bible speaks of those carrying on mediums,predicting future etc.
Jesus said you cant serve 2 masters.
Those that want to support psychics etc cant support bible.
Its written to show they are dangerous and to warn us.But the bible speaks also that many will support the darkness over light.The condition of the world is proof enuff!
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To "warn" us from what exactly?
Its as clear as the nose on your face what the bible speaks of those carrying on mediums,predicting future etc.
Jesus said you cant serve 2 masters.
Those that want to support psychics etc cant support bible.
Its written to show they are dangerous and to warn us.But the bible speaks also that many will support the darkness over light.The condition of the world is proof enuff!
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I Think they are fake.
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Not sure. I want to say that there are people with this gift, but most people who claim to be one strike me as the people that are lying and doing it for money. I imagine if someone had a talent like that they wouldn't waste it on stupid things.
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No, I don't believe in psychics that can tell the future.
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In this world and universe there are many strange and undercover things and physics are real (just some of the ones that make money are fakes reason i say some is because some physics work for police departments). Me im physic but my abilities are mostly on myself rather then on others and it has to be an intense emotion that triggers it but when confronted by an intense emotion it tends to attach to that emotion (future wise i see into but im not a fortune teller basically i have to be present to see the emotional event). My brother was physic (an uncontrolled one so he was taught to block it out because reading every persons minds all at once would make anyone want to get rid of it) and my sister isn't one tho she thinks she is because my of mothers ignorance. Also my family have past history of being physics and was witches at one point in time.