Starcraft-

Sounds like you are skeptical.  That's ok.

There's a big difference between being a skeptic and being a cynic.

A cynic is negative about everything.  But a skeptic is not close-minded, it's just that he/she wants to consider all alternative explanations before jumping to a conclusion.

Remember when the prevailing opinion among most people was that the earth was flat, and if a ship sailed too far it would fall off?

Thank goodness there were skeptics around who didn't believe that.  They set sail from their home port and arrived safe and sound, finding new trade routes in the process.

Alan says I'm an obvious skeptic.  Thing is, if he should correctly identify the objects, or tell me something else that he would have no way of knowing, I would be the first one to acknowledge his ability.

R

Starcraft,

What you are experiencing is part of the war between your conscious and your ego. I know this because I have the same thing going on. My conscious is making me aware of everything my ego has denied for the majority of my life, and because of that the ego does not want to leave the home it has made and allow the conscious to replace it. So what I am doing is nurturing both of them so that they can hopefully be roommates.

My advice is to relax. Don't think about the battle and there won't be one. Keep searching and allowing the information to influence your conscious, but at the same time fill your ego with positive influence and confidence. It's when your ego gets negative influence that you experience insecurity and/or fear.

I really don't think that if I had that ability I would use it for personal gain. You see how it already affects another person. Money has no actual meaning beyond this world, so it seems petty to use such a unique gift to satisfy the ego.

And they would say "well I have to pay the bills." Right. Like being a medium is the only way to pay the bills. Poppycock. If anything, the prices shouldn't make someone rethink visiting them.

Starcraft. I used to think the same way as you but now my opinion has shifted that we all have this ability. We all can tap into the collective subconscious. The measure/skill is to harness it. Your Mr green information IS something you've picked up. But from whom/where???

It helped me to think of myself as one of those old AM radios without the dial so you could pick up stations but not know whey they originated. As your confidence and belief in yourself grows (and you have a couple quick-wins) and you allow yourself to prime-the-pump with initial imagination, you start to get additional feedback that is not originated from your initial pretend scenario.

You start to build a map for yourself. The key here is to believe it is possible. Try some simple things first like asking someone to place a playing card face up on a high shelf. Then relax and try to see that card in your minds-eye. Remember, we don't automatically get full 3D cinemax colour/sound. Often it is just a feeling... an imp as Bruce calls them. Go with the first impression. Don't overthink it....


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Alan-

No pictures/paintings of the civil war.  No pics of guns.  No Buddha statues.

But the large wall-hanging rug qualifies as your colorful mandala!  And there are actually 3 antique wall clocks.

Now as to the big winner- on another wall is the large green object I had mentioned.  That object is a gun safe, in which are many rifles and handguns! 

Actually my wife and I went to the shooting range yesterday for some practice.  Something I doubt too many couples do.

So all in all, I'm quite impressed!  Congrats are in order.

R

Alan-

Today I was helping my wife move her heavy iron antique sewing table which is in the basement against one of the walls.

She has several of her collectibles on it and she was removing them before we moved the table.

Imagine my total surprise when I saw that one of the objects was a statue of Buddha!  I had totally forgotten about that when I replied to you.

So yes, I acknowledge that something is going on.  This is way too accurate to chalk it up to coincidence or lucky guesses.

Even if you knew my full name and my address, you would not have been able to know any of this.

As the Board's resident skeptic, I take my hat off to you.

R

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Alan-

I'm wondering, since you were able to RV 3 wall clocks, would you be able to discern a number written on a large piece of paper and placed prominently somewhere in the room?