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Terethian

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I am the Coffee Cup Psychic!
Feb 17^th, 2011 at 5:00am

While it's true that I do not find myself to have a strong spiritual belief or psychic powers, I have, regardless, come to realize my amazing powers as a Coffee Cup Psychic!

On the bottom of every coffee cup at work there are kings, queens, jacks, jokers, etc.

Even though I am occasional wrong, I am right most of the time in guessing what is on the bottom of the cup.

I ask what is on the cup in my mind and I take the first thing that comes to me.

When it's a joker I don't get the word, I get a feeling of something funny.

Earlier today I first had a Jack (which I guessed correctly.)

Then my second cup I felt king or queen instantly and I said, well, which is it?

So I felt queen and low and behold upon the bottom of the cup: Queen.

Wink

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b2 Ex Member	Re: I am the Coffee Cup Psychic! Reply #1 - Feb 17^th, 2011 at 11:29am That's cool.
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Reply #2 - Feb 17^th, 2011 at 11:59am

Hi Terethian,

So what started this? If you continue to practice and find new ways to play with it, you'll find that your abilities will grow. That's what I'm currently working on, my psychic development project. I too use any opportunity to test my skills and notice the way in which the information comes to me.

So are all the cups identical on the outside, the only difference being what's on the bottom? In the beginning of my project I decided to increase the probability possibilities and got marbles, 10 different colors and 5 marbles of each color, put them in a black velvet drawstring bag and practice my skills by reaching in and psychically picking up on which color I'm holding. Since then I've experimented with numerous new tests and techniques.

If you're really serious about it, change "guessing" to "perceiving", and change your idea of being wrong to the idea of intending to perceive more clearly next time. It will literally open up a stronger channel of perception the more you practice.

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Reply #3 - Feb 28^th, 2011 at 4:30pm

Terethian,
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I ask what is on the cup in my mind and I take the first thing that comes to me.

When it's a joker I don't get the word, I get a feeling of something funny.

Earlier today I first had a Jack (which I guessed correctly.)

Then my second cup I felt king or queen instantly and I said, well, which is it?

So I felt queen and low and behold upon the bottom of the cup: Queen.

The part about "feeling" is an important part of understanding how perception of "psychic stuff" works. I think that people say to take the first thing that comes to mind as recognition that very often our first reaction to anything is the experience of a feeling and it's the feeling that carries the information.

Using the actual feeling instead of the logical rational minded thinking is a real key to all of this psychic stuff. The communication comes in a language based on feelings and I believe it is easier for the person who is more sensitive to feelings to develop these abilities than it is for us logical/rational minded folks.

I can be as simple as one side of the brain perceives based on logical, rational thought and the other side perceives based on feelings. Too often we get the first "hit" of information, like what symbol is on the bottom of the coffee cup, as a feeling because our attention is focused within the feeling side of the brain. And then we shift our focus of attention to the logical rational side of the brain to analyze and figure it out, and then we wonder why we stopped perceiving anymore "psychic" information. So often it is because we are trying to find the information using the side of our brain (rational-logical) that can't perceive it. We have to learn to shift back to the feeling side of the brain to perceive more because that is where we can perceive it!

I have been following the experiments and development Vicky referred to in her post and this point about using the "correct" side of the brain for perception is one she is really getting. And her fast progress in developing her abilities is good evidence that she is "getting it" at an experiential level. She has the real experiences to know what she is talking about and not just be sharing beliefs. Sharing those experiences with others is something that makes Vicky a good teacher.

And speaking of sharing her experiences and teaching I want to point out that Vicky's first book is a great way to see how developing our abilities is done. It is packed with inside information about how we can develop these abilities and how the whole process affects us. I encouraged Vicky to write about her experiences because I knew that she has a perspective much different than mine. She sees her experiences and their meanings from her own, unique, feeling perspective and I know there are many people who could read what I have written from my perspective and not be able to connect with it or understand it. But, many of those people will read Vicky's book and easily begin to see their own experiences in a new light and understand them in ways they didn't ever see before. I think Vicky's way of perceiving and describing her experiences is more accessible to many people then mine. Her book will help many find their own path. I am really looking forward to her second book.

Bruce

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Reply #4 - Feb 28^th, 2011 at 9:29pm

Perhaps this is similar.

I don't consider myself to be super psychic, but a number of years ago I used to "feel" people's ages, and was right every time (I tried this with about 15 people).

What I would do is start at a particular number such as 24, and keep thinking of a higher number until it felt as if I passed the correct number. Then I'd go back to what felt like the right number, and it would be correct.

I know 15 people is a small sample, but I got it right everytime after feeling in the above way.

I need to learn to be more intuitive.

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Reply #5 - Feb 28^th, 2011 at 9:36pm

Thank you so much Bruce!

Writing my first book was such a personal endeavor that I'm very proud of. I'm so appreciative to have gotten to know you and to discover through your work how to make sense of all of my paranormal, psychic, and spiritual experiences. And now with my new project of discovering and documenting how to purposely develop psychic ability, your tools and techniques for afterlife exploration are things I'm still using. I'm learning about them even better now because I'm experiencing for myself how and why they work as I progress. The reason I chose to focus right now on "psychic ability" is because I believe it is about recognizing and accessing a fundamental language we all have access to and use every day in our daily lives and it's also the basis of all perception and exploration "out there" as well. Thanks for all your help with my development in this project. It's been so fun, especially to see the progress I'm making.

Recoverer, that's neat. The technique you describe using is perfect, no matter how small a number of times it works. The point is you used what works and you recognized the feeling of it, even if you aren't sure what you were really "doing" to make it work.

Vicky

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Justin aka Vasya

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Reply #6 - Feb 28^th, 2011 at 11:17pm

I also don't consider myself unusually psychic, but i've had enough experiences to convince me that the nonphysical is very real.

I've also noticed that odd, seeming dichotomy that happens between feeling and analyzing that often happens when perceiving nonphysically.

In my earlier days, i had more experiences which were more visually oriented--or rather should i say, more interpreted that way. Lately it's shifted to a more purely feeling type sensing, but i will talk more later about that.

I remember a Remote viewing like exercise wherein i was sitting next to my wife and we were handed envelopes with pictures in same, and we tried to gather information about what was contained inside.

I thought it was interesting that i got information from both my and my wife's target, as we are so close and our energies so entwined (we seem to be more psychic when we are together as well).

Anyways, i haven't done a lot of these kinds of exercises, but when i do i'm always struck by the realization that i need to clear my mind and feelings, then just receptively allow whatever information to come. It's like trying, by not trying if that makes any sense.

I'm of the opinion, based on observation that women as a whole tend to have an easier time of this, then do males like me. Women seem more naturally keyed into this receptivity and feeling process.

I think it relates to what some where talking about when talking about the importance of feeling in this all, and allowing oneself to be more receptive.

Anyways, lately i seem to get information from guidance or what not, in a more intuitive, more purely feeling type way, wherein there seems to be less interpreter overlay in the sense it's not translated so much in material world concepts based on the 5 physically based senses (vision, hearing, etc). There is still definitely interpreter overlay, but it's more subtle in nature.

Sometimes i long for the more overt "signs" i use to get more so, as this type of perceiving is more difficult in the the trust area. Sometimes i second guess myself, overly analyze, etc.

This tends to distort or block it. In any case, these kinds of abilities aren't super important to me, though when younger i had much more attachment to them.

I've come to understand that growing in love, balancing oneself, working on ones issues, and holistically healing self, naturally leads to developing a deeper intuition and conscious "psychic" awareness--course meditation, practices and the like seems to help too. But it's the former which is what's more important to me, since after all that's what brings self and other happiness. Everything else to me, is just a side note on this primary journey.

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Reply #7 - Mar 2^nd, 2011 at 12:28pm

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In any case, these kinds of abilities aren't super important to me, though when younger i had much more attachment to them.

I've come to understand that growing in love, balancing oneself, working on ones issues, and holistically healing self, naturally leads to developing a deeper intuition and conscious "psychic" awareness--course meditation, practices and the like seems to help too. But it's the former which is what's more important to me, since after all that's what brings self and other happiness. Everything else to me, is just a side note on this primary journey.

Well written...and my sentiments exactly.

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Justin aka Vasya

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Reply #8 - Mar 2^nd, 2011 at 10:18pm

Thank you Usetawuz. Btw, i did read your other reply on my "May enter afterlife..." thread, but by the time you had responded, i was feeling like it was too self centered of a topic, off topic, and i was hoping it would just leave the 1st page after i stopped responding. I was tired of talking about self at that point.

That's primarily why i didn't respond to your query--that and i didn't quite understand your question to me also.

Anyways, i just don't want you to feel like i was ignoring you for other reasons that could lead to hurt feelings. I thought about sending you a p.m. explaining the above, but for whatever reason, didn't.

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usetawuz Senior Member Offline ALK Member Posts: 397 ne fla Gender:	Re: I am the Coffee Cup Psychic! Reply #9 - Mar 4^th, 2011 at 2:21pm No problem at all and no offense taken. Regarding your comments on this thread, I was simply taken with the clarity and resonance I read in what you wrote...so thanks once more.
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