 We sat in what passed for a circle, in the shade of tall redwoods on a summer day. This was a few years ago, when the San Jose Psychic Institute had organized a Women’s tea party in the park. Women had come to socialize and get readings from some of the students from the year-long Clairvoyant Program. The guests sitting in the circle were not a group of seasoned psychics, yet as we sat, enjoying our tea and treats, we were asked this question:
“What was your first psychic experience?” We shared stories in turn. Many of the women started out uncomfortably saying, “Well, I’m not psychic, but…” and then went on to tell about a profoundly psychic first hand experience. Every story was wildly different, but every woman had one. It became so clear to me as we went around the circle that truly everyone is psychic, and also, that there is so much more to being psychic than the common idea of predicting the future. Asking this question will bring up stories of dreams. Perhaps visitations from loved ones long lost, or the answers to questions that couldn’t be solved while awake. Mothers will tell of communicating with babies still in-utero, or hearing a child’s cry for help without being in ear’s range. Tragedies have been averted and great gains have been made due to an unlikely coincidence or a simple change someone felt undeniably compelled to make. Some have noticed spirits wandering their homes, or walked into new places that felt so familiar they were sure it was a memory from another life. The examples are truly endless because we all have at least one. Our culture has done a poor job of painting what it means to be psychic. Most commonly, social media psychics and card readers often make it look like they are the ones who have all the answers, but is there really an elite group of mystics who know more about your life than you even know yourself? My daughter and I both got readings at the tea party. I remember one that was particularly specific and maybe a little shocking. I must have reacted with an alarmed expression because the reader quickly assured me with a smile, “I’m only reading the energy of what you are already working on and looking at in your space.” She gave the power back to me of how my future looked rather than making me feel like my future was already decided. I came away from the tea party with a much better sense of what it means to be a psychic. I joined the Clairvoyant Program soon after but it wasn’t so I could become a psychic. I was getting used to the idea that I already was one and I was ready to open the door to even more. -Sarah Lewis |