Psychic Interference
by
Julia Melges-Brenner. Copyright Sabrina Scott, Inc. All rights
reserved. Written for and originally published in Kajama.
Dear
Julia:
I've been working on
psychic development for more than ten years and been doing some psychic
reading work for the past three years or so. Most of the time,
everything goes great; now and then, however, I feel psychically
blocked. I'm wondering if you've ever experienced psychic interference
like this and how I can work through it.
Sandy
Dear Sandy:
I think all psychics experience this sometimes; I know I certainly do.
If psychic work was painting, I think it would be more like creating a
masterpiece than covering walls with a certain color. Like other
artistic talents, psychic abilities can be unpredictable and
temperamental. After many years of involvement in psychic realms,
tuning in can begin to seem pretty mundane, but we must remember that
we're trying to achieve things most of the world would deem to be
magical if not downright miraculous.
There is a difference between being temporarily blocked and going
through a period during which you just can't connect the way you used
to. Occasional blocks are common and usually short-lived; they
typically last for just a few hours or a single day. There are all
sorts of reasons temporary blocks come up, and many easy ways to work
through them.
For example, I know many psychics who report that they find it hard to
connect when the weather is gray. Cloudy days tend to bring our mood
down, which makes it harder to achieve a high vibration. Since gray
days tend to bring down the mood and energy of everyone around us,
psychically sensitive individuals can find it especially difficult to
achieve a high vibration at these times. Of course, the more masterful
we become at controlling our own vibration, the less outside factors
will influence us and our abilities.
Similarly, being tired, physically unwell, or emotionally upset can
really mess with our psychic abilities. Again, it takes a lot of focus
and energy to achieve the high vibration of psychic clarity, so if
we're low on energy, we're in for a struggle. Negative emotions also
bring our vibration down, so unless we know how to put our own feelings
aside, any personal upsets can prevent us from psychically tuning in.
Doubt and fear are formidable barriers to clear-seeing, especially fear
of failure or being wrong in our psychic impressions. Even psychics who
have many years of success behind them sometimes get anxious. If you
are reading for someone and you are worried about impressing them or
otherwise attached to the result, you will grow anxious, sink into ego,
and find it impossible to connect. Similarly, if you're reading on a
subject that seems daunting, you can block yourself with anxiety. This
is why general spiritual development is such an essential foundation
for psychic ability: The more we embody peace and faith, the less
likely we are to be mired down in doubts, fears, and other ego-driven
feelings.
It is important to wait until we have a "green light" feeling before
pushing forward with psychic work. While I trust that anyone who comes
to me comes for a good reason, there are times when I feel I have to do
a lot of work in advance in order to align a positive level of
experience. There are all sorts of reasons this may happen. One common
one is when people come to me with an agenda regarding what they want
to hear and are not really open to hearing anything but that. Along the
same lines, I often have clients refer their partners, family members
and close friends to me. When they all start asking about each other,
things get pretty tricky. The same is true when someone wants me to
bring through information about a third party. Everyone who strives to
fulfill higher spiritual values first and foremost will be prevented
from accessing psychic information if doing so would not be for the
good of all involved. In this case, being blocked is a good thing, for
it keeps us from stumbling forward without thinking things through.
Most psychics will also go through longer periods when their psychic
abilities just don't seem to be working so well. Usually, they have
simply fallen into some bad habits or fallen out of the good habits
that led them to reliable psychic ability in the first place. For
example, I've known psychics who engaged in all sorts of spiritual
practices in order to awaken their abilities, but then over time,
become a bit complacent. Maintaining a lifestyle conducive to regular
psychic work can be difficult in the modern world. When our good
spiritual habits fell away, our abilities may follow suit.
Since psychic work is a highly specialized art form, it's not something
that can be rushed or thrown together; it must be carefully prepared
for and aligned. Just as athletes warm up, stretch, and do all sorts of
other things to be able to perform well, psychics have to engage in
certain processes in order to be able to do what they do. Fortunately,
just like training the body, we have only to return to the spiritual
practices that work for us to quickly get psychically "back in shape."
While every psychic is different, when I feel my ability starting to
slip, I know to pull back from worldly endeavors and engage in more
yoga and meditation. It also helps to read spiritual books and study
esoteric teachings. While yoga and meditation are time-honored
traditions, it's important for you to find what works for you.
I've known many a psychic who felt blocked from using their abilities
and could not figure out why until they realized that they were
ignoring their own intuition for some reason. In essence, they had
turned the volume all the way down on their intuition because they
didn't want to hear what it was trying to tell them. If your intuition
has been telling you that you need to get out of your marriage, quit
your job, or make some other big change in your life that you are
afraid to make, you may have blocked it from speaking to you without
realizing it.
Finally, it often happens that longer periods of psychic interference
precede new spiritual breakthroughs. We all get in ruts sometimes, and
if we aren't paying keen attention and responding to Spirit's guidance,
we can be blocked from what we've been doing in order to wake up and
try something else so that we can start moving forward again. When what
we used to do stops working for us, we become motivated to explore new
options and possibilities. It thus often happens that psychic lulls are
followed by periods of high activity in which we are able to use our
psychic abilities in new or more powerful ways.
When we find ourselves blocked from doing something psychic in
particular, it's always wise to step back and reach for a connection
with our spirit guides. Our guides are always there for us, so if we
have trouble connecting with them, we should look for both the problem
and its remedy within. The first thing I would do is engage in some
yoga and deep meditation while reaching for a high vibration in order
to reconnect to Spirit. Once our connection to our guides is back in
place, we can simply ask Spirit to help us figure out what's happening
with our abilities and what we need to know in order to get past
troublesome blocks.
Julia
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