What It Means to Be a Secret Psychic 13
When he’s questioned by a doctor, George declares, “I think I’m what everybody can be. … Anybody can get here. I’m the possibility.” 2 He clarifies that given the choice between his abilities arising from a tumor or from something like an alien encounter (as some people had suspected), he would choose the tumor, because it shows that the capability is innate and part of the human spirit that’s already within us. It’s not alien or unknown. It’s here, now, part of everyone’s potential. It’s within our grasp. That’s also my perspective on psychic ability. Think of how animals are born with instincts that help them naturally know how to do things like migrate and stay protected. We, as beings that come from nature and this universe, also have natural senses that are part of our makeup. Our way of life, distanced and protected from the dangers of the natural world, has simply made those instinctual abilities less obvious. They now run in the background and are often entirely unacknowledged. But just because we may be unaware of these abilities doesn’t mean we aren’t all using them to some degree. We are. These are things that you (and everyone else in the world) have been using your whole life. These abilities are real. They are a part of us. And if we so choose, we can learn how to strengthen and make more conscious use of them. And for some of us, this mindful approach to the development and use of our subtle abilities equates to an inner spiritual experience. The emergence of our intuition is the call of Spirit, an awakening to our authentic self and the divine within.
Psychic vs. Intuition
While I refer to us as secret psychics, I know that many will feel a bit squeamish at the use of the word psychic, preferring to call themselves intuitive instead. To understand why this is, we need to break down the use of these two words. You may be surprised to find out that these two terms are often communicating the same exact thing. Many people, including myself, use them interchangeably. While they’re often used to mean the same thing, they’re 2. Phenomenon, directed by Jon Turteltaub (Touchstone Pictures, 1996).
