Doubt is a common obstacle that many must confront when developing psychic abilities. We may at times doubt that psychic awareness is natural, real and possible, doubt our capacity to develop it and doubt the intuitive messages that we receive. Doubt is a product of the ego and it will regularly surface when developing psychic abilities. How could it not? The ego does not want the surly upstart of psychic awareness to take over the reign of your day to day consciousness.
Recognize doubt in its many disguises. It can surface as skepticism and a need to have psychic phenomena meet an unreasonable standard of proof. It is always healthy and a good idea to question psychic information and be mindful of errors in insights and interpretation. However, there is no perfect science in psychic phenomena. It is an evolving art and while it is important to notice any mistakes that you may make when developing psychic abilities, learn from them and keep moving forward. Too often, the psychic arts are held to a higher standard than other skills and talents. For instance, we do not dismiss the medical profession as invalid when an illness has been misdiagnosed and we are not expelled or quit school when we do poorly on an exam. It is all part of the process of growth and increased awareness.
Doubt often surfaces in my psychic development classes and I encourage my students to confront and work through it. Everyone experiences some degree of doubt. But don’t let it control and limit your psychic growth. Recognize the difference between doubt and questioning. Questioning is a positive tool that can help you to refine psychic abilities and become aware of its subtle nuances.
For instance: It may, at times, be necessary to question the source of your intuitive impressions. It can helpful to ask yourself if you are receiving psychic energy information or if you are generating insights and impressions based on your own thoughts, beliefs and desires. You may need to question your interpretation of what you are psychically receiving and it may be helpful to ask yourself what you may need to do differently to better improve your abilities. Questions can play a crucial role in the process of noticing, discerning and understanding psychic impressions. This is not the case with doubt. Instead of encouraging your development, doubt stops you in your tracks. It says that you have no psychic aptitude and natural abilities or that psychic phenomena is fake and phony.
Confront doubt and move through it with determination and persistence. As you do this you begin to receive the gift of soulful knowing. As you notice and feel the truth deep of psychic insight, you experience a recognizable and sure sense of knowing. This kind of awareness comes from the soul. Doubt may overwhelm you with confusion and produce anxiety. Yet, your soul always knows when it meets the truth.
Become familiar with what it feels like to receive psychic energy and form a relationship with this connection. When you experience a clear gut-affirming psychic awareness hold onto it and feel it. You may not always understand and be able to adequately put what you receive in words and interpret it correctly. This will come in time. It is enough at the beginning to recognize the unique feeling that accompanies a true connection to psychic energy information.
Once you have received energy information and insights, you may begin to doubt your ability to interpret and understand what you have received. In this phase, questioning can also play an important role. If you are not sure if your interpretations are correct, intuitively check for accuracy. Ask yourself if it feels right? What does your gut or heart and heart tell you? These are messages from you soul that will let you know if your interpretations are correct.
There will be other times when doubt surfaces. When it does, remind yourself that that your insecurities are coming from your ego. Shift your awareness deeper within, feel and listen for the voice of your soul. Trust your inner sense of soul-awareness when it surfaces and you will be able to rely on it whenever you use your psychic ability.
For further help with confronting doubts check out my book,, You Are Psychic In it I describe the telltale qualities of psychic energy information and how to tell to distinguish it from our own self-generated energy information.
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