Interview With a Psychic: Michael

Describe how you first found out about your psychic abilities.

I first began to realize I had psychic abilities in my early college years. I was able to perceive faceless spirit forms quite often, and, at times, even attached to people. My friends found this ability creepy and preferred I didn’t tell them if I perceived a spirit form near them. Although, some people were fascinated and wanted to know if I thought they were demons. I have to admit at the time, I didn’t know and the idea that I was perceiving something evil unnerved me. However, I’ve since come to the understanding that those beings were simply lower vibrational entities that hang around humans because they’re attracted to our energy field.

I don’t know, nor can I comfortably inquire, if psychic abilities run in the family or have ever been seen in previous generations due to the conservative religious beliefs that are paramount in my family line.

Quick Facts

Reading Types: Psychic, Medium
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Professional Since: 2009
Language Spoken: English
Country of Residence: United States

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What have you done to develop your abilities?

I began developing my abilities first through a lot of meditation and reading every book I could find on the subject. I have to say the literature out there wasn’t all that helpful and I found much of it to be the same. Through my studies, I became involved in Pagan religions like Wicca because it encouraged extrasensory exploration as part of the dogma. However, it wasn’t until I discovered the Spiritualist Church that my training really took off. The primary premise of the Spiritualist Church is to prove the continuity of life after death through mediumship. Most churches offer Unfoldment classes, which are essentially psychic and mediumship development classes. I first worked with a church in Florida where my psychic skills, ability to read people’s energy, really began to take shape and blossom. Then, a few years later, after relocating to California, I began work with another church where my mediumship ability began to unfold as well.

Describe your skills.

When I give a reading, I actually tap into my client’s energy as it is at the time of the reading. This is important to note because our energy changes and the information garnered may change depending on one’s life circumstances at the time. I typically request no information be given or questions asked at the beginning, but I give my clients an opportunity to ask any questions later in the reading. I quickly get impressions of aura colors, which in turn reveal insights into a client’s current spiritual/mental/emotional and health state of being. I receive a lot of information clairvoyantly, which is to say I see images that may be actual things in a client’s life, or a metaphor for how a client’s life is at the time, or something that needs to take place. Then I often perceive any spirits that may be either attracted to the client or with the client to help and guide them. These spirits are almost always people who have crossed over from their own bloodline or family friends. However, the spirit world is as vast as ours, and sometimes I encounter other types of spirits like angels, guides, a client’s own higher self and other entities.

Can you communicate with spirits who have passed on?

Yes! I have been able to perceive spirits since I was in my late teens to early twenties. I’m sure I did as a child too, as most children can, but I was not consciously aware of it until later. In the Spiritualist Church, we give spirit messages every Sunday to a select number of congregants. However, some churches, depending on their size, may give messages to every one in attendance that day.

How it actually works is very simplistic, but it’s the actual communication that can be challenging. I basically open myself up, or raise my vibration, in order to allow myself to perceive spirits. Now, understand, spirits are non-corporeal, energetic beings. This means they do not have physical bodies though they often present themselves in ways they would either be remembered or recognized. Additionally, spirits communicate predominately within the consciousness.

When communicating with spirits, information often comes in a barrage of images, symbols, flashes of memory, feelings, smells, tastes and words too. As quickly as I receive the information, I am sharing it with my client too. Also, spirits are not available “on demand,” contrary to the belief of some. Just as we are not always available, it can be the same for spirits. So, just because you expect or want to hear from grandma, doesn’t mean grandma will make herself available. However, it has been my experience that everyone has many spirits who are willing and desirous to come through and offer messages. Often clients do not recognize the spirit that has come through until later investigation.

I often encounter spirits from 2-3 generations past and/or spirits who only had the most cursory connections on Earth to the client, but once crossed over feel a strong need to communicate some remote experience that meant a lot to them and somehow involved the client. Additionally, spirits will also come to someone who the spirit knows can convey a message to someone else. And while I talk to my own family line and spirit guides, in general I do not attempt to read for myself. I prefer to go to another psychic I trust. The more one already knows up front, often the harder it is to get a good reading.

Are you able to turn your psychic abilities ‘on’ or ‘off’ when you want to?

I never attempt to turn off my abilities. These insights, perceptions and communication with spirits are my lifeblood. However, I am not assaulted by information and spirits wanting my attention 24/7 either. This is not to say information doesn’t come to me unbidden at times. Sometimes a particular news story, random picture or other situations will initiate a connection and I’ll perceive some initial information, but I must make a conscious effort to pursue it further.

Giving a psychic reading requires entering into a particular mindset or meditational state. I have to consciously reach out with my energy and connect with my client’s. I do this both with their consent and using energetic vibration, like voice. When my client tells me their name, it creates a temporary, energetic connection that is severed once the reading has ended. Also, I often cannot remember very many details from my client’s sessions. The information gleaned isn’t for me anyway, so there’s no reason for me to retain it.

What is life like living with these abilities?

I’m not sure I can convey here how much having these abilities has empowered me in my life and in the pursuit of my goals. The only time in my life it was ever a hindrance was during my childhood, raised in a conservative religious home. Psychic abilities are heavily frowned upon in Christian churches, and spirit mediumship is expressly forbidden. However, reaching adulthood, getting an education and establishing an independent life has empowered me to use, express and further develop my gifts.

Do you think anyone can develop psychic skills?

I do believe that psychic abilities are accessible to anyone who puts in the time and effort to develop them. People who think outside the box of traditional philosophy or are fascinated by the paranormal often have an easier time of unfolding their gifts because they’re already in the mindset that it is achievable. Also, I believe, creative thinkers, artists, writers, musicians (and the like) open to psychic states easier as well. This is probably due to the way the creative mind processes information, without editing or trying to make it conform to what is already known. It also takes time, sometimes years, to develop the skill to a level that the psychic feels comfortable giving readings and/or spirit messages. It’s like most things in life, if you put in the time and effort you will see results.

What do you like best about working with PsychicNetworkers?

PsychicNetworkers is a wonderful venue for psychics because it gives the psychic a place to showcase their unique abilities and ways of working with their clients. Conversely, it also gives our clients a preview, if you will, of what a particular psychic can provide. Additionally, it offers the psychic the ability to gain new clients outside their normal environment/reach. The Internet has made the world a smaller place and made almost any service accessible to anyone with a connection.

Do you get readings for yourself?

I do get readings for myself, quite often due to my work in the Spiritualist Church. In our classes, we give readings and spirit messages to one another nearly every week. I also have a close-knit group of psychic friends who are always willing to offer insights into difficult situations I may be encountering. Now, I used to attempt to read for myself and while it wasn’t entirely ineffectual, I have found that I receive more information from another psychic than I get for myself. Why this is so isn’t entirely clear but I believe it’s partly due to perspective, being too close, and also the Universe wants us to work together. We are all energetically connected and it’s in our interactions with others that we realize our greatest potential.

Is there anything else you would like to share about your abilities?

I genuinely care for each of my clients, whether they work with me once or multiple times. I’m also a gifted energy healer and consciously send healing energy to all as an extra benefit. You will find me to be an open and caring reader who wants to be of service to others and who’s mission in life is to help others reach their highest and best.