Psychic Party Games

Visual Telepathy Touch Dancing Light as a Feather Gaze Psychometry Touch Psychometry The Pendulum Aura Reading

Visual Telepathy

OVERVIEW

Visual Telepathy occurs when two people maintain steady eye contact for an extended period while attempting to see each other's face as clearly as possible. In less than a minute or so this causes "changes" in the appearance of the other's face, which can be anything from simple blurs to outright hallucinations. Even more amazing is that sometimes you see an entirely different person from the one you sat down with! (It is possible that these images of "other people" are actually perceptions of that person in other incarnations.) Because these changes in visual perception occur to both participants at the same time and with the same level of intensity, it becomes obvious that some form of "psychic link" is connecting the awareness of both individuals. That link is a form of telepathy and implies a merger of conscious awareness. It is also possible to describe emotional sensations, mental images, and with sufficient practice, even thoughts, simply by describing what you experience while performing this exercise.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS The exercise is extremely easy to perform. Everyone at your party who wants to participate pairs up with someone they feel comfortable with, then the two people sit a comfortable distance apart, facing each other. Each person looks at one of their partner's eyes, then attempts to expand the area of clear perception to include all of the other person's face. This is essentially all one needs to do in order to cause the effects to happen. (More specific instructions are provided in a moment.) Before performing this exercise it is useful to make some observations about the nature of our physical visual perception. Please take a moment to glance around the room and notice that you can see everything in the room quite clearly. Please do this now. Next I would like you to look at any specific word near the top of this page, then without taking your eyes off that word, tell yourself what the third to last word on this page is. Please do this now.You can't tell what that word is without looking directly at it. Your visual perception, while looking at something a comfortable reading distance away, can only focus clearly on an area just over one-inch across. When looking across the room, depending on how large the room is, the area of clear visual perception is only about one-foot across. When you looked around the room a moment ago and noted that you could see everything quite clearly, you actually couldn't do that. Our visual perception operates by relying on subconscious memories of our past experience. Our subconscious mind recognizes familiar shapes and objects and creates the impression of clear perception, when in fact we do not see most of our environment clearly at all. The Visual Telepathy exercise focuses upon what we actually see, rather than what we think we are supposed to see, and in doing so it provides a glimpse at the "reality behind reality."Visual Telepathy produces "alterations" in visual perception and can be a frightening experience for some people, but there is no need to be afraid. The physical world will still be the same place it has always been, and these psychic perceptions have always occurred in the past but have simply been ignored. Telepathy is as real as your arm, as these pages. It is simply an aspect of reality that most people are unfamiliar with in the same way we don't notice the radio waves that constantly surround us. You can instantly stop any altered perception simply by looking away or by blinking your eyes. (You should blink

your eyes whenever they need wetting, but not to regain a normal focus unless you wish to stop the visual effects.) So there you are staring at the eye of another person and attempting to see their entire face as clearly as you see their eye. (If they look at your left eye, you should look at their right eye -- all the "action" should be on one side.) If you are doing this properly all of your attention will be focused upon your visual attention. Focusing on what you see will automatically stop, or dramatically diminish, the thoughts you are aware of. It is important not to be distracted by your thoughts, but if most people deliberately attempt to stop thinking they instead focus nearly all of their attention upon their thinking. It is for this reason that the emphasis should be concentrated upon what you are seeing. I define telepathic awareness as a merger of conscious perception. In order for your awareness to merge with that of another, the differences between your perceptions and theirs should be reduced as much as possible. Theoretically, if there is no difference between your subjective perception and that of another person you would experience being the same being. This has in fact happened to me but it is by no means a common experience while performing this exercise. It does, however, support the idea of a merger of consciousness being the basis of telepathic perception. The structure of this exercise helps to reduce the perceptual differences between yourself and the person you are working with. Both individuals perceive an eye clearly and a face that is mostly blurred. Both are involved in visual concentration, attempting to pull blurry, undifferentiated information into a recognizable image. It sometimes helps to sit in exactly the same "non-defensive" position, but it is more important that both participants be comfortable and unconcerned with body distractions. (Sitting in a non-defensive position means not folding your arms, crossing your legs or otherwise sitting in a way that "shields" you from direct contact with your partner.) You'll get a better idea of what it's like to merge conscious awareness when the visual changes begin to happen. These alterations in perception can occur almost immediately or could take as long as two or three minutes to begin -- depending upon how well each person concentrates upon their visual perception.Those individuals with a very analytical approach to life often have some difficulty stopping their thoughts. They actively analyze the experience while it happens, the thoughts being a distraction which interferes with visual concentration. For those individuals I recommend simply letting the experience happen, then analyze it later. The experience can be analyzed to your heart’s content once you are able to make it happen in the first place. Other individuals experience dramatic changes within a few seconds. These are people, mostly women, who approach life in an intuitive way. They are more focused upon their feelings than their thoughts, and often make "gut level" decisions rather than rely upon reason alone. Surprisingly, these people with such excellent, natural psychic potential are often the most fearful of the experience. They are not as readily able to fall back on rationalizations and so fear losing their hold on reality. The point here is simply to remember that all this is just another aspect of the world we live in. As such there is nothing to fear, and much to gain from learning more. There are three main categories regarding the type of visual alterations which result from applying this technique. They are: blurs; hallucinations; and the perception of what appear to be other people.Blurred perception is probably the first thing you will encounter. Of course, everything outside the limited area of clear visual perception will initially be somewhat blurry, but you will have no trouble recognizing the face of your friend. After a moment, however, parts of the face may become darker while others become brighter. There is a sort of slow motion in the way these areas change. Individual parts of the face, say an eyebrow or cheekbone, may become suddenly clear. The entire face seems to change, except

for the eye you are looking at, which is to remain in clear focus at all times. You are trying to expand the area of clear perception to include the entire face -- but without taking your eye off the eye of your partner. It is of critical importance that you point out when these changes occur, and how intense they are relative to other changes. This is how you establish that "something" is connecting your individual subjective experiences. Without this psychic connection the changes would not happen to both of you at the same time and with the same degree of intensity. Hallucinations occur because the subconscious mind is still trying to construct a coherent image from the limited visual data it is receiving. Subconsciously your brain might detect a high forehead, then a large nose and perhaps a long chin, then try to assemble all these elements into a coherent, albeit frightening image, perhaps quite monstrous. Because this image is manufactured by your subconscious it can be perceived as clearly, say, as a chair appears when you glance around the room. Such a perception can scare the daylights out of you. But it is nothing but an image generated by your subconscious mind. It's totally harmless. Blink a few times or glance to the side and it goes away. Telepathy involves a merger of conscious perception, so if the effect is working well enough to produce a hallucination, that same unpleasant (though not identical) sort of image, and the unpleasant emotional reaction to seeing it, will be experienced by both people involved. Here we find even more concrete evidence that this is a form of telepathy. Any strongly felt emotion experienced by one person while performing this exercise will also be experienced by the other. If you feel an unusually strong emotion, ask the other person if they felt the same thing. If your attention was fully focused upon the other person when the emotion occurs, you can be fairly certain they felt it. You may sense the emotion originating in the body of the other person, in which case it is likely the other person originated the thought which caused the emotional response. You might recognize the emotion within your own body as a feeling you initiated, or you can sense the emotion in the space between you both, meaning each of you are sharing the same feeling. In all of these situations both people are aware of the same emotion occurring. At this point in your experience you have to be very aware of what I call "mental etiquette." Personal, subjective emotions and ideas become objectively observed, and one needs to be especially courteous about what you allow your own attention to focus upon. For example, it is very common for sexual interest to be perceived. This doesn't necessarily mean the other person is sexually interested in you, but when the idea of sexual interest enters the arena it is felt by both participants in most cases. It's a very touchy issue and needs to be handled gracefully when dealing with strangers or others with whom you do not have an existing, intimate relationship. It is possible to "probe" the other person in an effort to determine if they are sexually interested in you. This is done simply by concentrating on your sexual interest in the other person. Because both of you have your attention so clearly focused on each other, what one feels can easily be felt by the other. The idea of sex will occur "out of the blue" to the other person in this case, and the way they react to that idea will be perceivable. The feeling will either grow stronger, a sense of distraction will occur as the person tries to "change the subject," or the other will break off the link because they find it unpleasant subconsciously. At first this might seem like a fine tool for those still involved in the dating scene, since you can find out what you want to know without having to be up front about it. Unfortunately, it is very easy to misinterpret the sensations, which can get you in a lot of trouble. And hitting a stranger with a sex vibe can turn them instantly into someone who will make it clear they have no interest in any sort of intimacy

with you, including continuing this exercise. The third type of visual effect produced with this technique is the perception of other people. The experience almost always begins with blurry images which then intensify into rather clear perceptions of entirely different people. This sort of perception is, essentially, within anyone's ability to experience.You will know, without a doubt, when you perceive this sort of image. It feels the same way you would feel if you were talking to one person only to have someone entirely different instantly take their place. It feels like you are looking at an entirely different person, and it's the feeling, much more than the image, that will blow you away. One gets an eerie sensation that you could almost carry on a conversation with the new "person" before you. Whether or not an image like this is a previous incarnation of the person you sat down with, or just another creation of your subjective mind, is something I haven't yet been able to determine. All I know is what it feels like to perceive such an image, and believe me, it feels like a real person is there, someone entirely different from who you sat down with. These other images can be of a different gender, some have beards or hats or other such characteristics. It's quite a mind-blowing thing to experience, and again, it is well within the ability of virtually anyone to achieve these perceptions using this technique. I would like to mention a couple of important points. One is that biofeedback equipment can be used to scientifically demonstrate the simultaneous nature of the emotional reactions generated by this technique. It is also possible to communicate specific information such as colors, numbers or a letter of the alphabet. While simple colors or images possessing emotional qualities are fairly easy to communicate, telepathic communication of specific information is a skill which requires practice, much like learning to play a musical instrument. (These topics are described in greater detail in my forthcoming book, Instant Enlightenment.)

Visual Telepathy: Summary of Instructions

1) Those wishing to participate form into pairs.2) The two people sit a comfortable distance apart, facing each other.3) Each person looks at one of their partner's eyes, then attempts to expand the area of clear perception to include all of the other person's face. (If they look at your left eye, you should look at their right eye -- all the "action" should be on one side.)4) Blink your eyes whenever they need wetting, but not to regain a normal focus. (You can stop any unpleasant visual effects simply by blinking your eyes or looking away for a moment.)5) Describe when visual changes occur and how intense they are relative to other changes.6) Describe any strongly felt emotion or physical sensation experienced.7) Verify that the visual changes and emotional sensations are duplicated by the other.8) If you see an image of "another person" describe that person to your partner.

Touch Dancing

OVERVIEW

Two people stand face to face with their palms lightly touching, their hands moving together as if gliding along an invisible wall between them, with neither person controlling the movement.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS I am not aware of the official name for this rather interesting form of movement. It was first shown to me by a woman who did not describe any background information, but I have since heard that it may be an aspect of tantric yoga. It is best suited for intimate occasions between lovers, but can be performed by any two individuals. Two people, preferably reasonably close in height, stand close together facing each other with their feet comfortably apart. They place their hands very lightly palm to palm against the hands of the other person, finger tips gently touching. One person agrees to start things off by moving his or her hands very slowly, as if sliding them gracefully against a pane of glass standing vertically between the two participants. The other person then attempts to follow the hand movements of the first, all the while touching as lightly as possible against the hands of the other. One person leads, the other follows. Remember not to allow the hands to move forward or back beyond the "invisible wall" between you. After a time the leader stops leading, but does not mention when this occurs. He or she simply begins to follow the movement of the other person's hands. If this exercise is performed properly, with slow gentle movements, the leader will find that when he or she stops leading the hands continue to move. Both people end up following the movement of the other's hands, but neither person controls the movement. When this occurs the leader should point it out to the person who started out as the follower, and invite the follower to take the lead at any time in order to demonstrate that the original leader is actually following at that point. It is a wonderful feeling when both people realize neither of them is in control while the hands often make great, sweeping gestures and otherwise unpredictable movements.If the hands stop moving for some reason, the leader again resumes leading the movement. Each person should occasionally alternate taking the lead, if necessary. If the two participants are familiar with the Visual Telepathy exercise, it can help to maintain eye contact while performing this "game," though doing so isn't necessary. Maintaining eye contact, with an awareness of the telepathic nature of emotional experience, can make this is a wonderfully intimate experience when performed with a suitable partner.

Psychic Touch Dancing: Summary of Instructions

1) Two people stand close together, facing each other, feet comfortably apart, holding their palms lightly against the palms of the other.2) One person leads by moving his or her hands against an "invisible wall" between them while the other follows with their hands. (Don't allow the hands to go forward or back beyond the "wall.")3) After a time the leader stops leading the movement and both people end up with their hands moving while neither consciously controls the movement. The leader should invite the follower to take the lead at any time in order to prove he or she is no longer leading.4) If the hands stop moving for some reason, the leader again resumes leading the movement.5) Each person should alternate taking the lead, if necessary.6) (optional) Maintain eye contact and awareness of the telepathic nature of emotion.

Light as a Feather

OVERVIEW

This is a very old "game" that many people hear about as teenagers and you may have tried it before. It involves one person sitting in a chair while four people lift that person above their heads using only the first two fingers of one hand. (It is possible for just two people to do the lifting, in which case they lift with two fingers of each hand.) The first time you experience this will blow your mind, since it really seems like the person being lifted has become almost weightless.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS Success requires the ability of everyone involved to concentrate with absolute clarity and seriousness, but it is only necessary to maintain this level of concentration for a few seconds and most people are able to do this. The procedure uses a form of ritual to help focus each person's attention, and once the procedure has begun it should not be interrupted for any reason unless you stop completely and start over.The person to be lifted (it helps to start with the lightest person present) sits relaxed but upright in an armless chair placed in the center of the room. To protect against physical injury there must not be any obstructions around the chair and it should not be placed directly under an overhead light fixture, ceiling fan, etc. The seated person sits with his or her arms folded, knees together and feet firmly on the floor. Throughout the entire experience the seated person must remain silent and concentrate on feeling "light as a feather, stiff as a board." The two or four people who are to do the lifting stand to each side of the seated person. One person is selected to be the leader and at his or her signal everyone except the seated person says the phrase, "light as a feather, stiff as a board" four times before any movement begins. After the phrase has been spoken four times, the leader places his or her right hand firmly on the head of the sitting person while the phrase is repeated again. In a predetermined sequence -- clockwise, for example -- each person standing places their right hand firmly (but not forcefully) on the person's head, one hand atop the other. This cycle is repeated with the left hand until everyone has both hands on top of the person's head. Each time a hand is being placed, everyone but the seated person repeats aloud the phrase, "Light as a feather, stiff as a board." Once all the hands have been placed on the head, the phrase is repeated one time while no movement occurs. Then the hands are removed one at a time from top to bottom, the phrase repeated each time a hand is removed. (You may want to practice this much before doing the entire procedure the first time.) Immediately after all the hands have been removed, everyone becomes absolutely silent. The subject in the chair holds his or her body stiff, while the people standing slip their first two fingers under the armpits and knees of the seated person and simply lift that person, in a very gentle manner, as high as possible, then immediately and carefully set the person back into the chair. If four people are doing the lifting, which is best if that many are available, they do the lifting with the first and second fingers of their strongest hand. All the while, from the moment the hands are being placed upon the head, everyone must concentrate on the absolute certainty that the person being lifted is "light as a feather." This is especially important for the one being lifted. As the last hand is removed the sudden loss of pressure against the head actually

produces a sensation of lightness, and that sensation should be concentrated upon and believed. Everyone must continue to concentrate on the idea that the person being lifted is very light until that person is once again returned to the chair. Some serious warnings are necessary. If anyone laughs or otherwise breaks the concentration the leader should stop the event immediately and start over when everyone is once again under control of themselves. The lifting motion should be gentle but steady and quick. If you lift too slowly it may break your concentration. If you lift too quickly the person can literally be thrown against the ceiling and come crashing down out of control. People have broken bones doing this! It's possible to break one's neck! If performed with seriousness and responsibility it is quite harmless, but if you don't trust all the people doing the lifting do not allow anyone to participate. And don't lose your concentration once you find yourself almost in shock at the surprising loss of apparent weight. Everyone must understand that the subject must be returned gently and safely to the chair before any break in the concentration is permitted. After that you can all freak out about how amazing it is. Once everyone who wants to be lifted has had the opportunity, but not before, you can attempt to lift someone without the benefit of the intense concentration. The difference will surprise you.

Light as a Feather: Summary of Instructions

1) Place an armless chair in the center of a room, being sure there are no nearby obstructions and no overhead light or fan above the chair.2) Select a leader to begin (and if necessary, terminate) the event.3) The person to be lifted sits relaxed but upright in the chair, arms folded, knees together and feet firmly on the floor.4) Either two or four people stand to each side of the chair.5) The leader signals the group to begin saying the phrase, "light as a feather, stiff as a board," four times.6) The phrase is repeated every time as each person, in clockwise order, places their right hand firmly (but not forcefully) upon the seated person's head.7) Repeat this cycle with the left hand, till everyone has both hands on the person's head.8) Say the phrase one time while no hand movements occur.9) Remove the hands one at a time in reverse order, repeating the phrase one time as each hand is removed, until all hands have been removed from the seated person's head.10 Everyone becomes totally silent and the seated person stiffens his or her body.11) Those standing hold their first and second fingers straight and together, slip them under the arm pits and knees of the seated person, then lift the seated person gently but quickly over their heads -- then immediately, but gently, return the person to the chair.Note: If four people are doing the lifting, they use only the first two fingers of their strongest hand. Do not pause once the event has begun. If anyone breaks concentration stop immediately then start over. BE CAREFUL! Take this game seriously so no one gets hurt!

Gaze Psychometry

OVERVIEW

In this game, one person in the group closes their eyes and focuses his or her attention at a specific location in the room, while the rest of the guests attempt to perceive which target location is being concentrated upon. The "sender" imagines two beams of energy going out from his or her body, one beam going out from the forehead and the other from the solar plexus (area just below the chest). These two beams are mentally directed to meet near the ceiling at one corner of the room. The imagined beams form a triangle with the head and chest as the base and a corner of the ceiling as the furthest apex. The rest of the group sits quietly and attempts to "feel" where those beams are directed. After everyone acknowledges they have come to a conclusion, the group voices their opinions, then the "sender" informs everyone of the í location he or she had been concentrating upon. (The sender can write down the target location prior to beginning if verification is desired.) Each person in the group should have at least one chance to be the sender. The number of correct guesses can be scored. Statistical odds indicate that if there are four possible targets, each person should correctly guess one time in four attempts. Anything better than this, over numerous attempts, is evidence of psychic perception. If there is a reasonable degree of success among the group, this game can be further refined by having the sender concentrate on particular objects or people within the room. As long as it is made very clear what the possible targets are, this game can be applied to any group of possible targets.

Touch Psychometry

OVERVIEW

Five small, identical blocks of wood are "charged" with emotional energy by holding each one in your hands while concentrating on a particular emotion. Later the blocks are circulated among your g äuests, with each person attempting to perceive which block is "charged" with each particular emotion.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS Psychometry is the term used to describe the practice of perceiving psychic impressions from various kinds of physical objects. These impressions often come in the form of emotions, images and/or sounds. It is possible to learn information about the origin or manufacture of a given object, as well as pick up information regarding the people who have handled it. For example, many psychics will ask to hold a personal object before giving a reading, such as a ring, necklace or keys, in order to augment any information they may perceive directly. In general terms, the impressions are the same as with any other type of intuitive psychic perception, only in this case the objects contain the information. The practitioner will see images or hear sounds, or simply experience a "feeling" which contains information regarding the creation or previous environment of the object. Some objects contain psychically perceivable energy that has been placed into them deliberately. These are called "charged objects" and you will want to create a few of these if you are interested in playing this particular game. First you need to acquire five pieces of wood about five or six inches long and an inch wide, of any thickness you feel comfortable with. A wooden yardstick (sometimes available free from hardware stores) is a good item to start with since the cutting locations are already marked off. These "sticks" need to look and feel identical so you cannot tell them apart from each other. (If you start with a yardstick you will need to sand off the painted markings after cutting. It is best not to paint the wood, but you can if you prefer.) You then need to label each piece with an identifying number near the end on one side (1-5). These numbers will correspond with one of five different emotions you will attempt to imprint on each stick. An index card or notebook should be used to maintain a record of the associated emotion. If you are very serious about developing this ability you may prefer to use a notebook in order to document more detailed information. First select the five different emotions you intend to focus upon, then write them down next to the related number in your notebook. Suggested emotions include love, lust, freedom, excitement, contentment, curiosity, longing, etc. You can select any emotion you choose but try to make them as different from one another as possible. (Although it is very easy to "pick up" a feeling of hate or depression, you won't enjoy having to encounter negative emotions later on so I recommend not dealing with such unpleasant feelings.)

CHARGING THE OBJECTS: Select a block to be assigned to a particular emotion, then while holding it in your hands, focus all your attention on that emotion. You should attempt to feel the emotion as strongly as you can while imagining filling the stick with it, pushing the emotion from your chest and head into the object. If it helps to focus on a particular mental image, then do so, and note the nature of the image in your notebook. Sometimes the best way to focus on an emotion is to remember a time when you felt it clearly and concentrate upon a particular image connected with that event. Perform this concentration technique with one emotion for between five and ten minutes. Then wait at least ten minutes for your emotions to clear before repeating the process with the next block. Follow this procedure until all five blocks have been "charged." Some precaution should be taken to keep the sticks from making physical contact with each other. This is to prevent the psychic energy of one stick from "contaminating" the others. Metaphysical literature suggests wrapping each block in a silk handkerchief, but rolling them up, separated in the folds of a hand towel, should be sufficient. In a party situation each guest will need a piece of paper to write down their impressions. Everyone should be told what the five target emotions are, then the five numbers should be listed in a column to the left on each paper. Each of your guests in turn will be given a block to work with, one block after the other. (If everyone is sitting in a circle it is easy to pass each block to the person next to you.) Then while holding the object in their hands for one or two minutes, each person should focus their complete attention on it while waiting for an emotion to come clearly to mind. The trick here is to clear the mind of any preconceptions and try to "feel" emotion coming from the wood rather than simply "guess" what the emotion might be. Also be on alert for any mental image that comes to mind. After everyone has selected which emotion they believe is associated with the block they are holding, they should write the name of that emotion to the right of the identifying number on the paper. Any mental image that came to mind can be written down to the right of the emotion. Once you have written down this information, pass the block to the next person. Repeat this process until everyone has worked with all five objects before checking for results. If you find yourself feeling the same emotion with more than one block then guess that emotion twice if necessary. Logic has nothing to do with this, and it's better to get four out of five than ignore a correct impression because it has already be guessed previously. If you wish you can return to a previous object to reevaluate your guess before making a final conclusion. Statistical odds tell us that in five attempts you should successfully choose only one of the five emotions correctly. Repeating the entire exercise five times would produce twenty-five attempts and odds alone would produce a total of five correct impressions. Anything better than this is evidence of psychic perception. After playing the game, you and/or your friends might want to repeat the "charging" procedure in order to saturate the sticks with as much energy as possible. If your friends assist you, have them concentrate on a specific image you want associated with each emotion. If a particular image is included every time it will reinforce the "target" image you are hoping others will be able to detect.You can also charge other objects, say by concentrating on feelings of love while holding a small gift for a loved one. Note: "Clairvoyance" (clear seeing) is the type of psychic perception most often used by psychics in general. Psychometry, as described here, can be an excellent tool for learning to develop clairvoyant ability, since once you are familiar with perceiving "impressions" from specific objects you can easily switch to turning your attention to people, events, etc., which is clairvoyant perception.

Psychometry: Summary of Instructions

1) Prepare "charged objects" by following steps (a) - (e)a) create five identical blocks of wood.b) number one end of one side of each block (1 through 5).c) charge the five objects with one emotion each by "pushing" the emotion into the object from your head and chest for 5-10 minutes. (Wait 5-10 minutes before charging the next object.)d) write down which emotion is associated with each block.e) store the blocks by rolling them up in a silk handkerchief or small towel.2) The objects are distributed to the first five guests sitting in a circle, each guest having a pen and paper with the numbers 1-5 listed in a column on the left.3) Each guest attempts to feel which of the five, pre-selected emotions are associated with the object they are holding (1-2 minutes) then the object is passed to the next person.4) The selected emotion is written next to the number of the object, along with any visual image perceived.5) After everyone has written their selections, the results are compared.

The Pendulum

OVERVIEW

A pendulum can be any item hanging from a string, such as a spool of thread tied so the thread won't unwind beyond a certain point. It is possible to ask questions of the subconscious and derive simple yes or no answers based upon the way a pendulum swings when it is held by the string in one hand. The theory is that the subconscious mind creates ideomotor (unconscious) muscle contractions that cause the pendulum to swing one way or another. If you ask a question and the pendulum swings side to side, the answer is "no." If it swings forward and back, the answer is "yes." If it spins in a circle it means your question isn't being answered. The Visual Telepathy exercise should prove quite clearly that telepathy actually occurs. It stands to reason then, that if we are all aware of telepathy on subconscious levels, and a pendulum can be used to access subconscious information, we should be able to telepathically influence a pendulum being held by some other person. In a party situation you can make pendulums for each of your guests and let them experiment asking their own questions, but it can be more fun if everyone is involved with just one person holding the pendulum. That person would sit with his or her feet flat on the floor, leaning forward with an elbow resting on one knee and a pendulum suspended from the hand of that arm. A string length of 12 to 18 inches usually works best. The pendulum is stabilized in a steady position before each new experiment is begun. In one kind of experiment everyone in the group is made aware of some item of information which the person holding the pendulum does not know, then a yes or no question is asked in order to see if the pendulum provides the correct answer. This can be done by having someone stand behind the person holding the pendulum while showing the group an item, then asking something like, "Am I holding up a book?" If everyone takes this seriously the correct answer should be provided. It is also possible to ask questions that no one knows the answer to, such as, "Is Debbie's next child going to be a boy?" If the woman is already pregnant there is a definite answer "out there somewhere" and such answers can be perceived subconsciously (psychically). The quality of the answers provided with this method are dependent upon how well the person holding the pendulum can remain uninvolved consciously. Any question that can be answered in a yes or no fashion can be asked, and with a good sense of humor the questions can be quite entertaining.

Aura Reading

OVERVIEW

Auras are energy fields that surround all living beings, and according to the literature they even exist around inanimate objects, which are said to have their own form of consciousness. Auras are most easily perceived around higher forms of consciousness such as people and animals. This section describes simple techniques which individuals or groups can apply to gain awareness of these "glowing energy fields" that surround and permeate the body.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS Auras are described differently depending on which school of thought a person subscribes to and how clear their "auric vision" is. Carlos Castaneda describes a "luminous egg-shape" composed of fine, luminous fibers, the aura being as large as a person with their arms outstretched. Christian literature describes a bright, often yellow "halo" around the heads of saints. The general description provided by New Age spiritualists is similar to Castaneda's "egg-shape" though with many variations in color, brightness and other features. It's very likely that the aura is associated with chi energy described in Chinese philosophies. Spiritualists say there are actually three types of non-physical "bodies" associated with human organisms. The first is the etheric body, which extends about two inches away from the surface of the physical body. It is composed of fine filaments, usually grey. The etheric aura is the easiest to perceive. It can even be felt with the tips of the fingers if your awareness is sufficiently focused. The second type is the aura most people have heard about, a large, oblong sphere similar to Castaneda's egg-shape. The difference here is that spiritualist literature reports a great many colors and much activity within this aura. The colors are related to the current physical and psychological condition of the person being observed. Dark splotches indicate areas of blocked energy and are generally associated with illness in a particular part of the body. (Illness is said to appear in the aura before the physical organism is affected.) The colors reflect a person's mood or present psychological condition. "Green with envy" is a term that relates to the aura. Red is associated with anger, i.e., "seeing red." Yellow is related to intellectual activity and blue with spirituality. (I was once playing psychic games with a group of friends at a party when two girls both exclaimed that they had just seen a bright yellow light surrounding my head. At the time I was concentrating intently, so the association of yellow with intellectual activity appears appropriate.) In speaking with a man who claimed to see auras, he added that the colors were never still, but were constantly in motion. He said he could sometimes see energy bursts much like "lightning bolts" or brief flashes of other colors. The third type of aura is the astral body, a duplicate of the physical form but made entirely of energy. This is the body we experience in dreams and while projecting out of the body. It stands to reason that the form of this body may be different under the varying conditions we experience in other dimensions.Some individuals claim that they can manipulate the energy of an aura in order to assist the healing process. They do this by concentrating on feeling the aura as they pass their hands near a person's body, adding their own energy to that of the patient to realign the flow of energy in the proper patterns. I have seen this sort of thing performed one time, where a friend was relieved of a severe headache after about

ten minutes. It appears to be a subject worthy of further study. Fortunately, it is not particularly difficult to perceive the etheric aura, that area of energy that lays just outside the physical body. Success, however, requires a definite shift in your "level of awareness." It is not something you can do while focused on your physical perception alone. But the shift required is quite minimal, and when you achieve this form of perception you will understand what it means to shift your level of awareness. This can be of tremendous value when you apply yourself to achieving perception or manipulation in more dramatic ways. There are two ways to approach learning to perceive the etheric body. The first is to attempt to feel it with your fingertips while running your hands just above the body of a friend. You should hold your hands about two inches away from their skin and pay attention to very subtle sensations in your fingertips. It will feel as if you are moving your fingers very slowly through lukewarm water. If you actually experiment by moving your fingertips slowly through warm water you will notice just how subtle those sensations are. With practice the sensations are more easily perceived and there is an almost "sticky" feeling to it. The etheric aura can also be perceived using your eyes. The trick here is in focusing your visual attention six to nine inches beyond the person's body while they stand against a black background. This "out of focus" effect releases your visual attention from its customary lock on physical data, and the concentration upon seeing something so subtle acts to slow or reduce your thoughts. Thinking is a physical activity, just as seeing and hearing are. Psychic perception brings other, non-physical sense mechanisms into play and in order to engage these mechanisms one must shift attention away from the purely physical. Reducing interference from thoughts and other physical activity therefore assists perception of non-physical information. If you wish to practice this exercise alone you can do so by holding the tips of your fingers about two inches apart and looking for "something" to appear between them. If you sit in a dark room with a small light over your head or to the side, the rest of the room may be dark enough to create the black background required. A reading light or candle can provide the proper lighting. First hold your hands where they are comfortable, the fingertips slightly apart, then move your hands back six to nine inches and focus your eyes on your fingertips. Then without changing your focus, move your hands back to the first position. It may take several attempts before you can maintain your focus at the more distant position but within a few minutes you should be able to do this reasonably well. With your hands in the first position and your finger tips about two inches apart, look at the blackness in the space between the fingers. You will begin to see a faint bit of light or color appearing between your fingertips. If there is a stringy or fibrous quality stretching between your fingertips you are probably beginning to perceive the etheric aura. You can check this by moving your finger tips up and down relative to each other. If you are perceiving the aura the "stringy light" will stretch diagonally between your finger tips. It appears as a loose bundle of very faint, fibrous filaments of grayish light. If instead you perceive a reddish glow around or next to your fingers, it is most likely you are perceiving a "negative image" produced by visual stimulation of the rods and cones in your eyes. This is a less intense version of what happens when after looking at a bright light a splotch of color remains after you look away. You might try reducing the intensity of the light source if this unwanted effect becomes distracting. Whether you achieve results with this exercise right away depends entirely on your ability to shift levels of awareness. People who naturally approach life from an emotional or intuitive point of view will achieve results more easily. Highly analytical persons will need to pay closer attention to suspending their

thoughts. It might help if you focus on your emotions while simultaneously concentrating on the visual aspects of this exercise. Once you are able to perceive the etheric body you will be familiar with how you focus your intent to make such perception possible. Your mind is fairly still and you realize you are using your eyes in a different way. (It is actually possible to perceive auras with your eyes closed, though you will still be "focusing" them in the same way.) In order to perceive the larger aura you simply become aware of a larger field of view and wait for the perception to become discernable. One other aspect of the perception of auras is that some people perceive them directly on an intuitive level but can't see them visually at all. They simply seem to "know" what is happening in the aura, and can describe the conditions almost as well as someone who perceives them visually, though perhaps not in visual terms. Some people who do "energy work" or healing with their hands are in this category.

Perceiving Auras: Summary of Instructions

Feeling the etheric aura --

1) One person lays down on their back while the group attempts to feel the etheric aura, a sensation like moving one's hands slowly through warm water, by moving their hands slowly about 2 inches above the laying person's body -- do not actually touch the body.

Seeing the etheric aura --

1) Everyone sits in a comfortable position in a darkened room with a small light source above or to the side. (The object is for everyone to have their hands visible \ against a black background.)2) Hold the fingertips about 2 inches apart and focus your eyes 6 to 9 inches further back from your hands.3) Look for the etheric aura to appear as a loose bundle of grayish "light fibers" between your fingertips.4) Move your fingertips up and down vertically to verify that the aura stretches between the fingertips.5) Have one person (with tight fitting clothes) stand against a black background and look for the etheric aura to appear 2 inches away from the body.Seeing the larger aura --1) After performing the above, with the person still standing against the black background, expand the area of visual perception to observe any light or color surrounding the entire body at a distance of up to 2 feet. The group should freely discuss their perceptions to learn if the others are able to perceive the same effects.