Your Psychic Potential - A Guide to Psychic Development

657 Pages·2016·15.9 MB·English

by  Richard Ireland

Your Psychic Potential

A Guide to Psychic Development

Richard Ireland
Your Psychic Potential

A Guide fo Pyichic Developmest

RICHARD IRELAND

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Your Psychic Potential: A Guide to Psychic
Development is sponsored by the Society for
the Study of Native Arts and Sciences, a
nonprofit educational corporation whose
goals are to develop an educational and
‘cross-cultural perspective linking various
scientific, social, and artistic fields; to
nurture a holistic view of arts, sciences,
humanities, and healing: and to publish and
distribute literature on the relationship of
ming, body, and nature.

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Ireland, Richard, 29332-1992.
Your psychic potential : a guide to psychic
development / by Richard Ireland.
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To the Would-Be Medium

Do nol seck the developmeal of psychic

powers out of mere cutiosity; it is a serious
ly only lo be undertaken wilh pure

motives and a desite for the highest.

Da nol inisiake motives ef vanily for
altruism. Be sure that itis the desire to serve
hl act: » desire la wield
unusual powers. Many people's vanity
inasquerades # allruisin; by and by the
cloven hoof appears and the sensitive goes
down al

Always live rationally: do not seek to
exorcise your power dovery Kine of
day. Be as regular in the exercise of your

fumship as in perfor er

“Try the Spirits”: do nol aceepl sny eaalrol
by those who may wish to use you. A
medium is known by the company he or she
‘keeps on the psychic plane as well as on the
physical plane.

Do not think the development of
mediumship means that the necessity for
study and self-improvement has come to an
‘end; often it has just begun.

Remember that an ignorant medium can
bea danger. “If the blind lead the blind they
will fell into the ditch together.” The wider
the sensitive's knowledge, the better trained
hhis or her mind, the more effective will be his
or her work.

Do not indulge in stimulants, nor
excessive emoking. Anything that interferes
with the proper functioning of the body
hinders the right expression of psychic
nature.

Keep the mind calm and poised. Cast out
fear and cultivate a loving heart. Regard your
spirit guides as helpers and friends whose
advice and counsel should be considered, but
do not make them a substitute for your own
judgment. Spirit guides should be regarded
as friends, not crutches to help you wali.

Submit to your reason all teaching thet
may come to you. Do net accept anything on
the cuthority of enyone, either in or out of
the flesh, Truth alone must be the final
authority, end that you have to discover for
yourself. If the teaching appeals to you as
‘good end helpful, accept it and live it. Mere
acquiescence in a body of teaching is not
‘enough. There are plenty of believers: whet
the world needs are doers.

Finally, remember that mediumship is a
sacred office, the one original priesthood of
God. Regard it as such, and by daily pravers
and meditation seek to become a channel for
the highest
rable of Contents

Cover

Fille Paye

Copyright

‘To the Would Be Med

Foreword by Mark Ireland

Preface

ONE_INTRODUCTION i)

PARAPSYCIIOLOGY

Enrigmalic Key ol
Parapsychology and the Bible
Whe Far Kas! and the Paranorn

The Founding of the SPR
ESP in the Laburalory

Parapsychology Achieves Respectebility
Current Psi Investigation and Beyond
Preliminary Words on Developing Your
ESE
Dangerous Methods of Self-Development
Drugs
‘Hypnotism, Yoga, and Concussion
Natural Unioldment and Meditation

‘wo FEAR. THE EMOTION
THAT INHIBITS DEVELOP-
‘MENT
‘The Origin of Fear
Different Types of Fear
The Color of Fear
‘The Inhibiting Effects of Fear
Extreme Fear Can Unexpectedly Trigger
the Psvehic
Extreme Fear Is Useless in Developing Psi
Abilities
Fear and Ansiety
‘Three_Fears_That_ Suppress _Psvchic
Unfoldment
Fear of the Psychic
Fear of Social Disapproval
Personal Fears: Inadequacy
Personal Fears: Fear of Psyehieally