“Developing Your Psychic Ability” Classes
Several years ago, I taught classes to small groups on growing/honing your psychic ability along with several other esoteric/psych courses, such as, how to interpret your dreams and reading the Tarot for self & others. During the first hour of each class, I lectured on a divination tool and the psychic ability that was supported and flourished, using that tool. The second hour involved a psychic practice exercise both for development and understanding. In between the work and laughter, we told inspiring psychic stories. These classes remain among my fondest, most cherished memories.
Students were rigorously tested at the beginning of each course, and sometimes on the last class to gauge/measure how everyone’s ability may have shifted through their studies and practice. We employed Zener cards to measure everyone’s psychic ability.
The Significance of Zener Cards in Psychic Development
Zener cards were conceived by psychologist, Karl Zener, for the use of parapsychologist Joseph Rhine. Rhine, previously Rhine Institute at Duke University, used Zener cards during his experiments on telepathy and clairvoyance. For the first time, there existed a scientific method to translate success in reading the cards into a percentage. Thousands of experiments were conducted with a high number of subjects, some of whom were volunteers with no presumed extraordinary capacities, while other were people for whom these capacities were expected and declared.
I discovered the Zener cards in 1971 when I was preparing for a presentation to my Grade 10 Physics Class on psychic ability. At 15, I thought psychic ability would be a compelling subject matter to interrupt the tedium of physics for most students. It certainly was! At the end of my presentation when I invited questions, I was inundated with responses. Even our rather dry and aloof physics teacher was intrigued and had a host of questions that he wanted to ask me after class. It was the reference to the research being conducted at Duke University and the development of the Zener cards that really snagged his attention. He gave me an A+ on that presentation which had been so much fun to research and present. Of course, much of what I learned and taught remains eerily relevant in my life today. Relevant might even be an understatement. Perhaps clairvoyant would be more accurate!
You can still find Zener cards through most book outlets. Llewellyn Publishing has a complete set which includes an instruction booklet and 25 cards. They are fun to play with your friends and family and make a wonderful gift for a loved one. You might even want to launch your own psychic ability exploration group.
The Methodology of the Zener Card Testing
A complete Zener deck is comprised of 25 cards. Each card boldly depicts a single, primary symbol. There are 5 circle, 5 square, 5 squiggly line, 5 star and 5 cross cards. To complete one of the psychic tests (for telepathy), a sender focuses on a single card and sends the symbol to their psychic partner. The receiver notes quietly on a chart what symbol has popped clearly into their head. A score of 6 out of 25 positive hits means you have entered the realm which is beyond random and lucky guessing and stepped into the possibility of an authentic psychic link. To demonstrate the test, I invited a student to be the sender while I played the receiver. Much to the shock of the students in my class, my score was 13 out of 25. I had been playing psychic games with my best friend for 2 years by time of this presentation.
The Role of Zener Cards in Measuring Psychic Abilities
There are several tests you can explore with your Zener deck. For example, you might want to test for clairvoyance which would mean you know what card your sender will be taking from the deck and focusing on next. You would want to test for your strength as a sender or receiver. You might be a stronger sender than receiver which would suggest a talent for the charismatic. Influencers are charismatics (not influencers in youtube terminology!) Once you have established a psychic test partner, you might like to simply send a symbol you see on a card to your partner randomly to see if they have a symbol just pop into their head. With the advent of instant messaging these days, this is not as complex as it once was!
Zener cards great fun! Find a partner (they don’t have to be within a geographic vicinity) and practice. There are innumerable benefits. The more you practice, the stronger your psychic gift will become. Opening the door to exploration, acceptance, and use, strengthens your psychic ability exponentially. Use or lose it as they say; conversely, use it and strengthen it.
I wish you a glorious October. Here in the northern atmosphere, October showcases nature’s stunning and breathtaking beauty. Take advantage!
Blessings Kathleen
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