I have just finished week four of Debra Lynn Katz's  live 12 week telecourse through the International School of Clairvoyance. The school, focuses on clairvoyance (or psychic sight) and it is the only online psychic development program I am aware of that does so.  It is perfect for me and I am learning so much! 

Debra's method is highly structured and understandable and my clairvoyant ability is slowly  but steadily improving.  We have been working with flowers and this week I was able to see not just one rose but several - all in a clear, deep rose red!  

This was exciting for me because, while I do glimpse images from time to time, doing so deliberately has been a challenge.  So, while my visualizations remains unstable and images appear only fleetingly I am finally beginning to connect with my ability to generate images.  A big step!

In the Clairvoyant One weekly class (conducted live online by Debra) we do some wonderful  meditation and energy work.  We have also started practice readings which are really fun (and much less threatening in a group). I was surprised to find that not only was I able to get a few images, in much the same way as I do in Spirit Circle, but that I'm beginning to get a sense of how to revisit these images in order to get additional info.  Something I have not been able to do before!

I am benefiting from the energy work in class so much!  This week we are working with calling back energy.  By visualizing ourselves calling back our energy, in the form a big bright magnetized sun, we are able to pull this energy back from our projects, relationships and devices and reintegrate it into our own soul energy.  We performed this exercise in class and I was very surprised at the result.

Not only did I feel energized.  I felt present.  So present that even though I was in a meditative state I felt instantly alert and aware of everything around me.  Part of our homework this week is to call back our energy daily.  This has been great for me.  My manuscript is going well, which is wonderful, but I am also putting in long hours and feeling very invested in the work.  This exercise has been a tremendous method of restoring that energy and, while I am working hard, I have not felt drained at all.

I have great news as well - Debra will be appearing live on "Spirit Talk with Barbara Graver" next Wednesday at 8PM ET /  9PM PT.  This is a great chance to learn more about Debra, her methods, and The International School of Clairvoyance so please do join us on Spirit Talk (sadly no longer available)

To read some of my previous posts about Debra's methods, classes and books please see:

I am currently working with "You Are Psychic" by Debra Lynn Katz, in conjuncture with her second book "Extraordinary Psychic."  And even though I started with this method relatively recently, I am already seeing results!

As the title of "You Are Psychic" suggests, Katz believes that everyone can develop clairvoyance and that this psychic ability (as well as others) is a soul skill possessed by us all - not a rare gift given to a select few.

Developing clairvoyance however, as Katz teaches it, is a process and something that requires a commitment.  It is accessible but not instantaneous (like many other very important things we will do in life).

One of the things I like best about this approach is that it acknowledges that learning is process and then goes on to explain this process in a  structured way that is not only accessible  to everyone, but very easy to apply.

"You are Psychic" is not just a book on psychic development.  It also contains Katz's own story which is an interesting one, offers practical advice about creating your own psychic practice, and provides a wealth of insightful spiritual information on such topics as energy work, manifestation, psychic healing, entities, attachments and the nature of future - to name a few.

My Clairvoyant Corner!

But most importantly, to me, "You Are Psychic," introduces a workable method for developing clairvoyant ability through practical application of some very user friendly 'psychic tools.'

When I began working with "You Are Psychic" my clairvoyance images were rare and fleeting and highly unpredictable.  I am now able to clearly, though briefly, see psychic images when I try - at times.

Seeing an image at this point in my development takes time, effort and concentration.  But I am doing it when I intend to do it - as Katz promises that anyone can if they apply themselves - and I am finding this truth incredibly empowering.

I have a long way to go and I know that I'm not as focused on the work as I could be.  This is a problem I'm addressing in a couple of different ways.  One way, is by making a special corner for my clairvoyant work (pictured)  and working on establishing a daily routine for practice.

The second (and most exciting) way is that I have enrolled in Katz's International School of Clairvoyance 12 week 'Clairvoyance I' telecourse (which begins this February)!  I feel as good about the course as I do the material.  This method is working for me and I want to learn all I can about it!

Moveable Mini Visualization Altar

For more on Debra Katz and The International School of Clairvoyance please check out the following link:  DebraKatz.com.

To learn more about my progress with this material please check back!

Please note:  Both "You Are Psychic" and "Extraordinary Psychic" are great books but I do recommend reading "You Are Psychic"  first as it focuses on the groundwork of this very effective approach in a bit more detail.   For me it was the perfect introduction!

To learn more about Debra Katz and clairvoyance please check out my live "Spirit Talk" interview with  Debra Wednesday On Spirit Talk (I'm sorry but this interview is no longer available).  

Whenever I hear the call of crow it strikes a cord in me.  Part memory perhaps but  more than that - a resonance I cannot explain.

It has always seemed to me that crows take notice of us in a way other birds don't. When I hear their call, I look up and see them watching.  They seem wise and curious and wild.  And I am always glad to see them.

 

My friend feels differently. He is more focused than I on what they eat and sensitive to color. When a crow crosses his path, he thinks of death and bad luck.

Which is not to say that he dislikes crows, only that they make him uneasy. He does in fact love all animals and was understandably upset to kill a crow quite by accident several weeks ago while driving.  Sadly, the bird flew into the side mirror of his car and died apparently on impact.

It was an unusual accident. Doubly remarkable because the short of string of events it set in motion caused a delay and that kept my friend just far enough behind a freeway pile up to avoid it being part of it. For this, he is grateful.

In Native culture, per Jamie Sams, the crow or raven is said to bring the bringer of magic. The color black, in this context is not evil instead it can mean the search for answers or a call to walk "another path at the edge of time."

My friend is not spiritual inclined but I can tell this event gave him pause.

It may be arrogant to think of the death of an as warning to humans, but this death did serve in that capacity. It makes me wonder if this particular crow was carrying a message. Did a miscalculation mid-flight result in the sad circumstance of its delivery? Or was that miscalculation the message itself?

I don't know, but I can say that the crow's untimely death has made me wonder about other things too.

There are many carrion eating birds and animals, so why has western culture come to associate crows with bad luck and death? Is this symbolism its own type of miscalculation?  And what does all of this say about signs and superstition and the relatively subtle difference between omen and warning?

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The quote above is from the book Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams