There's alot of metaphysical/psychical information out there on the net. PEAR, (also known as the Paranormal Education and Research Center) is responsible for testing hypothesis and possible powers that people are thought to exhibit. I have read a good few articles that state that people who are dissociative have an innate ability to enter this "psi-conducive state"...in short, dissociation is a state of mind that is responsible for bringing about Psychic abilities, because of the "breakdown" between mind/body/emotions and ego boundaries...it's said that to perform feats such as "Psychokinesis/Telekinesis" one must merge with the object....HOW can one merge with something perceived as different from themselves?To move the ball, you in essence must BE the ball in terms of analogical example.
Also, while where on the topic of dissociation, I don't know too many people with the innate ability to dissociate like those with PTSD...the ability to alter one's conscious experience is not a very common trait....most people I know can't do it or understand HOW I do it for that matter....I believe most people are so concrete/outer-oriented that they never learn to manage their internal resources, and creativity.
I can say also personally that my intuitive/empathic abilities are EXTREMELY strong...too strong....when I was a child and I would go somewhere with my parents out in public, my intuition/Se (extroverted sensing if you prefer MBTI terminology) was constantly picking up the non-verbal expressions/feelings of others...it was draining, and drove me about CRAZY dealing with so much non-verbal data, while simultaneously having to carry on a verbal conversation with people around me...it's hard for me to deal with people who are overly boastful because most of the boasting is based on a half-truth, or a lie all together...but I can sense the "ego defect" in a person....that which criples or motivates their personality to act upon something...a person for example who is boastful often has self-esteem issues, and until they fix it, you risk having to inflate their ego every time if fails... A person that needs explicit imput/directions from an institution, or person in authority is a person who can be sheltered, or insecure deeply in their ability for self-autonomy i.e. a "sheep" is a person who lacks a free-thinking ability, and are usually at the lower rung of communication...people like this are VERY difficult for me to show interest in, or take to because they fear stepping outside of all that they know for fear that if they depart from it, (if only for a second) they'll be condemned and abandoned for it...it's what motivates MOST people in the world...a.k.a. the "hive mind" mentality...this DESTROYS the concept of individuality...most people never individuate because of that fear...it's sad.
As I got older, I became an expert at communicating to people subconsciously, for example, I call this "Subcon-association communication"...meaning I say something that has multiple meanings, and subconsciously, some people will get that "Aha! or Right!" response...it's the way I figure out if I'm dealing with an intuitive, or sensor person.
I am an INFJ by the way if it matters? :rolleyes:
