As I was listening to Larry Dossey, MD, speak about his new book, The Power of Premonitions, something clicked in my head. I’ve been following remote viewing for a few years now, and have had psychic moments off and on throughout my life. I’ve read books about the power of psi. Most of this material describe how it works when psi is functioning well. Little of it talks about what it takes to get there.
Dr. Dossey’s new book opens with the statement that one of the best things one can do to improve one’s psi abilities is to take up meditation. I wasn’t intrigued by this but didn’t yet make the connection.
I’ve had trouble parsing what remote viewer Joe McMoneagle has to say about it. He talks about the need to practice, yet he admits that no one knows of a way to increase psi abilities. He says your viewing will be as good 20 years from now as it is the very first day. If practice doesn’t improve your abilities, what does? What can?
Then it occurred to me: while one cannot “turn up the volume” on psi input, one can certainly learn how to “turn down” everyday life! That’s where meditation comes in. By calming one’s mind and learning how to filter the cacophony greeting our five physical senses, we can make room for the barely-a-peep sixth sense.
Since Dr. Dossey’s talk last week, I’ve dusted off my dream journal and have recorded at least one dream per week. I used to do this regularly when I was a teenager but it fell by the wayside with the busy life I’ve been leading. In addition it seems answers to questions I’ve had pop into my head with more frequency. I’ve been looking at pictures of friends I haven’t seen in years and having trouble remembering.their names. Since the dream journaling started those little hidden memories seem to surface much easier.