I considered including a glossary of terms on this website, but I have so many opinions about the use of different terminology related to my work that I don’t think I am capable of writing un-biased definitions. That said, I think it is important for me to clarify what I mean when I use certain “psychic” words or phrases, and right now I’m thinking that starts with what I mean when I say “psychic.” Psychic is a general term for a variety of abilities that certain humans possess that allow them to receive information through senses that are beyond the five basics — sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. Psychic abilities are considered paranormal, a term that is defined as: events or phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding. Psychics come in many shapes and sizes, and psychic abilities take many forms. I don’t know of any psychics — including me — who can “do it all,” so we specialize in one or two areas, according to our gifts.
SETH THE GHOST
My in-laws were visiting us for a couple of weeks, earlier this year, just as I was beginning to create this website. At the time, I had a rough draft of some of the content, and was beginning to find my voice. I am blessed with a mother- and father-in-law who are just lovely people and supportive almost to a fault, so it was natural for me to talk about what I was working on, and have a show-and-tell over lunch one day. They listened intently, read some of the things I had written, and then asked just one question: But how does this work?
I assumed from our conversation that they meant: How do you do what you do? Which is a big question. I answered with a story. The story of Seth.
THE DOG WHISTLE PRINCIPLE
I get challenged from time to time — mostly by my youngest son — to “prove it.” That is, to prove that I am a psychic and that my ability to communicate with the spirits of the dead is real.
I can’t.
And so I live with the doubtful stares. And I am mostly fine with that. I know that my abilities are real, and the people I have been able to help know that they are real, and I don’t have a great need to convince the rest of the world that I am who I say I am and can do what I say I can do.
Having said that, there are times…….oh, there are times……when the challenge is heated and I feel I must say something, and this is what I say: It’s like a dog whistle.
MY STORY
Hello, my name is Carrie, and I am a psychic. I am a Spiritual Medium and I have the ability to see, hear, and communicate with the un-ascended, Earth-bound spirits of the dead.
Whew. That was hard to put out there. The launch of this website is, in many respects, my coming out, and as the saying goes: I’ve been in this closet so long the hinges are rusty.