If we can sense things that have not yet happened, certainly we can also manifest events with focused intention. I’ve often thought about the “push/pull” relationship our minds have with the fabric of space and time.

For instance, when we intuitively sense a future event and then it comes to pass, what really happens? Are we just sensitive to the impending event, or did our focused thinking manifest it?

Or is life really the dance of both possibilities? I believe it is.

I love philosophy with a passion and while I’m not a student of science and mathematics I also love hearing about discoveries made on those frontiers. But the fact is our grasp of reality is very tiny and most definitely incomplete (to say the least).

It makes perfect sense to me that our consciousness can effect the stuff of Universal potential because I believe our minds are one with the creative source. We are a part of divinity, and thus we share in the creative process.

I’m not suggesting that the ego mind is able to create all things at will. I think the higher part of us is the creative center. But I do believe the ego self has the power to manifest.

In other words we really can create the life events and circumstances we desire. We can manifest reality with our thoughts.

We can heal ourselves, draw to us the perfect mate and live in constant inspiration and creativity.

Current trends in the self development industry are calling this wisdom the law of attraction. That exact term was coined in the English languae (as far as I know) by William Walker Atkinson in 1906, when he wrote his book Thought Vibration.

Many authors since then, including the well-known Norman Vincent Peale (Power Of Positive Thinking) have also used the term. But even prior to the emergence of the phrase law of attraction we have been aware of our innate ability to manifest.

I believe the concept is a natural one. And I believe it is only through intentional oppression, such as that seen in the Dark Ages, the Roman Empire, and the empires of Egypt and Sumer, that humanity has become ignorant of our ability to create reality.

I also think the current movement, worldwide, toward books and films like The Secret is extremely important. This is a time in human evolution where we seem to be moving toward (returning to?) our empowered nature.

If you haven’t given real consideration to the idea that you are co-creator of your life, I urge you to do so now. The whole world changes when you become a deliberate creator of your life, and you are able to help shape the entire human journey for the good of all.

The truth is you’re already creating reality, but this is happening at an unconscious level. Ideally, you’ll embrace your role as creator and begin to intentionally manifest the events, circumstances, and people in your life.

Have you ever wondered if there is a fine line between having intuition about a coming event and manifesting the event with your intentions? This could be one of the great paradoxes of psychic awareness study.

Is there really a difference in seeing something before it happens and causing it to happen by seeing it? The answer, of course, depends on how far you want to go in terms of philosophical thought.

It’s probably enough to pose the question and allow your mind to flow freely thereafter.

We do have considerable power over our own destiny. Many of us even believe that we create our entire reality via thought and consciousness; within such a paradigm the idea of psychic awareness takes on a whole new meaning.

If there is no “out there”, I really can’t have a premonition. All I can do is project my own thought and then experience the manifestation of this thought.

This is definitely a topic I’ll write more on later. For now it’s enough to just put the idea forward and let it flow.

The first step in developing your innate psychic ability is the development of real self-trust. You must form the habit of trusting your internal voice.

This is easy for some people, and difficult for others. 

Also, you should know this is a process. To start, you only need to begin listening for your intuitive responses to life’s situations. A great exercise is to start asking yourself questions on a regular basis.

Ask yourself things like “what should I do?”, “why did I just think that?”, “what am I really afraid of here?” etc. In time, you’ll begin to notice the subtle response that occurs to such questions almost immediately.

Most of the time, your intuitive response is the first impulse. The only time when this is not true is when you suffer from extreme fear or neurosis in some area, and thus your first response will be a fear-based reflex action.

Once you can identify your intuition, the next step is to begin trusting it. Again, this can take time as your natural desire might be to overthink and analyze every question or situation.

Don’t beomce impatient, and don’t compare yourself to others. If you put forth a sincere effort, you will begin to trust your inner voice over time.

This is the most basic form of psychic ability or psychic awareness.