Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-66.61.26.218-20160131034034/@comment-4109661-20190408110719

I've had some success with kinesis -- specifically pyrokinesis, as I am now able to control the flames of candles and the burning of incense at will -- but my real successes recently have been related to foresight. I preface all of this by noting that I've been involved in this borderline-occult sort of thing for almost a decade of my life now, ever since I was at a very young age, so don't be dissatisfied if you haven't attained the sort of results I have. Not everyone is meant to live this way, and it certainly isn't for everyone; the common adage "with great power comes great responsibility" definitely applies here.

For a long time, most of my meditations were centered on working with my third eye and crown chakras. While before this point I always had strange dreams bordering on prophecy, predicting events typically weeks or months away to an odd degree -- such as a friend being attacked by their father, only for her to be beaten and have her phone taken away by him not even a couple weeks later -- for the past several months I've had moments where I'll just know something will happen soon. It's a feeling akin to an electrical buzzing feeling in the center of my brain accompanied by intense thoughts resembling what I can only describe as snippets of a memory I haven't had yet; of conversations in the near future both online and in the real world; of meeting strangers and friends alike; things that simply haven't happened yet; and not too long after these "visions" they come to fruition almost exactly as I saw them. It's almost as though time is just an illusion -- a veil to be seen through, and perhaps even reached through.

Aside from that, I've also found myself "feeling" other people's thoughts, actions, and words, to the point that it's almost like I'm the one thinking, doing, or saying them myself. It's as though my consciousness doesn't fully reside in my own body anymore, but has expanded in an indescribable sort of way; sometimes it can be uncomfortable for me, but I honestly wouldn't go back to how I was beforehand. It's convenient to know when the next customer will walk in, what they'll buy, and when they'll walk out; when one of my friends is about to message me and what they'll want to talk about; that sort of mundane but ultimately useful knowledge.

In addition to all of this, I'm able to see the auras of other people; I've had this confirmed by my father, who is able to see them occasionally as well; he confirmed that I was seeing his aura when I asked him what the "reddish-purple outline around him" was, as I worded it at the time in an attempt at refraining from outright saying I was seeing auras (additionally, my aura typically changes between shades of blue, most of the time being a bright indigo). I'm not sure if this is due to my meditative practices or a genetic predisposition, as I've always had a knack for seeing energy even when I was a child.

In any case, these are only some of the many "abilities" that I've managed to attain and refine, and I'm thankful that I'm able to do any of this. While I'm inclined to call myself gifted, I feel like anyone can reach this level of competency with plenty of practice, if they will it so. As above, so below; so within, so without; what knowledge is unattained now is waiting elsewhere, whether in the present or future.

All this being said, I must give a word of caution. When I first reached this "level", I found myself feeling scared and almost as though I were an alien in a strange new world. Understanding the amount of raw "data" (as I can only put it in such terms) that now flows through my mind was challenging, and for a couple months I was in a state of near-constant sensory overload. This certainly isn't for everyone, especially those without a significant amount of mental fortitude or a good teacher to guide them through such experiences, and while I admit that not everyone goes through the same experience as I did, I must reiterate that it certainly isn't for everyone.