Telepathy, most of you have heard about it and most of you will
know what it is, at least vaguely.
For those of you who don't know yet, here is the plain definition:
Telepathy is the ability to communicate without using any of the
five senses, namely sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste.
What is interesting is that the telepathic instinct is innate in
most, if not in all of us. It surfaces during emergency or need
and helps us to employ our potential abilities.
Huge debates have been caused on where the instinct lies. It has
been proposed that it might lie in either the huge unused brain
space or somewhere in the rest of the body, as it might have
evolved long before the evolution of the brain. Whatever be its
source, it exists, and manifests in definite ways.
Examples of your psychic side at work is when you experience
déjà-vu, or when you instinctively know that something is about to
happen. What happens during these instances is that your mind
draws resources from its unconscious and subconscious parts. In a
similar way, when two unconscious minds link together on the same
frequency, the experience is termed telepathy.
Projective and perceptive are the two forms of telepathy.
The former refers to sending unconscious messages; the latter
refers to receiving them. If, for example, you instinctively know
who is calling you before you take the call, you are better at
perceptive telepathy. On the other hand, if a person calls you
just after you think about him/her, you are a projector.
Do
you possess telepathic instincts?
Testing your telepathic abilities is relatively easy. Try thinking
of someone. Be patient and focus hard. The person you are trying
to contact may not be good at receiving, but regardless of his/her
ability, he/she will contact you sooner than you would normally
expect. Alternately, try to 'know' who is calling you when the
phone is ringing. Don't guess. Try to 'feel' the signal. Try to
employ your unconscious while testing your telepathic abilities.
Remember, it is likely that neither of these works for you, but
don't worry. Telepathy is most likely to set in during extreme
situations. Just because you cannot feel who is calling you does
not mean you are incapable of telepathy.
Telepathy in dreams
Dreams, being primarily a prerogative of the subconscious and the
unconscious, have higher chances of favouring telepathy than
conscious activities do. Two people may simultaneously dream of
the other and find that their dreams had something in common.
These people are probably mutually linking to the unconscious
mind. This is, most often a projection of the mind, the
consciousness projected beyond the body. It is also believed that
through telepathy, conscious minds can link to dead spirits.
People have been reported to have dreamt of lost loved ones who
seem to try to get a message through to the living world.
To
test your dream-telepathy, try sending a message using only your
mind to a friend who you know is asleep. Ask him/her later about
the dream and whether it involved you. If yes, then you know you
have it.
Telepathy and Relationships
Linking up between loved ones is common primarily because spending
a lot of time together tunes each mind to the tones of the other
and also because the desire to communicate is directly
proportionate to the love shared. A child's desperate need for its
mother when it is in danger leads the mother to know her child
needs help.
Conclusion
However, be very careful and selective when using telepathy. I
doubt whether it would be very comfortable for you to keep
receiving messages from all and sundry all the time. Imagine what
you feel like when a lot of people talk together, or when your
radio is on, your family are watching television and you are on
the phone, all together. You certainly would not want telepathy to
create such a chaotic situation.
