Scepticism and open mind

Nathaniel, August 17th, 2008 Psychic, Spirit Guide

For few weeks I’m following a blog of a psychic – I won’t post a link, because I don’t believe it’s worth it – man is not responding to comments and he’s acting very fluffy – but at least his blog (that seems to be run by bot, not human) forced me to think. Yesterday I was watching another episode of Most Haunted, a TV series about haunted places in Great Britain. There’s a psychic in this show – Derek Acorah.

Derek have a spirit guide named Sam, who ‘s helping him linking to spiritual world and acquiring information about surroundings by psychic means. So I was watching another episode in which Derek was talking to his spiritual guide, and then a strange thought pop-up into my head – “what if I’m wrong?”

I repeat that people should be sceptical, but open minded – I think I’m just sceptical, nearly “pseudo” – especially in case of spirituality and “higher entities” matter – and I’m forgetting about having open mind. I strongly believes that psychics is physics-based and can be explained by science. But what if that’s just one side of the coin? What if psychic phenomena is very “scientific” but require spiritual factor in order to work? More than that – what if what I believed is my subconscious, is in reality my spiritual guide? What if I’m wrong and spiritual guide is real and there’s no such thing as communicating with subconscious?

Everything flows

Well, I guess it would lead to few changes – here on blog in categories ;), on the “still-in-construction” Tassadar Archive (my articles) and in my attitude to subconscious/spiritual guide. Would it be “that” different? Change phrase from “communication with sub-c” into “spiritual guide” and a little “thank you” each time guide will help me – I would be still the same guy I’m right now (I hope) and I could still be talking about psychic abilities from logical point of view. I guess talking to spiritual guide doesn’t mean I have to forget about logic and science ;).

My readers who prefer more scientific ways of thinking might be disappointed and I recognise this problem. But what I know for sure right now is that from time to time I’m driven back to this spiritual matter, mainly when I have “better days” in psychic development – it must mean something, but I don’t know what yet.

Have an open mind

“Have an open mind” – OK, so let’s say that spiritual guides are real and I was wrong, and my subconscious is in reality my spiritual guide – what now? First thing – learn his (her?) name – I guess that’s pretty logical, right? How to do this – just like before, ask the question and wait for answer. And then – I will think what to do next – I will reach the truth with small-steps technique. Until I will learn the truth – enjoy my blog no matter what ;).

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9 Comments for Scepticism and open mind

EcholimaAugust 17th 2008

Interesting, but I think the first questions you should consider is “What if this is a con? What if the team are faking things? What if Derek Acorah is a fraud?”

So is Most Haunted a con? Most certainly. Team members – particularly Karl, Stu and Yvette – have all been caught out faking ‘paranormal events’ on camera. Off the top of my head there was the time at Pendel when Karl made the table jump using his left hand; Stu throwing pebbles, coins and light bulbs at various venues; Yvette making noises by saying ‘Aaaaah’ beneath her breath, and claiming it was a ghost.

And what about Acorah? The two most revealing occasions he was caught on were Bodmin Gaol and Sinai House. At Bodmin Gaol he was fooled into a fake ‘possession’ by an anagram devised by the team – the name of Kreed Kafer being fed to him before filming began. If you’re not aware, that is an anagram of ‘Derek faker’

Sinai House was to have been his final appearance on Most Haunted, but the team gave false information to LivingTV about the venue, and when Acorah arrived in a completely different location he refused to film the show, claiming he couldn’t ‘feel’ anything. The truth was that he didn’t KNOW anything.

Of course there’s also the anagrams of Rik Eedles [Derek lies] at Prideaux Place, Ged Harken [hang Derek] at the Golden Fleece, and the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe at Craigievar Castle.

You can find more information on both Acorah’s fakery and the Most Haunted show at http://www.doublexposure.co.uk

Emma Gee
ThionAugust 17th 2008

It’s not about Most Haunted or Derek himself, this show just persuade me to think “what if I’m wrong”, as if I would be changing my mind because of one TV show I would have to be completely nuts ;). It’s all about opinions of thousands of people, records from South America, history of Africa and Native Americans stories, not mentioning Aborigines from Australia – all of these nations/people have stories to tell about spiritual guides – those are the main reasons I’m once again looking for truth.

And in your comment you’re acting as one tv show could change everything and prove everyone is faking – this is also a wrong way of thinking.
EcholimaAugust 18th 2008

In your article you say “What if I’m wrong and spiritual guide is real and there’s no such thing as communicating with subconscious?”

I suspect there is overwhelming, scientific, evidence that people can communicate with their own subconscious. On the other hand, reports of ‘spirit guides’ come from individuals, and are scientifically unsubstantiated.

Interestingly, all the examples you cite are of unsophisticated, gods-fearing peoples, and I think that’s probably the key.

Emma Gee
ThionAugust 18th 2008

I think in case of spiritual guides you have to forget about science, as it’s like trying to define what god is using scientific terms. It’s impossible – sometimes you have to rely on your own faith and your believes – and you have to trust your feelings.
NeoPsychicAugust 19th 2008

“For few weeks I’m following a blog of a psychic – I won’t post a link, because I don’t believe it’s worth it – man is not responding to comments and he’s acting very fluffy – but at least his blog (that seems to be run by bot, not human) forced me to think.”

This isn’t me is it? You’d tell me if I went to fluffy right?? Seriously tass if I get a little too fluffy, tell me. I would really want to know.
NeoPsychicAugust 19th 2008

“I think in case of spiritual guides you have to forget about science, as it’s like trying to define what god is using scientific terms. It’s impossible – sometimes you have to rely on your own faith and your believes – and you have to trust your feelings.”

No, we should NEVER forget about science when it comes to spiritual guides and even psionics in general. When we do that, we start to look more like a new age religion. Everything should be able to be questioned and scrutinized. Putting spirit guides up there with god changes it’s nature completely. When you treat spirit guides like god then if science deems it untrue what is the next course of action? Say science wrong or accept the truth.

We cannot allow our skills to be untestable.
ThionAugust 19th 2008

Fear not, it’s not you the psychic I’m talking about.

I’m not sure if you understand me correctly, I don’t want to compare spiritual guide to god (basically this first one appear more real to me than god lol) – all I’m saying that sometimes we have to first trust our feelings, and someday we will find scientific answers.
NeoPsychicAugust 19th 2008

Yeah, I think I misunderstood. Sometimes your English confuses me :P

I just worry about other psions. The last thing we need is another WingMakers wannabe
>:O

You are right though, some times we do have to trust our feelings. But we also need to understand and explain where this trust comes from. It’s not faith in the workings of our skills, there is some factual, recordable, and reproducible effects that really keeps us coming back..
ThionAugust 19th 2008

Yeah, I think I misunderstood. Sometimes your English confuses me :P

Oh thank you very much – now you’re sooo screwed! ROTFL. I’m doing my best :) I guess the guy I’m talking about is such WingMakers Wannabe indeed.

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