About the Author
William W. Hewitt was a freelance writer and the author of eight books and other materials published by Llewellyn Publications. He spent more than thirty years as a professional writer and editor in the computer, nuclear power, manufacturing, and mining industries, and was professional member of the National Writers Association. He was a certified clinical hypnotherapist and a professional astrologer. He frequently lectured on hypnosis, mind power, self-improvement, metaphysics, and related subjects. After his retirement in 1994, he and his wife travelled extensively together, as a devoted couple enjoying their "golden years." William W. Hewitt passed from this life in November of 2001.
PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT
for
BEGINNERS
William W. Hewitt
DEDICATION
To Sandra Weschcke and Nancy Mostad, for all the help, advice, and friendship they have extended to me over the years of my association with Llewellyn Publications. They have gone out of their way to help me greatly in many ways.
OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR
Astrology for Beginners
The Truth About Hypnosis
Bridges to Success & Fulfillment
The Truth About the Power in Your Birth Chart
The Truth About Mind Power
Self-Hypnosis for a Better Life
Hypnosis for Beginners
AUDIO TAPES
Become Smoke Free Through Self-Hypnosis
Psychic Workout Through Self-Hypnosis
Relaxation & Stress Management Through Self-Hypnosis
Your Ideal Weight Through Self-Hypnosis
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1
An overview of what to expect from the book and from yourself. An overview of psychic ability. Who you are and how you fit into the scheme of things. Your innate rights and responsibilities. These matters are explored as preparation for your psychic training. You are definitely in control of your own destiny. Tells how can you make your life go the way you want it to go. One case study of a basic psychic experience.
Chapter 2 15
Defines altered states of consciousness. Discusses how you can achieve these altered states and use them to direct the enrichment of your life. Takes you on an excursion of your mind. One exercise.
Chapter 3 27
A series of six exercises to psychically sensitize your seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting senses. Four case studies to demonstrate psychic uses of the senses.
Chapter 4 49
Training your mind to reach psychic levels. Four exercises for psychically creating colors, shapes, and movement, and then deepening your mental level to your basic psychic operating level. One case study.
Chapter 5 57
Creating a psychic shield for protection against unwanted external programming of your mind. One exercise and one case study.
Chapter 6 67
Describes the responsibilities and potential pitfalls of becoming a psychic. Describes in simple terms exactly how to program your mind to achieve psychic functioning. One exercise and two case studies.
Chapter 7 83
Using your basic psychic level to develop your visualization faculties. Three exercises and two case studies.
Chapter 8 91
Learn to examine a human body internally by examining your own body. Directions for psychic healing. One exercise and one case study.
Chapter 9 97
How to create goals psychically in a unique way that really works. One exercise and four case studies.
Chapter 10 109
Discusses clairvoyance and prophecy. Four divination exercises to test and develop your clairvoyant abilities. One case study.
Chapter 11 121
Discusses the sending and receiving of mental information. One exercise.
Chapter 12 125
Discusses the sensing of information by physically touching objects. One case study and one exercise.
Chapter 13 133
Brief discussion of out-of-body travel. One case study.
Chapter 14 137
Creating a special psychic place where you can do psychic work in the present, past, or future. Consulting with cosmic consciousness, spirit guide, and guardian angel. Seven exercises.
Chapter 15 147
How to deal with people using your psychic level. Three case studies containing implicit exercises.
Chapter 16 151
How to communicate with entities. One case study and one exercise.
Chapter 17 157
How to psychically communicate with animals. One exercise.
Chapter 18 159
Four unique psychic methods to solve problems in general. Four exercises.
Chapter 19 163
How to program and use a psychic warning mechanism for your safety and well-being. One case study and one exercise.
Chapter 20 165
How to use your psychic mind to move vehicles out of your way in a safe manner while driving on the Interstate. One case study and one exercise.
Chapter 21 169
How to set and use your psychic clock. One exercise.
Chapter 22 171
How to use your psychic power to reserve the parking space of your choice. One case study and one exercise.
Chapter 23 173
Using your psychic power to stay awake while driving, during a lecture, while working, and so forth. One exercise.
Chapter 24 175
How to improve any skill by using your innate psychic ability. One exercise.
Chapter 25 177
Using your psychic mind to attain superior comprehension of reading, studying, lectures. Also discusses a plan for continued study of psychic and related subjects. One exercise.
Chapter 26 183
A comprehensive summary of the concepts and practices of being a psychic. Points out some pitfalls. Gives advice for the future. Speculates on what the future can bring for a practicing psychic. Two case studies.
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YOUR PSYCHIC ROAD MAP
Have you ever had a hunch that turned out to be accurate? Have you ever known who was telephoning you before you picked up the receiver? Have you ever had a sudden impulse to do-or not do-something, only to discover later that you should have listened to that feeling?
If any of these things has ever happened to you, then you have been using using your psychic ability instinctively. This book builds on that "hunch" level to teach you how to access all of the psychic abilities available to you, including clairvoyance, telepathy, astral travel, psychometry, psychic healing, and communication with animals and spiritual entities.
This book is not about esoteric theories that have no practical application-here you'll learn psychic techniques that can be used every day to solve problems, psychically shield yourself from harm, attain superior listening and reading comprehension-even help psychically "reserve" a great parking space wherever you go!
Think of this book as a simple road map of the psychic landscape. Let it guide you along all of the routes you need to travel in order to fully release and develop your native psychic gifts. If you truly desire a better life for yourself, this may well be the most empowering book you've ever read.