How to Install Your Psychic Antennae - by Anne Jirsch

Professional psychic Anne Jirsch describes how a brief encounter with an NLP modeller gave her a deeper insight into how she gets her results, by tuning into the messages being sent to her through her kinaesthetic rep system.

Anne Jirsch, NLP Trainer

I have been a professional psychic for thirty years now, and thanks to NLP I know a lot more about how I operate.  It all began when I received a phone call from a young man asking if he could 'study' me at work.  My curiosity got the better of me and I agreed.  

 

Not long afterwards, we were facing each other across a table, with a tarot deck between us.  I picked up my tarot cards and began the reading. I had only made a few predictions when he stopped me and asked:

 

"What physical feelings do you have when you are tuning in to someone?"  I replied that I had no physical sensations, that words came into my mind, that I simply relayed them to my client - and that they would turn out to be right.  As far as I knew that was all there was to it. 

 

The man persisted.  He explained that often people have no idea what they are doing because they do it unconsciously. He said:  "Just before you make a prediction you pause and go into a slightly altered state. Then you make a fist with one hand, and put the other hand to your stomach."  I was so completely unaware of this, that at first I didn’t believe him.  But as I pulled out a few more cards and began to tell him more about his future career, I was surprised to discover I had indeed paused, made a fist and put my other hand to my stomach! The whole process had been unconscious. I realised then that my body was indeed giving me signals of which I hadn't previously been consciously aware.

 

I never saw the young man who had started me on this path again, but this brief encounter was the starting point of my studying more closely what I - and other people - did to get results.  I began to hold workshops to discover what physical feelings people had when they were working, and what they might mean. I conducted a study of psychics with Master Practitioner Steve Whichett and we found that there were definite patterns which psychics used.

 

On refIection, I realised that much of what I was responding to is what is called 'gut feeling' -  that little bit of tension that warns or alerts us from the inside. From this realisation, I developed something I call The Psychic Antennae.  There are simple exercises you can use to develop your intuition, too.  

 

The following exercise is from my book, "Instant Intuition".  Try on the strategy below and see how it works for you.  You might well find that this simple exercise will help you to recognise and fine-tune your own psychic antennae.

 

Tuning In

 

1. Choose five people in your life. They can be from the present or the past. I want you to pick (1) someone you adore, (2) a person you find really good fun, (3) a bore, (4) an individual who has upset you and (5) a person who has brought happiness or something good into your life.

 

2. Take the first person – someone you adore or love. Picture them in your mind. Imagine talking to them. Think about all the things you’ve experienced with them and notice exactly how replaying these memories makes you feel. Do this for several minutes and really tap into the feelings they create when they’re near you. Do you have a warm glow? Are you smiling? 

 

Is there any particular part of your body that you’re aware of during this exercise? Maybe there’s a tingle in your tummy or a warm glow around your head. Maybe your shoulders have relaxed. Do you feel heavier or lighter? You need to be aware of these emotions because you will want to recognise them in the future.

 

Once you have identified these feelings, make a note of them. By the way, you can spend time with the person, or call them, then immediately afterwards do this exercise, and it will be even easier. You will be surprised at the number of feelings you can categorise (joy, love, relaxation – the list is endless) that you may never have identified individually, rather than just viewing the person as someone who makes you ‘feel’ good.

 

3. Now focus on someone who is really good fun. Feel yourself smiling as you relive some of the times you have enjoyed together. Now notice where the sensations are in your body. Do you have a warm glow across your chest? Perhaps you’re automatically smiling when you think of them.

 

Tap into the feeling and log it. In other words, make a mental note and also write down anything you’re aware of regarding your emotions or feelings and this particular person. Over time you will notice more sensations, and you can add these to your notes.

 

4. Now bring to mind an individual who bores you. Perhaps this man or woman is a work colleague or an acquaintance. Notice how you feel, how you stand or sit when you connect with them. The first time I developed, and tested, this exercise my whole body slumped, the corners of my mouth turned down and my speech became slower. I felt heavy and flat. The person I was thinking of was Ronald the pub bore.

 

5. Think of a person who has upset you. Many people can associate this reaction with an ex-partner, or maybe a difficult relative who has been unkind. I once had a boss who was so rude to me that for years I wanted to meet him in the street and tell him exactly what I really thought of him. When I recalled working with him my stomach dramatically tensed up and my jaw tightened. You may feel anger rising up in your throat when you do this exercise. Again log the feelings.

 

6. Finally, recall someone who is positive, who has brought something good into your life. I tried this exercise recently with one of my students, Jayne, a 25-year-old fashion stylist. She smiled as she pictured her lovely boss. Her superior has backed her career and shown a great deal of faith in her abilities. As Jayne tapped into her, she broke into a broad smile and her facial features softened. Her whole body also relaxed.

 

Now your own psychic antennae are switched on, keep a track of the signals others give you. You can tune into people quickly - note the sensations they create and slot the person into your existing categories (the bore, the good-fun person and so on) - or create a new category if you need one. Now you are more aware of the intuitions you have about them, you can spend more time with those people who you really consider enrich your life. This in turn creates positivity, which grows, multiplies and blossoms. After a while, using your antennae will become second nature and you will get a clearer insight into the nature of the people around you.

 

 

 

Copyright Anne Jirsch, 2009