History of Palmistry

Palmistry is one of the oldest forms of divination still used today. It is used all across the world, and apart of many cultures. The way in which the palm is read, however, can vary widely. There are many different schools of thought, and most of which are conflicting. However, palmistry today is one of the most popular forms of divination, and psychic readings in main stream culture. Palm reading was originally used by...

Edgar Cayce

If ever a name spelled clairvoyance, that name was Edgar Cayce. You might know the name because of the many prophecies that he made, but there is a lot more to his work than that, although that is what ultimately made him famous. Cayce was known as the “sleeping prophet”, and that is because he would go into a sleep state to perform his spiritual work. His trance-like sleep sessions were similar to a hypnotic state or to...

Mesmerized

One of the first documented cases of clairvoyance, although at the time it may have not been recognized as such, was witness and brought to us by the Marquis de Puységur. He was a French gentleman who was a strict follower of Mesmerism, a technique developed by Franz Mesmer, who later evolved into modern day hypnosis. To this day the term “mesmerized” still exists in the English language, and it derives from Franz...

A glossary of Terms

The world “clairvoyant” is used to describe most things involving the perception of something that lies beyond the normal reach of the senses. This is mainly because the word has become a generalization, but in its essence it simply means “clear sight”, representing the ability to see things that you normally couldn’t see. Clairsensing is the broader name that includes seeing things that aren’t there, but also...