I'm not getting anywhere.

[CV91]

NOTE: I might not know what I'm talking about, I barely understand Paganism; I just read mostly whats online and books I find.
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I've been trying to do some things
1. Open my third eye/become more psychic.
2. Astral Project.

What I've been doing to try to achieve this
What I've been doing is meditating because I think that it will make me become more psychic.

Questions
#1: Does meditating increase your psychic abilities?
#2: If so, is there any technique that you'd like to recommend?
#3: Does meditating open the third eye?
#4: If so, is there any technique that you'd like to recommend?
#5: Once the third eye is open, does it stay open?

Other questions irrelevant to this
#1: Is The Triple Goddess one Goddess or three? Is she or they actually a spirit(s) or are they just a metaphor/concept/symbol for something?
#2: Is Horned God just a concept or is he actually a spirit?
#3: How do you communicate with spirits?
If I do become more psychic...
Will it be easier for me to astral project?
Will I be able to do some things the average human can't?

Thanks if your'e willing to help, if your'e not than well, thanks for reading.

CV91

[isis]

Ok hun i posted a thread on the third eye i will get the link and send it to you jest give me a little bit..

[isis]

http://www.occultforums.net/off-topic-occult/666-alfy-layla-wa-layla.html

HERE IS THE LINK TO MY THREAD HUN.. AND IT EXPLANES IT IN DETAIL AS YOU READ ON AFTER LADY D. AND ODINS POST. I HOPE THIS HELPS.. ONCE YOU DO THIS SPELL YOUR THIRD EYE WILL REMAIN OPEN BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO DO IT MORE THEN ONCE.. LET ME KNOW IT YOU NEED HELP YOU CAN CHAT WITH ME ON THE MSN IM OR YAHOO IM I HAVE BOTH.. OR SEND ME A VISITOR MESSAGE..

[Lady Dunsany]

I would get frustrated too if I had to digest all that. The best advice is start simply and start small.

[redhand]

I have answered similar questions before. First off take your time and work mostly on relaxation. These things don't always happen over night it takes practice and time.

There are many ways to open your chakras, which are needed in many cases. However, if you are opening your chakras, there is no need to try and make over-active chakras less active. They are simply compensating for the inactivity of closed chakras. Once all of the chakras are opened, the energy evens out, and becomes balanced. And yes they can re-close by themselves.

The idea of the Triple Goddess which most believe is a Wiccan and Neo-Pagan idea, is that she comprises three separate goddesses united; a Maiden Goddess, a Mother Goddess and a Crone Goddess, each of which symbolises a separate stage in the female life cycle. This is also symbolic of the moon Waxing, Full and, Waning. Though the idea of the Triple Goddess predates Wicca, and seems to originates with the poet Robert Graves, who described her in his book The White Goddess. Whilst various pagan goddesses throughout history have appeared in triadic form, none have had the "maiden, mother and crone" aspects associated with them.

[redhand]

I should also say that meditation in a roundabout way does help with your insight, so in that aspect it does help with clairvoyance.

When the third eye is open, you have excellent clairvoyance, and tend to dream a lot. If it's under-active: you tend to look up to other people to think for you. Relying on beliefs too often, you also tend to be confused most of the time. If it's over-active: you tend to live in a world imagination all day long. In the extremes, you could suffer from frequent daydreams or even hallucinations.

Lady D gives excellent advice, start small and work your way up!

[Ruby Heart]

I rarely do any meditation but it works for some people. You're on a path where you want to hear other people's views and each person will tell you something different. One day you might have the answers.

[Manbearpig]

Couldn't help but respond. I have also spent much time wondering about things rather than doing them...

Mainly, I'd say just relax into it. As many books will tell you....by practicing projection, even if it only seems imaginary, it will eventually happen. It is perhaps one of the more difficult things to conceptualize but enough effort will lead to that "aha" moment.

As for the Horned God, Triple Goddess, etc.....I can only say take your time, look around and find what concepts of deity/divinity work for you. Too often, I've seen people exploring witchcraft feel it's absolutely necessary that they base their mythological foundation on what can often be viewed as outdated concepts (and I mean absolutely no offense to anyone who happens to revere these deities) when they would have been better to "play the field" a bit and see what feels right for them. Who knows? Maybe you will encounter the Sumerian, Greek, Egyptian, or other pantheons and they will feel like old friends to you.

All the best in your journey, and much success to you.

[Enlilki]

What I've been doing to try to achieve this
What I've been doing is meditating because I think that it will make me become more psychic.


Questions
#1: Does meditating increase your psychic abilities?
Meditations can be done for different reasons, most people that dont dabble/delve into the occult usually meditate for relieving stress. I dont see these techniques as increasing psychic abilities but you never know how your body will respond... Find a specific meditation and practice it.

#2: If so, is there any technique that you'd like to recommend?
Nope, just start out small, choose something that interests you and something you can commit to achieving. Everyone responds differenlty, use google and find different techniques... from what I've seen there is no one technique for all people.

#3: Does meditating open the third eye? If you find the right meditation, it will help. But I suggest opening all the major chakras.

#4: If so, is there any technique that you'd like to recommend?Same response as Q2.

#5: Once the third eye is open, does it stay open?
If you leave it for months at a time it can become dormant but it usually responds much quicker a second time around...


Other questions irrelevant to this
#1: Is The Triple Goddess one Goddess or three? Is she or they actually a spirit(s) or are they just a metaphor/concept/symbol for something?
Honestly I dont know much about the Triple Goddess, but when it comes to the occult and individuals beliefs, all Gods/Goddesses are either real or metaphor or just a symbol... It depends on the person you speak to and their outlook on everything.... At the end of the day you have to go by what you believe to be true,, either by logic, common sense or experience.

#2: Is Horned God just a concept or is he actually a spirit?
As above

#3: How do you communicate with spirits?
Pendulums and ouija boards, although they aren't the most reliable, astral projection, clairvoyancy and all the other clairabilities, telepathy.. Even dreams...There are different methods but not all methods are done by everyone, usually people have stronger abilities in a certain area and they run with it.

If I do become more psychic...
Will it be easier for me to astral project?
Will I be able to do some things the average human can't?
Yes, if you train to astrally project... A lot of things mentioned above are things that the average human can't do. A different story if they all were to try

[chronazon]

if you want to astrally project, try burning some scotch broom along with your incense. that will help you move around in negative electricity as well as being very grounding, if only we knew the principles on which this operates, just don't burn too much and don't eat it. it grows all along the highway here
to open your third eye I would personally suggest burning a combination of dittany and frankincense

Questions
#1: Does meditating increase your psychic abilities?
yes, but meditation can be practiced on anything
#2: If so, is there any technique that you'd like to recommend?
focus on what music note hits each chakra, if there is music playing. this will help you tune in to universal energy in a certain way, and you may become more psychic as a result of awareness of energy
#3: Does meditating open the third eye?
depends on how you focus
#4: If so, is there any technique that you'd like to recommend?
pull hormones back off your forehead. think over every decision and pull back from everything. your pituitary, or hormone gland is at the third eye and the 96 petals of this blooming (as if it was having surgery) are polarity based
#5: Once the third eye is open, does it stay open?
start blooming crown. i have adjusted my head and neck like a chiropracter for about 5 years along with a health regemin (not that everything I do is healthy) and have had fantastic results. you must do it intuitivly aand I feel like I am just nearing the end of doing this I hope.
Other questions irrelevant to this
#1: Is The Triple Goddess one Goddess or three? Is she or they actually a spirit(s) or are they just a metaphor/concept/symbol for something?
it is a pantheon, greek I think, but you'd never know what it even means with the old gods
#2: Is Horned God just a concept or is he actually a spirit?
baal haddad, the horned God, may have been related to Baal, the persian god/king. it was a thing where he'd bless the crops and they'd grow, turned into some kind of channeling king, held the stars in his head. It also may be related to the irish I forget what it was bcalled started with bel like beltane.
On a personal note, I have Irish Leo family, like the astrological sign, and in this time, after lammas or first harvest, all the crops are grown out like horns, so I find that interesting personally. I have known girls with bal in their name too, and one of them broke my heart forever.

#3: How do you communicate with spirits?
focus in on them and just think in your head, don't doubt it is key

If I do become more psychic...
Will it be easier for me to astral project?

sure, psychic awareness is part of the picture

Will I be able to do some things the average human can't?

yes

[raymond lulle]

read some post jungian material on occult themes, it is practical and makes sense and will actually work and make real changes in your life. best author, marie louis von franz.

[VIRAL]

possibly the best way to develop your psychic senses is just to be out in the world. impressions will come to you, as they come to almost all healthy individuals, and the trick is to pay attention to your instincts and acknowledge them, but not to dwell on them. and remember, some are fact and some are oppinion. you will eventually learn to tell them apart. and as for pagan gods, often they are just identities given to various principals in the world, however, there are more or less "beings" who will associate with the archetypes, and some of them are kinda cosmic. hope that clarified things for you!

[serpent]

The key to intial success is to relax properly. You want to spend a good deal of time doing this, and visualize it. Lie down. Start with your feet, then calves, relax them completely, then move up and do your whole legs. Continue like that relaxing your whole body, if you can do that, you will have much better results when working with your third eye. Try to visualize and feel the stress and tension leaving the body part. Afterwards it should kinda feel light/not there. Start like that, and work slowly, after you are relaxed proper, then begin focusing energies on your third eye. You may also want to try this after you relax. Try to visuallize, and feel yourself falling down, and down, and down. You should feel light/relaxed/calm, if you can do this, success will follow. When working like this you don't use sound or hand positions as it will break your concentration. Best to be lieing down. This is how i started. Silence helps. Wearing less clothes helps. Not being really full helps.

THE HARD PART: When things start working, you need to just keep working without getting excited, its a little tricky at first cause you do it on accident. When things aren't working right away, you have to breathe instead of getting upset. Just do your best, sometimes you will have off days, dome days will go well.