Consider what the cave man might have thought of the airplane or car. He would believe it mystical, be frightened or consider it a new type of animal. Today, the same might be true of psychic skills. Many see these abilities as something supernatural and yet, they are skills acquired like any other type of ability. It is through breathing exercises, the practice of quieting the mind and meditation that the student learns to increase the body’s energies so they have the ability to perform the extraordinary.

1. Increasing your vital forces or psychic energy for manifesting your psychic powers
Consider what the cave man might have thought of the airplane or car. He would believe it
mystical, be frightened or consider it a new type of animal. We, however, are unimpressed since
we know on some basic level how these methods of transportation are made. The automobile, for
instance uses an engine to rotate the wheels and move it. It, however, would go nowhere if there
weren’t some type of fuel to power the engine. It might be a gasoline or solar powered engine,
but the fuel still makes the car move.
Today, the same might be true of psychic skills. Many see these abilities as something
supernatural and yet, they are skills acquired like any other type of ability. Just like the
automobile, even if the human form has all the necessary equipment to create them, the psychic
abilities need a fuel to attain the higher level.
The fuel in most cases comes from the various techniques that those that have honed the powers
learned through diligent practice. Each type of belief names the power and finds ways to harness
and control it.
In yoga, the name of the power is prana. The basic prana comes into the body through breathing
and circulates through the system with each breath. Another prana is the apana, which controls
the elimination of waste. The udana controls the ability to create sound. The Samana controls
digestion and metabolism. The final prana is the vyana, which has domain over the voluntary
muscles. These energies, when controlled allow the yogi to hold dominion over his body.
In qi gong, the power is the chi. This ancient Chinese belief comes through Chinese mythology
and the Yellow Emperor, Huang Di, that as legend explains, first discovered formalized the
Chinese medicine. It was in the book, “Analects of Confucius” which was written after
Confucius’ death in 479 B.C., where the term “Qi”, we call chi appeared first in writing. It is
often called the natural energy of the universe and which gives life force and power to humans.
Just like the power for the motor of the automobile, if its not harnessed properly the vehicle will
not move. If the motor receives the energy, but there is no working control mechanism, the
vehicle again does not move but simply runs. If the control mechanism is in place and allows the
vehicle to move, but there is no driver direction the vehicle or a driver is available but does not
take the steering wheel, then the car moves out of control and may eventually crash and burn.
This scenario is much like the power within each individual. If the person chooses not to take the
wheel of their life, then the potential for a crash is great.
Learning not only to fill the body’s tank with the energy force but also controlling that force
once it fills the body is what many of the ancient disciplines teach. These methodologies show
the practitioners how to achieve many supernatural feats through the control of their life force
and energy. It is through breathing exercises, the practice of quieting the mind and meditation
that the student learns to increase the body’s energies so they have the ability to perform the
extraordinary.

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