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Pique News Magazine
Published Date:
2007-09-20
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Psychic school for the everyman
The Oracle hosts a psychic certificate program
this fall at Brew Creek Lodge
By Nicole Fitzgerald
Imagine life with the ability to hit the fast-forward button for a quick
glimpse of future possibilities. Contrary to gypsy stereotypes, no
crystal balls are necessary. Psychic Kelly Oswald says anyone has the
ability to tap into their psychic ability.
Like learning to ride a bike, skills need to be learned and
practiced, and some people have more natural talent than others. “Its
about working with the universe to give you the go ahead or to throw
caution to the wind,” she says. “These are really valuable tools, life
skills… Being psychic is a natural state of being, but practice makes it
better.” If you are someone who dreams a lot, finds yourself saying, “I
know I should have done that,” and/or wonders at the high number of
coincidences and synchronicities in their life, the Psychic Intuitive
Consultant Certificate Program this fall might be just the alternative
back-to-school incentive you’ve been looking for — but of course, you
probably already knew that. Oswald leads the certificate program, broken
up into three classes: Psychic Development 101 on Sunday, Sept. 30,
Psychic Development 201 on Sunday, Oct. 7 and Psychic Development 301 on
Sunday, Oct. 28. The day-long programs are based on the curriculum
Oswald developed when she founded the West Coast Institute of Mystic
Arts in Vancouver. The practicing psychic of more than 15 years also
owns and operates The Oracle in Whistler, holds a BA in Metaphysics and
sits on the Association of
Holistic Practitioners board. The intensive psychic learning program
can be taken as separate modules or as a complete package with each
class building on the next. Motivation to attend can span anything from
personal interest to professional development. “People who would like to
incorporate psychic ability into their work, such as a massage
therapist, would benefit from the class by being able to tune into their
client better,” Oswald said. “I’ve all types of people from Reiki
Practitioners to lawyers in the class to help them
access out-of-the-box thinking. Some people may do it just for fun or as
part of a personal journey. Once someone has learned the foundation of
psychic development, they might want to even work here.” She laughs, but
some of The Oracle’s palm and tarot readers had their start in the
certificate program. Psychic Development 101 is where everyone begins,
regardless of talents. The a, b, c curriculum includes topics such as
the chakra system, four lower bodies, energy education, telepathy
(reading minds), psychometry (reading off objects) and psychic readings.
(Visit the Oracle's website for a more detailed run down and click on
“workshop” then “student work”.) Oswald is always amazed by people’s
abilities. “It’s wonderful to see how amazing we are,” she said. “We
have so many facets that we haven’t really even begun to explore.”
Sitting outside of The Oracle on a park bench, a dragonfly landing on
Oswald’s grandmother’s engagement ring reminds her of another curriculum
topic. “Signs and omens,” she adds, noting the dragonfly hovers between
the worlds of the seen and unseen. In a fast-paced world where
communication is only a text message away, a person’s psychic ability
weakens like any other unused muscle, but class exercises will whip
psychic nudges into shape. “It’s a part of you,” she said. “People are
doing it all the time. They are just not conscious of it.”
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