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As a teacher myself who used to teach Science to junior school students for years, I have seen a lot of confusion about whales and dolphins and even some frustration concerning their classification.

What is the fuss all about? The frustration is basically coming into play when confused people talk about both dolphins and whales as being fishes so when they are being corrected about it, they tend to hate it. According to them, what lives in the water must be a fish otherwise it wouldn’t be there. Isn’t that right? Wrong!

The fact and the matter is that fishes like the great white shark and marine mammals such as dolphins and whales are not under the same classification simply because of the way nature created their body, the way it functions and differentiated their needs as well.

You see, fishes have gills and take their oxygen directly from the water while marine mammals must go to the surface approximately every 30 minutes to inhale oxygen from directly from the air and get rid of the Carbon Dioxide using their blowhole otherwise they would drown. This process takes only a few seconds but is necessary for their survival. This is why when a calf is born; the mother will push it to the surface to allow it to take its first breath of air.

Another difference is the fact that dolphins and whales have a skeleton made of bones contrary to fishes which have theirs made of cartilage. Also, most fishes give birth to their babies by laying eggs then having the male fertilize them. Later on, the babies are on their own.

The exception to the rule of laying eggs is the shark. You see, sharks likes the great white shark are actually giving birth to several live pups but as soon as they are born, they must fend for themselves. Marine mammals such as whales and dolphins giving birth to usually one calf, nourish them with maternal milk, raise them to maturity and teach them all they know to help them learn how to eventually fend for themselves.

When dolphins and whales are born, the have a thin layer of hair covering their body. Fishes will be covered with either scales or a rubbery type of skin such like the one found on the great white shark.

As you can see, there is no way that dolphins and whales are fishes like the great white shark. There are important differences.

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It is true that every one of us has psychic powers, extrasensory abilities that can extend our experience and insight to the world we live in. We depend upon these abilities even without realising it, using intuition to make decisions, making ‘lucky’ guesses, especially in areas that we are skilled in or enjoy. But for most of the time, we remain unaware of this potentially explosive ability that we have at our fingertips!

As much as it is true that we all have these abilities, just like any gift or facility, these talents can lie dormant until they are developed through practice and exercise.

Before we delve into the development of these gifts, it is important to understand that there are many types of psychic ability and they come under four headings.

Clairvoyance, the ability to psychically see clearly; Clairsentience, the ability to psychically feel or sense clearly;
Clairaudience, the ability to psychically hear clearly; and Claircognisance, the ability to psychically know clearly.

Each of these categories covers a range of gifts and abilities the likes of which vary from person to person. Clairvoyance, for example, can include vivid dreams, visions, seeing auras around people as you look at them, or closing your eyes and seeing auras and much more. Furthermore, each person has all of these gifts, but to varying degrees. So one individual may have wonderful clairvoyance, good clairaudience, but minimal Clairsentience and claircognisance. Another may be extremely strong in Claircognisance but have little of any of the others.

As you develop your psychic gifts you will discover your strengths and weaknesses. It’s important to develop all of the psychic gifts as all of them have the potential to expand and grow. Also, you may find with a little work, what was once considered your weakest gift can become an extraordinarily strong talent.

Developing your natural gifts is actually quite easy and much of their maturation comes from your intention to progress and the effort you put in to them rather than the exercises themselves. It is important to remove all over exerted effort or force. Imagine that the work you are doing is being fueled by a river of energy flowing through you rather than being forced or pushed by you. With each exercise you perform, focus on the activity itself rather than worrying about getting a good outcome, just enjoy the exercise for it’s own sake.

Prior to starting the psychic development exercises, it is first important to understand how to protect yourself. Protection is important in any area of life, for example, you would not send a child off to walk to school on her own without first teaching her the skills involved in crossing the road safely. Likewise, in developing your psychic ability, you are stepping in to a new area of life, and it is important to do this work safely. These protection techniques will help you to do that.

Why Protect

Here on Earth, we have healthy and unhealthy people. Violence, hatred, bigotry of all kinds abound. To some degree we have all learnt to create boundaries for ourselves that protect us from the worst of this focus and behaviour. As you develop your psychic gifts, you are opening the ability to tune in to people and energies in ways that you previously have not been able to. It is therefore important, to learn how to protect yourself at these new levels as well. These exercises are simple to use, and are powerful. The important thing to remember is to focus on the river of energy running through you that is being used to build this protection, rather than relying on your own energy and your own mind.

The Mirrorball

The first exercise is a visualisation. It is as powerful as it is simple. Simply visualise a giant, sparkling, spinning mirrorball completely surrounding you. Each time a negative thought, focus, or being of any kind comes your way, they are repelled by the blinding light that they are faced with. This is a great exercise to do if you spend a lot of time around negative or needy people.

Archangel Michael

The second exercise involves Archangel Michael. This powerful angel is the protector and defender. He will never cause harm and he will always protect and keep you safe. For this exercise all you need to do is call Archangel Michael to you. You can do this out loud or in your mind. Say “Archangel Michael, please come to me now! Wrap your powerful wings of protection around me until I am completely shielded by you. Protect me from all negative or dangerous energy, Now!” Make sure you are clear and strong, not derogatory or rude.

These tools are two of many techniques that help to keep you protected and strong as you journey into your psychic gifts. As you develop your psychic gifts, you will come across many other methods of self protection and I thoroughly encourage you to explore and implement new tools if you feel guided to.

During this article we have discussed important clarifications regarding individual psychic ability, you have learnt about the four different categories of psychic talent and important tools in protection to be used during psychic development. In the next article you will learn a number of wonderful exercises to develop your own psychic talents and more important tools to keep you centred and strong as you develop your gifts.

Daniella Breen B.Sc. (Psych), has been experiencing her psychic gifts since early childhood and is now dedicated to teaching others how to step into their own psychic powers. She teaches on-line from the Shaman Goddess College - shamangoddess.com/nuke/index.php Shaman Goddess College - you are welcome to come and explore the college at your leisure.