Introduction UNLEASH YOUR INNER PSYCHIC LE TICKET It's Sunday morning and your day is wide open You think about calling your best friend to ask if he wants to go see a movie Suddenly your phone buzzes Your best friend sent a text Want to catch a movie It's as if he was reading your mind Coincidence or psychic connection sixth sense
SIXTH SENSE Many people believe they have special abilities that give them a sixth sense A sixth sense can include the ability to know things that would be impossible to know by normal use of the senses This is called extra sensory perception ESP It can also include mind reading and predicting the future FACT OR FICTION Most scientists say psychic abilities can be explained by coincidence or tricks Still many people believe in a sixth sense Whether real or imagined exploring psychic abilities can be a lot of fun Could you be a psychic Read on and find out extra sensorry perception
Chapter 1 ANCIENT ESP People have believed in psychic abilities for thousands of years Prophets seers and fortune tellers were common in many ancient civilizations Many of these psychics practiced divination which is foretelling the future ASK THE ORACLE In ancient Greece people visited a famous oracle The oracle would go into a trance and say strange words Greeks believed these words could reveal the future
Oracle bones TALKING TO BONES In ancient China diviners predicted the future using bones from dead animals The diviner applied heat to a bone while asking it questions The heat caused the bone to crack The diviner then interpreted the cracks to answer the questions CDIDIT SALDICISES UPIKIT JALKIE ILEJ In western Africa people practiced the religion Vodun They believed Vodun priests could influence the future They made sacrifices such as food or drink to spirits They hoped this would persuade the spirits to help the living AIN
