These are the times when we are at our most 'psychic'. There is also a certain mental attitude which tends to encourage psychic impressions. It is a kind of blurring of consciousness combined with intensification of feeling. The most common mistake people make, when they are trying to elicit ESP, is to concentrate - that is, to focus their attention sharply on a specific person or idea. This is precisely what must be avoided.
Concentration involves effort, and effort involves tension - which negates psychic receptivity.
And of course there are certain psychoactive drugs which produce altered states of consciousness in which psychic ability may be heightened. It is merely to help boost your psychic levels for the duration of our tests. If you want to learn advanced techniques of psychic development you will need to take one of our . Tension impedes the flow of psychic energy like a knot in a hosepipe impedes the flow of water. Remember, your first impressions are more likely to be correct.