Little background on me.  I am a computer scientist, work with pc's and such all the time.  Grew up a great family, my grandmother talked about experiences with ghosts etc.  I fell in love with the idea of ghosts/spirits.  I had experiences in my parents house as a kid and Great Grandparents house (on my grandmothers land) where I saw a child, always felt somebody was there with me, looking at the house and seeing drapes moved, then a minute later they were moved back.  Other things like this over time, made me more into ghosts/spirits.  

Fast forward to about 6 years ago, I finally took the step and start paranormal investigating, ghost hunting.  I did this for knowledge, understanding and to help people that needed it.  Been in a few groups, and finally in the group I am in now.  Love to do it, love to help others etc.  I met one of my newer/closest friends through this group, about 2 years ago.  He is local psychic/medium, author, etc.  We became GREAT friends, even started our on independent film company, but that isn't on the subject and I won't plug our stuff.  I started, with his help, meditation to open/activate my psychic abilities.  He had his abilities "turned on" after a near death experience.  It has been over a year, I am done many types of meditation, and I think I am either hitting a wall, or I just don't know what I am doing!     I do understand chakras, psychis, mediums, etc. and listened to my friend and he educates me on things, but I wonder this:  Am I meditating on something that I don't need to?  Otherwords, am I going about this the correct way?  I want to connect with the spirit world.  I want to understand, more than my equipment can show me.  I want to help others with my abilities.  I think I am ready to not "lay my equipment down" but to go in a new direction, to be able to understand, or at least try to understand, what I am looking for.  I have tried for the longest to "open my third eye".  I have recently taken test online and from the software from this site, my third eye is open!  But it is not open much.  So maybe I need to start doing something else?  

I want this not to make money, not to be famous, but to understand and help others.  I guess I keep saying "help others".  It does give me satisfaction when I can, even as a normal ghost hunter, investigate a place and help people understand what they have or make them see they are not crazy.  I am just that way.

So to those on this forum where should I go now?  Am I am going down the wrong path or just confused?     Thanks.

Peaceful greetings to you sandmanfvr...I believe that if your desires include helping others than indeed you are on the correct path...have patience with yourself and be open to receive...you have the ability within you and you have a very large support group willing to help and guide you to the right people places and situations...have no doubts about your capabilities and you will see things with great clarity.....


I came across this quote..these are not my words but I felt that you could benefit from them...

More and more people will be opening to channel. This is a time in which people who put their energies into growing spiritually will be abundantly rewarded. They will be able to evolve rapidly because the earth is energized right now. They can acquire the ability to reach new levels of awareness and bring through information and data from the higher realms consciously and controllably. The ability to explore the self as it exists in other dimensions and mediums is more possible than ever before.

Love and blessings to you!

Thanks!    My friend keeps telling me patience, and I have become a lot more patient.  I just feel/know that I am doing something wrong or not doing something I NEED to do.  Does that make sense?  I know my abilities are growing.  My wife and I vacationed in Savannah, God I love that city, and we went to the Bonaventure Cemetery.  Well I was looking for the grave of Gracie Watson, link:

http://gosoutheast.about.com/od/savannahgaattractions/ss/bonaventure_2.htm

and I was looking for her, my third eye pulsed and I knew she was near, went up one row, turned left and BAM, there she was!  Last investigation the group I am in went on, was an old funeral home.  Well I was getting ringing in my ears and saw some figures, slightly.  My psychic friend said I was getting more in tune with things.

I am kind of "rushy" and want it faster, but I want to know if I am doing it right.  If I need to quit trying to "open my third" eye and just now focus on more things to really open my abilities.  OH!  My wife's grandparents, are still in our house.  It was their house and we got it.  They are cool, nothing scary, but still my house is haunted!  At least by good spirits.

" I just feel/know that I am doing something wrong or not doing something I NEED to do. "   You are saying these words...perhaps you are creating a blockage by simply stating this...how about changing your words to I am a clear channel...information flows with ease...i am protected and guided at all times....



My moms house was built in 1769...many many spirits of the past reside there....

...isn`t it interesting what happens when we allow ourselves to be guided ...we find what we are looking for  

Love light and happy channeling!

Hmm, well that is a good point.  Ok, I am now saying this to myself.  I am going to stop trying to block myself.  Is there anything, techniques I can try or maybe this was the whole issue?