i read a few books on certain areas of psychic development...and most recently, mediumship. It brought up a tip which i hadn't thought of but now seems obvious - development circles. To be fair, i've googled to try to find a close-by open circle i could use to take the first steps in the right direction. There are many circles, but i'm not sure where to start.

Are there any online development circles and are they effective enough on their own? If not - where do i start? I've been reading tarot for 2 years and recently learned some basic chakra healing techniques....but i been told by online psychic friends that i have pretty good (but un-excercised) clairvoyant abilities...what is a starting point to excercising it?

thanks

Have you looked up Spiritualism (science, philosophy, religion) in your area?  In the US:  www.nsac.org  In Canada: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SpiritualWisdom3 for more information on development circles.  Spiritualist centre all run circles.  I can direct you to something in your own area if you e-mail me.

A do-it-yourself project seems to lack the help of a guide or teacher.  An internet teacher doesn't always have their credentials posted or who knows if they are true.  I have seen far too many tout themselves without the experience to actually help.  And they can be downright dangerous in leading the newby astray.  

I did a circle on the internet for a while and it just didn't manifest as I had hoped.  It was good but not consistent.  Hands on teachers are always best.

well i'm in the UK, i think i know where the local spiritualist church is....but i really don't know where to start. they have all catagorised groups - i dunno if its the jargon, but i don't know which is the best for what i'm looking for.

Start with public meetings in the Spiritualist Church.  Then see who the leaders of the circles are and if you are comfortable with their energy.  Sometimes it can be a hit and miss affair while we seek out someone to help us.  But the Spiritualist church certainly takes a spiritual approach you don't get with others. There are a lot of new age type approaches available (at least in Canada thats true) and you may want to expand your spirituality in the exercise.

I will certainly be glad to answer any of your questions from the material posted and can aid the journey in that manner.

I live in Singapore, and such new age stuff isn't as widespread as I know. Where do you think I should start looking?