Hi, IStareAtGoats,
Spiritalk is very right, meditation is a big key. I have been working on my psychic abilities for months now. It's taken awhile to be able to hone in on what I have now. I have read many books...and reading/researching is a really good thing. There are alot of books out there. So go to your local library and look around. I wasn't born w/ abilities going full fledged so if yours wasn't either it will take awhile and take alot of work. It's been atleast 5 months for me, and i've just started noticing changes. I am able to know what kind of a person someone is inside w/out having to speak w/ them, I can feel occasionally what others are feeling or what they are thinking, and have really come to feel that my psychic ability is clairsentience and a little bit of clairaudient (I feel more than I do anything else tho). Especially if it's someone i'm close to; such as my husband. I can also know who is calling or texing me before I look at my phone (which is small but I think it's something)and have also been able to meet and know my spirit guide. But definately meditate, start out w/ 10-15 mins a day (at least everyday) and later once you've done that for awhile do it for 30 mins a day. Really listen to your gut instinct, and don't try to hard. I was trying to hard and trying to force it and that made it worse. And if you have a psychic friend or someone you know has abilities, see if they will mentor you. You came to the right place w/ your questions becuz there's alot of people here who know alot. Spiritalk has given me alot of good advice, so keep coming back. And good luck, i'm sure you will be sucessful
