Psychic Integrity: The Respected Practice of Modern-Day Mystics

By Melissa Leath

As a fresh and incisive book, Psychic Integrity probes the esoteric world of communicating with spirit beings and psychic phenomena. Mystifying concepts are explained in straightforward ways so the general public, as well as clients and novice psychics, can understand and become familiar with them. A major portion of the book takes you through the development process of becoming a reliable and honest psychic or medium.

Do mediums really speak to the dead?
Are psychics really able to divine the future,
or do they use a parlor trick called cold reading?
Find out now.

Once highly respected and revered, the age-old tradition of divination is now often ridiculed as fraudulent. Deception, ego, greed, and ignorance have given the term psychic a bad reputation. Its time to change that perception. This book, as a guide for high standards of integrity, brings back the honor and reverence of psychics and mediums.

Rev. Melissa Leath has taken an often misunderstood subject and brought it into the NOW with sensible words, forthright honesty and wisdom. Thank you Rev. Leath for illuminating a subject that has long needed it and for doing it with integrity and professionalism.
- Tammi WyndRavin Rager, numerologist to the stars and radio talk show host

In the field of Psychics, Intuitives, Channelers and Mediums, Melissa Leath proves she has deep Psychic Integrity and has produced a well-documented book that educates the public. Buyer Beware is now ... Buyer Be Aware. Read this book today if you are a seeker of truth on all dimensions!
- Liz Sterling of Sterling Communication Services, radio talk show host

Thank you, Melissa, for your hard work and commitment in making this important book available to the practitioners in our industry.
- Denise and George Tucker; Psychic Fair Emporium; Sunrise, Florida

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Nov 2, 2011
• ISBN: 9781452541501

Melissa Leath

MELISSA LEATH—certified medium, Life Visionary, and spiritual counselor/minister—loves teaching metaphysics, spirit communication, and psychic development. She has been working with clients and students for over three decades, assisting them in learning spiritual concepts and recognizing higher purpose for their lives. She and her husband, Charles, live in Springfield, Ohio.

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Balboa Press rev. date: 10/31/2011

Contents

In Remembrance

Acknowledgements

How to Use this Book

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Glossary

References/Other Resources

About the Author

Exercises

Emotional Release

Joy Affirmation

Visualization through Love

Slow Down the Mind

Remember the Closeness of Creator

Your Personal Symbols

Introduction to Psychometry

Advanced Psychometry

In Remembrance

In remembrance of my beautiful daughter, Beaunet Genniere, who left this physical world on February 17, 2010. She assisted me from the spirit side to republish this text in a very meaningful way. She is always at my side.

Acknowledgements

I have such gratitude to the Universal Creator for bringing this book into existence. Without the experiences and teachings over my lifetime, I could not share this information.

My husband Charles has always been my source of strength and encouragement, constantly pushing me forward. With his strength I completed the book that I believe is essential at this time.

I’d like to thank Sharon Smythe for her friendship and being co-teacher with me. Teaching our Psychic and Spiritual Awakening classes together encouraged me with the idea of teaching integrity.

I’m very grateful to Denise and George Tucker who helped me to form my ideas into positive words of inspiration.

Special thanks to Luan Heit, my editor, who helped me take my words and present them in a proper way.

Many blessings to them all.

How to Use this Book

About this book. In this book, I write about many of my own experiences and information I’ve learned while working with clients. That’s the best way I can share my knowledge. I cover everything from how to find a good reader that matches your personality, to recognizing a reader of integrity. This book includes all the study, knowledge and experience that go into becoming a professional psychic reader.

My earlier book, The Go-Between: Bridging the Gap (2003, out-of-print) is the forerunner for Psychic Integrity. Many ideas and concepts shared here originated in The Go-Between. With the need for integrity so great, and a need for better understanding of the psychic/medium process, I expanded the original book to this full reveal.

Various names for God. There are many ways to express the name of, or make reference to the concept of God. In this book, for the sake of continuity, I will be using the names God, Universal Creator, and Spirit interchangeably. As I understand it, all these names refer to the same source.

Grammar. Even though English writers have traditionally been taught to use masculine nouns and pronouns (he, him) in situations where the gender of their subject is unclear, or when a referenced group contains members of both sexes, I have opted to use a more gender-sensitive approach to my writing. I realize in the twentieth-first century that words matter and our language choices have consequences. Most readers no longer understand the word man to be synonymous with people. (For example, the U.S. Declaration of Independence states that … all men are created equal … supposedly, this originally meant all people.)

I believe that women and men deserve social equality. Since there is no set of concrete guidelines on which to base decisions, I chose to use the most commonly accepted approach.

In this book I use they for a singular gender-neutral reference. Although many grammar experts say this usage is incorrect, most agree that it works well in at least several kinds of situations. It is now commonly used in everyday speaking, and I feel comfortable using it here. An example: The client came into the session with their questions ready.

The Glossary. Words that may need more definition for some readers appear in the book in bold type. This is a clue to look for more explanation in the Glossary at the back of the book.

UltraSense™ and its specific meaning used in this text is trademarked by Melissa Leath (2003), and may not be used in any fashion without express permission of the author, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.

Notes sections. In various areas of the book I have created a notes section, to allow you the space to keep comments and notes about what you are reading.

Introduction

Do the words psychic and integrity sound like a strange combination? They go together like peanut butter and jelly. Intuitive people should be able to integrate these concepts. I’d like to share my ideas on psychics and integrity, because I feel they should be blended.

Over the years, the word psychic developed a notorious reputation. Psychics have been stereotyped as scam artists, fortune-tellers, or dishonest. This is the main reason I do not use the word as a description of the service I provide.

In the 1970s and 80s, early in my teachings of spiritualism, I recognized the problem in how the public sees what I do. I decided to use intuitive instead of psychic to describe my service.

When I started giving readings to the public (as opposed to only within the church setting), my husband Charles, a reflexologist, and I set up a booth at a local flea market. It was a way of advertising to the community what we do.

My sign said Intuitive Readings. After several days, I wasn’t getting much attention with passers-by. Charles suggested I change the sign to Psychic Readings. He said no one really knew what intuitive meant, but would understand the word psychic.

So, I changed the sign.

That same afternoon, an older couple was talking to Charles about reflexology. He invited them into our booth. The wife saw me and my sign and said, No! I won’t go in there. Not with that psychic in there. This brought to my attention just how strongly people feel about psychics.

The sign was destroyed.

However, society is changing their perception of psychics. A Gallup Poll was conducted in 2005 for the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. Out of 1002 participants (18 years of age or older), 73% believed in some kind of paranormal event. Some of the paranormal beliefs were:

• 41% ESP (extra sensory perception)

• 37% Haunted houses

• 32% Ghosts

• 31% Telepathy

• 26% Clairvoyance

• 25% Astrology

• 21% Communication with the dead

• 20% Reincarnation

• 9% Channeling spirit entities

Today, because current entertainment, such as movies and television, includes psychic and paranormal events, the opportunities for recognition are much more common.

Sharing paranormal activities in the media has opened the profession to many people who were not aware of it before. More individuals recognize that they have psychic abilities. Many of them are making very nice careers in this field. Some are truly powerful psychics and mediums.

Although there are honest, gifted readers, the public unfortunately still generally recognizes the dishonest ones as the norm.

Some scam artists fraudulently present themselves as psychics. They continue to cloak themselves with sensational bits of information for their clients, without giving a substantive message. Other readers can recognize them immediately.

The unsuspecting public is still uninformed and unaware of the gray areas of readings. Many do not understand the dynamics of communicating with the spirits of deceased loved ones. In their naiveté and heartfelt pain, people often fall for deceptions.

Fortunately, there are many ways to determine whether psychics are ethical and operate with integrity. This is the main focus of Psychic Integrity.

A logical way to find someone reputable is to ask friends with an interest in psychics whom they would recommend. The best regulation of the psychic industry is word of mouth.

There are no definitive guidelines to measure abilities, no professional policies to refer to, and no established governing body to which one can report problem psychics. This makes it difficult for potential clients to know where to look and what to look for. The information in Psychic Integrity is offered to help you to recognize positive and ethical behavior in psychic readers and mediums. It is for anyone who works with the public in an intuitive manner or anyone who consults such a person. My hope is that this book becomes a guideline for psychics to study and a reference for those who are looking to find a reader of integrity.

With this book, I offer an honest and upright standard to reach for, which can be used by psychic and intuitive readers of all kinds. It is the textbook used by all of my intuitive, clairvoyant and medium unfoldment students. As part of the curriculum, it is required reading for certification in my courses and programs.

My greatest wish is for this book to be used as a definitive guide for all who are (or will be) reading for clients in any way – whether it be psychic, mediumship, tarot, numerology, psychometry, astrology, or channeling. I also present this as a way for potential clients to discern the appropriate reader for themselves, and to understand the study, training and practice psychics need in order to use the gift appropriately.

The entire work with psychic and spirit energy is to be considered a sacred matter. I believe it to be a tool of spirituality. This is not to be confused with religion. Although many religions embrace communication with spirit energies and the Higher Self, I don’t presume it to be necessary to be of any particular religious faith to use this spiritual tool.

However, since I see psychic work as a higher calling, and connected with Universal Creator, it is necessary to invite or ask for the highest vibrations and spirit beings possible to be associated with activities such as psychic readings. Readers should begin their work with a special protective affirmation, ritual or prayer. It keeps both the client and the reader protected.

(This is covered in chapter 6 The Unfoldment Process.)

To support my proposition of sacred work, let me present just a few examples of mediumship from holy texts. The first letter from Paul to the Corinthians in the New Testament (King James Version), 2:4: and my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the spirit and of power… This plainly states that his speech was channeled information brought through him via spirit inspiration.

From the Old Testament (King James Version), in Exodus 7:10-12: And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. This example shows mediumship abilities to change one physical form into another.

King Saul visited the Witch of Endor. Even after Saul had put all the wizards and those who had familiar spirits out of the land, he saw the need of counsel with one of them. In the Old Testament (King James Version), in the Book of I Samuel, Chapter 28:7-10: "Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her.

"And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.

And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

In this story, Saul was worried about Israel being threatened by the Philistines. He asked her to bring up the spirit of the prophet Samuel, so he could receive guidance from him.

Jesus was perhaps the most well known and documented medium in the New Testament. He was able to heal the sick, create material manifestation (change water into wine), feed a crowd of people with only a few loaves and fishes, walk on water, and calm the raging sea. This is evidence of physical mediumship.

John 4: 16-19 in the New Testament (The New English Bible): "The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Jesus replied, ‘Go home, call your husband and come back.’ She answered, ‘I have no husband.’ ‘You are right, said Jesus, ‘in saying that you have no husband, for, although you have had five husbands, the man with whom you are now living is not your husband; you told me the