by Ronnee

We all have our opinions and doubts about things. They help to define our personality and our ethics. Unfortunately though, with psychic work they can also interfere. In order to prevent this, you can use parameters. These are basically an ethical set of reassurances you give to yourself and your mind. They let you work without threatening your values which relaxes the mind's defences, giving you access to more information. It lets you experience less bias and blockages while you are working or learning about your abilities.

Here are a few examples of the types of parameters you can use. There is no limit to how many kinds of parameters you can have. Use whatever is most suited to your lifestyle and needs. The most effective parameters are ones you create yourself, however these will give you some ideas and help to get you started.

Parameters for those who are learning.

This particular set of parameters suits learners and people who have doubts. They help the mind accept the information and work while understanding that your safety and belief system are not threatened. Using keywords such as 'safety', reassure the subconscious. You may choose to use all of them, some of them or use ideas from them to create your own.

Some of the parameters are similar to others and may seem repetitious, but it can take some extra reinforcing of some points to help the brain get the message faster, sort of like using affirmations.

Just reading them all will work but if you find one that stands out to you as needing extra work, you can focus on it more until you are comfortable that you have accepted it. Although you can change the paramaters as you need to, it is good practice to read them to yourself as a sort of contract before doing any psychic work. It only takes a moment and makes your work more accurate.

• I understand that I have some abilities in relation to energy or my sixth sense. I understand that I may not know all of my abilities or the complete extent of my abilities and that it is okay to be open to these and learn about them. I will proceed with my learning using commonsense, caution and the proper preparation and protections to ensure my safety.
• I understand that psychic ability is only an ability or talent with no thoughts or feelings. I also understand that I brought my abilities into this life with me as an aid to my wellbeing and safety and that it was my decision to do so. They are meant to be used by me in the ways I see fit and they will not in any way threaten my values or welfare. I will move forward with my learning carefully and with sound reason.
• I open my mind and body to assist me with this learning by accepting and recognizing anything that is related to my abilities, knowing that this information will not hurt me. The information itself has no will. The talent does not control me. I control the talent. I do not have to accept any information until I have had time to consider it and make up my mind as to its validity.
• I will only use the information and the talent to help myself and others in a conscientious and honourable way for the highest good. Moving forward with my learning and being aware of my talents is a positive step towards my future. I will now allow my mind to see what I did not previously recognize as being connected to my abilities. I will take note of anything new and unusual. I am open to these experiences and know that they are what I want.
• I recognize that my talent is mine, developed by me and my own personal experiences and therefore fits me perfectly. I understand that it is a positive avenue for growth and can help me to learn more about myself and the world around me.

For general use any time of day

• I will only explore other people's energy if they ask me to.
  
  Or as an alternative:
  
  I will only look into other people's energy for the purposes of learning about my talents and expanding them or to help others.
• I use my abilities for good and not for entertainment or malice.
• I respect confidentiality and only share information with the permission of the appropriate people involved.
• I am not suffering from an illness or changes within the body such as hormones that can affect my ability to read. I am not under the influence of any substance that can affect my psychical, mental and emotional processes.
• I have the commonsense, experience and knowledge to work with my talents safely.

Professional

This one suits a setting where you are sitting down with someone focussing on their energy. In order to come up with your parameters for this, try to think of any areas at all that may block you or create a feeling of discomfort within you and then use those to create your parameters. The purpose of this is to remove any hidden blocks you may have that can influence the receiving and understanding of information. You will notice that such areas as the exact time of when this parameter applies, confidentiality of the client etc. are mentioned. In this list of parameters, I have used the word 'can' because it verifies for the mind that you can and will be able to cope with different situations that the mind may normally try to interfere with. This way it knows that no matter what, you will be able to cope and the defence mechanisms won't kick in to block information.

• I have the permission of the client to perform this service.
• I perform this service for the highest good.
• I can perform this service without any conflict of interest.
• I am comfortable with performing this service.
• I perform this task of my own free will to provide a positive service for my client.
• I have the experience to perform this task safely.
• I am not impaired in any way due to illness or substances that may affect the outcome.
• I have prepared properly to ensure safety to myself and my client
• I understand that what may be true to the client may be different to me and therefore will pass on the information as received without alteration to allow the client to use it.
• I can work within my abilities without extending myself beyond that.
• I have informed my client of anything they need to be aware of in preparation for this service
• Should an area of information arise from my questions or the energy that I am uncomfortable with, I will be able to not pursue that and instead, politely explain to my client and move onto another subject.
• I can maintain complete confidentiality unless I have the permission of the client to do otherwise.
• These parameters are in effect during the time of the service from the moment I begin until the service ends and the client has no more questions.