The Act of Coming Out

I've always held a strong compassion for anyone who is gay. I've fully understood their feelings of coming out, fear of reactions from loved ones and friends, and the fight for the right to be who they are. I attributed this to having gay family members, one of which I am extremely close to. I thought that was why I was able to empathize with their feelings and understand where they are coming from in their fears.

However, I now know those are not the reasons. Finally coming into myself and who I truly am, has brought me to the realization that I, too, must 'come out' at some point and will go through much of the same criticism as those from the gay community.

I didn't wake up one day and say, "I'm going to be psychic and communicate with dead people." Just like they didn't wake up one day and say, "I think I'm going to be gay."

I'm not going to walk up to people I meet and say, "Hi, I'm V. Nice to meet you. By the way, I'm psychic."

While I've touched on the subject here and there with various friends and family members, I've yet to fully divulge the extent of it all. To me, this is a delicate process that doesn't need to be announced to the world all at once. This is information, about myself, that shall be shared with the right people, at the right times. It's not something I need to open up about to everyone. I'm sure the vast majority of the "normal" world doesn't give up their deep secrets just for the hell of it. And, for the record, I think my 'community of psi folk' are "normal," and everyone else is off. =)

But, as it is with anything else, one day, we WILL be the norm and it will be OK to talk about spirits, psychics, mediums, witches, fairies, orbs, astral travel, goddesses, angels, ETs - you name it! - without getting that weird look and reaction from those who consider themselves "normal."

So, here's to all of my psychic buddies, who cherish all that is abnormal to the masses, and keep on keeping on, being themselves, in all of their psychic glory!

Goddess Bless!