Super Powers?

KrauseXian · Jul 11th, 2005, 01:50

I heard that you can see magical things and people with super-natural powers in India. I think they are call Skiddis. Is there anywhere one can go to see these things? I am going to Dehli, Agra, Jaipur and Jodhpur. Thanks!

GoanCanuck · Jul 11th, 2005, 11:06

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Originally Posted by KrauseXian

I heard that you can see magical things and people with super-natural powers in India.

Just a popular myth. Stay away from these con men.

seventies'hippy · Jul 11th, 2005, 13:56

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Originally Posted by KrauseXian

I heard that you can see magical things and people with super-natural powers in India. I think they are call Skiddis. Is there anywhere one can go to see these things? I am going to Dehli, Agra, Jaipur and Jodhpur. Thanks!

If there are,,,,,,,,,,,, Then it isn't for public showing

tornado989 · Jul 11th, 2005, 15:05

stay away dude! stay away from these con men as GoanCanuck is suggesting.... this guy with a python or snake around his neck once asked me for money and i was expecting a snake dance.... rather he said, if i didnt pay up....the snake wld come "visit" me in my sleep!!! ...

Ikuru · Jul 11th, 2005, 15:28

the only "special powers" you will find in India are thoes of "Shaktiman"

machadinha · Jul 11th, 2005, 20:46

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Originally Posted by KrauseXian

I think they are call Skiddis.

They (those powers) are called siddhis; one who has mastered them is called a siddha and as noted and as you might have figured you'll be unlikely to find them advertising themselves in guidebooks or at the local tourist office. Contrary to a certain reputation real holy folks are no easier to come by in India than anywhere else, although you'll find plenty of would-be ones if that's what you're into. A siddha btw is simply one who has attained (a) special power(s), esp. through sadhana, what you might call spiritual exercise. It takes more of an effort and less of hocus-pocus, and those powers are more about self-control.

beach · Jul 11th, 2005, 23:10

....if you need any political predictions

aahlberg · Jul 11th, 2005, 23:55

So how about fortune tellers / astrologers.... who seem to see your future by reading the palm of your hand??

machadinha · Jul 12th, 2005, 00:20

Yes, what about them Aahlberg?

ChrisBurns · Jul 12th, 2005, 00:23

I had an eerily accurate palm reading in some small Tamil village way way out in the countryside. The man had very little conception of what life in the United States was like but was hitting some stuff dead on... However, I got through to him becuase he was a friend of the Village patron whom I was studying with in Chennai...If you are looking for quality astrologists/fortune tellers, I would ask around...

aahlberg · Jul 12th, 2005, 00:25

Sorry .
I mean Is there anywhere one who can Really for - tell the future?
Siddihs / fortune tellers / astrologers??

Sama · Jul 12th, 2005, 00:31

some say that if one does yoga and meditation for a long enough time, and if one is so inclined, spiritually, one can develop siddhis. my teacher has said that people call him up all the time to ask "if I do yoga will I develop magical powers?"........

the true guru is within.

machadinha · Jul 12th, 2005, 00:42

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Originally Posted by aahlberg

Sorry .
I mean Is there anywhere one who can Really for - tell the future?
Siddihs / fortune tellers / astrologers??

Nothing to say sorry for. What I meant though is the answer is self-explanatory -- where do you expect to find such people and how would you tell the difference between them? Do you expect IndiaMike to process your guru, and how would you decide if that person's the real deal?

Plenty of such people are found in India and elsewhere and if they're worth their salt they'll know how to tell a good story if nothing else; throw in a bit of common sense and some basic psychological intuition and you may have a real thing going, it may even be really worthwhile to you. Speaking for myself I've had my palms read on several occasions, with very different results -- often based on the same significant lines however. Go figure, you'd think there must be something there, but now the question is how to read it

aahlberg · Jul 12th, 2005, 00:55

For some reason, I find it hard to believe that a person can tell my future by reading the palm of my hand,
call me skeptic. However I have heard that some can.

And how about the people who reads cards?? If you are an unlucky card player- I would not suggest doing this.

When I arrive to India- I will see how I feel- maybe I will find a good astrologer / fortune teller/ siddah- I will be going trekking up north- so maybe there might be a siddah around the area I am travelling too.

Thanks for the info Machadihna

snowcrab · Jul 12th, 2005, 01:14

Our minds work in mysterious ways, kick out odd stuff every now and then that hasn't been processed through whatever we think of as "my mind". I suspect people who do the self dicipline of concentration do aquire abilities to know in a way that the rest of us noisy, talkie-talkie monkey brains do not. I don't think it's about magic however, more just natural abilities that simply don't normally operate very well in cluttered mental environments.

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tornado989 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 222	stay away dude! stay away from these con men as GoanCanuck is suggesting.... this guy with a python or snake around his neck once asked me for money and i was expecting a snake dance.... rather he said, if i didnt pay up....the snake wld come "visit" me in my sleep!!! ...

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machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,391	Yes, what about them Aahlberg?

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ChrisBurns "American" Cricketer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 36	I had an eerily accurate palm reading in some small Tamil village way way out in the countryside. The man had very little conception of what life in the United States was like but was hitting some stuff dead on... However, I got through to him becuase he was a friend of the Village patron whom I was studying with in Chennai...If you are looking for quality astrologists/fortune tellers, I would ask around...

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aahlberg Yamini Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Madrid Posts: 62	Sorry . I mean Is there anywhere one who can Really for - tell the future? Siddihs / fortune tellers / astrologers??

Jul 12th, 2005, 00:55	#14
aahlberg Yamini Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Madrid Posts: 62	For some reason, I find it hard to believe that a person can tell my future by reading the palm of my hand, call me skeptic. However I have heard that some can. And how about the people who reads cards?? If you are an unlucky card player- I would not suggest doing this. When I arrive to India- I will see how I feel- maybe I will find a good astrologer / fortune teller/ siddah- I will be going trekking up north- so maybe there might be a siddah around the area I am travelling too. Thanks for the info Machadihna

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snowcrab Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: BC Can Posts: 1,134	Our minds work in mysterious ways, kick out odd stuff every now and then that hasn't been processed through whatever we think of as "my mind". I suspect people who do the self dicipline of concentration do aquire abilities to know in a way that the rest of us noisy, talkie-talkie monkey brains do not. I don't think it's about magic however, more just natural abilities that simply don't normally operate very well in cluttered mental environments.