I get a certain feeling when I'm around other magic users. It's like a pressure and awareness that I feel. I'll give a couple of examples.
When I first went to the magick/occult shop here in my city I felt such a strong energy in there that it was amazing. I called the feeling "mojo". (for comic relief)
I was in the magick section of a bookstore and I felt like someone was watching me. I turned to see a girl (kinda cute too) looking at me and at the spell books I was flipping through. She walked over and said "Hi" and the energy on those words was like a psychic waterfall. I said hello and we talked about the bookstore and magic and stuff and thinking back on it I really should have gotten her number.
Today I went to a yard sale. There were three older ladies out front and I got a feeling of "mojo" from them. It was like I automatically knew they practiced magic. I found some spell books and an Arthurian Legends book and I also bought some candlesticks and candles. The prices were pretty good. lol
That's an impressive gift you have there. A lot of us magick users have our own innate talents. Your skill isn't anything unusual, though I've no idea if they are the norm. It's great that you can sense whether a person is a magick user, I'd love to be able to find more of my kind.
I've seen something like this before, a chiropractor who naturally developed an extraordinary talent for healing (he didn't even know it was possible until he did it). His gift was that he knew how to do it, not that he could since the technique he uses is applicable to anyone. He details all this information in his book The Reconnection. I've also read a similar book written by someone who could see a person's aura whenever they experienced strong emotion. I'm sure some psychics can also relate to your experience.
No matter what, you do have a gift. The author of The Reconnection didn't know where his power came from, but his birth had an unusual complication that he thinks relates to the development of his ability. His mother had a near-death experience during childbirth and described her visit to the afterlife upon her return. Other than that, his healing just happened when he gave his patients a treatment. His book is a very good read.
I get that as well. It is as though I can pick up on the energies that surround them. When I went to the herb store in my local mall, the guy there, I knew this instantly, practiced witchcraft. He asked me how I knew, and I told him that I just did. Essentially you have a gift to pick up the energy that those who are more spiritually, or should I say energetically, aware give off. Because we practitioners are more aware of energies in general, we can manipulate our own energies (whether intentionally, or non-intentionally). Just like how through meditation, your chakras can open up and balance themselves, that is an example of energy being changed. And you are able to pick up on that. I am curious if you can feel auras (at least the precense and energy of them), as well. I am glad to hear that somebody else picks up on this as well.
Thank all of you for shedding some light on the subject. I am glad to know that there are others like myself. I am going to research this gift more and see what else I can do with it. It has helped me along my spiritual path and I am glad. I cannot see auras but I can see ghosts. You may not believe me but I have seen ghosts since I was a very young child. I can also sense darker things. For example, once my family wanted to buy an abandoned church in the country and turn it into a house. I walked into the church and felt like something was watching me. I felt like their was something twisted and wrong in the place. We were going to buy it anyway until my parents discovered a room where someone had broken into the house. There were satanic symbols and sigils all over the walls and the energy in there was horrifying. My parents promptly changed their minds!
xScrappsters, yes you can literally feel a person's aura. You don't even need to be aware of energy. If you just hold your hand a few inches above a person's skin, you will feel a slight tingle.
