Psion Prayer

Thank you for this Psion Prayer. It is so powerful! I used it for the first time at dusk today and it instantaneously cleared my apartment of some negative stuff that had been collecting and trying to hang around. I am grateful. 

Elizabeth Tackenberg, Architect, Miami, Florida, USA

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When I pray the Psion Prayer, I "know and see" a light surrounding me, and it brings a sense of calmness and security. I sleep well after praying it.

Sandra G., Lawyer, Philippines

I woke up with a severe leg cramp and the pain was excruciating!  i remembered the Psion Prayer but I couldn't even recite the first line.  All I could muster was, 'Psion Prayer!  Psion Prayer!'  while i placed my right hand on my leg.  the cramp and pain was gone instantly!

Pauli Antoine, Founder & President, Etiquette de Manille, Philippines

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Thank you for the Psion Blessing. I had an amazing experience. I felt so much joy, love and bliss. The presence of God. I felt it all and that was truly a gift in itself. Grateful for our moving forward in greater leaps to oneness within.  

Reverend Toni-Ann Hanna, USA

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I prayed the Psion Prayer before the start of my one-day workshops and I noticed amazing transformations happen even in my toughest workshops. I also observed that when I prayed the Psion Prayer with a particular person, the concerns of that person eased up and his relationships improved. 

Carmen Leonor Diokno, CEG, Founder & CEO, Organisational and Executive Coach, i-CLD Consulting, Philippines

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While receiving the Psion Blessing this weekend, I felt calm and peaceful.  I noticed a benevolent presence on my right side while the Minister Conferrer stood in front of me.  After the Psion Blessing, i had a feeling something beautiful was about to happen.  My fiance's mother has been undergoing medical tests and the initial prognosis was discouraging.  I felt sad knowing he was very troubled.  Since he lives far away, I thought the best thing I could do is to pray the Psion Prayer.  He called over the weekend to tell me a miracle happened!  The new test results are favorable and overuled the initial findings! 

L..V., Professional Make-Up Artist, Philippines

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I woke up with low vitality probably due to lack of sleep for four days straight since I was conducting extensive training out of town.   I played the YouTube version of the Psion Prayer while preparing my things in my room.  When I reached the training venue, I felt much lighter and better.  I also received another training assignment!

Reden Cerrer, Personal Meta-Coach on Resilience

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I did a little experiment using the Psion prayer. My son had been having terrible tantrums for two days already. He was inconsolable and nothing I or my husband did could pacify him. He would cry even in his sleep and then wake up continually throughout the night to cry some more. I couldn't get any sleep and I was willing to try anything so I thought of praying the Psion prayer over him, just in case some bad energy was bothering him. I asked permission from my baby's Higher Self and then prayed. After that, he only cried in his sleep once, briefly, and slept through the night! He woke up smiling the next day too! He was in a good mood and he's been his old happy self since. Still no tantrums as of today. 

Jaymie L. , Philippines

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During the Psion Blessing, I felt a loving protective energy surround my entire being. I felt being lifted into a high vibration space. Calmness and peace enveloped me.  Over the next two days, the disappointments and frustrations I've experienced for not "making the cut" on spiritual pursuits I've made in the past few months eased away. The jealousy I felt towards peers who made the cut gradually dissipated and was replaced with a deeper understanding of why I was where I was, and why I had to go through such experiences.

Since receiving the Psion Blessing, I have been at peace. I continue to recite it daily to maintain my peace. Thank you for generously sharing this blessing to the world. 

M. Abella, Project Manager, Philippines

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As the Psion Blessing was being conferred to my associate, she began to cry. At the end of the Psion Blessing, I asked her what was the matter. She reported: first, she saw red light, and then a white light bright as the sun. Jesus Christ appeared to her, wearing a white robe bright as the sun, arms outstretched to her. He said, "Your prayers are answered. Your daughter will be well." Her daughter had been sick of an ailment that just wouldn't go away despite medication. The day after my associate's Psion Blessing, her daughter was completely well, just as Jesus Christ said. Realizing the power of the Psion Prayer, my associate has been praying it daily ever since.

Rev. Katherine Lopa

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What is meant by "Chosen People"?

We use the authoritative definition of the Akashic Records imparted through the Edgar Cayce readings:

• "Israel is the chosen of the Lord, and that His promise, His care, His love has not departed from those that seek to know His way… This is the meaning, this should be the understanding to all. Those who seek are Israel…” (262-28)

• "… who is Israel? Not the Jew, but Israel is the seeker after truth." (5377-11)

• “… ye too find thyselves chosen. Have ye chosen Him?  For as was given, “If ye will by my people, I will by thy God.” (3976-21)

• "… as a chosen peoples, as a people with a definite mission, a definite purpose, called of the Divine to establish the NAME in a given place, a given purpose…" (454-2)

What is meant by choosing God, i.e., "Have ye chosen Him?"

• “As man… came to the point wherein he waled not after the ways of Spirit, but after the desires of the flesh, sin entered—that is, away from the Face of the Maker, see? and death then became man’s portion spiritually, see? for the physical death existed from the beginning; for to create one must die, see?” (Edgar Cayce 900-227)

• “From what may anyone be saved? Only from themselves! That is, their individual hell; they dig it with their own desires!” (Edgar Cayce 262-40)

• "Nothing may separate the soul of man from its Maker but desires and lusts.” (Edgar Cayce 1293-1)

• An example of NOT choosing God: “… to use spiritual forces for the satisfying of material appetites.” (Edgar Cayce 2850-1) 

• Did you gratify a desire for self's purpose or for a spiritual purpose? What was your spiritual purpose?

What is meant by “called of the Divine to establish the NAME?”  

Let's decode that.  If we delve further into the Cayce readings, we discover that:

• "There is a name to each soul. For He [God] hath called His own by name!" (281-30)

• "… the name is relative to that which is accomplished by the soul in its sojourn throughout its whole experience… the name is the sum total of what the soul-entity in all of its vibratory forces has borne toward the Creative Force itself." (281-30)

• "Names have their meaning, and these depend upon the purposes… [of] an individual entity entering the earth’s plane." (457-10)

Delving further into the Cayce readings, we discover that a NAME represents not just a soul's identity－i.e., who-you-truly-are and not who-you-think-you-are－but also your soul purpose/mission.

"Called of the Divine to establish the NAME" means called by God to establish/initiate/bring about/manifest on earth your unique soul purpose/mission. Your soul purpose/mission is the promise you made to God before you came to earth. It is your covenant with God. 

In the Psion Prayer, "chosen people" 

ARTICLE: WHO WILL SING THE SONG? THE 144,000 OF REVELATION 14  

By Doug Batchelor   (click here to see full article) 

God’s Special Forces

The 12 Apostles were a type of Special Forces during the time of Jesus’ first coming. After three-and-a-half years of intensive personal training with Jesus, the Lord was able to use them to achieve great victories. They penetrated Satan’s dominion to spearhead a great revival and expansion of the Christian faith.  But the book of Revelation tells us of another Special Forces unit, a vast “army” of 144,000. They have a special relationship with the Lamb, and they are sealed with a special name. They also sing a special song. Why are the 144,000 so important? It’s because they are commissioned with the greatest missions in the last days: to prepare the world for Jesus’ return. Yet many are bewildered by obvious questions; who exactly is this holy army and who will fill its ranks before the end?

Though it may not be critical to one’s salvation to understand all the specific details of this prophetic subject, the study of God’s Word is always accompanied with great blessings. I should add that when we study these themes, we venture onto holy ground. Though I share this topic with great confidence, I also realize and respect that others may have a different understanding. So I would encourage you to pause now and pray for understanding as we begin this adventure in mining for truth.

Where to Begin?

To really understand the identity of the 144,000, we must first consider them from the two primary pillars of truth in Scripture that describe this grand assembly. The first passage is found in Revelation 7:1–4: “After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. Then I saw another angel asending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, ‘Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.’ And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed” (NKJV).  The Scripture then explains that this distinctive sealed body is comprised of exactly 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel, which are; Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph and Benjamin. It should be carefully noted here that this listing of tribes is unique, because it is the only time in Scripture that the catalog of tribes appears in this particular order (but more on that later).

The second main passage comes in Revelation 14:1–5: “Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the throne of God.”

Who Is a True Israelite?

On the surface, it still might be easy enough for one to believe that the 144,000 are from the 12 tribes listed in Revelation 7. But a closer reading quickly reveals that from the time of Jesus, most of the prophecies speaking of Israel are focused on the children of faith—or spiritual Israel regardless of whether they were Jew or Gentile by blood. Here is a small sample of the many texts that establish this truth. “For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit” (Romans 2:28,29).  “And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” (Galatians 3:29). The Lord told the ancient Israelites, “And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (Exodus 19:6). Notice in the New Testament, Peter applies that title to spiritual Israel or the church: “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people” (1 Peter 2:9). James gives one of the most convincing Scriptures that proves that the Apostles viewed the tribes in a spiritual sense. “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the 12 tribes which are scattered abroad, greetings” (James 1:1). The content of James’ letter is clearly addressed to Christians, and yet he plainly refers to them as spiritual Jews from 12 spiritual tribes.

The Number 12

In fact, the secret key to unlocking the mystery behind the 144,000 might be in the number itself. You mathematicians are going to love this section! Twelve is a perfect number for building, because it is one of the most versatile numbers. It can be evenly divided by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and of course 12.

An Amazing Fact

The reason there are 12 inches in the standard foot measurement is because the foot used to be based on the length of the English king’s physical foot, and that measurement constantly changed through various kings. This is also why a 12-inch measuring stick was called a “ruler.”

The number 12 in the Bible almost always represents leadership of the church. There were 12 patriarchs from Shem to Jacob. In addition, 12 spies led the way to the Promised Land, and there are 12 judges from Joshua to Samuel. In Scripture, the number 12 is also often associated with God’s church, which is typically symbolized by a woman.

There is also an interesting story in the Gospels concerning the number 12. In just one hour, Jesus healed two females with miracles associated with the number 12. First, He healed a woman who had been bleeding 12 years. From that event, He went directly to resurrect a 12-year-old girl. The first woman represented the Old Testament church with a continual flow of sacrificial blood. The young girl symbolized the New Testament church that came to life after a resurrection. They both touched Jesus that day and were made whole (Mark 5:25-42).

In Revelation 12:1, we read, “Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.” God’s church pictured here has 12 stars above the head; these stars are a symbol of the inspired leadership of the church (1 Corinthians 11:10).

Another interesting clue related to the 144,000 is found in 1 Chronicles 27:1-15. Here we read that David’s army was comprised of 12 sets of 24,000, totaling 288,000. That’s two teams of 144,000.

First Chronicles 25 tells of a literal group of “24 times 12” Levities that were to lead in praise music of the temple—that’s two times 144, which equals 288. And of course, you have two times 12, or 24 elders on thrones around the throne of God in Revelation 4:4. This represents the 12 patriarchs in the Old Testament and 12 apostles in the New Testament!

In Matthew 19:28, Jesus says to the Apostles, “You who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” He then makes a promise to those who will come out of the last age of the church known as Laodicea, which means “judging the people.” “To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne” (Revelation 3:21). This is because the 144,000 live during the last age of the church and share the experiences of the apostles.

In heaven, it seems that at times there will be an expanding square formation around God’s throne. First, the Lord Himself sits on His throne. Outside His throne sit the four creatures, then the 24 elders in a square around them (six to each side), and then finally the 144,000 in a perfect square (36,000 to each side). The great multitudes of saved are the last group that surrounds the 144,000. The perfect and symmetrical math of this assembly is far beyond the fisherman who wrote Revelation.

As a final point of interest for our math majors, did you also know that in addition to the 144,000 being calculated as 12 times 12,000, it can also be achieved this way: 12 x 12 x 103 (or 10 cubed). In this way, you have God's kingdom number (12), God's number of completeness or wholeness (10, as in commandments), and God's number (3 as in Godhead). I think this might be another fascinating example of God’s perfect design.

Precious Stones

Another reason for the number 12 is found in the breastplate worn by the High Priest bearing the 12 different precious stones. This reminds us that God’s church is made up of many different personalities all near to the heart of our High Priest. The Bible reveals the diverse temperaments that make up the 12 patriarchs and apostles. God chooses leaders of every type, that He might use them to reach all kinds.

Exodus 39:14 says, “There were twelve stones according to the names of the sons of Israel: according to their names, engraved like a signet, each one with its own name according to the twelve tribes.” These stones also appear identical to the foundation stones of the New Jerusalem, as described in Revelation 21:12,14: “Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”

For these reasons and others, I believe the number 144,000 is a precise figure. Just as there were 12 literal tribes in the Old Testament and exactly 12 apostles in the New Testament, and as the walls are truly 144 cubits thick, and as there will be exactly 144 different kinds of fruit on the tree of life each year (12 different fruits each month), there will be 12 times 12,000 apostles in the last days.

So let’s assemble the clues we have uncovered. In Scripture, the numbers 12 and 144,000 are associated with Judges, David’s army, praising priests, and precious stones. In the same way, the 144,000 are an army of judges and priests that Jesus values as precious stones.

Only 144,000 Saved?

But then the natural thought is, “If this number is not just a symbol, will the 144,000 be the only ones saved in the last days—and if only 144,000 will be saved, what are my chances?” Lets do some simple figuring. If there are 6 billion people in the world when Jesus comes (roughly today’s global population), that would mean that 1 in 41,666 would be saved. It is still much better than the odds offered by most state lotteries, but it still offers a pretty slim hope of salvation!

But praise God! Though the 144,000 might be an exact number, the Bible does not teach they are to be the only ones saved in the last days. If we read on in Revelation 7:9, immediately after the listing of the tribes and the 144,000, the prophet sees “a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands.”

Then in verse 13, one of the 24 elders asks John, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?” In verse 14, he answers his own question: “These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”

Now the Bible speaks of two great tribulations in prophecy. One was during the Papal persecution of the Dark Ages when millions of Christians were slain. But the primary “great tribulation” must refer to the time just before Christ’s second coming as referred to in Daniel 12:1, 2. “And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt.”

Evidently, this great multitude who come out of great tribulation are converted under the preaching and influence of the 144,000. Shortly after Pentecost, the 12 apostles reached a great multitude, then there followed a great persecution (Acts 8:1). Shortly after the Holy Spirit is poured out on the 144,000, a great multitude will be converted and then comes the great tribulation.

The Seal of God & the Father’s Name

One of the most important and prominent characteristics of the 144,000 is the special seal and name they bear in their foreheads (Revelation 7: 1-4; 14:1). Shortly after this special seal is secured, the great tribulation and seven last plagues blast onto an unrepentant world. Typically in Revelation, when we think of someone being marked or sealed, it conveys a very negative connotation. In reality, all the saved and lost in Revelation bear some form of mark or seal in their foreheads or hands.

Ezekiel 9 records a vision where only the saved are marked. The criteria that allow them to receive this saving mark is that they are grieved by sin and long for purity.  “And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof” (Ezekiel 9:4). Then, only those who have this mysterious mark are spared the awful plague of slaughter that follows.

So what is this seal found on the foreheads of the 144,000? Principally, it must be the Holy Spirit “in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise” (Ephesians 1:13). “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption” (Ephesians 4:30). Obviously, whoever has the “good” mark has the Spirit of God. But beyond the Holy Spirit, there is something more distinctive about this unique seal. We also see that the seal of God involves the law of God. As Isaiah 8:16 records, “Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.” This also should not surprise us, because three times in Revelation, the saved are identified as a people who keep the commandments of God (Revelation 12:17; 14:12; 22:14).

That’s also why Moses urged God’s people to have God’s law in their hands and their foreheads three different times. “And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes (forehead), that the Lord's law may be in thy mouth” (Exodus 13:9; Deuteronomy 6:8; 11:18).

But this seal or sign with the Father’s name goes even deeper.

So Who Are They?

At the time of Jesus’ first coming, He chose 12 men to reach Israel. “These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: ‘Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel’” (Matthew 10:5, 6). With the out- pouring of the former rain, the 12 apostles reached thousands during the Pentecost revival. At first they were all Jews. “And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5).

And at the time of Jesus’ second coming, from the outpouring of the latter rain (the Holy Spirit), 12 times 12,000 will reach a great multitude around the world. The great multitude is converted under the influence and preaching of the 144,000!

In Joel 2:28, 29, we read “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.”

Please keep in mind that the 144,000 are not the only ones that Jesus is using to preach in the last days—just as the 12 apostles were only part of the 120 in the upper room that led out in the Pentecost revival (Acts 1:15). Not only did Jesus send out the 12 to preach in Israel, but another time He sent out a team of 70 to preach (Luke 10:1). The 144,000 are the spiritual leaders in this revival and not the only ones preaching.

For further clarification, lets look at some of the many parallels between the 12 Apostles and the 144,000:

12 Apostles

Literal Jews

Time of first coming

Number is complete and they are sealed with the Spirit (Acts 1-2)

Work with former rain of Holy Spirit (Acts 2:17)

Firstfruits of Jesus first coming (James 1:18)

Thousands of Jews converted (Acts 2:5)

Have Jesus Name (Acts 3:16)

No Guile (John 1:47)

Follow Jesus (John 1:37)

Lead thousands in loudly proclaiming Jesus King with palms (Mat 21:1-9)

Work before a great persecution in Jerusalem (Acts 8:1)

The 12 Sing a song with Jesus (Mat 26:30)

Rested on the Sabbath (Luke 23:56; Acts 17:2)

Not defiled with leaven of Pharisees (Mark 7:1-15)

Will sit on twelve thrones Judging (Mat 19:28)

144,000 Apostles

Spiritual Israel (Gal 3:29)

Time of second coming (Rev 7)

Number is complete then sealed (Rev 7; Eph 4:30)

Work with latter rain of Holy Spirit (Joel 2:28)

Firstfruits of second coming (Rev 14:4)

Great multitude converted (Rev 7:9)

Have Fathers name (Rev 14:1)

No guile (Rev 14:5)

Follow the Lamb (Rev 14:4)

Lead great multitude in loudly proclaiming Jesus King with palms (Rev 7:9,10)

Work before a great persecution in the world (Dan 12:1)

The 144,000 sing a song with The Lamb (Rev 14:3)

Have the Sabbath seal of God and Father’s name (Rev 7:1; 14:1)

Not defiled with doctrines of Babylon (Rev 14:4)

Will sit with Jesus on 144,000 thrones

Judging (Rev 20:4)

The most important factor is the Bible’s emphasis on the holy condition of this group. It is a reminder to all that Jesus is calling each one of us to be holy. “These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes” (Revelation 14:4).

Conclusion

Just before the Lord poured out the Holy Spirit in Acts 2, something interesting happens in Acts 1. The assembled disciples watch Jesus ascend and listen as the angels promise Jesus’ return (verse 11). Then they pray and put aside their differences in the upper room (verse 13). One of the 12 apostles, Judas, was dead and he needed to be replaced to restore the number 12 (verse 26). Then as soon as the number is complete, the Holy Spirit is poured out.

Jesus blessed, trained, and filled with the Spirit 12 people to lead His disciples in reaching the house of Israel for His first coming. He will bless and choose 12 times 12,000 to lead His church in reaching the world for His second coming. Then there will be a great multitude converted as a result of their preaching.

By Rev. Katherine "Kim" Lopa, Jul 16, 2014

Lily-X (a clairvoyant Lily who graduated from Akashic Level 1 training) agreed to participate in my experiment with the Psion Prayer. We used the ability to do an Akashic Reading as a benchmark:

1. Experiment #1: Open someone else's Akashic Records with the Akashic Prayer alone.

2. Experiment #2: Recite the Psion Prayer of the Chosen People of God (long version) before opening someone else's Akashic Records with the Akashic Prayer.

3. Experiment #3: Receive a Psion Blessing from me, and then recite the Psion Prayer (long version) aloud WITHOUT visualization before opening my Akashic Records with the Akashic Prayer.

4. Experiment #4: Receive a Psion Blessing from me, and then recite the Psion Prayer (long version) aloud WITH visualization before opening my Akashic Records with the Akashic Prayer.

RESULTS:

Experiment #4 produced the best results. Information from Akashic Records flowed to Lily-X fast and unimpeded. Lily-X could hardly keep up with the flow because it was so fast. He/she received information in movie form with better clarity. More key words appeared in his/her mind screen compared to other experiments. Experiment #4 offered the strongest protection compared to the other 3 experiments.

Experiment #3 produced better results than Experiment #1 and #2 but not as well as Experiment #4. In experiment #3, there was good, unimpeded flow of Akashic information but not as fast or "flowing" as experiment #4. Info from Akashic Records came in still pictures, not in movie form. Some key words appeared but not as much as in experiment #4.

Experiment #2 and #1 were experiments that Lily-X did on his/her own without me. He/she noticed that more Akashic info flowed to him/her in Experiment #2 than in Experiment #1, but flow was impeded. If the Akashic flow of info in Experiment #1 can be compared to a faucet drip, Experiment #2 produced faster faucet drips. 

Experiment #2 offered more protection than Experiment #1.

CONCLUSION: For Lilies, a Psion Blessing plus reciting the Psion Prayer aloud (with visualization for Lilies only) before opening the Akashic Records has the potential to greatly improve the Akashic reading skills of even a beginner.