No, this is not going to be about how I like getting it on with guys who have Sterling Silver jewelery pierced in their tongues. Actually, come to think of it, I've never been with anyone who has a pierced tongue but perhaps I will check that out sometime and get back to you on that. This will be my 2nd and final (at least I assume at this point in time) entry in what I will forever remember as my "Psychic Series" of this blog. Right now on a lot of the cable stations you can catch a film called "Inkheart" (2008), starring Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennet, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent and a cast of others, which is a fantasy/action film about "silvertongues" - people who by reading any book can bring the characters into real life. It's a great film and please, almost anything with Brendan Fraser in it is worth watching - oh, if it were biologically possible, I would just love to have a child with that man! In addition to this film being based on fantasy/fiction, the way the term "silvertongue" is illustrated and used in the film is also treated in fantastical proportions, for what is fiction regarding that term and what is fact are two totally different things.
When it comes to the psychic realm, most people are unaware that there is indeed a form of psychic ability called "silvertongue" but for some reason unbeknownst to me, it has yet to cross over from the world of fantasy to the world of reality. I truly dont know why there is very little available on this topic out there and what miffs me even more about it is that you very rarely hear much, if any at all, discussion of it in the psychic circles that currently exist. Perhaps most psychics refuse to address the subject because they feel it is a threat to their own credibility in the public eye, I don't know, but being psychic is like anything else - doesnt matter what people think of you, you either are or you aren't, notta big leap of faith there, ya know?
Unlike in the film "Inkheart", in which the silvertongues are people who read fairytales and fictional stories, and by doing so bring the characters to life, real-life silvertongues abilities are very different from that. The best way to describe them is that they are a form of psychic-medium who have the ability to act as a channel, or a bridge if you will, between themselves and the people whom they read about; but, not in fictional literature but rather factual literature, such as history books, journals, diaries and anything that is written about real life people having real life experiences. Once they start reading from any of the aforementioned examples, what happens is, for lack of a better description, figurative sparks on their end and on the other end, the book or literature they are reading, start to ignite and it's like a portal of energy opens up between them and whoever they are reading about it, and before they know it, a spiritual manisfestation begins to take place. Unlike in the film, real-life silvertongues do not have to read aloud for this to happen, they can be reading silently to themselves, but either way it does happen, whether instantaneously or hours later after they have gone to sleep and are in their dream state. This, of course, may be the reason why those who are silvertongues will only read works of a fictional nature when going through periods of high anxiety or stress during their lives, because having to contend with such manisfestations on top of the daily rigors of life can sometimes be too much for even the strongest and staunchest of personalities.
Probaly their greatest fear, or greatest source of anxiety, is when silvertongues find themselves reading about people whom they in no way, shape or form wish to channel via their abilities. I mean after all, imagine having this gift and pursuing an education in History and channeling such notorious historical figures such as Atilla the Hun, the Red Baron, or even some famed miliary leader from one of the World Wars - how unnerving could that scenario be, ya know? Naturally, they do need to be very selective and extremely careful on what they read because with that type of gift, there is no telling what the possibilities could be. Try to imagine, let's say, that one would channel a military leader from World War II - can any of us even begin to imagine what that would be like? Really, how would you tell someone "Look Sparky, I appreciate meeting you but your time has come and gone, you need to go back there, just return yourself please, thank you!" For me personally, that particular scenario is totally unfathomable.
When most of us think of people with psychic abilities, we think of people who can communicate with the spirits of the deceased, clairvoyants who can channel those who have gone on before us, clairvisuals who can see and communicate with the spirits as if they were walking around like the rest of us, and those who are clairaudient, people who can actually hear what those spirits are saying. But even though silvertongues are practically unheard of when compared side-by-side with examples of other psychic peoples, like the others they too have a rightful place in the psychic realm. The main role of your average psychic is to provide guidance as well as spiritual comfort to those who are seeking it, ya know, helping others along the way. Regardless of what psychic abilities a person has, every psychic out there has a purpose and place like everyone else on this planet. With that being said, I think the problem most people, most psychics, have with silvertongues is that they just dont know where or how to include them in their world, they dont know how to classify them in such terms as "Okay, this is what you are and you belong in this area or that catergory.." and so on and so on. Sadly, in many cases, silvertongues for the most part are considered a myth, a legend, even by their psychic kinfolk. Maybe that's one of the reasons why outside of that film, you rarely hear anyone talk about them, let alone acknowledge their existence. Lord knows I sure can identify with them on that angle, seeking validation of one's person. I can truly emphasize with how they must feel.
From what I know about the psychic realm, it must be rough for silvertongues feeling that they don't have a definitive place beside their psychic brethern and quite frankly, that's gotta suck. Take a moment and try to put yourself in their shoes - it's one thing for someone who has psychic abilities to encounter the constant irrational skepticisms and judgements from society in general, but then to not feel included amongst your own peer group? Doesnt that remind you of how so many of us in the LGBT community have experienced the same identical experiences and varying degrees of animosity? Like the rest of us, I think all the silvertongues want is what we all want - to be recognized and respected for who and what we are, and most of all, accepted. I don't think we are asking or demanding too much from the outside world on that count, and I dont think the silvertongues are asking too much from the world they are suppose to be a part of either.
In wrapping up on this tiny series as I would like to call it, I'd just like to say that we who are part of the LGBT community, as well as those outside of our community and the rest of the world, need to respect and accept the fact that psychic people are a part of our world and they are here to stay, just as the rest of us are, as it should be. Yes, there are good, honest psychic people and bad, dishonest psychic people out there but that is not any different from there being good and bad members of any other group of peoples who live on this planet. The rules regarding them are the same rules for the rest of us - embrace the good, try to avoid the bad. Yeah, it's really that simple. Thank you for reading
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