Psychic detective, Nancy du Tertre is the author of the fascinating new book, Psychic Intuition.
“I wrote this book with the specific purpose of trying to logically explain the illogical experience of intuition,” says du Tertre, a self confessed skeptic.
If you’re curious as to how the brain picks up what we call “psychic, or intuitive information” – this book is a must read.
Nancy explains many complex theories in a down to earth way making the book extremely reader friendly.
Some of the topics covered in the book include; “the world of psychic spies,” and “why women are more intuitive than men,” how we can “see without seeing,” or “hear without hearing,” and why “skeptics don’t see what believers see.”
Nancy, you used to be a skeptic about psychic abilities. What happened to change your mind?
I continue to be skeptical about my own abilities every time I do a reading or receive information. I think it is the most realistic and rational approach to working with highly unusual and inexplicable information.
If you are a psychic or medium and you are not skeptical, then you are falling victim to your belief-system which will overshadow and color your “data” to the point where it may become inaccurate. But I went from a state of non-belief to a state of belief in the power of this kind of psychic sensing over a period of many, many years and countless instances of confirmation and feedback.
You called your book, Psychic Intuition. Usually we think of psychic ability as totally different from intuitive guidance. What made you put these two words together in the title?
People make all kinds of assumptions about the meaning of “psychic” and the meaning of “intuition.” For some people, they are indistinguishable and for others they are very different. I describe in my book my theory of a sliding scale of intuition which includes educated guesses on the conservative end, hunches in the middle, and psychic ability on the other far end.
For me, it is entirely logical and natural that psychic ability is nothing more than a flavor or variety of plain old ordinary intuition. I demonstrate in my book how psychic ability is a natural human sensing ability and nothing magical – even though the results seem magical!
Why don’t skeptics see what believers see even when presented with the same information?
In my book, I make reference to many current scientific studies in neuroscience which show how intimately our ability to perceive the world through our physical senses is linked to our imagination, past experience, language, and expectations.
Skeptics are deeply primed (in terms of all of these aspects) to disregard incoming psychic sensory information and, as a result, their brain ignores it to the point where the information literally disappears from their mental radar.
They are not wrong when they say psychic data does not exist because for them it does not.
What effect does language have upon our ability to perceive information received through psychic sensing?
Language is a far more powerful filter of our sensory system than we normally realize. Our intuitive abilities are not only defined through our vocabulary, but they are often annihilated by our lack of a vocabulary.
Furthermore, when we try to use similar words to describe psychic experiences, we only confuse ourselves and other people. For example, if a medium talks about “seeing” someone’s dead grandfather they may not be talking about “seeing” in the conventional sense at all.
Can you explain what “seeing without seeing” is?
Seeing without seeing is the ability of the brain to image information cognitively through a particular sensory “language” so we can understand the vibrational data we are receiving. It is a vibrational conversion into imagery or other sensory data.
Do you have a favorite area of research in the book that you’d like to share with us?
This has been by far the most fascinating and extraordinary field of research I have ever explored. I am most proud of my theory of the imagination and its relationship to psychic sensing. It is unlike anything I have ever read in the scientific or lay literature.
You’re a trained psychic detective. Can you explain how this process works?
Every psychic or medium uses their own process, so I can only speak for my process. For me, it has been less a matter of accessing imagery or psychic information and more a matter of trusting myself.
My biggest hurdle has been to overcome my distrust of information that comes without an obvious source (five senses or brain) and which cannot be verified with known information or facts.
As an attorney, I was trained to rely only on evidence. Evidence in the psychic realm occurs ex post facto! So it has been a long process of learning which bits of brain chatter to claim as “evidence.”
Can you give us some details of the most interesting cases you’ve worked on without breaking any confidentiality agreements?
As a general rule, I do not divulge details of cases I have worked on out of respect for the families and law enforcement. Confidentiality is an absolute requirement when working with law enforcement for many reasons.
For me, the most interesting cases (and they mostly involve missing persons or homicides), are those where I am taken to the physical location of some part of the crime and am able to accurately tune in to some aspect of the crime. I love getting feedback and it is a rare commodity.
Usually psychic detectives work on cold cases or cases where the cops have run out of leads and are willing to go out on a limb because they have nothing else to work with. Clearly, these are the more difficult cases to solve.
Feedback is scarce because the facts aren’t fully known. Further, cops are generally exploring several simultaneous pathways and manpower to investigate is generally allocated only to the strongest or most obvious leads.
Psychic leads, unless they are instantly obviously correct, are not always pursued with the same vigor! But, for example, I was particularly pleased to learn on one homicide investigation, that I had accurately identified the only location where cops had searched and dredged to find a missing woman’s body – based on no information.
Other times I have been able to accurately come up with names of suspects or manner of death. It takes a certain type of psychic to do this kind of work because it involves dealing with unpleasant situations, emotions and death.
What aspect of your psychic work do find most rewarding? And why?
For me, the entire point of doing this kind of work is as a type of service to my fellow human beings. So if I can help a victim’s family get some kind of resolution or comfort when their loved one has gone missing and a case has been abandoned by the police due to lack of leads or investigatory resources, I like to offer them additional possibilities and ways to jump start their search.
In terms of medical intuitive and energy healing work, I am always thrilled when I can actually help alleviate someone’s physical pain. It is just extraordinary to me that we can do this. And when I give private readings, I am always combining psychic insights with psychological counseling – something I wish more psychics would do because in this field you are holding a person’s trust, emotions and psyche in the palm of your hand and many psychics have done damage to their clients by not understanding the basic concepts of psychology.
What’s next for you?
I am working in many directions right now. I have just started a new radio show about psychic detective work called “Hot Leads Cold Cases” on para-x radio with my co-host Patricia Eldridge, a paranormal investigator from Baltimore, MD. We are having a lot of fun with that.
I am also almost done with my next book about psychic intuition. This one is based on interviews I have done with some of the most famous people in the world who understand how intuition operates – including world famous neuroscientists, physicists, astrophysicists, rock stars, artists, poker players, founders of alternative medicine modalities, mediums, psychic detectives, homicide detectives, psychologists, artificial intelligence and military experts, and many more.
I think it’s going to be an amazing compilation that will help people begin to understand that this psychic stuff is not just for the airy-fairy types!
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Peek inside, or purchase Nancy du Tertre’s book, Psychic Intuition
Nancy du Tertre is a trained psychic detective, spiritual medium, medical intuitive, energy healer and paranormal investigator. She is known as the “Skeptical Psychic.” She founded the New York and New Jersey Skeptical Psychic Societies, has appeared on television, presented lectures to university psychology students, and teaches psychic development workshops, and gives private readings. Nancy is also an attorney specializing in securities litigation.
Visit her website at: The Skeptical Psychic
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I JUST finished a book and am on the lookout for a new one. Wonder if my little country library would have it???
Hi Carolee,
I’m so sorry you missed this one. I’m working on part two now.
Not sure if the book would be in your library or not. I hope so. I think you’d enjoy it very much!
Sounds like a great book!!
What an awesome interview! I love reading these kind of books, but generally, they don’t explain how these phenomena happen or why. I am so glad you have shared this! Thanks
Hi Jazmine,
I’m glad you enjoyed the interview.
It’s my pleasure to have shared it with you.
Insightful interview, Angela. You certainly are the expert of intuition! I love the conversation about the skeptics. It is so true that when we close ourselves off to any new ideas they simply don’t exist in our paradigm. Whether it be our “psychic intuition” or “business intuition” or even “football coaching intuition” we must trust and turn within to experience it as real.
Hi Rob,
Yes, learning about how the brain of the skeptic is hard wired to filter out this information makes a lot of sense. Now I can see why it’s so frustrating to talk with a skeptic. They really don’t get it because they don’t process the same information.
This is very interesting. Like Aileen, I was most struck by what Nancy said about sceptics…incredible, isn’t it? but everyone does perceive reality in his/her own way… and there’s no point trying to convince each other, I guess.
Hi Cristina,
I’m glad you found the article interesting. Yes, it is amazing how we shape the perception of our world, isn’t it?
Yes, trying to convince someone who doesn’t see what you see is pointless. Unless and until they’ve had their own experience with psychic ability they will probably continue to refute it.
Thanks so much for coming by and visiting with us.
This is all the stuff I used to hear and watch on movies, now I am having to read about them in real life. Awesome!
I used to think those psychic detective stuffs on moviets where all lies, now with Nancy’s story, I have received a better perspective. Thanks Angela, for allowing me the opportunity to come across this useful information. Now, I definitely know better that Psychic is not for the airy-fairy types!
Hi Tito,
I’m so glad you enjoyed this interview.
Glad you know we’re not “airy-fairy” types!
Thanks so much for visiting. It’s a pleasure meeting you.
Great Post Angela!
Sounds like the book is worth the read.
Have a GREAT day! 🙂
Dom
Hi Dominic,
I’m so glad you enjoyed this interview.
Hope your day was great too!
Done a bit of spiritual work myself in the past Nancy and understand you completely. When the world shifts to knowing without knowing (i.e. mentally studying) that there is more intuitive information within and about us than we can read or find, then we will truly change the planet. We all have a gift, most just dismiss it!
Hi John,
I’m so glad you’re in tune with this topic John. I knew you would be!
I agree 100 percent – when the world shift to “knowing without knowing” instead of relying only on the rational mind we will be living in a more evolved society, for sure.
So true – we should all share our gifts with one another – what a beautiful way to uplift our planet John.
Angela, this is a great interview. It really shows the real world value of psychics and how important they are. It was enlightening to read her thoughts on skeptics and how “pyschic data doesn’t exist for them.” It was chilling to read it – and understand how overtime one can become devoid of the natural sensory information.
“Skeptics are deeply primed (in terms of all of these aspects) to disregard incoming psychic sensory information and, as a result, their brain ignores it to the point where the information literally disappears from their mental radar. They are not wrong when they say psychic data does not exist because for them it does not.”
Aileen,
I thought the same thing! It really does prove that each of us is creating our own reality doesn’t it? We each see life through our own filters based on our inner programming.
I think this is very positive information for those of us who are in the process of creating lives we love. What it says to me is that if I view life as an abundant lush experience – I will not only literally see this, I will be living it too!
So if there is a “skeptic lens” for life – I believe there is also a “positive abundant joyfully happy” lens too!
Hi Angela,
Thanks for the reference and introducing me to Nancy. This seems like a very fascinating book. I have always found it fascinating how people define intuition and the different ways it plays a role in peoples’ lives. I’m always seeking to listen to that inner-voice and really discover something I didn’t have the answer to by simple mental thinking. I would also like to hear more about how women are more intuitive than men. I have heard this many times, and always wonder about it.
Hi Joe,
I’m happy to be able to introduce you to Nancy. Her book was fascinating. I’m looking forward to her next one!
I’m so glad to hear that you practice using your intuition Joe. That’s fantastic!
I’ll take your request into consideration for a future post.
The short explanation is that women, by nature, pay more attention to their feelings and senses. Intuitive information uses many sensing modes to reach our awareness. For the most part men don’t often pay attention to many of these gentle cues – which is what makes women more intuitive. But, this isn’t to say that men all men don’t pay attention, or that men can train themselves to become more aware of all the modalities that intuition uses to communicate with us.
Thanks so much for coming by Joe!
I am familiar with hearing without hearing, I just didn’t have a name for it. I’ve never been able to see without seeing.
The work Nancy does with detectives is amazing. And I imagine it’s very rewarding to be able to help grieving families. That’s priceless. This is fasinating and the book sounds valuable and understandable. Great interview.
Hi Tess,
Thanks so much. I’m glad you enjoyed the interview.
Her work is fascinating to me also. Hearing without hearing is clairaudience, and seeing without seeing is clairvoyance.
I see places/homes/neighborhoods so clearly – I keep wondering what am I supposed to do with that?
Hi Angela – Wow, what an interesting and intriguing read this was. This very topic made me think deeply about how much information is in the world that I haven’t even began to touch upon. Thanks for the thorough/informative introduction. Have a great week!
Hi Jk,
I’m glad you found the interview interesting.
We have access to so much information through our physiology, but our culture only accepts a narrow way of sensing as valid, so over time we cut off the flow of extrasensory information.
You have a great week too and thanks so much for coming by!
Hi Angela,
This is a brilliant interview that you have done with Nancy. One of the things that leaped out at me from the interview was how you asked Nancy about her skepticism about psychic abilities. As you know I too do divination and I also used to be skeptical about it. This is why I blend logic with intuition and always make sure to back up the readings I get with confirmation and feedback as well. I think to do otherwise would be as Nancy rightly suggests to make our readings inaccurate.
I love how Nancy has come up with her unique blend of logic and intuition over the years. And I definitely respect her ability to come up with the names of suspects or manner of death because she has the courage to deal with unpleasant situations.
Lastly, I agree with Nancy that when we hold a person’s trust, emotions and psyche in our hands, we have to take it as a sacred responsibility. We need to be careful not to damage the people we help and understanding basic psychology is definitely the right approach to take.
Thank you for sharing this very informative interview Angela and Nancy. I have enjoyed reading about the work of a trained psychic detective! 🙂
Irving the Vizier
Hi Irving,
I’m so glad you enjoyed the interview. I would highly recommend Nancy’s book too.
I think psychic detective work sounds absolutely fascinating.
I do know you read the I Ching and you’re very good at it too!
I was never skeptical about psychic abilities, but I was skeptical about mediumship.
Thanks for adding so much to conversation here Irving. I always look forward to your visits!