Philip J. Fry
Don’t we all wish at times to be able to see even a little into the future? Guess not everyone, but it could have some advantages. You’ll definitely know about the weather or traffic. Waking up will tell you if it’s worth getting out of bed. No more paying for movies since you can see the ending . . . Well, I guess we already have the Internet for that one. Still, this would be a fun power, but with a lot of danger. Maybe one needs a few guidelines to using precognition.
- Be careful who you talk to about your powers. Sharing your gift so openly is bound to attract the attention of unsavory folks. Not only gamblers, but criminals of all kinds who want to see if they can get away with things. We’re talking cheating on your math final all the way to jaywalking. Probably some other evil stuff too.
- It doesn’t hurt to use subtly use your powers for a little edge. Nothing too obvious, but you can always pay off debts and bills when they get too high. Just need to look into the right future and place yourself accordingly. Playing sports can be tricky too here because you might always know when and where the opponents are coming.
- As long as you don’t need physical contact or an in-person visual, you can probably tell futures over the Internet. Hide your voice and location then put yourself out there to do your thing. It is okay to say that you can grant wishes too because many people might not know the difference between that and precognition. Oh, try to make sure you’re paid under the table to avoid the government peeking in on your abilities.
- DO NOT LET THE GOVERNMENT KNOW YOU CAN SEE THE FUTURE! Seriously, I don’t have to tell you how bad an idea this is.
- Regardless of how tempting it is, avoid looking at your own future. Besides the loss of any sense of excitement about life, you can easily run yourself into an existential crisis here. Did your future factor in that you would look into your future or did looking into the future change what you saw? Could you have avoided this fate if you didn’t give in to curiosity or was this inevitable? How many diverging timelines exist in reality and are you making more with every viewing?
- Just accept that people are going to mix it up with telepathy at times. No idea why this happens. Precognition is seeing the future and telepathy is reading minds. They don’t really go in the same bucket outside of being psychic powers. At best, you can see into the future to get an idea of what the other person is going to say or do, but their thoughts are blocked. Maybe you should just have a sign to carry around and show people when this comes up.
- Use your powers to stop you from making a 7 Tips to Precognition list. This didn’t work out nearly as well as I had expected. I think. Maybe it’s what it was meant to be and I had no choice in the matter. Is there a seer in the house?
Legends of Windemere 
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog.
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Thanks. Glad to get the share. 😁
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It was a great piece, Charles 👍😃
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Say what you want about #7, but I liked it.
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Thanks. I decided to end on a joke this time.
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😀 😁 Great post!
I can’t help thinking of the movie (and short story) The Minority Report. Classic!
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That’s a great use of Precognition. 🙂
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Reblogged this on When Angels Fly.
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Thanks for the reblog.
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Welcome Charles!
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Great post! Re-blogged. How about one on Intuitiveness?
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Do you mean the ability to think beyond words? I’m not really sure of that one because I”m trying to imagine it as a spell or super power. Then agian, it probably is in some fashion.
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No. Intuitive – using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning. Walk into a room and just “know” how people “feel”. See someone and “just know things” about them. Empathic abilities, and one with an unusual capacity for sensing and understanding the feelings of others.
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I can try one for empathy down the road. It’s a lot more subtle, but I’ll see what I can do. Might not get to it until May since March and April are going to be book promoting focuses. Hope that’s okay.
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That is fine. I was just curious about your thoughts, Charles. I loved our last discussion on one of your posts.
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Me too. Empathy will be a fun topic. 😁
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This is such a rich subject. People have always wanted to tell the future. We hope to make investments that are sure to pay off, dump a lover who is destined to cheat, or not leave a door unlocked that burglars can get in by. But I think you’re right that knowing the future can sap the joy from life. It’s the little surprises that keep us all interested, right?
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It’s definitely a bittersweet power. I know many authors have it that the seer can’t see their own future.
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Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio and commented:
Check out this interesting post from Charles Yallowitz from his Legends of Windemere blog with 7 Tips to Being Precognitive
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Thanks for the reblog. Have a fun weekend.
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You’re welcome. You too.
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