What Psychic Power Are You?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
What Psychic Power Are You?
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About This Quiz

Psychic powers are the original superpowers. Stories of people with psychic abilities go back to the oldest myths in the world. To many ancient cultures, any knowledge at all of the will of the gods was a kind of psychic power. There were times in history when claiming to have a psychic power, or apparently demonstrating one, was enough to result in serious consequences.

Today, many see psychics as little more than sideshow acts; people who use tarot cards and tea leaves to amuse people gullible enough to cough up the cash for a reading. There are still people who claim "real powers" though. Uri Geller maintains that his powers are psychic in origin, and that he has the ability to bend metal with his mind, a power granted to him by space aliens who abducted him in the 1970s. Really. Still other psychics claim even stranger powers. Edgar Cayce, a psychic who died in 1945, claimed that he had visions in his sleep, and would nap on a couch, producing visions of Atlantis.

So which psychic power are you? Which psychic power would manifest from your character, setting, and outlook? Take our quiz, and we'll tell you.

What characteristic dominates your most vivid dreams?
The sound of horns
Puzzles
The perspectives of other people
Memories
How often do you benefit from what would otherwise be brushed off as pure coincidences?
Very rarely
More than you'd think, given the circumstances
Never
Constantly! It's like everyone wants to be my friend.
Which of these ancient Greek myths resonates with you the most?
The Iliad
The 12 Labors of Hercules
The Odyssey
The Myth of Tiresias

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How often do you see someone like David Blaine on TV and wonder if what he's doing is real?
All the time!
I do think that every once in a while.
I never think that.
I think it when he does certain things, yeah.
Have you ever won the lottery, even a little one like a scratch off?
No, never
I won a small pot once.
I've won scratch offs a few times.
I won a major jackpot one time.
To which element do you feel the strongest affinity?
Earth
Water
Air
Fire

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Which of these feels like it's the main source of your conflicts with other people?
The world isn't set up for us.
Things just never seem to go my way.
Major misunderstandings
We're insecure about the direction in which things are going.
What word would you use to describe your best friend's personality?
Flexible
Pushy
Thoughtful
Clever
Which of these elements of life is most important to you?
Wealth
Security
Stimulation
Rest and relaxation

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Which kind of food would you order for a night in with your significant other?
Fine dining
Fast food
Noodles
Pizza
Which public behavior exhibited by other people irritates you the least?
Wearing a backpack on the train
Sitting in the passing lane on the highway
Stopping on stairs to look at a phone notification
Talking during movies
How long have you known your best friend?
Since my mid-twenties
Since very early childhood
Since college
Since high school

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How often do you find that other people are happy to help you out with things?
Rarely, like on major holidays
Never
People always seem to want to lend a hand!
About the average, but I can always see it coming
In which field do your ambitions lie?
My career
My favorite hobby
My family
My inner life
If you had a psychic power, how tempted would you be to use it for personal gain?
Very tempted
Not tempted much
Oh, I'm totally going to use it for personal gain.
Not tempted at all

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When did you make most of your main circle of friends?
Adulthood
High school
Childhood
College
Which of these vacation ideas feels most attractive to you right now?
Hiking in Iceland
Windsurfing in India
Free climbing in Indonesia
Sightseeing on the Kamchatka Peninsula
Other than breakfast foods and sandwiches, how many dishes do you know how to cook from scratch?
3
0
10 or more
6

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How many hours do you spend watching TV per week?
16
28
0
6
Which of the following inanimate objects frustrates you the most?
Cars
Elevators
Computers
Phones
When you find yourself engaging in a bad habit, how do you react?
I just stop and try not to admonish myself.
I stop, curse, and then probably do it again, cyclically.
I remind myself that I'm not a bad person just because I'm doing it, and try to stop.
I don't bother stopping because I know I'll do it forever.

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Where do you do your best creative work?
In the bathroom
Outdoors
At work
In the kitchen
How do you prefer to blow off steam?
Batting cages
Driving
Lifting weights
Yelling at no one in particular
How do you learn about world events?
Twitter
Allrealeventsthegovernmentdoesntwantyoutoknowabout.biz
USA Today
I'm totally unaware of what happens outside of my personal life.

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Which of these would you have the most trouble living without?
My favorite food
My favorite TV show
My laptop
My parents
What makes you feel FOMO the hardest?
Blockbuster movies
Cool new dance moves
Instagram
Weddings
Which of these achievements makes you proudest?
My grades in school
My position at work
My place in the community
My car

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How long do you take to fold and put away your laundry after you wash and dry it?
At least a couple of days
No more than a day
Minutes
An hour or two
What's your living situation?
Married
Single with roommate
Single and alone
Attached and living together
Which of these technical skills do you most admire?
Playing an instrument
Playing a sport
Making fine art (painting, drawing, etc.)
Programming

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