Laura Lynne Jackson says she was 11 years old when she discovered her psychic abilities. One summer day while she was swimming and playing with her siblings, she remembers, Jackson’s mother said she was heading out to visit their grandparents. Jackson says she was seized by a sudden sense of panic; she knew she had to go with her mom and see her grandfather. They had a wonderful day together, and two days later, he was admitted into the hospital. She never saw him again.

She says she was riddled with guilt: Was I complicit in his death? Her mom pushed back. “No normal kid is supposed to know when somebody they love so profoundly is going to die,” Jackson says. “But she said to me, ‘Laura, no part of you is dark or cursed or broken. This is just an extra ability you have, and it’s a be

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