Abstract

In a descriptive pilot study, the Rorschach was given to seven self-described psychic channelers to see if common personality traits would emerge. The Rorschach was administered, scored and interpreted according to Exner's (1986, 1990, 1991) Comprehensive System. Subjects consisted of six women and one man, ranging in age from mid-thirties to early fifties. Four subjects who reported becoming aware of their abilities spontaneously and at an early age ('natural' channelers) performed differently than those who actively tried to develop such abilities as adults. 'Natural' channelers' high sum of six Special Scores (SUM6), high weighted sum of six Special Scores (WSUM6) and high percentage of unusual form quality responses (Xu%) are discussed in terms of subjects' creativity and capacity for adaptive regression as well as tendencies toward unconventionality. These subjects also showed more indications of emotional distress than the other subjects. Suggestions are made for !future research.