The conundrum when Psychics with precognition can't see advantageous events like lottery numbers?

[u/Over-Tolerance]

Having done tons of research into actual investigation and experiments trying to define the experiences of Psi phenomena, the question arises in skeptics over and over. "Why can't you see things that would be helpful to you or others in this arena, like lottery numbers?"

Some of the experiments do show hits on lottery numbers, and up to 2 times hitting correct numbers in the case of the group in Colorado (A Colorado-based remote viewing group led by author Sean McNamara used remote viewing techniques to win the Colorado Pick 3 lottery twice) that showed it is possible. Interestingly, it took a group of 8 to make the 1972 Philip Experiment successful, giving the idea of a coven some weight that is rarely studied or followed up on. Most of the interesting experiments seem to dissolve into some abyss and never get more attention or repeat trials.

Have any of you experienced rewarding results that are personally advantageous for yourself? I have never personally had any 'luck' with this sort of precognition.

[u/catwirk]

in a word, no. but I chose (or was directed) to use my gifts in another direction. Any time I have tried to use them for a financial advantage they fell flat. Maybe it's because the pursuit of riches has never been a priority for me.

[u/Over-Tolerance → u/catwirk]

Edgar Cayce had tried to use his gifts to make money, and it mostly fell flat. I am somewhat convinced that there are some rules that we mortals don't understand, or can't get past. That could be a very good thing considering how many people would obviously abuse it and become even more horrible.

[u/Bentbutnotbroken111 → u/Over-Tolerance]

When I was a little girl sometimes I would have a dream with a number, and my grandmother was a big lottery person, so the routine was if I dreamed a number, I had to call her and tell her.

Once I gave her a number that had been repeated to me in a dream a few times, and I remember she hit the lottery with that number and won enough cash to redo her kitchen. -But it was pretty hit or miss with the numbers. She won more than once, but never got rich or anything.

I know someone that’s a regular at Lily dale who says he likes to go to the casino and will sit by someone that he thinks would do well to hit on the machines. He never said how he did it, but says he can trigger that persons machines to hit. He never said anything about being able to trigger his own machine to hit, and I don’t know if he can. I assumed he could only make other people’s machines hit, and didn’t ask him.

I’m not going to say his name in the forum,but if you spend any time at Lily dale on the maple wood porch, you’ll probably know who I’m talking about. Considering who it is, I don’t doubt him.

[u/Over-Tolerance → u/Bentbutnotbroken111]

I really appreciate that Lily Dale folks are actually tested and vetted, regularly, and with very high standards. I kind of wish they would do that with all mediums and psychics, and give them a license or certification.