Clairvoyant says ‘third eye’ not a curse but a gift

According to controversial Filipino paranormal expert Ed Caluag, people gifted with a "third eye" or clairvoyant skills, should not fear their abilities.

"Para dun sa mga ngayon palang nagigising ang kanilang mga kamalayan tungkol sa mundo ng kababalaghan, ang mga tinatawag nating may special gifts, wag niyo po silang katakutan," Caluag said in an interview with GMA News' Jessica Soho on Saturday.

"Ito po ay hindi sumpa, ito ay regalo," he added.

Caluag was 9 years old when he first realized that he could see things that other could not. However, this did not go over well with his friends who thought he was crazy.

"Minsan ituturo ko sa kanila yung isang entity. Sabi ko, 'Nakita niyo ba yung bata tumakbo? Sila naman walang nakita," he recalled.

Caluag also fell ill at around that time. He was so ill that he was bedridden for nearly a year.

Even then, he found himself seeing things outside his sickroom, despite not being able to move a muscle.

"Dahil 'di ako lumalabas, 'di ko nakikita yung mga paligid, 'di ko nakikita yung labas. And then pag iniiwanan ako ng nanay ko, parang ang nagyayari, iniisip ko kung saan nagpupunta yung nanay ko. And it just so happens, nagulat na lang din ako, na parang nakikita ko kung ano yung nangyayari sa labas," Caluag recalled.

His mother would come home and he would tell her where he thought she had been, and Ed said she would confirm his guesses.

He explained that what he had gone through was an "out of body experience" or  "astral projection.

Despite all that had happened, Caluag did his best to put the matter aside.

He went on to earn his Education degree, and he became a professional teacher.

However, at some point he decided to abandon his profession and instead became a  paranormal investigator.

"Yung pagiging paranormal investigator ko, it's by choice. Pinili ko siya. Mas gusto kong i-explore yung unknown," he said. "Mahirap kasi pagsabayin yung nagtuturo ka pero may nakikita ka, at may mga naririnig ka, may mga nare-receive kang messages na 'di ko naintindihan."

Caluag then changed gears and studied the paranomal extensively and developed his gifts further. He now runs an institution, the Paranormal and Wellness Solution. He also became an acupuncturist.

It was controversial path to take, and Caluag was very aware that people would be skeptical of him and his gifts.

Just recently, he was criticized for claiming during a recent episode of  "Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho", that entities were flinging rocks at houses in Cabanatuan City. A child however later admitted that he was the one responsible.

But Caluag insisted that spirits, angry over being disturbed, had done the house-pelting.

"Para doon sa mga taong... naunawaan ko kayo, yung mga namba-bash, alam ko po ang kasaloobin niyo kasi wala kayo dun sa lugar at hindi kayo yung nasa katayuan ko during that time," Caluag said.

"OK lang po yan, walang problema. Ang mahalaga kung ano yung kakayahan ko na meron ako, ito ay tinanggap ko galing sa Maykapal at willing akong i-share." — Jessica Soho/DVM, GMA News