Psychic Abilities
There are various psychic abilities, and you are likely to be gifted with at least one of them! Here we take a look at the most common abilities.
Psychic Abilities
If you are in the process of discovering your psychic abilities, you may find these articles helpful. We ALL have psychic abilities, but some people may not be aware or even want to believe that such abilities exist. If you are one who is sceptical and reading this, it may be that the Universe is in the process of preparing you for your very own awakening! We are all spiritual at heart, and we each live our lives under the energetic influences of the Universe whether we are consciously aware of it or not.
The level of spiritual awareness that we each attain during our lifetime is truly influenced by the Universe. If you are not aware that you have any psychic abilities, there is a possibility that at some point in your life, the Universe will influence you to discover it. This can happen at ANY time in your life, and it is only at that point can any scepticism truly start to diminish. It is apt to say ‘Never Say Never’ when it comes to the Universe and the Life Force energies!
If some of the articles shown on this page do not resonate with you, it’s important to remember that you will have your own unique experience as we all develop in our own individual way. Someone else’s experience is never going to be the same as yours but there will likely be some similarities. If you are drawn to read the articles, it could be that the Universe is trying to tell you something.
Psychic Abilities
Automatic Writing
An automatic writer (Psychographer) usually experiences an awareness of a spiritual presence and the sensation of an invisible force moving their arm or hand to write a message.
When you try automatic writing for the first time, you may find that nothing happens. If however you persevere with all intent and patience, you may find that a spiritual entity joins you and starts to write through you. The writing itself may appear as an untidy scrawl or be jumbled up on the paper or it could be clearly legible. You might find that you write your Spirit Guides name or other names, or a message that relates to your future. Try not to discard or lose whatever you write as you might want to refer to it again as some point in your future.
Try Automatic Writing
- Before you begin, it is very IMPORTANT to prepare the room you are in. Light a white candle, and cleanse the room by burning white sage (use either a white sage stick or burn loose white sage in a bowl). Walk around the room with the sage, ensuring that the smoke drifts along the walls, windows, doorway, in the corners and the middle of the room. Cleansing the room will clear any negative energies and make the room a sacred space. A white candle should be lit before you start and kept burning the whole time that you communicate with the Spirit World. If the candle goes out, it can be a warning that a negative entity has entered your sacred space. You might also want to say a prayer before you begin your connection.
- Get your pen, paper, or a writing book (a book is the best option if you intend to try this often. You will more likely keep it safe somewhere so that you can relate to your writings at any time in the future). Sit down and make yourself feel very comfortable.
- Place your hands in prayer position. State out loudly or say silently to yourself (whichever way you feel comfortable doing), “I call upon my highest Spirit Guide. I ask for protection and I ask for guidance as I write”.
- Focus on what you feel when you ask for protection. You may feel a presence either around you or even within you. You might feel sensations such as heat or cold air or tingling on parts of your body. You might even feel as though someone is touching your hand or even another part of your body. If you get any kind of feeling, you can be sure that you have linked in with your Spirit Guide. If you don’t feel anything, give it time or try again another day. Once you are feeling connected, you should feel at ease, but if not, then it is better to break the connection rather than continue. It is important to remember that you are in control and you do have the power to ask any Spiritual entity to leave your space at any time.
- When you sense that you are connected, hold your pen on the paper, and focus on your intentions of automatic writing. Allow yourself to drift into a trance like state and see what happens next. You will either feel your hand being guided to write or you may not experience anything at all. Give it time, as the writing may not occur immediately. If there is anything you specifically want to know, then ask questions while holding pen to paper and see what answers are written.
- When you want to end the connection, state that you are disconnecting, and remember to thank your Spirit Guides for their presence and help.
Psychic Abilities – Automatic Writing
Clairalience
A person who has the gift of ‘clear smelling’ is called a Clairalient. The ability is known as clairalience. The Clairalient is able to perceive the smell of scents that come through from departed loves ones or smells that were once present in the space around them or further afield.
You may also hear of this gift being referred to as Clairolfaction, Clairosmesis, Clairscent or Clairessence.
The Gift Of Clairalience
The Clairalient will have an overwhelming sense of a specific smell and will instantly know what the smell is. For instance, the distinctive smell of a cigar may become apparent or the smell of cigarette smoke. Quite common is the scent of perfume or the fragrance of a flower or the smell of fruit. The Clairalient may perceive the smell of an old steam train or a coal fire. Indeed, all different kinds of smells come through the gift of Clairalience.
It is quite a rare extra sensory ability, and while there are people who are blessed with this gift, more people are likely to have one or more of the other ‘Clair’ abilities rather than this one.
Living Life The Spiritual Way
The level of spiritual awareness that we each attain during our lifetime is truly influenced by the Universe. If you are somewhat sceptical and not sure you believe in psychic abilities, do be aware that there is a possibility that at some point in your life the Universe may begin to activate your Soul and take you on a spiritual journey where you discover your own psychic abilities. This can happen at ANY time in your life, and it is only at that point can any scepticism truly start to diminish.
It is apt to say ‘Never Say Never’ when it comes to the Universe and the Life Force energies!
Psychic Abilities – Clairalience
Clairaudience
A person who has the gift of ‘clear hearing’ is called a Clairaudient. The ability is known as clairaudience. A true Clairaudient usually hears Spirit voices, flute music, celestial choirs singing, chimes before Spirit Guides start to talk, and other sounds. White noise is heard that sounds rather like a radio that isn’t tuned into the station. On the whole, clairaudience is rather like listening to a radio or a TV as the sound is amplified. The Clairaudient may tune in and communicate with lower entities as well as higher entities such as their Spirit Guides and Archangels.
While some people may develop Clairaudience in this life time, others are born with the gift, having developed it in prior lifetimes. In the case of the latter, it can remain dormant and so you may not be aware that you have the gift until much later in life. When you are ready, the Universe will bestow you with the ability to access your gift, and when activated, it may open spontaneously and unexpectedly. When that happens, you may suddenly become aware that you can hear a voice talking, or flute music playing. You may also hear a lot of white noise, such as ringing, whooshing, buzzing, clicking noises, etc., which may be intermittent or continuous rather like sounds of radio interference. If you only hear white noise, please consider that you may have Tinnitus which is a medical condition that should be checked out.
Adjusting To Clairaudience
For some people, clairaudience may be loud and clear, but for others it could be barely audible. In that instance, the Clairaudient may be able to distinguish between hearing a female or male voice, but not actually be able to clearly hear the words that are being spoken. Most people hear the sounds internally in their ear(s), however, more rarely, some people may experience external clairaudience, whereby the sounds may appear as though they are in the room, rather than in the ear.
Some people are born with their gift of clairaudience open, while others may not experience Clairaudience until later in life. If the latter occurs and regardless of whether the clairaudience is internal or external, the Clairaudient usually needs time to adjust as it can be quite frightening initially.
Clairaudience can be heard on a conscious level or when in alpha state. The sound will only keep you awake at night if you intently focus on it. As you drop down the levels to go to sleep, Clairaudience naturally tunes out. There is however a chance that you may be woken up by a Spirit voice unexpectedly once you start to hear Spirit. When you are in the process of opening up to Clairaudience and becoming accustomed to it, it can be quite frightening. As time goes on however, you adjust and accept it as being a part of you. Quite simply, when you are clairaudient, you will hear all kinds of sounds at any time of the day as that is the quirky nature of this incredible gift.
I receive messages through my thoughts, am I Clairaudient?
Some people receive spiritual messages / insights through their thoughts and consider it to be the gift of Clairaudience. It is however a totally different ability. The ability to receive insight through thoughts is called Claircognizance. It is NOT the same as Clairaudience. Spirit will however use whichever channel is open to get a message through and so the insight is valid however it comes through. A Clairaudient actually hears amplified voices and sounds, just like listening to a radio. It is different to receiving insights through your thoughts or listening to that subtle voice that has always been there in your head when you think about things.
Psychic Abilities – Clairaudience
Claircognizance
A person who has the gift of ‘clear knowing’ is called a Claircognizant. The ability is known as claircognizance. Many people have the gift of claircognizance. Most however are not consciously aware of it because it is such a NATURAL gift.
The Claircognizant receives spiritual messages from Spirit Guides through their higher consciousness primarily in the realm of THOUGHT. The messages simply pop into the mind of the Claircognizant and can happen at any time. These kind of ‘thoughts’ may however be quickly forgotten, so for that reason, the gift of claircognizance is best utilized by writing down the messages as soon as they come through. The reason why it is easy to forget the messages that come through is because they come from your higher consciousness and are not your own thoughts. Unless a conscious effort is made to make a mental note of the messages as they come through, it may be difficult to remember the messages later. It is much the same as when you have had a dream. You might remember the dream the moment you wake up, but have difficulty remembering whether in it’s entirety or in part just minutes later unless you have written it down the moment you woke up.
Is It Claircognizance?
The difference between our own thoughts and the thoughts that come through claircognizance is that in general we all naturally control our own thoughts. First we tend to think about a particular subject and then we have various thoughts about it, which we do in effect create with our own minds.
With claircognizance, the thoughts literally pop into the mind from nowhere and not be related to anything you were thinking about. The messages are often inspiring and informative, and may relate to you or other people.
When you use your gift of claircognizance, you simply have to TRUST the messages that come through to you. These messages may relate to the present time or may make more sense at some point in the future. These messages may either relate to you or to someone that you are connected to. You may even receive predictive messages that relate to world events. All kinds of messages can come through to you if you are truly open to the gift of claircognizance.
Psychic Abilities – Claircognizance
Clairgustance
A person who has the gift of ‘clear tasting’ is called a Clairgustant. The ability is known as clairgustance.
The Clairgustant perceives an overwhelming taste of a substance in their mouth which isn’t physically there. Quite randomly, the taste will simply appear in the mouth and may linger for a while or it may disappear as soon as the Clairgustant has acknowledged the taste.
The Gift of Clairgustance
The ability of Clairgustance may be experienced in various ways. For example, a Clairgustant may perceive the taste of a friend’s favourite drink while talking to them on the phone or suddenly taste a favourite food of a deceased loved one while thinking about them. It’s a common occurrence for the Clairgustant to perceive the taste of a substance when in communication with Spirit. This gift can be particularly helpful in providing evidence when a deceased loved one is trying to communicate from beyond the veil.
The gift of Clairgustance is one of the less common ‘Clair’ abilities, and while there are people who are blessed with this gift, more people are likely to have one or more of the other ‘Clair’ abilities. A Spiritualist Medium may have this gift.
Psychic Abilities – Clairgustance
Clairsentience
A person who has the gift of ‘clear feeling’ is called a Clairsentient. The ability is known as clairsentience. A Clairsentient can perceive information related to the past, present and future through their ability to feel subtle energies. They can feel the emotional and physical states of other people. They may also feel the presence and/or the touch of a Spirit.
The Clairsentient may receive indication of a spiritual presence or confirmation of whatever else may be sensed or felt by experiencing sensations on their body, such as tingling, feeling cold or hot, goose bumps or the hair standing up on their arms or back of neck. It is important for the Clairsentient to trust exactly what they feel when they utilize their clairsentience ability.
Feeling Spirit through Clairsentience
When a Clairsentient feels the touch of a Spirit, it feels much the same as a physical touch between humans. If the Spirit touches the Clairsentient with either a finger, elbow or whole arm for instance, the Clairsentient will feel the pressure of it on their body and be able to describe exactly what is being felt. When the Spirit stops touching the Clairsentient, the feeling or sensation of the compression can actually linger and may take a minute or so to fully disappear. Spirits can interact with Humans, so don’t be too surprised if you should ever receive a hug or other physical gestures from a Spirit!
If a Spirit should visit you, it helps to remember that you are not powerless and you can politely ask the Spirit to leave. Always remember to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to show you are being gracious and respectful of who they are. Spirit Guides and other friendly Spirits will usually respect your wishes and leave.
Many Spiritualist Mediums have the gift of clairsentience, and may also have other ‘clair’ abilities too.
Psychic Abilities – Clairsentience
Clairvoyance
A person who has the gift of ‘clear seeing’ is called a Clairvoyant. The ability is known as clairvoyance. The Clairvoyant sees visions of people (both living and in Spirit) and past, present and future events.
This gift enables the clairvoyant to see clear visions through the third eye which is located in the centre of the forehead, just above the nose and brow line.
Clairvoyant Visions
Internal Clairvoyance
Internal clairvoyance is seeing through the 3rd eye which is located in the middle of the forehead. A clairvoyant will see visions of people and see events unfold in much the same way as watching a movie or in a dream. Colours, symbols, shapes, images and numbers may also be seen.
External Clairvoyance
External clairvoyance enables the Clairvoyant to see life size projections and visions outside of body in the space around them. A Clairvoyant may see things such as Spirits, orbs, symmetrical sacred geometry, objects that once used to exist in a particular place and auras around people, animals and objects. It is possible for a room to literally change before the Clairvoyant’s eye to appear as it once used to look many year or even centuries before.
Strength of Clairvoyance
Clairvoyants usually utilize their gift internally by seeing with their third eye, and they may have the ability to see externally too. The strength of their gift determines how clearly a clairvoyant can describe what is seen. If it is weak, the clairvoyant’s visions will be somewhat obscured or fleeting.
A clairvoyant with a strong gift can give a vivid description of a person’s appearance and describe the scene seen in the visions.
Many Spiritualist Mediums have the gift of clairvoyance, and may also have other ‘clair’ abilities too.
Psychic Abilities – Clairvoyance
Mediumship
A Spiritualist Medium has the ability of being a channel or bridge to the Spirit World. The gift is called Mediumship. It is the ability to connect and communicate with the Deceased, Spirit Guides, Angels, Ascended Masters, and other Spiritual Beings. A Spiritualist Medium may also be referred to as being a Channeler.
Spirit can communicate with a Medium in various ways – often through any of the ‘Clair’ abilities. For instance, if the Medium hears Spirit, they are using their Clairaudient ability. When a Spirit is seen as a life size apparition in the room, the Medium is utilizing their external Clairvoyance ability. Spirits may also present themselves in other ways, such as appearing as a mist, shadow or orb.
Trance Mediumship
A trance medium allows a Spirit to step into their body and use it to make their communication; the medium will speak in the voice of the spirit and appear to take on the Spirit’s personality. Transfiguration can occur too, where the Medium will literally take on the appearance of a Spirit.
A conscious Channeler does not need to be in a meditative state to communicate with Spirit and will receive information while in a fully conscious state.
All Spiritualist Mediums or Channelers each have their own unique way of connecting with the Spirit World and communicating with Spirits. If you have the ability to be a Medium within you and it is meant to be a part of your life experience, you will be drawn to discover it at some point on your life journey.
Psychic Abilities – Mediumship
Natural Intuition
We are ALL naturally intuitive. It is a basic instinct of every human being. Through our natural intuition, we have the ability to perceive the truth. That truth is revealed through either an intuitive FEELING (gut instinct) or an intuitive THOUGHT.
How can you tell the difference between your own personal thoughts and an intuitive thought? It isn’t always easy to tell the difference, however, more often than not, an intuitive thought or feeling will usually enter your mind from out of the blue, or it can be a nagging thought or feeling that repeats itself over a period of time which may be within minutes, hours or over a few days, until you take notice of it and act upon it if necessary.
If you are a deep thinker that spends a lot of time thinking, you will likely receive many intuitive thoughts. Being ‘deep’ or ‘lost’ in thought is actually a form of conscious meditation, and therefore a natural ability to open the doorway to your inner being – your Soul and the Universe.
Trust Your Natural Intuition
Intuitive THOUGHTS are not as detailed as the thoughts received through the gift of Claircognizance. With intuitive thoughts you will usually get a gut feeling along with the thoughts, whereas with Claircognizance, it is purely THOUGHTS without the gut feeling. If you are Clairsentient or an Empath however, then you may also get feelings that clarify your Claircognizance thoughts.
Most people are not taught from a young age to recognize their intuition or any other psychic ability, and therefore, many individuals may experience difficulty in learning to trust their abilities, but with practice and the support of the Universe, it becomes easier over time.
Psychic Abilities – Natural Intuition
Psychometry
A person who practices psychometry is called a Psychometrist or Psychometrician. Psychometry reveals personal insight that relates to the owner of the item being held by the Psychometrist.
To perform psychometry, the Psychometrist (or reader) will need a personal item that belongs to another person. This item may be a small piece of jewellery, such as a ring or bracelet, or another object. Every material item has an energetic imprint on it, and so it doesn’t really matter what the object is. It should however be a personal item that has sentimental value attached to it.
While holding the object the Psychometrist is able to pick up on the energy and gain past, present and future insights that relate to the life of the person that the item belongs to. If another person once owned the item, their energetic imprint will also be on the item, and so insight into their life is possible too.
Psychometry Extrasensory Perception
The Psychometrist is usually an Empath and may be blessed with other psychic abilities too. Psychometry is a type of extrasensory perception (ESP) and the object that is used to perform the reading is in effect a tool that holds energies.
Many people are drawn to use tools, especially when in the process of discovering their psychic abilities. Tools of divination can help to unleash and increase the strength of psychic abilities. Tarot cards, runes, pendulums, crystals are a few of the most common tools of divination, however Psychometry is also a form of divination too.
Psychometry is certainly worth a go if you have never tried it before. You may be surprised by the revelations that you perceive and the accuracy of the information that comes through to you!
Psychic Abilities – Psychometry
Telekinesis
A person who is Telekinetic has the gift of telekinesis. It is an ability to create movement of an object without physical touch.
It is certainly a case of mind over matter, as it is literally the power of the mind with the focus of the intention of making an object move that influences the movement.
Telekinesis is an ability that only a limited number of people in this world will ever master during their lifetimes. If your Soul does not possess the ability, then even with practice and much patience, movement is unlikely to occur. This rare ability is more likely to be discovered during times of stress rather than through hours of deliberate focus on an object.
Telekinesis Electrokinesis
Another form of telekinesis is electrokinesis which is an ability that affects anything that is run by electric, so for instance, if you possess the ability of electrokinesis, lights may turn on or off either at will or even without will, just your presence may cause a short circuit.
Psychic Abilities – Telekinesis
Telepathy
A person who has the ability to ‘read minds’ is called a Telepath. The gift is known as telepathy. Being telepathic is the ability to know exactly what another person is thinking, whether the other person is present, close by, or at a distance.
The ability of telepathy is actually quite common. Many people are telepathic but are not aware that they have such an ability. When a telepathic instance occurs, it is often considered to be a co-incidence.
There is no need for words when telepathy is involved because the thoughts come through very clearly as though they belong to the person who receives them. Two people may have a 2-way conversation going on in their minds and not even realise that they are communicating between each other.
Telepathy Across The Distance
Telepathy is an amazing gift that can surprise people as well as leave them in wonder. It could however also be considered to be quite intrusive as all kinds of thoughts can filter through. Two people can be together in the same space or be far apart across the world from each other and still communicate with their minds. Distance does not get in the way of the power of the minds!
“How did you know that?”, “I was just thinking that”, “I was expecting you”, “how did you know I would be here”, “how did you know I was coming?” are common reactions when telepathy is involved. This is the positive side of the ability, however there can be a negative side. All psychic abilities should only be utilized for the highest good of other people, but telepathy may be one ability that is sometimes used knowingly or even unknowingly to control or manipulate the mind of another.
Telepathy and Manipulation
When telepathy is very strong between two people, one person could easily try to control or manipulate the other person through their telepathic connection. This can happen regardless of whether they know or not about their telepathic connection. Because the ability is so natural it can be difficult for the receiving person to separate their own thoughts from the sender person. The receiving person believes that the thoughts must be their own to the point where they act upon them.
For instance, as an example, 2 people are together in a shop. One person has the thought that the other person wants to buy a particular item. Without any words being exchanged, the person who received the thoughts will suddenly find themselves offering to buy the item for the other person, even though they never intended to do so. Quite simply, the other person is manipulating with the telepathic power of their mind.
When you realise you are telepathic, there is a need to be aware of it and to analyse your thoughts to be sure that they are your thoughts and don’t belong to someone else. Learning to protect yourself is definitely a MUST when you have this gift to ensure that whatever you do, you are acting in your best interests!
Psychic Abilities – Telepathy
Empath
A person who is ’empathic’ is called an Empath. The Empath has the ability to feel another person’s feelings within their own being as though the feelings are their own. Many people are naturally empathic without realising it.
There is a need for the Empath to learn protection rituals as it is all too easy for an Empath to become overtaken by their feelings. They may become overly sensitive, confused, indecisive and emotional, and suffer ill-health when adopting the feelings of others unintentionally.
For instance, an empath who has a partner suffering with a minor ailment such as sinus pain or leg pain may start to feel pain in their sinuses or leg. The empath may believe it is their own ailment when really it isn’t at all. There are many people who live with others that experience this. They may even visit their GP numerous times in the belief that there is something wrong, but tests will always come back fine.
The best healers are empathic. Their gift gives them an incredible ability to pinpoint illness and ailments in the body with amazing accuracy.
The Empath and Protection
Empaths can protect themselves by performing a ritual that blocks the feelings of others. It should be performed on a daily basis or as often as you feel it’s needed. One way to do this is by creating a protective bubble around your body using your hands. You can do this by placing your hands together directly above your head and then visualizing a specific colour (i.e., white, pink, purple, gold, silver), while drawing a band of your chosen colour around yourself by bringing your hands down towards your side in a circular movement to create your bubble. Do this 3 times, visualizing a different colour each time you draw the bubble around yourself.