An Intro to Psychic Abilities (in 10 minutes or less)
There are many different types of psychic abilities. The type of psychic ability you have may be influenced by your environment, the people you spend time with, and other factors. In this article you’ll discover fifteen psychic abilities, as well as the characteristics that make them distinct from the others. Read on to find out which ones you have…
Automatic Writing
Automatic writing is a type of psychic ability that lets you “write” or “channel” without having any knowledge of what you’re writing. You are essentially a scribe taking notes from spirit. This can be done using pen and paper, typing on a computer or with use of a spirit board (e.g., Ouija board). You may or may not be present in your body when in spirit writing. It should be noted that this time of automatic writing is different than the automatic writing one would use in a creative writing process such as writers, novelists or creative writers would use.
Astral Projection
Astral Projection is the ability for a person’s spirit to travel to various places outside of their physical body. Use of this skill can be achieved through meditation, during sleep or under hypnosis. To grow this psychic ability meditation is key. The connection between mind and body is pivotal as it allows you to stay protected while inside this spiritual realm.
Clairvoyance
Clairvoyance or “clear seeing” is the ability to see things or events that occur in the future. This psychic ability allows for you to see visions, images or symbols that come to pass. You may have vivid dreams with messages or elements that manifest. Those with this gift will have the incredible ability to “see” both the past and the future. Often, those with this ability are visual learners and attracted to vibrant colors or intricate designs.
Clairaudience (or Clairaudient)
Clairaudience or “psychic hearing” or “clear hearing” and is the ability to hear things without anyone having spoken to them aloud. People with psychic hearing are often able to hear conversations taking place far away, like a conversation happening in another room, or even on an entirely different continent. Key signs that you are clairaudient include hearing ringing or buzzing in your ears (not attributable to a medical condition). You hear your name being called, even when no one is around. Hearing distinct phrases, soft music, or lyrics as answers to problems. Clairaudients can tell how someone feels just by hearing their voice.
Clairalience (or Clairalient)
Clairalience or “clear smelling” is a very unique psychic power that uses one’s sense of smell. Those with this ability can smell odors, scents or fragrances given by spirit or those that have crossed over to the other side. Clairalients associate smells with people, memories, or events. They have a highly developed sense of smell and can pick up aromas that are too subtle for others to notice. This is a more unique psychic ability, so not everyone will have this one. However, those that do will have the gift of knowing when food is rotten or when someone is ill. People with this ability can literally “sniff” out danger.
Claircognizance
Claircognizance or “clear knowing” is the ability to “know” something without the information being present beforehand. Simply put, you just know what you know when you know it. Claircognizants can foresee problems or challenges and how to fix them before others can. They know when someone is lying to them even when they don’t have direct evidence. Sudden insights and inspirations seem to come out of nowhere. Those with this ability tend to spend a lot of time in their head and enjoy learning new things, most often on their own and at their own pace.
Clairsentience
Clairsentience or “clear feeling” is the ability to sense other people’s emotions and moods without them saying a word. You can walk into a room and sense the energy immediately. Clairsentients may have trouble watching the news or otherwise sad stories and can’t stand to see animals in pain. For them, pain is visceral, and they feel it in their bones. They can also pick up the energy or feeling of a building, location, or object.
Psychometry (or Clairtangency)
Psychometry or “clear touching” is a rare psychic ability. Those with this gift will hold an object in their hands (such as a photograph or piece of clothing) and by virtue of touching it will experience visions or emotions. A big sign that you may have this ability includes anxiety when entering an antique or secondhand store. This is because a lot of the items still hold residual energy, and you intrinsically know this. Since you have the gift of touch, you may find yourself hesitant to interact with others due to the flood of emotions or feelings you receive upon first touch.
Persons with this psychic ability act as a bridge between the physical and spiritual world. Their gift is that of communicating with the dead. Each medium has their own way of working and connecting with the spirit world. Most often they use their mind’s eye (third eye) to get mental images and audible messages from those that have passed over. It is interesting to note that they don’t usually use divination tools like astrology, tarot, etc. Instead, they rely almost exclusively on their intuition.
Precognition
Those with precognition as a psychic ability can see future events before they happen. These events cannot be stopped or changed by the psychic’s own interference. Precognition has a lot in common with telepathy and clairvoyance. Messages are received by way of images or visions. This ability can be unpleasant at times as “bad” or scary visions can be part of the prophecy. Not all messages will be good, but they do all come with a purpose.
Retrocognition
Retrocognition is the ability to see or relive a past event as if it were occurring in the present. Those with this psychic ability can also investigate past events and pick up details that would not otherwise be available in the present. This is a skill most often employed by psychics who work with law enforcement to help solve cases.
Remote Viewing
Remote viewers can “view” things happening in different places, even if hundreds of miles away. When this skill is in use, the psychic seeks specific information, like where a person is at or what they’re doing. This is one of the most scientifically studied psychic abilities with varying findings amongst researchers. The issue is not whether remote viewing is possible but whether this ability can be accurately measured.
Telepathy
Telepathy is the ability to both read and send thoughts from one person’s mind to another person’s mind without using words, hearing, or sight. Identical twins are known to have this ability, but it is not just specific to them. Telepathy can happen between mother and child, lovers, and even close friends. Signs you have this gift include tingling in your third eye when something is about to happen. Knowledge of what someone is thinking (and later it being confirmed). Having a premonition that someone or something may be in danger and when you act on it you find that you were right.
Cartomancy
Cartomancy (or tarot reading) is the ability to predict the future while using tarot decks or oracle cards. Tarot readers use their intuitive powers to interpret images and symbols on the cards they pull. This is an extremely popular method used by many in the spiritual community. There are various types of decks to choose from but often, tarot readers use decks they feel most called to. If you are drawn to tarot or oracle cards know that this is spirit aligning you with a tool to help hone your psychic abilities.
Divination
Divination is another way to say prediction. A divination tool is an instrument or method that helps you predict potential outcomes. Some tools help in revealing things from the past. Other tools help you better understand the present or predict the future. Common examples of divination tools include Ouija or spirit boards, tarot cards, crystal balls, pendulums, dowsing rods, tea leaves, runes and much more!
Summary
As you can see, there are many different types of psychic abilities, and while some are more “useful” than others, no one type is better that another. These gifts are just that—gifts. To use or not use at your own discretion. Whether a beginning clairvoyant or a practiced tarot reader, you can always use your gifts to help yourself and others. If you’re interested in learning or growing your own psychic abilities, we recommend these online Psychic Classes and Downloads.
