The term “psychic powers” is often used loosely without much further definition. In reality, there’s no one-size-fits-all description behind its meaning. People with “psychic powers” have a wide range of abilities and powers. They can do so much more than simply look into a person’s future. And most of them don’t even need a crystal ball to get the psychic job done!
There is an infinite number of unique intuitive and spiritual abilities that gifted people use to provide answers and guidance. Here are 14 of the most well-known psychic powers and abilities that you should know about.
- Aura Readingsare performed by psychics who are able to see the electromagnetic fields of all living things, including people. Aura readers can read these energy fields by seeing the colors and patterns exclusive of the other.
- Telepathyis the ability to read another person’s mind and to communicate information to another person without speaking to them.
- Remote Viewingis the ability to receive insights about people, places, or events from distant locations without using any of the five physical senses. The psychic sees fragments and makes interpretations, so it’s not like viewing video recordings.
- Automatic Writingis writing phrases, letters, or documents in a spiritual state of subconscious either with or without an awareness that it’s occurring. Automatic writers may channel spirit guides or presences and write information received from those sources.
- Precognitionis the psychic power allowing readers to foresee events through visions, gut instincts, and random thoughts. People gifted with precognition are also gifted in making links between events both past and present to make predictions regarding potential future outcomes.
- Energy Healingis an alternative form of healing and physical care that involves both hands-on and hands-off work to restore balance to the body. You probably are already familiar with this field—acupuncture, crystal work, qigong, reiki and tai chi all are forms of energy work.
- The Eight Clair Abilities
- You may be aware of the concept of a “sixth sense” and “gut instincts.” But there are actually eight different extrasensory psychic abilities, also called Clair abilities.
- Clairvoyance (clear seeing)is the ability to see mental images and symbols with the mind’s eye that cannot be seen physically.
- Claircognizance (clear knowing)is sudden knowledge or insights that turn out to be true.
- Clairaudience (clear hearing)is the ability to hear thoughts and words from the spiritual realm, or musical and nature-related sounds sometimes related to inanimate objects, treasured personal possessions, or mediumship.
- Clairempathy (clear emotion)is sensing other people’s thoughts, emotions, and symptoms, or the perception or awareness of emotional energy.
- Clairsentience (clear physical feeling)is the ability to know personal information, such as name, profession, date of birth, and the zodiac sign of total strangers.
- Clairtangency (clear touching),also known as psychometry, is the ability to gain a strong sense of the story or history of a person or item, or a strong sense of an object’s previous owner, by touching or being near the person or item.
- Clairalience (clear smelling)is the ability to gain psychic information by smell, even if the smell is from a spiritual entity that nobody else can detect.
- Clairgustance (clear tasting)is the reception of psychic knowledge through tasting without a physical source present.
Precognition’s emphasis on gut feelings and linking past and present events resonates with the idea of the non-linear nature of time. It’s a concept that could bridge intuition with rational prediction.
The wide array of psychic abilities detailed in the article is intriguing. It provides a comprehensive overview of the most recognized forms.
The explanation of aura readings as a form of perceiving electromagnetic fields is quite compelling. It gives a more tangible basis for what could be considered a mystical ability.
Agreed. Understanding aura readings through the lens of electromagnetic fields could pave the way for more scientific investigations into psychic phenomena.
Remote viewing has always seemed like one of the more scientifically testable psychic abilities. It’s interesting to read about how it’s distinguished from simple video-like recordings.
I appreciate the clear definitions given for each type of psychic power. It certainly demystifies the subject for those unfamiliar with it.
Energy Healing being grouped with psychic abilities makes sense, given its reliance on understanding and manipulating energy fields.
The inclusion of the eight Clair abilities is particularly enlightening. It expands the popular notion of a ‘sixth sense’ into a more nuanced understanding.
The concept of automatic writing is fascinating. It raises questions about the subconscious mind and how information is channeled.
Indeed, it would be interesting to see more scientific exploration into automatic writing and how it might be explained beyond spiritual contexts.