Psychic abilities

In the swirl of misconceptions, misunderstandings, andMany people have been able to obtain a psychic
general confusion surrounding the fields ofreading of another entity and consciously channel that
parapsychology and psychic activity, most peopleentity – but professional parapsychologists
have no idea how to make distinctions betweendon't recommend trying it until you've been well-trained
different types of psychic abilities. Wait a minute, youand prepared.
say, I didn't even know there were different types!Three more (related) types of psychic ability are
You're in the same boat as most everyone else whoclairaudience, clairsentience, and clairvoyance.
has a basic understanding of psychic reading andClairaudience is generally defined as the ability to hear
activity. Little does the general public know, it's not allor sense sounds that cannot be perceived by a
tarot cards and psychic phone reading -- There arenon-psychic person. Clairsentience is another type of
sharply defined distinctions between everything fromextrasensory perception in that clairsentient people can
the obvious (tarot reading and telepathy) to thesense past, present, or future events through
surprising (clairaudience, clairsentience, and“sensing” them, though
clairvoyance).non-clairsentient people cannot perceive them.
First, let's discuss what defines psychic ability in the firstClairvoyance is a synonym for extrasensory
place! Extra-sensory perception (ESP), prophesies ofperception – any knowledge or
the future, and a “sixth sense” couldconsciousness of an event outside of seeing, hearing,
all be defined under the blanket term “psychictasting, touching, or smelling it.
ability”. But where does psychic ability comeDivination is another often-misunderstood type of
from? Actually, no one really knows – notpsychic ability. Divination is the act of making
even psychic readers. People who claim to haveprophesies or predictions through the practice of occult
psychic abilities describe a sense of justarts. Contrary to popular belief, this is different from
“having it” without having anyintuition – which is defined as the ability to
conception of how it got there. Most say that it is partperceive or act based on “just
of their regular consciousness, and that they simplyknowing” that it's the right thing to do. Tarot
“know” or “feel”Cards and tarot reading is a form of divination.
things before, during, or after they happen –Although the mainstream ideas of divination and
despite being unable to explain how. Thoughintuition have been tweaked to seem like anyone can
parapsychology has been heavily criticized, scrutinized,tap into this psychic energy field, the truth is that only a
and stigmatized, the truth is that as much evidencefew people take the time to hone and develop their
points towards its veracity as against it.extrasensory perception skills.
So what are some of the different types of psychicWhat's the difference between psychometry and
abilities? To begin with, there is the art ofpsychokinesis? Well, psychometry is defined as the
“channeling,” which is defined as theability to glean information about an object by obtaining
ability to receive and transmit information from anotherphysical contact with the object. Good examples of
external consciousness while in a decidedly alteredthis are seen in countless movies. Envision it: The hero
state of mind. Though each incident varies in intensitytouches a book and, upon contact, is filled with images
and resulting activity, many share the same basic traits:of its previous user and the fate that befell him or her.
a semi-trance like state and the appearance of anPsychokinesis is the ability to move objects through
outer entity expressing itself through the channeler.willing it or thinking it.