Different Types of Psychic Powers

Psychic abilities come in many forms—each one tapping into a different aspect of the unseen. Here are a few of the most common types:

• Clairvoyance: "Clear seeing"—the ability to see images or visions that reveal information about people, places, or events.

• Clairaudience: "Clear hearing"—receiving messages through inner or external sounds not heard by others.

• Clairsentience: "Clear feeling"—sensing emotions or energies from people, objects, or locations.

• Claircognizance: "Clear knowing"—a sudden knowing of facts or truths without any logical explanation.

• Mediumship: The ability to communicate with spirits of the deceased.

• Psychometry: Reading the energy of an object by touching it.

• Telepathy: Reading or transmitting thoughts directly from one mind to another.

• Precognition: Seeing or sensing future events before they happen.

Each psychic might have one dominant gift, or a combination. Like any skill, these abilities can grow with practice and intention.