Sensitive Abilities: A Breakdown

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There's often a lot of confusion when it comes to the different types of sensitive abilities. I frequently get comments like: "What do you see in my future?" and "I'll be cheating on my psychic if I see you!". The truth is, these categories of abilities actually DO differ greatly. While many sensitives, have the ability to tap in to all of them, most have a focused area. A medium is not the same as a psychic (though there are some "psychic mediums"). Personally, I still don't call myself a Psychic, even though I often include "intuitive" reads during my session. 

I am a FIRM believer that every single living person on this Earth (and animals) have the ability to tap in to these areas. I don't think there are certain "chosen ones", however, I do believe certain souls are destined to experience these roles more strongly in their present lifetime. We're all on a continuing spiritual journey throughout our lifetimes and we are meant to experience different things and grow in certain ways. 
 
For each and every person who harnesses these abilities, they may present in completely different ways. Some, but not all experience similar things, but many receive messages in a way that is clear and specific to them. 

The following is a clear and simple breakdown of the different ways sensitive spiritual abilities may present themselves. You'll likely be surprised by how many you find yourself experiencing! 

Medium:

• A person who acts as a middle man to pass on messages from deceased people or loved ones.
• Information comes in different ways for different people
  • Visual images (like pictures in the mind, sometimes symbols,  sometimes able to see actual manifestation of spirit)
  • Mediums tend to hold a somewhat telepathic conversation with the spirit

Psychic:

• Usually telling the future, predicting, and giving caution and guidence to upcoming events in a person's life.

Clairvoyant:

• Meaning “clear vision”
• Experiences psychic phenomena through visual outlets
  • Dreaming and or daydreaming
    • Many of these are prophetic in nature
    • may experience dreams you awake from and think "that's just not an ordinary dream..."
  • Images flashing in your mind- some disruptive in certain situations
  • Seeing light flashes or colors
    • Especially in a meditative state

Clairsentient:

• Meaning “clear feeling” or “clear sensing”
• The ability to feel present, past, or future emotional or physical states of others.
• Often experience a lot of “gut feelings” that turn out to be true, or are quick to perceive a person's goodness (or lack of) and respond accordingly and quickly
• Often able to pick up on information about the past from houses, other buildings, and outside areas/land

Clairaudience

• Meaning “clear hearing”
• Receiving messages about past, present or future and picking up on spiritual surroundings by hearing words, sounds, music etc.

Claircognizence:

• Meaning “clear knowing”
• Often feeling as if you “just know”
  • For example: knowing who is calling the instant the phone rings
  • Knowing the question someone is about to ask before they ask it or knowing an answer immediately.

Clairgustance:

• The most uncommon 
• Meaning “clear taste”
• Being able to taste something that is not actually in the mouth.

Empathic:

• Falls under Clairsentient
• Being able to actually pick up on and feel the emotional or mental state of another person (living or not) 

Other Intriguing Concepts that often fall in to these categories include: 

Telepathy:

• Communication of thought from one being to another without using any of the known senses.
• Most who experience this, find it is an ability that comes with the deepest of soul connections (twin flames, soul mates, and those who have walked alongside us through many lifetimes). 

Psychokinesis/Telekinesis 

• The ability to move physical objects using the mind by willing them to.
  • Like Matilda!

Intuition:

• Being able to understand something immediately without the need for conscious reasoning.
• “Instinctive Understanding”  
• "Gut Feeling” or an instant knowing of what you or someone else is “meant to do” or what is right or wrong 

As I said earlier, after reading through this list, you're probably amazed at how many of these phenomenon's you have experienced, even if just a time or two. Of course, I am going to challenge you to bring more awareness to these moments. Acknowledging these moments and learning from them are one of the best ways to increase and focus on your abilities. Try not to be frightened by them. Remember you are in fact, ALWAYS in control. 

If you know you experience one or more of these frequently and are hoping to grow in your abilities, I invite you to join my private Facebook Group for support. I have created a family here of understanding and non-judgmental individuals who are all on a journey of working on, growing and coping with these things we experience. It is a safe space for asking questions, getting guidance, and sharing experiences with like-minded people. 

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