Are you an intuitive person? Do you sometimes just know things? Do you have dreams that predict an event and then that event happens? It is my belief that we are all born with psychic abilities. The so called “psychics” have just cultivated their abilities more than the average person. In this article, I will share with you all about how to develop your psychic abilities and then begin to use them!
What are Psychic Abilities?
There are many different spiritual gifts that come under the umbrella term of psychic. Here are a few:
mediumship- the ability to communicate with spirits
channeling- the ability to get information from other beings
remote viewing- the ability to see what is happening at another location without physically being there.
precognition- the gift of knowing that something will happen before it actually does.
The 4 Clairs
There are four main clairs that our intuition uses to communicate with us. They are clairvoyance (clear-seeing), clairaudience (clear-hearing), claircognizance (clear-knowing), and clairsentience (clear-feeling). Just like our 5 physical senses, we use our psychic senses to gather information.
Usually you will have one prominent clair when you begin. For instance, I was very very clairsentient when I first started, as I had been a clear feeler for my whole life. I knew what people were feeling and I knew what energy was in a building because I FELT it. As you work more with your clairs, you will develop them all. Now, I use all of my clairs whenever I do a healing or reading.
The tools I’ve written about down below are all designed to begin strengthening all of your clairs.
Determining your prominent clair
To figure out which clair is your strongest one, ask yourself a few questions. Do you tend to be a feeler? Are you a visual person? Have you always just known things? Are you a musician or have very good hearing? These are your first clues. Now match your answer to the 4 spiritual senses.
Here’s an easy trick if you aren’t sure right away. If you often begin your sentences with:
“I know…” you are claircognizant
“I feel…” you are clairsentient
“I hear…” you are clairaudient
“I see…” you are clairvoyant
The tools to develop your psychic abilities
1. Meditation
There’s no escaping meditation when it comes to psychic development. It is imperative that you begin to match your frequency to spirit in order to receive information from them! And the best way to do that is to quiet your mind and your energy so you can tune into spirit.
To begin, try using guided meditations if you struggle with keeping your mind quiet. You can also try focusing on your breath. Start with just a few minutes a day!
2. Practice visualization to develop your clairvoyance
When one “sees” psychically, we are talking about seeing with the 3rd eye rather than the physical eyes. For instance, when I am doing a reading, I might close my eyes and see and image of a wedding ring. That would be my clue that they may be struggling in their marriage or looking to marry soon.
To practice, close your eyes and ask to see a rose. Wait until you can begin to see a rose with your mind’s eye. Notice its color, petals, size, stem. This may not happen on your first try and that is ok! It takes practice. Next, ask to see a cat. Notice the color of the cat, how big/small, long hair/short hair. Then ask to see a number. Notice what number shows up.
3. Talk to your spirit guides
Begin to develop a relationship to your higher self and spirit guides- they are the ones helping you out from the other side! The more you get to know them, the easier and faster you will be able to develop your psychic abilities and your clairs.
Very simply, close your eyes and set your intention. Something like: “Spirit guides, please come in to be with me, I wish to get to know you better”. Then ask them questions. What is your name? What are you here to help me with? Can you show me what you look like? Remember this takes practice! Be patient. For more info about how to connect to your spirit guides, I have extensive articles here:
How to meet your spirit guides
How to connect to your higher self
How to build a relationship with your spirit guides
4. Use oracle or tarot cards
I totally understand how hard it can feel when you first start trying to develop your psychic abilities. But I am here to reassure you that if you keep trying, it will happen for you! Using oracle cards is one way you can develop your psychic abilities that doesn’t feel quite so hard.
When you first get your oracle deck (or tarot. I just prefer oracle but you can use whatever you like best!), open up the box or bag and hold the deck. Just allow your energy to integrate with the deck’s. Then shuffle until you feel intuitively that you’ve shuffled enough. Ask your guides to come in and guide you for your highest good. Then spread out the cards (image-side down) and pull 1, 3 or 5 ( or whatever number feels good to you). Don’t rush this process. Pay attention to the cards that you’re attracted to and pull those. You can also ask a question before you pull cards, allowing the card to provide clarification for you.
Using oracle cards helps you develop your intuition and psychic skills because often the message on the cards we pull resonate deeply. We know our answers. The cards act as a sort of validation.
To read more about oracle cards, read this article!
My favorite oracle card decks are: Sacred Rebels, Earth Warriors, Yogic Path, and The Priestess of Light Oracle.
5. Develop your inner senses
Get into the habit of interviewing yourself. Ask yourself things like what do I feel when I am around this person? How does this room make me feel? Try to leave out your physical senses and focus inward. Push yourself even more, asking what do I know right now. Practice sitting outside and just listen to what sounds you hear. Close your eyes and listen again. Play with these exercises!
6. Do Your inner work
My guides have made it very clear that there are an order to these things. You can have some level of intuitive ability but unless you do your inner work, you will only get so far. By doing our inner child work and shadow work, you begin to peel back layers of trauma and “muck” to access the treasure: your psychic abilities.
7. Get a reiki attunement
Reiki energy works with the channels and meridians of the body, much like acupuncture. When you receive an attunement, your channels activate and open which also is a big activator for your spiritual gifts! You can also just go to have a Reiki treatment. This will get the energy flowing through your channels as well, though at less potency.
If you are interested in receiving a Reiki attunement or having a Reiki session, please reach out to me at destiny@theradiantpath.com.
8. Trust
Trust is one of the most important elements of psychic development. Our egos and the way we have been raised tend to teach us to be untrusting and to doubt, so I know this is a very new way of being for many of us! Developing your spiritual gifts will require you to trust yourself and what you get unconditionally.
A simple way to practice this is once you receive an intuitive hit, ACT ON IT. Don’t say “oh no that couldn’t be right”. It’s a two way street with spirit so if you aren’t working with them you won’t get very far. Trust.
I am so glad you are here reading this article. We need more star seeds, light workers, intuitives, and creatives to step into their innate power! Welcome, friend.
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