Introduction
Have you ever had a vivid vision, felt someone’s emotions without words, or just known something before it happened? These are signs that your psychic senses are awakening. At the Academy of Spirit, we help you unlock and refine these natural gifts, so you can connect with higher guidance and spiritual wisdom more clearly. In this post, you’ll discover what each psychic sense is and how to begin developing them with ease.
Course Overview: What Are Psychic Senses?
Psychic senses—also called the clairs—are intuitive channels through which you receive spiritual information. Everyone has access to them, but most people have one or two dominant senses. Understanding and strengthening each one opens you to deeper levels of intuitive communication and spiritual awareness.
Learning Outcomes: The Four Primary Psychic Senses & Development Techniques
1. Clairvoyance (Clear Seeing)
Clairvoyance involves receiving intuitive information in the form of visual imagery—flashes of pictures, colors, symbols, or visions in your mind’s eye.
Develop It:
- Practice guided meditations or visualization exercises
- Keep a dream journal and decode visual symbolism
- Ask for imagery when tuning into a question or spirit message
2. Clairsentience (Clear Feeling)
Clairsentience is the ability to sense energy, emotions, or physical sensations that are not your own.
Develop It:
- Tune into your body’s sensations in different environments
- Practice feeling the energy of a room, object, or person
- Hold an item and see what emotional impressions you receive (psychometry)
3. Clairaudience (Clear Hearing)
Clairaudience is receiving messages through sound—inner words, phrases, tones, or even music from spirit.
Develop It:
- Practice meditating in silence and tuning in to subtle internal sounds
- Pay attention to song lyrics, ringing in ears, or random words that pop into your mind
- Ask a question and listen for a response in your inner ear
4. Claircognizance (Clear Knowing)
Claircognizance is intuitive knowledge without a logical explanation. You just know something is true.
Develop It:
- Ask yourself a question and write down the first thought that arises
- Practice trusting your gut instincts without overanalyzing
- Note moments of spontaneous insight and how they prove true
Prerequisites and Next Steps
Everyone has psychic potential—it simply needs to be nurtured and activated. Once you’ve identified your strongest senses, you can begin developing them further through our Psychic Development Classes or Advanced Intuition Training, designed to take you from curiosity to confidence.
Conclusion
Your psychic senses are gateways to higher wisdom and spiritual communication. The more you engage with them, the more clearly you’ll hear, feel, see, and know the language of spirit. With dedication and trust, your gifts will expand naturally—empowering you to live in alignment with your soul’s calling.