What are The Clairs? Psychic Abilities and Their Names
Most of you have probably heard of Clairvoyance. But did you know that there are several psychic abilities? The psychic community calls them “The Clairs”.
What are the Clairs?
Just like we have 5 physical senses: sight, touch, taste, smell and hearing, there are also several psychic senses, or AKA “The Clairs”. These psychic senses are just like the physical senses, however, you may not experience them with your physical organs. Most times the psychic senses are experienced in your mind’s eye.
Clairvoyance is probably the most commonly known clair. It means clear seeing. When I experience clairvoyance, I see someone’s face or a “picture” in my mind’s eye. Next, there is clairaudience, or clear hearing. The first time I realized that I was experiencing clairaudience, a “thought” popped into my head. This “thought” was contrary to what I was actually thinking at the time. I was participating in a seance. In the middle of the table, a wind chime was suspended so a spirit/ghost could move it. I so badly wanted to see the wind chime move. I had recently lost my mom and wanted physical proof of life after death. So when the “thought”, We don’t want to move your damned bell, popped into my head, I knew it couldn’t possibly be my own thought.
Next there’s claircognizance, clear knowing. This sense is exhibited by a knowing that you have about a topic that you have no way of knowing. My husband and I will have a conversation and after making a statement, he will say “How did I know that?” This is very commonplace in our conversations so much that I think he has just become accustomed to me realizing that he is claircognizant. I also have experienced this psychic sense. At work one day, I saw a meeting on the calendar that I thought for sure I should have been invited to, but was not. My first thought was they’re going to fire me. Sure enough about a week or so later, I was laid off. At the time, I hoped I was just being paranoid as I often have that tendency.
Clairsentience is clear feeling. Sometimes this sense is interchangeable with empathy. However, I was at a paranormal investigation once. When I walked into this very small room, I suddenly felt nauseous. When I stepped out of the room and went somewhere else, I felt fine. In addition, I am also an empath. So if there was an argument in the room or someone is sad, I can feel those feelings. UGH that one can be a curse for sure!
Those four are the most common. There are also clairtangency (clear touch), clairgustance (clear taste), clairalience (clear smelling) and more that I am probably not aware of.
Because these senses mostly take place in your mind’s eye, it can be quite confusing to realize that you possess one of these abilities. However, there is the ability to experience the clairs with your physical organs. I once heard a spirit voice with my physical ears. I turned my head in the direction of the voice to see who it came from and no one was physically there. I could not decipher what it said and no one else appeared to hear it. Some people, mostly children, can see spirit with their physical eyes. As much as I have wanted to see a full bodied apparition, I am so grateful that I had not. That would have totally creeped me out!
Everyone possesses these abilities. Some are just more open to noticing them than others.
