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Identification
Psychic abilities enable a person to access information that is otherwise unavailable through regular sensory input. This information can come in the form of pictures, sounds, premonitions or feelings, as well as through the use of tools. Tarot cards, Ouija boards and dreams are some of the tools that can assist in obtaining extrasensory information. These abilities are considered to be a form of paranormal phenomena that exists outside the rules of scientific or rational inquiry.
Function
The ability to receive information outside of sensory awareness is something that many practitioners believe to be a universal ability. It is not uncommon for everyday people to experience, or sense, events taking place that involve a loved one or experience a feeling of "déjà vu." Intuition and insight are characteristics that accompany psychic abilities. The information received through these means is believed to come from a universal source of energy and information. Psychic practitioners work to tap into this source via extrasensory perceptions.
Visions
Clairvoyance is the ability to see images or pictures that relate to a person's life in some way. These images can be something related to a person's past, present or future. Visual information can originate from a faraway or a nearby location. Prophecy and spiritual communications are other forms of clairvoyance. As with other types of psychic reception, someone who is clairvoyant may tune out the sensory world to allow his extrasensory abilities to come through. This is called a trance state, which is a characteristic of extrasensory communication.
Sounds and Feelings
Clairaudients are individuals who can pick up on psychic information through voices or sounds. These impressions may appear as a voice in their heads, much like an inner voice that is audible. Spirits, angels or guides are believed to be the sources of this information. Psychic abilities can also come through in the form of sensations or feelings. Clairsentients are individuals who experience sensations that bring specific pieces of information to mind. Another type of clairsentient is an empath. Empaths experience the same emotions, or physical pains as other people. In effect, they absorb whatever energy another person is projecting.
Development
Characteristics of psychic abilities can be developed over time, using techniques designed to nurture the more intuitive aspects of a person's nature. Meditation techniques can help with attuning to the subconscious mind which may act as a source of intuition and insight. Dream materials can also be a source of psychic information when interpreted correctly. While some dreams may be unrelated, others may hold a symbolic meaning for issues occurring in a person's life. Any techniques that can nurture a person's intuitive faculties can work to strengthen communication lines with the universal energy.