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Telepathy/Empathy
Telepathy is often confused with clairvoyant skills. Telepathy is the ability to read or pick up on the thoughts of another person. Telepathy is one of the more common experiences people have of psychic ability. Most people can recall an instance where they have known who was calling before picking up the phone. So what is the difference between imagination and good guessing skills and telepathy? Telepathy tends to work best where it involves the transference of emotions, particularly strong ones rather than thoughts. It also tends to happen at the same time or just before the thoughts are spoken. As psychic skills progress the ability to read the thoughts and emotions of others increases.
However, telepathy should not be confused with wishful thinking and the imagination. Telepathy is not an imaginary message about for instance calling someone who in actual fact, you just want to call them. Telepathy is often confused with wishful thinking in the case of a new romantic liaison where you hope the person wants a call rather than you receiving their thoughts. Telepathic skills are neutral, they are the ability to observe the thoughts of others and interpret them correctly. Some people do not realise they have the ability to do this. It can often be seen where your mood unusually changes around certain people. This can be because you are unconsciously receiving their thoughts.
Empathy is the ability to pick up on the feelings of others rather than their thoughts. This is something that is common among those who are psychically sensitive 'feeling' people. 'Feeling' people are those who communicate well through such things as hugging and kindness. In some cases such psychics are attracted to the healing professions. They just 'know' when a person is not feeling on top of the world and set out to help them. However, with such a skill it is often the case these people find it difficult to define boundaries and allow for unsavoury characters to persist in their life. If you have a strong skill in this area it is sensible to work heavily on your spiritual development so your self-esteem is very strong in order to avoid overload.
Clairvoyance/Remote Viewing
Clairvoyance is the ability to see images of an event(s) that have occurred in the past, present or future. This type of 'seeing' does not occur with your physical sight it occurs with an inner sight. Sometimes these images will be a literal translation other times they are symbolic. It is necessary to develop this skill further in order to more accurately determine if an image is literal or symbolic. The 'third eye' (chakra at the centre of the forehead) is associated with being the seat of clairvoyance. When the third eye is developing and stretching to open up to clairvoyant skills it can give off a tight feeling in the centre of your forehead, a desire to rub it or a constant irritation with your hair if it covers it.
Psychokinesis
Psychokinesis is the ability to move objects with the power of the mind. This more unusual psychic skill has been made famous by the idea of poltergeists. Apparent poltergeists are often in the home of children or young adults. But poltergeist activity can often be explained by unconscious psychokinesis by children or young adults. Such youngsters going through either an emotionally intense time or puberty (an emotionally intense time) create extra psychic energy. This extra psychic energy without them realising it, can move objects. It is also something that occurs in adults who are likewise, going through an emotionally intense time or their psychic energy is building to develop their psychic skills. Light bulbs will ping, electrical items will turn themselves on or break with no apparent reason. This can happen until the psychic skills of such a person are acknowledged and developed.
Precognition
While clairvoyance and telepathy have to do with perceiving events across distance precognition focuses on the ability to 'see' events across time. Specifically future events. Precognition is often for a lot of people totally unexpected and not asked for. It is the ability to see the future. It is usually experienced in a variety of ways among the most common are through feelings, brief inner glimpses, dreams and the third eye (the minds eye). For some, especially if not understood, this ability can be disconcerting until the gift is properly managed. This can be done through reading, experiencing and understanding psychic ability.
Channeling
Those who communicate with spirits are called a channeler or medium. Channelling is the ability to communicate with those who once lived or with spirit who have never taken a human form such as angelic beings. Channeling is the communication that takes place between a spirit and a living human. There are several forms of spirit communication and a channeler does not have to be in a trance state to receive messages. However, with regard to the quality of channelled information it is reliant on the channeler rather than the spirit. This is because the information has to be passed in an energy form for interpretation from the channeler. If the channeler has not learnt the skill adequately the information can seem vague and jumbled. Channeling can be a learned skill. As you learn though, it is important to remember that everyone has a different experience of what it is like to channel. Your style will depend on your spirit guide and your particular energy level, focus, and clarity. Before consciously channelling it is a good idea to learn the skills of quietening the mind. This is to ensure the quality of information you receive. Many people however, experience 'unconscious' channelling a random act of communication with a loved one who has passed over. This means a person has the ability to successfully channel but has not yet developed it.