| world there are things that we cannot explain, things | | | | "clairsentience". The word itself means "clear sensing". |
| that happen that we do not understand. However, | | | | In this case, the reader feels, or senses, things, including |
| there are people in this world that do see and | | | | information. They neither see nor hear it, but feel it. This |
| understand the unseen and unheard. These people are | | | | typically refers to sensing or feeling the same thing as |
| known as sensitives. | | | | a person that has passed on and knowing what the |
| These "sensitives" have varying levels of abilities that | | | | deceased had felt moments before death. This |
| allow them to see, hear, and feel the presence of the | | | | information can range from illness to emotion. |
| spirit world, as well as many other things. However, | | | | A medium is defined as a "channel" which information, |
| there are some issues with understanding the | | | | typically from spirits, passes through. In essence, a |
| differences between the abilities. The two major | | | | medium is someone that can communicate with the |
| abilities that get confused the most often are mediums | | | | dead. However, a medium can also be any person |
| and clairvoyants. While the two are very similar, there | | | | through which any form of energy passes through. |
| are significant differences in them. | | | | Mediums are typically seen as people that |
| The word "clairvoyant" is generally a broad term. A | | | | communicate with loved ones that have passed on. |
| clairvoyant is essentially a person that can see beyond | | | | They can either hear or see the deceased, and by this |
| the normal senses. The term, "clairvoyant", is French | | | | can receive information from them. A medium is |
| and means "clear seeing". This term typically refers to | | | | typically not just a medium, but a psychic/medium, or a |
| a person that is able to clearly see a person, or | | | | clairvoyant/medium. In this respect, a clairvoyant |
| persons, places, and even things, in, what is called, the | | | | medium is able to communicate with the deceased |
| minds eye. These people are able to describe to you | | | | and will also be able to give you great detail as to |
| in great detail what you are doing, have done, or are | | | | things in your personal life, or home. |
| going to do. This is not to be confused with "fortune | | | | The differences between clairvoyants and mediums |
| telling". These abilities are subject to free will and the | | | | are sometimes difficult to see. Both are rather |
| readings of the future can, and most likely will be | | | | complicated abilities and can be useful in detailing |
| altered. This information mostly comes from spirits. | | | | information from the spirit world. With clairvoyant |
| There are also different forms of clairvoyance. There | | | | people, the information is clear and precise and is |
| is a form of similar sensitivity called "clairaudience". | | | | mostly involving the person being "read". Mediums utilise |
| Clairaudience is simply "clear hearing". A person that | | | | information that they receive from spirits that surround |
| can use this form of sensitive ability will hear | | | | a person, or a group of people. This information is not |
| information from the spirits. This information can come | | | | biased to the past, present, or the future. Most of the |
| from many different sources in the spirit realm. | | | | information received from a medium is in reference to |
| Sometimes, it will come from the persons spirit guide, | | | | messages that a deceased loved one wants to pass |
| or from a loved one that has passed on. | | | | forward. |
| The last ability in this classification is known as | | | | |