Meaning Of Words From The Psychic Ability List Of Terms
Before diving into individual term histories, here is a definitive summary of the main psychic abilities, each briefly defined:
Do you understand the meaning of words from the psychic ability terminology list? The psychic realm has its own words, terms, and phrases. They may seem to be words that you would find in the dictionary, but they have different meanings. So the meaning and etymology of words, the study of meaning of words, and the terms we use in the spiritual arena will differ.
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Why Is A Word Meaning Important?
So why is this topic of word meanings so important? Words are just words, right? However, regarding the psychic arena, words may have very different meanings. It’s essential to be clear so an accurate message can be transmitted. Every once in a while, somebody will ask, “What is the difference between this word and that word?” For example, a common question about words on the psychic ability list is, “What’s the difference between an intuitive and a psychic?” or “What’s the difference between having intuition and having psychic abilities?”
But before we answer that, let’s first look at words and terminology in their simplest form.
You, Too, Have A Word Meaning List Specific To You
As human beings, you like to label things. You like to categorize things and build neat little fences around things. This is so you can say, here’s this, and it belongs here in this neat little package. And then here’s this other thing. And that is what your intellect causes you to do: create definitions.
A simple example: this is a sheep, and this is a goat. And it enables you to go, oh, that’s a sheep, and that’s a goat. This would be an intellectual view. A spiritual perspective is that it is consciousness expressing itself fully as form.
And again, the human goes, no, it’s a sheep or a goat. So you like to label things. And in some senses, you need to do that, so you can talk about things. This is because you have forgotten how to tune into the vibration. You have forgotten how to see more deeply into what you are talking about. So as soon as you label and categorize something, you limit and minimize it. And then you are only looking at the surface level of it.
Word’s Psychic Meaning In English Transform
Another thing is that the meaning of words in any language changes over time. What a word meant 400 years ago, when people used it, and what it means today can be completely different. And so you start out meaning one thing, and you can end up meaning another. Most of the words we use in English go a long way back in time.
Some English words you use can be traced back a few hundred years. But in reality, they can go back 1000s of years through different languages and meanings. So you can start out meaning one thing and end up meaning another.
Are The Meanings Of Words Real?
Another thing you might say is that words are meaningless. They only have the meaning that you give them. What is a word? What is it? It’s a sound you make. It might be symbols you write on a page. But what gives it any meaning? You give it the meaning you need to navigate your reality. And you project all sorts of meanings onto words.
You superimpose and project your personal sensibilities, reactions, and traumas onto words. Let’s look at what this means. Here are some words; see what your inner reaction is to them, and use that to prove this point.
God. I’ll tell you my reaction to that word. Now it is complete neutrality. But likely, if you had said the word God to me 30 years ago, I would have recoiled. At that time, for me, its meaning was charged with all sorts of projected concepts from conventional religion.
And that’s the case for many people. That word God is highly charged for them. Suppose you have been brought up in a particular religion by very strict religious parents, a strict Convent, or something similar. In that case, you may rebel against using the word God. You may also recoil at the word God.
It may not be a neutral word. However, if you choose another word, that could feel better to you. A different term like “the all that is” or “nature.” You can associate it with consciousness and release the activation.
Words That Can Activate You
Another word that may activate you is Nazi. That might be a heavily charged word. What about the words snake or spider?
But for any of you, if a word just said caused an adverse reaction in you, you can neutralize it. So, say the word God lit you up like a Christmas tree for some reason. What you can do is visualize the word God. Then dissolve it and make it vanish. Create and dissolve it and recreate it, dissolve it repeatedly. And you can de-energize that or any other word so that it does become neutral for you, and you no longer react to it.
Again, this is because all words are meaningless, apart from the meaning you give them. Another thing is that they all have a vibration and sound associated with them. The sound and vibration often relate to the meaning you give it. So there’s a concept in poetry called alliteration. For example, “the slithering snake slid over the surface.” This phrase creates a specific vibration within you. It makes you think about a snake slithering home, the meaning the author wants to communicate.
Are You A Psychic Or Intuitive?
Now on to terms and words from the psychic ability list. Okay. First, the words intuitive and psychic. Again, one of the more common questions is, “What’s the difference between an intuitive and a psychic?” And I must say, over the years, I have struggled with these terms. And many people in the same profession may have had a similar struggle. So what do you label yourself?
People know who I am and what I do. And because you can choose different words, different people project different meanings onto them. So the words you choose can repel one group and attract another. This is because they are looking at the word on the surface. Also, they feel how that word is charged with a particular energy for them.
In my case, what you are talking about is spiritual abilities that we all have. So that helps us tune in to the nonphysical. So just like we have physical senses to tune into the physical, you have spiritual senses to tune into the nonphysical.
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Okay, so now let’s look at the word intuitive versus psychic. Many people use the word intuitive because it seems more gentle. It seems less confrontational than the word psychic. Because many people project onto the word psychic. Here is a tiny sampling of the words that people think in association with the word psychic:
Some religious people might think it’s associated with Satanism, devilishness, or a fringe level of society. So there can be all sorts of connotations that different people project onto that word, such as that you cannot be connected with God or godliness.
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Derivation Of Psychic
So, if you go back several hundred years or even thousands, the word psychic derives from the word psyche. Psyche was used in ancient Greek. And in Latin, in ancient Rome, it meant animating spirit. The psyche was that force, the human spirit that animates the human being. And so a psychic is somebody attuned to that animating spirit that animates the human being. So it’s a very close meaning to someone who’s in touch with the soul. That’s the word’s origin. A psychic is someone who attunes to the soul level of reality. So that’s where the word psychic originally comes from. And the original meaning is more accurate than satanic worship.
Clairvoyant And Clairvoyance
Another word that sometimes gets confusing is Clairvoyant and Clairvoyance. The word Clair means clear-sighted, and a Clairvoyant is a clear-sighted person. It was initially used back in the 1600s. it was meant to describe someone with insight or discernment. Yet the direct translation is clear-seeing, and that’s what a clairvoyant does: sees clearly.
Mystic
What about the word mystic? That word is used less often. So Mystic initially referred to the mysteries, the religious mysteries, and the spiritual mysteries. And a Mystic was initiated into the sacred spiritual mysteries, which included the ability to be psychic and intuitive, tune into the nonphysical realm, and communicate with the soul level of reality.
It’s associated with something obscure and out of reach of most people. The Mystic is considered an uncommon person who has visions or is on the outskirts of society, a bit weird and a bit strange.
Empath
Another important term from the psychic ability list is Empath. An Empath is someone with the empathic ability to feel and absorb the emotions, energies, and even physical sensations of other people as if they were their own. Being an Empath is considered one of the most common psychic abilities, and it works through spiritual feeling or sensing, tuning into the emotional vibration of people, places, and situations. Many Empaths don’t realize this ability is a form of intuition, and they often need to learn grounding and energetic protection so they aren’t overwhelmed by the feelings they pick up from others.
Clairvoyance Is Just One Of Many Psychic Abilities
Clairvoyance is just one entry on the psychic ability list. Other “clair” abilities exist as well. Clairaudience means clear-hearing, receiving messages or guidance psychically through inner or external sounds and words. Clairsentience means clear-feeling, where you pick up information, energy, or emotions as a felt sense in your body. Claircognizance is clear-knowing: you simply know something is true without knowing how you know it.
Beyond the clairs, three commonly asked-about abilities are Telepathy, Precognition, and Psychokinesis. Telepathy is mind-to-mind communication, the ability to transmit or receive thoughts and feelings directly from another person without using the physical senses. Precognition is the ability to perceive future events before they happen, through visions, dreams, or a strong inner knowing. Psychokinesis, also known as telekinesis, is the ability to influence or move physical objects with the mind alone, without any physical intervention. All of these, like all psychic abilities, are simply spiritual senses that everyone has and can develop with practice.
Medium And Channelers
Another common question about terms from the psychic ability list is: “What’s the difference between a Medium and a Channeler?” “What’s the difference between mediumship and channeling?”
Originally, the word Medium referred to an intermediary or a conduit. Spiritualism adopted that word in the mid-1800s to describe someone who conveyed spiritual messages because you were the Medium through which the messages flowed.
The word Medium can mean many different things to different people. That’s the basic Medium. It’s someone who’s a conduit for spiritual messages to flow through. People often define being a Medium and Mediumship as a specific psychic ability, but it’s really just the practice of conveying messages. And the psychic ability that is being used, or the form of intuition that is being used, can be very different depending on the particular Medium.
Difference Between Medium And Channeler
So, back to the original question: the difference between a Medium and a Channeler. A Medium is a person who is a conduit for connecting the nonphysical spiritual world with the physical world. Basically, delivering messages from the spirit world into the physical world. A Channeler is similar. The word comes from channel: a stream of water, something flowing through, the bed of a stream. And that’s what a channel is. It’s like a tube, a pipe, a gutter, a waterway for something other than water.
You can see how that relates to that same idea. It’s also used to describe a circuit for transmitting radio signals, television signals, etc. A Medium and a Channel are similar. A medium is a person who conveys spiritual information, acting as a conduit for delivering it.
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So, a Medium is often thought to be communicating with people who have passed on. A channeler is often used for someone who isn’t explicitly connecting with people who’ve passed on, but instead connects with a higher-vibration being who might enlighten or teach us valuable things.
A Medium can use different spiritual abilities to access the information and could be Channeling. A Channeler can also be using different spiritual abilities. And there are different levels of Channeling as well.
In its extreme form, the one acting as a Channel gives their body over to another being to operate it. It’s like giving someone your car keys to take it for a drive. And that’s someone who goes into a deep trance state and leaves their body. But you could also go into a lighter trance state. You would blend with the guide and be present, awake, and aware during the channeling process. In that case, you would give the car keys to someone but sit in the passenger seat. Or you could drive your own car and have them sitting in the passenger seat.
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