The “clairs” are labels used in psychic writing for claimed ways of receiving information. They describe a belief framework; they are not a checklist that can verify special powers.
1. Clairvoyance: seeing
A practitioner describes visual impressions or mental images. Imagination, dreams, and a strong visual memory do not by themselves establish clairvoyance.
2. Clairaudience: hearing
A practitioner describes sounds, words, or inner hearing. Do not assume unexplained voices are messages; concerning experiences deserve appropriate professional attention.
3. Clairsentience: feeling
A practitioner describes a sense or feeling about a situation. An emotion or bodily sensation does not establish facts about another person.
4. Claircognizance: knowing
A practitioner describes knowing something without identifying a source. Check whether prior knowledge, observation, or a reasonable guess could account for the impression.
5. Clairgustance: tasting
A practitioner describes taste-related impressions. A change in taste should not be used as evidence of spirit contact or as a substitute for considering ordinary causes.
6. Clairalience: smelling
A practitioner describes scent-related impressions. Investigate a real smell of smoke, gas, or another possible hazard before assigning spiritual meaning.
How to use this glossary
Ask a reader to explain their terminology and limits. Keep any interpretation separate from verified information, and avoid making consequential decisions on a claimed impression alone.
The earlier version presented these abilities as universal human powers. This revision identifies them as claims and removes that certainty.