Are You a Medium?
Learn how to recognize your mediumship abilities by understanding your intuitive senses—your clairs.
A medium is someone who can convey messages from spirits. You don’t need to be born with a special title or gift—mediumship works through the intuitive senses we all have, commonly known as the clairs.
We’ve talked about the clairs in other posts, and this is where they really come into play. These are the tools mediums use to receive messages from the spirit world. Everyone has them. The difference is how open, aware, and accepting we are of these senses.
My Perspective
I’ve been aware of energies and spirits for as long as I can remember. For a long time, I thought this was totally normal—that everyone experienced it. So it used to throw me off when someone would say they didn’t believe in spirits. I’d think, What? To me, that felt like saying wind isn’t real because you can’t see it. It never made sense.
Still, even with all those experiences, I never thought of myself as psychic or a medium. I guess I’ve never really liked labels. So if you’re the same way—if you don’t want to label yourself—don’t worry. Call it whatever feels right. The truth is: we all have intuitive gifts. You’re just you, and that’s more than enough.
Whether you choose to grow your gifts or not is totally okay. But I’ll always encourage you to acknowledge your true self and let your light shine in your own way.
🧠 Mediumship and the Clairs
Let’s break down how spirits communicate using the clairs:
👂 Clairaudience (Clear Hearing)
You may hear spirit voices either externally or internally—almost like thoughts, but distinct from your own inner voice. It might sound like someone speaking beside you or as a whisper in your mind.
🧠 Claircognizance (Clear Knowing)
This is when a spirit simply drops in information. You suddenly know something without logic or reasoning—it’s just there, fully formed and certain. Like when you’ve been unsure about a decision, and suddenly you just know the answer. Maybe that’s Grandma Ann helping out behind the scenes.
💓 Clairsentience (Clear Feeling)
You can feel a spirit’s presence, as if their energy is touching yours. You might also feel their emotions or physical pain. Spirit can communicate powerful messages through emotional energy—sometimes stronger than words.
👁️ Clairvoyance (Clear Seeing)
This may be visualizing a spirit in your mind’s eye or, on rare occasions, seeing them with your physical sight. It’s often like a mental movie—images, symbols, or scenes appear in your head without you trying to imagine them. These visuals can communicate messages in beautiful, symbolic ways.
🔄 Most Mediums Use Multiple Clairs
These senses often work together. You might:
- Feel the presence of a woman (clairsentience)
- Know who she is (claircognizance)
- See her place her hand on a loved one (clairvoyance)
- Hear her whisper a phrase (clairaudience)
It’s not usually one clair working alone—it’s a blend.
That’s why it’s helpful to discover which of your clairs is strongest and which could use more development. Focus first on what comes most naturally, and build from there.
🌀 A Spiritual Perspective
Here’s something beautiful to think about: we are spirits, too. Our spirits can communicate with other spirits—living or passed on. That means we don’t just receive messages from the other side—we’re also communicating energetically with each other all the time.
This idea makes me think of empaths, who may be more attuned to the spirit-to-spirit connection between the living. Just a theory—but it’s worth exploring.
One important thing to remember is that there isn’t a single, solid “rulebook” for how all of this works. The spiritual realm is vast, mysterious, and not fully explainable by science (yet!). So don’t box yourself into limited beliefs or rigid definitions. Stay open. Stay curious.
There are infinite possibilities.
🔮 What’s Coming Next
In future posts, we’ll explore:
- Techniques to grow your mediumship abilities
- How to conduct different types of readings
- Ways to strengthen your clairs
- Protecting your energy and setting boundaries
Mantra
“I am open to spirit. I trust my intuitive gifts and welcome messages with clarity and love.”
Journal Prompt
Think of a moment when you sensed something—heard, felt, saw, or simply knew something you couldn’t explain.
- What did you experience?
- Which clair was most active?
- How did it make you feel?
- Did you follow the message or ignore it?