This article briefly gives examples of how Spirits communicate with Mediums. One thing that is certain is the Mediums need to ensure their own energy field, ie their chakras are clear and well balanced because different forms of communication with spirit rely of the energy of those chakras.

If a particular chakra is out of balance or blocked then the Spirit will find it much more difficult to use the associated method to pass on information.

Clairvoyance Clear Seeing

People who are clairvoyant SEE things either in their mind i.e. a picture comes to them in their head and/or they sometimes, but rarely, physically see people, things or places. Very few people see things physically; it is usually an image in their minds eye. It does happen, especially with children who’s crown chakra is more open. They often see passed over loved ones sitting in the room with them, they will have a conversation with them. They will see other children and play (imaginary friends). Some people have experiences of seeing someone in their peripheral vision when they are in a deeply relaxed state, either mindlessly watching TV or just falling asleep or waking up. But most people see pictures in their head. As they open their imagination something appears.

Clairaudience Clear Hearing

Some are Clairaudient. This means they are “clear hearing”. They hear a voice in their head.  Sometimes, but very rarely, this can be as clear as having a telephone conversation with someone but usually it is like hearing your own voice in your mind, giving key words or snippets of what spirit is trying to say. Sometimes it sounds like a different voiceClaircognience Clear Thinking 

Claircognience Clear Thinking

Spirit can only work through a medium’s own personal knowledge and experience. Therefore, the more widely read and the more you have experienced in your own life then the more information and the easier it is for spirit to communicate with you. So, if you have never spoken or heard a word or context, they will not be able to pass it on. You may have a Chinese guide but if you have never learned and trained your voice box to speak in Chinese then your guide is very unlikely to be able to get you to speak in Chinese. There are documented cases of this happening, but it is extremely unusual. It really comes down to a spirit using what you know and have experienced to pass on their message. The spirit messages will come as thoughts, as remembered experiences, as things you know from your own learning. Spirit will often work in advance as well. I can remember when for some reason or other I would pick up a book and read from it and then at some point during the day it would be appropriate for a reading or coaching I was giving to a particular person. Why did I pick up that book and read that chapter that morning? Because there is no time in Spirit and they knew I would need that information if they were going to be able to communicate what was necessary to that person. Over the years that sort of thing has happened so often that I have ceased asking, why, how, or anything else, I just accept it.

Clairscentist and Clairgustant   Clear Smelling / Clear Tasting

These are also senses that spirit will use to give information. For instance, our sense of smell and taste are particularly strong and often a particular smell or taste will take us back to specific memories. For example, the smell and taste of cloves for me means winter mixture sweets curled up in front of the fire at Christmas time. For others it means visits to the dentist. Lavender has very happy memories for me of grandma but for others the smell of Lavender brings images of fear.

Psychics and Mediums will also receive smells, such as particular perfumes people wore, favourite flowers, cigarette or pipe smoke, even the smell of the sea.

They also sometimes receive tastes. I remember suddenly getting the taste of Brie in my mouth and I could not get rid of it. My client had just lost a cat named Brie and one of her questions had been “was he OK”. As soon as I mentioned it, the taste in my mouth went away. The cat had given its message.

Clairsentience Clear Feeling

The most mediums are Clairsentient. This means they sense the energies around their client or near themselves and describe what they feel. Spirit will work with all their senses, both conscious and unconscious, to pass information. Such as if someone had or has a backache they will give the medium a pain in their own back. Once this part of the message has been passed on the pain in the medium’s back will disappear. Therefore, for Clairsentients, it is particularly important to notice everything that is happening both within and around them, for whatever you notice, remember, see, hear, taste, think, feel, know, and will be part of the message.

In most cases the spirit does not leave until the message has been passed correctly and to do so they may well use a combination not only of senses but memories. For example: a spirit wanted to give their daughter information about a special holiday. They gave me a combination of childhood memories of my own, sandy beaches at Frinton in Essex and pebbly beaches in Dorset. Now it was down to interpretation. What I thought and said was, a happy childhood memory at a sandy beach in the West Country. The holiday was at Western Supermare but I had never been there so they couldn’t give me an image or a memory but they could give me clues.