Tarot Quest & Intuition

 What is intuition?

A.K.A the Sixth Sense
In the Tarot Quest studies I use the word intuition; but what that really means is any of the psychic abilities. The reason why I use the word intuition is because that is a more common ‘clair‘ ability of all the psychic senses. Also, it just takes longer to type out ‘psychic ability’. (yes, I can be lazy that way)
Contrary to popular belief, everyone is psychic!
One’s psychic capability is like any other skill or ability, the more you use it the better you get. The studies in Tarot Quest will help you exercise your psychic abilities. You may have thought you don’t have a psychic ability, but here you will find out what those abilities actually are. With that, you might suddenly recall a moment in your past that you can relate back to these explanations.

THE SIX PSYCHIC SENSES

Just like we have our physical senses: see, hear, smell, taste, and touch (feel), we have those as clair senses plus an additional sense which is the knowing sense.
    •    Clairvoyance = Clear Seeing

    •    Clairaudience = Clear Hearing

    •    Clairalience = Clear Smelling

    •    Clairgustance = Clear Tasting

    •    Clairsentience = Clear Feeling

    •    Claircognizance = Clear Knowing


Why is Empath not on the list?
The expression ’empath’ originates from science-fiction. The first use of the term appears in ‘The Empath,’ a story written by Scottish author J.T. McIntosh in 1956. This was obviously long before counselor Troi in Star Trek or Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy; were most people recognize the term. 
Regardless, you won’t see me using that word, but you are free to use it if you need to.  

BUT, what does "empath" mean?

An Empath is someone who psychically feels things. Ever hear the saying, ‘Trust your gut‘? That phrase actually is referring to clairsentience. That is because clairsentience is the psychic sense of feeling. You may get a sensation in your stomach that is either a good feeling or a bad feeling. Is not only an actual physical sensation it can also be an emotional sensation. Have you ever walked into a room and suddenly felt sad? Later you find out that in that very room an hour previously someone had had a heart attack and died.
 Quite often clairsentience will be labeled as ‘empath’.

Today the term empath is being used quite often. As you see, I do not like the term as it is often misused, plus what is wrong with using the word clairsentience?

I do want to make one thing clear about people who say they are ‘Empaths’. It’s something of a fine line and there is a bit of cross over, but there are empaths who are clairsentient, and then there are ‘empaths’ who are just hypersensitive. Now, hypersensitivity can lean towards clairsentience, but not always. Let me give you an example.
I used a swear word in a comment on social media. It was not used in anger, I was actually giggling.  The word was used to add some ‘flair’ to my sentence. An ‘Empath’ replied to my comment and told me (not asked) to not use swear words as it was passive aggressive behavior and, 'as an empath, it hurts me.'  Nope, nope, NOPE!… that is a textbook hypersensitive person.  If she was truly a clairsentient person, she would have felt the amusement I was feeling when I wrote my comment.
Where the gray area comes in; between hypersensitive people and clairesentient people is that often both of these abilities (one or the other or both) occur from having experienced some sort of trauma. Other psychic abilities also develop as a coping/survival mechanism when one has experienced trauma.  My husbands grew up abused and he is psychometric (a form of clairsentience), he developed this ability as a form of protection.

Brief Breakdown

    •    Clairvoyance = Clear Seeing

These are mental visions, prophetic dreams, and some people will actually superimpose something that they see in front of them, Basically a hallucination but without the drugs. These visions can be realistic, symbolic. It can be patterns or colors, shapes or objects. It can be like a photograph, a movie clip or flashes of different still scenes like a comic strip.
    •    Clairaudience = Clear Hearing

These are a voice that you hear inside your ear or inside your head that is not your own voice it can be sounds and even songs. Now, songs that get stuck in your head, may or may not be clairaudience. Know that a song that plays out in your environment repeatedly, is not clairaudience, but also, it may or may not be a sign from spirit. The things that are not psychic impressions yet are presenting significantly are most likely synchronicities and do have meaning; but that is a different lesson (Signs and Omens.... coming eventually) 
    •    Clairalience = Clear Smelling

This is suddenly smelling something that is not in your surrounding environment. Now this one needs to be really aware and scrutinize the greater environment. Sitting in your house and smelling a charcoal grill might be someone down the street grilling. But if it is the middle of winter and raining, or you live on the 30th floor of a high rise, then it is most likely Clairalience. So be wary and do not automatically think that what you are smelling is psychic in origin.
    •    Cairgustance = Clear Tasting

This is as it sounds, getting a taste of something that you 'should not' be tasting; as in, you are not eating anything. This is one of the more elusive of the clairs. This tends to occur more in the presence of a person in spirit. If your grandmother made a specific kind of cookie when ever you came to visit and you got a taste of those cookies, then your grandmother is communicating with you.
    •    Clairsentience = Clear Feeling

This is the most common of clairs and it is often called 'empath', as I mentioned above. This 'feeling' can come as an actual physical sensation. Say that you suddenly have a strong sharp pressure in your leg. Few hours later your best friend calls and tells you she broke her leg. The feeling can also come as an emotion. You walk into a room and suddenly are sad, happy or angry, or any other emotion. This is that specific aspect of clairsentience that is often identified as 'empath'. By walking into that room and feeling that emotion, you are picking up on the events that occurred in that room previously. You can also get these feelings by being close to people. Psychometry is also part of this clair. This is the ability to touch something and get a feeling, and sometimes if you are exercised in clairvoyance, a vision.
    •    Claircognizance = Clear Knowing

This clair can sometimes be confused with clairsentience as the two often work hand in hand. The feeling is so subtle and the knowing just kicks in. Claircognizance is the thought that comes out of nowhere that is 'illogical' in the 'why would you know this' department. Say you are watching some action adventure movie and the thought, "Don is going to propose to Judy" runs through your head. Why that, why now? There was nothing in the movie to lead up to such a thought. It really came out of nowhere. Yes, the couple have been dating for quite sometime, but neither of them ever mentioned marriage. A couple days later you get a call from Judy and she tells you that she wants you to be her maid of honor at her wedding.
 
Now these explanations and examples are not 'the all' to these abilities, the experiences are different from person to person. These are simply the more common of examples.
It is of utmost importance that you realize that.
Do not, I repeat, do NOT have any preconceived notions about HOW your intuition will present itself. If you do, you will block or overlook the psychic impressions you do have.
Be open, be neutral, be aware without expectation and you will be able to receive and identify psychic impressions.
Also, do not second guess yourself. If something comes to you, take note. Wait, and see what happens. The more you pay attention, the more you are fully aware of every thought and feeling, the easier you will be able to identify what is you and your own personal thoughts and feelings and those that are psychic.

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