things to do to increase psychic abilities. these are what i personally do as a claircognizant empath to enhance my knowledge of the world around me 🌻🌎💫

and thas it! feel free to add more if you can think of something i didn’t put

-James Elliot

Psychic Aspects in Astrology

Last month, I began researching 20 natal charts from online and personally known psychic readers to examine the particular aspects that are often found in their natal charts indicated extra sensory abilities.

Having a multitude of aspects listed below can indicate very strong psychic potential within an individual, and this may assist you in distinguishing your particularly strongest ‘clairs’ , then you may seek out training in that specific intuitive ability to hone in on your personal connection to spirit, or to simply identify you’re natural intuitive gifts.

Some may have several indicators of different ‘clair’s’, and may have the ability to tap into all forms of receiving spirits information. You are rarely ever limited to one particular method of psychic ability, rather that a form of connection may be easier for you than others.

See list below to see if you have any listed aspects within your chart to define your strongest Clair(s) + see links below image for FREE psychic guided meditations.

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Clairvoyance:

Also known as “clear seeing”. The  ability to see visions with either the inner sight or with the physical eyes. Pictures forming in the mind or people, places, symbols, situations and colours. This includes seeing spirits and auras. Tend to be visual learns, sensitive to the aesthetics of their environment and can ‘see’ things thats others do not.

Clairsentience

Receiving clear information about others through their own emotional responses and sensations indie the body or on the skin. Highly sensitive (either skin, emotions or both). Can detect the energies of an environment. Mat feel uncomfortable in dense public places or around a lot of electrical equipment.

Clairaudience/Automatic writing/Channeling

Hearing disembodied voices in ones mind or externally in the environment. Tingling/buzzing sensations in the ear. Hearing sentences, words and conversations in ones mind. Voice seems to come from slightly above inside the mind, where as you reading this, the sound of the words in your mind may feel as though they are coming through the centre of the brain. Hearing messages in songs, other peoples conversations or read in books that are significant to you and your current situation.

Claircognisent

Intuitively ‘knowing’ things about people, places and things as if the information was already present within the mind. Sudden bursts of information, understanding and revelations.

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Planetary placements, houses and aspects that are important to psychic ability.

NEPTUNE/PISCES/12th HOUSE: These are often the most obvious in regards to connection to spirit and psychic ability. Reason being is that Neptune naturally ruling the 12th house, it blurs the boundaries between the physical ‘reality’ of the 6th house, into the realm of spirit.

Neptune’s watery energy is hypersensitive, allowing the recognition for subtle vibrations to be identified by the body and the 5 senses (12th house sextile the 2nd house/ Pisces sextile Taurus), though we often have a difficult time BELIEVING the psychic information we receive (12th house square the 9th/ Pisces square Sagittarius) because it doesn’t seem logical or rational (12 house square the 3rd house/Pisces square gemini) and therefore psychic information doesn’t seem tangible (12th opposite 6th/ Pisces opposite virgo).

Neptune is essentially our auric field, our astral body and etherial energy, and the health of this body is reflected by the health of our physical body (6th/Virgo/Ceres - or mercury if you use traditional rulers).

To have Neptune in preferably an easy aspect to other planets in the natal chart such as the moon (which is highly receptive and intuitive), the sun (identifying with the realms of the spiritual worlds) and especially mercury (our mind, how we communicate) is quite often seen in the charts of well balanced and strong intuitives. Neptune in easy aspect to Mars shows that one is able to take action based on intuitive guidance.

To have harder aspects to the personal planets from Neptune can also indicate strong spiritual connection to spirit, however this may at times be to the degree of being overwhelmed, becoming ungrounded easily or becoming confused due to having difficulty discriminating between whats imagined and what is true psychic information.

MERCURY/3rd HOUSE/GEMINI: “Mercury…psychic? You’re kidding right?…” Nope! Absolutely not, in fact, from what I’ve uncovered, mercury, the 3rd house and gemini are a crucial part to psychic ability, and even more so for readers.

Reason being…psychic ability is a form of COMMUNICATION

Essentially when you see a psychic reader or even connect with spirit yourself, you or the reader is communicating! Having receptive planets in the 3rd house, in aspect to the 3rd house ruler or mercury, or gemini on the 8th/12th can give an individual the ability to clearly communicate with spirit.

The most common aspect I have seen in the charts of clairvoyants is Mercury Trine (or sextile) Neptune, which is quite important if you need to clearly and affectively relay messages from spirits or what you ‘see’, ‘feel’, ‘hear’ or ‘know’ to someone you’re reading for, or when reading for yourself.

Often our strongest clair comes from the method in which we best LEARN and understand INFORMATION. It is quite possible for an individual to have a highly intuitive chart, though if mercury is poorly aspected, the individual may often disregard psychic information or it may go un-noticed all together.

Hence why when it comes to enhancing psychic ability, meditation is often encouraged to ‘still the mind and listen’ as mercury is the gateway in which we convert messages from spirit into information - hence why this is so difficult for most people as it is a highly un-natural thing to do. This is why Pisces forms a square aspect to Gemini - they really don’t understand each other! But in training the mind to calm down, we can become receptive to the messages and information we receive from ethereal sources (Hence why I have also written a post to make squares work, as it can be done to create profound changes - link here: https://ellie-mae-astrology.tumblr.com/post/163518731132/the-benefit-of-squares-astrology).

PLUTO/8th HOUSE/SCORPIO: Another recognised highly intuitive sign/house/planet. These astrological placements are all about kundalini, raw spiritual energy, mergence with another, and ‘sharing’. In regards to psychic ability, those with (preferably easy) aspects from Pluto to the Sun, moon, mercury and even mars, can truly dive deep into ones subconscious mind through shamanic spiritual connection.

When I think of Pluto, I see an image of a transformative Sharman, who has a very dark and etherial aura, who sits in silences as their glair right through your physical body into the dark corners of your mind. You feel exposed, but locked into place as you feel as if your body has solidified. Caught in the Sharman’s gaze, and they say - “I know you, all of you, the real you” - and with that, flashes of past traumas, self limiting beliefs and fears all seem to purge from you all at once. You’re in tears, shaking, and crying, though this great sense of purging brings you an immense sense of relief. You sit down, and feel as though you are now of pure light. All that was blocking you previously has seemingly been reaped from you from the powerful transformative energy of the Sharman.

This is the power of Pluto.

We obsess with Pluto because Pluto is obsessed with us. It wants us to let go of what no longer serves us, and so does spirit.

The 8th house is the gateway in your chart between you and your body (opposite the 2nd) and that of spirit and the deceased. The 8th house holds the energies in which is transmuted to our psychic tools. Tarot cards, pendulums and other divination systems are simply another more than a 2nd house/Taurian object - but when embedded with the energies of spirit, they become a powerful gateway between our world an theirs.  

Those with strong Pluto/scorpio energies are the souls to have a reading from in times of self limitation and stagnation that is blocking you from getting where they want to go. These people due to their raw energy aren’t always gentle - but they are very real, and very authentic. These people make great reiki and energy healers, as well as psychic readers that can deeply get to the deep rooted core of your issues.

MOON/4th HOUSE/CANCER: It is quite clear that the water signs, houses and planets play an important role when it comes to psychic ability, as these all have a particular ability to receive information from spirit from heightened sensitivity.

The Moon on the other hand, plays an important role to the receptivity of psychic information in the form of emotional responses. The moon will be quite literally our ‘gut feelings’. Our emotional responses are not always stimulated from the basis of the external environment, but is most commonly a response to ‘thoughts’ - hence why if you’ve ever heard about the moon ruling ‘the mind’ in other astrological posts, this is why. When we think a thought about something, usually of a PAST experience (moon ruled), it is stimulated by an emotional response. Hence why guided meditations are fantastic for people with strong moon placements, as they are quite receptive to the thought provocations given by the meditation guide.

To be able to receive thought from other people and spirit is the ability to connect with the emotional energies another person is projecting. Cancerians can pick up the underlying emotions of another, and a greatly stimulated by instinctual reactions to their environment.

There’s a much more deeper understanding to the moon when it comes to psychic information. One things to understand is that our moon sign, house and aspects are our subconscious programming. You may like to research personal paradigms by Bob Proctor and Esther Hicks (and also the moon plays a core role in our natural instinct and responses). These individuals are teachers of the Law of Attraction, and have mastered the understand of how changing ones paradigm (emotional state through thoughts) can assist you in manifestation (let me know if you’d like a post about the Law of attraction and Astrology!).

Because the moon indicates our primitive nature on the basis of self care, nurture and instinctual reactions, the condition of our moon will indicate how well we receive intuitive information and utilise it. Raising ones vibration in oder to meet with spirit is an act of greatly enhancing, calming and relaxing the emotional state (moon) and the mind (mercury) in order to receive information.

Once well practiced in the art of calming the mind and raising ones vibration, an individual can then easily tune into spirit quite easily, and without much effort. Those with Moon in (preferably easy) aspect to Uranus, Neptune or Pluto will greatly indicate someone who can easily tap into the spirit realm or receive intuitive information.

Uranus to the moon will indicate more of a claircognisent form of obtaining information, as these intuitive hits will strike the individual like lightening out of no where, and sudden downloads of information may be quite prominent.

Neptune to the moon is very, very, VERY sensitive to others and spirit. They may get much guidance (and even care and nurture) from spiritual beings more so than those in their physical environment. Their ability to tap into the psychic stream is phenomenal, in that they have the instinctual nature to feel out where spirits are, and be highly receptive to others.

Pluto to the moon is again the image of the wise Sharman, who’s instinctual nature is to help heal and transform another. These individuals can look through you like glass, and their presence can be quite healing in of itself. These people may be on the verge of also being mediumistic, being able to sense those who have passed on to the other side. These people are great healers, and may sometimes enjoy working with energy and darker elements of the psyche.

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“Ab Uno Floriosum” by Elizabeth Banker

FREE links to guided meditations to enhance psychic abilities (Sourced from Lights of Venus on Youtube).

Clairvoyance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1s_K50eE5k

Clairsentience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Op_aKvSYZ4&t=1s

Clairaudience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxDcYvggi8Y

Claircognisence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhOcYH3E3Vg

For personal readings and enquiries, follow this link:

https://ellie-mae-astrology.tumblr.com/post/167110838857/astrological-consultations

🔮Psychic Skills🔮

We’re all born with extrasensory perception (ESP). We all have gut feelings, the only problem is that we don’t listen to our intuition. Your sixth sense should never be ignored.

The first step in finding your ESP is acknowledge you have the power to get all the information that was hidden from you.  Do a daily mantra or affirmation saying something like “ My mind is wide open and ready to receive information”.

Then begin researching as much as you can about a given psychic ability, especially one you have an affinity for. Learn your strengths and that most people are extrasensory in only one or two ways.

🔮Training🔮 

Close your eyes, clear your mind and let your senses guide you. Try to “feel” what’s in front of you even if you’re not physically touching it. 

Learn to focus on the senses even when you’re surrounded by distractions. When you’re in a crowded place try to quiet your mind and isolate each sense. That helps you keep your senses tightened at any time. 

After some time of doing this try to make simple predictions, like what are your friends going to tell you, or when you wake up predict if it’s sunny or not.

Clear your mind. Start with something like “Should I take this street today?”. An answer will pop into your mind. (That’s your gut feeling)  Don’t analyze it or think about it, just go with it and do it. Don’t be disappointed if you encounter problems in the street your intuition told you to go. Remember that we can never see what didn’t happen because of the choice we made. Everything happens for a reason. 

🔮Tips🔮

Trust your intuition! Never say that it’s always wrong, as this types of comments don’t let it improve. 

Stop the what-ifs! 

Don’t try to find logic in your intuition. If you do so, it won’t work.

Meditate! 

🔮Visualization exercise🔮

Clear your mind and make a list of questions you need answers to.  Close your eyes and imagine a traffic light–Red at the top (no), yellow in the middle (maybe) and green at the bottom(yes) – Start warming up by asking questions that you already know the answer to. Do this until you feel confortable asking other types of questions. The color that first pops into your mind is the answer. 

🔮Some types of psychic skills🔮

Heightened Intuition: A more developed intuition.

Clairvoyance: The ability to see visions, receive images often trough the third eye.

Clairaudience: The ability to hear messages from higher guidance.

Clairsentience: The ability to pick up energies and emotions from other people; Empathy. 

Psychometry: The ability to receive information from objects.

Telepathy: “Mind reading”. Mind to mind communication.

Precognition: Direct knowledge or perception of the future.

Mediumship: The ability to communicate with spirits. 

Celery seeds can be used in spells for concentration, psychic powers and cleansing. #correspondenceoftheweek #magicalmonday

My Psychic Enhancement Tips

Here are my psychic enhancement tips! I recently shared them with my friend, and thought you all might get some use out of them as well.

1. Learn how to meditate. Even if you only sit there for five minutes, focusing on directing your thoughts and energy towards opening yourself up to the world and crossing the veil between the physical realm and the astral one will help, even if it’s slight. I found energetic meditations especially helped me clear my head, and open my eyes.

2. Use crystals. Make gem elixir with the non-soluble, non-toxic ones, meditate with them, and sleep with them nearby. Keeping them in your vicinity will naturally raise your vibrations and bring your gifts to the surface.

3. Use essential oils. Not only will it help you get into a meditative state if you put them on each time you meditate, but they will also help you by infusing you with their energy and power.

4. Practice divination. It helps hone in your intuitive skills, and can open the door to more advanced practices like scrying, which is reliant on your sole psychic abilities and intuition.

5. Take detox or ritual baths. Clean out the gunk in your body and within your aura, using Epsom salt, essential oils, and even magical items like candles and crystals. Just be safe and read up on detox baths before you attempt them.

6. Listen to binaural beats at a high frequency. It will help raise yours, and will simultaneously put you in the meditative mindset needed to aid you in psychic awareness. There is music mixed in with some binaural beats for easy listening as well.

7. Use sigils. Create your own or find some lovely ones to use, and write them all over.

8. Burn candles and incense to add energy to your intent. Then smoke/fire scry using the fire/smoke!

Well, this is all I can think of at the moment. I hope this helps!

Apples of knowledge Spell

For this spell you’ll need a divination tool , an apple a pinch of mace.

Slice the apple cross wise to reveal the star that is hidden inside. Dust the apple with a pinch of mace to encourage psychic powers. Place the apple pieces inside a bowl and intone the following charm:

“Apples of red ,green and gold Show me what my future holds Mace is a space that encourages foresight Help does kitchen witches spell to turn out right”

Now cast your runes or deal your tarot cards. When you’re finished with this charm, leave the apple outside for nature to reclaim. Or you can eat the Apple.

Via cottage witchery by Ellen Dugan

Spirits #1: Sensing and Recognising

In this post, I will give you:

A forewarning.

Ways to recognise when a spirit is around.

Exercises to help you sense them.

Grounding Methods

Herbs for Psychic Powers/Tea recipes

Gems for Psychic awareness/powers

A Forewarning:

It’s easy to convince yourself that everything is a spirit. I’ve seen a lot of beginners and even more experienced people do so. There’s also the placebo effect. Your friend says they saw a spirit and now you start seeing that thing around you. It could be because you’re giving it energy, but it could very well be a type of placebo effect. So be careful. Not everything is a spirit…

… and not everything isn’t.

Now, here I will be giving out information I have gathered around, however, take it with a pinch of salt and add what you wish to it.

Finally, remember that grounding yourself is also very important. I’ll expand upon that in another post.

Recognise a Spirit:

There are ways to recognise a spirit through all five senses, and for some, even the sixth one.

There are spirits with higher frequencies, “good” spirits, if you will. And some with lower frequencies, “bad” spirits, as some will call them. I am of the mindset that there are no good or bad spirits, just like there are no good or bad people.

Please note: I am not talking about demons, here.

Spirits with higher or lower frequencies will feel or be sensed differently.

Again, here’s a strong disclaimer. Not everything is a spirit/ghost. Especially if you suffer with a mental illness, please be cautious.

Sight:

Hearing:

Hearing is the most delicate one since I have, in the past, suffered from insomnia induced psychosis for several months, and know what it is like to hear voices. Please don’t assume that the voices you hear are spirits. And even if they are, don’t let them tell you to do bad things. They have no power over you unless you give them power, whether they be real or not.

Taste:

Smell:

Touch:

ESP:

Extra sensory perception, possibly the most common way to feel a spirit.

Become more Sensitive:

I don’t know if someone who isn’t naturally sensitive to spirits can become it, though they probably can, I wouldn’t know the methods. So here, I’m going to list ways of increasing already existing sensitivity.

There are many other methods. Find your own!

Grounding:

Herbs:

Herbs for Psychic Awareness:

NOT ALL OF THESE ARE SAFE TO INGEST!!!!!

Taken from Scott Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. Feel free to do your own research.

Tea Recipes:

There are other recipes, or make your own!

Crystals:

I am not listing them all since there are a lot. Feel free to do your own research.

Increase Psychic Awareness:

Psychic Protection:

Finally, a disclaimer. I don’t know everything. I may have made some mistakes. Please take care of yourself when working with the subtle and please don’t force yourself into doing something that frightens you or that you don’t feel ready to do. If you are mentally unstable, first look into healing yourself before going into spirit communication, since spirits can trick you, just like humans.

Please take care, but don’t be afraid either since fear is food for spirits with lower vibrations.

Bay

Bay leaves are a mysterious ingredient for soups and stews (you can’t eat them, it’s like swallowing razor blades!). But before you toss a leaf or two into your cooking pot (or cauldron, for all you kitchen witches out there), think about its other uses!

Put bay leaves in each corner of the house to protect its inhabitants, or carry it with you to protect you against black magic. Keep a Bay leaf under your pillow to encourage prophetic dreams, or write wishes on a leaf and burn it to make them come true.

You can also use Bay leaves in spellwork (both in and out of the kitchen) for protection, good fortune, success, purification, strength, healing and psychic powers.

Burn during psychic workings, love magic, healing, rituals involving the home, and sleep magic.

From Scott Cunningham’s The Complete Book of Incense, Oils, and Brews

Open Eyes Seer’s Tea

Rose for Wisdom 3 Tbs

Eyebright and Yarrow to increase one’s psychic ability ¼ Tsp each

Mint to open the mind 1 Tsp

Lavender and Thyme to see what is Unseen. ¼ Tsp each. 

This tea is used in my practice when I want to work on strengthening my intuitive and Psychic ability. 

This mix can also be used to dress a candle, of put in a charm bag.   

Spell to find out what someone thinks of you

If you wonder how someone feels about you, try this spell. Needed:

Cast a circle and light the candle, charging it with your intentions. Light it for truth and for mental illumination. Look at the picture and speak aloud what you want. Write “I wish that what this person thinks of me be revealed in my dreams” on the piece of paper. Fold rosemary in the paper so that it is tightly bound, and then carefully light the paper and put it in the flameproof dish. As it burns, gaze at the picture and focus intently on what you want. Speak the following words:

With dreamer’s eyes I seek to see What this person thinks of me. Be it good or be it ill Reveal to me as is my will *

When the rosemary and paper stop burning, snuff out the candle and go to sleep. You will receive the answer to your question in your dreams.

(*incantation not written by me; author unknown)

There are multiple websites that posted this, but I'm guessing it's by Barbara Morris

Good Vibes Brew

This is a steeped or simmer brew, meaning I boil the water first and then pour it over my herbs. This recipe is also meant for a charm brew, versus a drinkable brew. Its effects will last pretty much until it cools, but I’ll put a little bit in a charm bottle for future use.

Herbs: Catnip, Lavender, Chamomile, Peppermint, Hibiscus, Bay, and Mugwort

Use: I use this to bring some good vibes into the house (it’s also good for a bit of a psychic boost!)

The Magick of Dandelions

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Jupiter

Element: Air

Deities: Hecate, Brighid, Belenos  

Power: Divination, wishes, calling spirits

Astrological: Pisces, Sagittarius 

     The Dandelion belongs to the Goddess Hecate. It is associated with the Underworld, the element air, and  Necromancy. Dandelions are said to aid the development of psychic abilities and communication with the dead. Drinking an infusion of dried and/or roasted roots to enhance your psychic abilities before performing divination or summoning spirits.   

      Dandelions are great for astral travel and traveling between realms. Dandelion wine or tea is a great offering for Faeries and Deities. Leave a dandelion infusion by the bed to call spirits. The roots and leaves of Dandelion plants can be made into teas for spells or rituals concerning divination, luck, calling spirits, psychic powers, and wishes.  Roots, leaves, and flowers can be used in sachets or dream pillows for psychic dreaming and wishes. The flowers can be sewn into small red flannel bag and worn around the neck for wishes.  

Sources: witchipedia.com, sarahannelawless, kitchenwitchuk.blogspot.ca,  nuannaarpoq.wordpress.com, thegoddesstree.com

Creativity-Enhancing Sachet Spell

Ingredients:

Instructions: Collect your materials and put them in a sachet. Keep it near you when you are using your creativity.

For ghostiecasts! I’m sorry this took so long.

Witch Stone’s

The ‘Stone of Clear Seeing’, helps one to “see” within and all around with increased clarity and understanding.  

Witch stone opens the inner eye to seeing the true self as well as the true self of others. It is a stone that removes the shroud where it needs removing, and clears away the mist and cloud from inner vision and helps to increase intuition.  

This stone can be kept close by to ward away negative energies and threat, by “showing” that ones inner vision and intuition is alive to clear seeing and truth recognition.  

Witch stone helps one to trust in oneself, and it can give strength and clarity to the clairvoyant. As well as being a protector overall to any being both human and animal kind, Witch stone can give extra protection when the clairvoyant sense is in use.  

A stone that helps ease away nightmares and self negativity. Also a stone that can be placed anywhere around the sleeping area, to act as a ‘dream catcher’ and to attract positive blessing through dreams.  

Witch stone has an attraction by faeries and if placed around windows of the home, it can let the fae know that they are welcome to visit. One can also leave small notes attached to the Witch stone or through the stone to ask the fae for friendship and even help, if oneself or a loved one is in need.  

A stone that strengthens hope in the world that cannot be “seen” by so many. Witch stone can be infused with thoughts and messages to all that is a part of this unseen world, but only connects to that of positive nature.  

Witch stone is a good to give to children but it must be kept with them in a safe manner only. The stone encourages positive imagination, brings courage and helps the child to feel a part of all.  

A stone that can be given to the being, both human and animal kind, when the time has come for passing, on passing or after the passing. Witch stone brings comfort and reassurance to them as well helping them to cross into, and settle within the next world.  

“Behind the cloud is light, behind the light is love”  

See the full collection here :- http://www.ksccrystals.com/witch-stones-140-c.asp

Open Eyes Seer’s Tea

Rose for Wisdom 3 Tbs

Eyebright and Yarrow to increase one’s psychic ability ¼ Tsp each

Mint to open the mind 1 Tsp

Lavender and Thyme to see what is Unseen. ¼ Tsp each. 

This tea is used in my practice when I want to work on strengthening my intuitive and Psychic ability. 

This mix can also be used to dress a candle, of put in a charm bag.   

Crystal Herbalism & Seeking Gnosis Collaboration

You can use Lemongrass, Marigold, and Golden Labradorite to amplify your magickal energy. 

Place this circle of energy in your meditation space or even use the herbs to cast a circle. You can expand this ring of energy and place yourself in the center, while you hold the stone. This is an energizing and high vibrational circle of energy to cast from. Do not place by your bed at night or you will struggle falling asleep.

You can also place this circle in a garden or woodland area to call upon the forest fae, It will allow you to be more aware of their presence and the ability to communicate with them.

Tea: create an crystal elixir water with the Golden Labradorite and use it to steep the herbs. mix the Lemongrass and Marigold with your favorite Green Tea to infuse the energy into your body 

*in Chaos magick, this is referred to as Gnosis. It is a mental state that enables powerful casting