What Does a Psychic Do?

A psychic is a person who can see, feel, hear or talk to ghosts and other spirits. They also have the ability to predict the future and influence other people’s choices. Many psychics claim to have supernatural abilities, such as clairvoyance, clairaudience, and telepathy. Others are clairsentient, meaning they feel other people’s emotions as though they were their own. Still others have claircognizance, the ability to know things without knowing how you knew them. Psychics with these powers may also have feelings of deja vu, or the uncanny feeling that they’ve experienced something before.

Other signs of psychic powers are feeling a spiritual connection with someone, sensing the energy of people and places, getting visions or feelings that don’t match reality, or receiving information about events from another person without being told. They can also be highly empathic, feeling the pain of other people and sometimes even sharing their own feelings with them. A psychic’s empathy can be so strong that they often get images or thoughts in their heads, such as palm trees and beaches when they’re around a person who grew up in California.

While psychics often make claims about their abilities, scientists have yet to confirm any of them. But they do say that psychics tend to fall on a normal curve, with some having extraordinary gifts and others none at all. Psychics who offer readings can offer advice on how to develop these talents, but you’ll need to be open to new experiences and techniques.