Psychic Dictionary

ASCENDANT:
In astrology, 'Ascendant' is another term for Rising Sign, which is defined as the zodiac sign that was coming up on the Eastern horizon at the time and geographical location of your birth. This is not to be confused with the Sun Sign, which most people know as their zodiac sign.

AURA:
It is an energy field or 'life force' that surrounds an object as a diaphanous outline of sorts. The most interesting claim of auras is that they contain useful information about the objects they surround. The colors and intensity of a person's aura are said to convey meaning. Most people cannot see auras, but many experts in the field claim that we all have the ability within us to see our auras. Authorities agree that a person's aura can tell you a lot about them. We cannot fake the color or characteristics of our auras, and therefore, it is said that our auras show our true nature and intentions.

Everything has an aura, including all living creatures and inanimate objects. Auras of living creatures can change, and are said to emanate from the charkas. Auras of non-living objects are essentially fixed.

AUTOMATIC WRITING:
Simply stated, automatic writing is a free-flowing message sent by an entity in the form of the written word via a person. It is sometimes called 'trance' writing, because it is done quickly and without judgment. The person may appear in a trance-like state, putting down whatever comes to mind. This is accomplished with a writing implement and paper or a computer and keyboard. The messages may be in a language foreign to the person's own native tongue and the handwriting can be unrecognizable to the person penning the words. It may also be lacking spaces and punctuation. Pictures or symbols may be part of the writing as well.

Automatic writing allows the person access to the entity for guidance. It can also serve to retrieve information from your unconscious and/or provide insight.

CHAKRA:
According to Tantric philosophy and Yoga, chakra is the Sanskrit word for 'moving wheel.' The chakras are vortexes of energy present in the energy centers of the body. The charkas are not physical, but they function as pathways for energy to be taken in. They are a part of your consciousness in the same way that an aura is a part of your consciousness. There are seven such chakras and each one is associated with a section of the body, as well as assigned emotions, thoughts and functions within the body.

Chakras are assigned a color, which is displayed in a person's aura, and can help to reveal a person's spiritual and physical health, as well as one's karma.

CHANNELER:
A channeler is someone who receives messages of advice and teachings from a spirit guide or guardian angel. The channeler's relationship is a direct, beneficial one. A guardian angel serves to protect a person from harm and a spirit guide provides guidance and knowledge in order to help further one's path to spiritual enlightenment.

CLAIRAUDIENCE:
Clairaudience is defined as one's inner voice, translated it means 'clear hearing.' This is the power to hear sounds that are not audible to the normal human ear, but exist in the tangible world or in another dimension. (Not to be confused with the voices some schizophrenics may hear.)

CLAIRSENTIENCE:
Clairsentience means 'clear knowing' or 'clear thinking,' and it means your inner sensing. Those with this ability can perceive information out of the range of ordinary perception. It is not tied to one specific sense and can manifest as feelings, sensations or smells. It's the subtlest way of receiving psychic messages, and many people may not even be aware it is happening and explain it away as a revelation.

CLAIRVOYANCE:
This term is often used as a catch-all phrase for psychic ability, but it really describes one's inner vision. A French term, which translated means 'clear seeing.' And it's the ability to 'see' what is not physically in front of you, in the form of an image or event in the past, present or future.

I CHING
This 3,000-year-old I Ching has 64 hexagram configurations that comprise an entire philosophy based on the Yin and Yang principles. The aim is to achieve and maintain balance in your life via a messaging system, which involves tossing coins in sets of six. The male or active energy of Yang encourages actions and ideas. The female or receptive energy enables adaptation and flexibility.

KABBALAH
Hebrew mystics who wanted to reveal the physical and spiritual laws that govern mankind's soul and the cosmos devised the Kabbalah. This form of numerology assigns a number to each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Words can then be translated and reduced to a single number, each of which has its own specific interpretation. Everyone has their own personal numbers based on their date of birth and their first and last name. The birth date is your 'life number;' it is unchanging and represents your inner nature. Your 'name number' is the way you express yourself to the world - your outward personality.

MANTRA:
Historically, a mantra is a word with spiritual significance in Hindu culture. In general, a mantra is a syllable or word without meaning that you focus on while meditating in order to achieve a deep state of relaxation. This method is used in Transcendental Meditation and it has been shown to be a very effective technique.

MEDIUM:
A medium is someone who can contact loved ones who have passed from this Earth. This special ability allows him or her to communicate with the deceased individual in another realm or dimension. The death of a family member or friend can result in unresolved emotions and questions for those left behind; a psychic medium can help bring them peace.

PALM READING
American culture places meaning in a handshake. A palm reader would tell you to pay attention to the energy surrounding you during this contact. A palm reader looks at key marks and lines on the palm. The main lines are the Heart Line, Head Line, Fate Line and Life Line. Traditional palm reading would have your passive hand - the hand you don't use to write - be indicative of your innate self, your potential. This hand's lines remain unchanged. And, the active, dominant hand is the one that changes to reflect your achievements in growth. Although, nowadays, palm readers believe the lines on both hands are dynamic, and each hand influences the lines on the other.

PENDULUM
Dowsing has been used for centuries to find water. The pendulum method has many applications. It has been used to find missing people and items, heal negative energy, or detect health problems. A necklace can make a great pendulum. And the more you keep it with you, charging it with your own healing energy, the better it is said to work. Have you ever seen someone dangle a necklace over a pregnant woman's stomach in order to predict the sex of the baby? Same thing.

PSYCHIC ASTROLOGER:
Simply stated a psychic astrologer is a clairvoyant who is also an expert in the use of the zodiac. He or she specializes in using astrology to provide insight, offer advice and make predictions. Based upon a person's date and time of birth, which determines their astrological sign, a comprehensive profile of a person can be drawn by studying their natal chart.

Talking to a gifted psychic astrologer can help you understand what your horoscope specifically means for you. Psychic astrologers can show you how the planetary positions affect you, as well as maximizing their benefits and minimizing their consequences.

RUNES:
Runes are an ancient alphabet made up of a combination of Germanic, Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian letters. The Runes characters are actually very similar to the Latin alphabet, except that the lettering is made up of mostly straight lines. (Perhaps, because they were often carved into wood with a straight edge.) The word 'Rune' is derived from the Old English/Old Norse term 'run,' which means mystery. And the letters were used for more than a thousand years, dying out sometime between the 13th and 16th centuries. Today, they are often used in a psychic's tool bag for aiding in predictions.

TAROT:
The 'Tarot' is a deck of cards, with each of the cards assigned an astrological meaning and numeric significance. The Tarot is considered universal because each picture has symbols from ancient world cultures, such as China 's Yin and Yang, the Egyptian Ankh, Europe 's royal hierarchy, and the Hebrew Kabbala.

There are traditionally 78 intricately illustrated cards in a deck, divided into two parts, the Major Arcana and Minor Arcana. Many psychic Tarot-card readers ignore the Minor Arcana and focus on the more powerful Major Arcana; others incorporate both in their readings. The 22 Major Arcana cards symbolize the universal themes of the human condition - what makes us tick - and the patterns of human nature. The 56 Minor Arcana cards and their four suits represent the energy, emotions and activities of our daily lives.

The Tarot has an uncanny ability to help us look within ourselves for answers. In the hands of a clairvoyant Tarot reader, you can gain insight on relationships, career matters and more.

TEA LEAVES
The wet tea leaves that cling on the inside of your teacup mean something. It's all in the symbols you see in the shapes that the tea leaves form and their positions on the cup. The handle region represents everything having to do with your home life. Opposite the handle represents everything to do with work and business. The remaining two sides and bottom of the cup signify periods of time. Specifically, the bottom symbolizes the distant future, sides denote the near future, and the rim of the cup refers to something in the present or very soon.