Today I am sharing a few of the many interesting questions I get from readers.
Question 1: One reader asks, “What is the difference between clairvoyance and intuition?”
Clairvoyance is the ability to receive information about people, places and things via “seeing pictures in the mind’s eye,” which cannot be seen with the physical eyes. Clairvoyance is a way of receiving information from outside of yourself. It is information that you do not currently have stored in the many files of your physical brain.
Intuition is your own inner wisdom. It is a function of instinct and it is communicated to you via a reaction in the body – a feeling you get.
Clairvoyance is a psychic ability. Information obtained psychically is obtained from outside of yourself.
Your intuition will inform you of information vital to your own well being, success, happiness and survival. Intuitive information comes to you in the form of “gut feelings” in the body. When you “feel” something isn’t right or if you have a sinking feeling in your stomach over something you might be contemplating doing this is an intuitive reaction. The information is “encoded” within your body’s reaction.
Everyone is psychic to an extent. Numerous studies replicated by various scientists show that we are capable of having an emotional reaction to situations before they have occurred. Study participants were shown random photos of either tranquil scenes or disturbing ones designed to evoke an emotional reaction. The participants were hooked up to monitors that measured changes in “skin conductance, heart rate and blood pressure.”*
What the studies showed was that prior to seeing these randomly selected photos the participants body reacted in anticipation of seeing the agitating photos according to the changes measured in their skin, heart rate and blood pressure. So, at some level the participants “knew” which photo they were going to be shown before it was flashed up on the screen.
Question 2: Another reader asks, “A friend of mine decided against going to church with me and within days suffered a horrific accident that left him disabled. He was sorry afterward but, it was too late. Is this intuition or “word of knowledge,” as in Christian circles?”
I had to look up what “word of knowledge was.” Here’s the definition from Wikipedia:
“Word of knowledge” sounds similar to psychic ability according to this definition but, I’m not an expert in biblical or christian teachings.
Here is my opinion this though. I don’t believe this was an incident related to intuition. It sounds more like “synchronicity.”
Synchronicity occurs when what is going on within our consciousness is mirrored back to us by our environment. The stronger our belief or thought patterns are about something the more likely it is that we will come across it in our reality.
I don’t believe in a “punishing God.” I believe that we create our reality through our belief systems. Our beliefs define how we “label” the events of our lives. When we “look” for something – we find it only because everything, both good and bad, already exists in our reality. We only need to focus upon it for it to “appear.”
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Second Sight: How to “See” The Answers To Your Problems
The Key to Distinguishing Intuition From Your Other
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It may be my strong orientation toward my auditory sense, but I have been having eerie intuitive experiences in which I’ve been predicting the songs that will be played next on the radio. After a song is finished, I find myself often thinking “oh, well, it would only be natural to play Song X next,” and Song X comes on. Or would that be an example of clairaudience?
Hi Chris,
Wow! That’s amazing. It’s a mirror for you to see that you are quite psychic!
“Hearing” thoughts is clairaudience. I have no doubt that as a musician you are probably clairaudient.
Wow Angela, what a massive question to answer, about the person who missed church and wondering if it relates to the accident. Your response was incredible. Many people feel God punishes, and do not see God as the Divine Spirit full of love and the universe as one that reflects back to us our own beliefs. It can be such a heated discussion – kudos to you for addressing such a heavy question.
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Hi Aileen,
It was a really fascinating question.
Thank you!
Here is a question. You have two choices. One is not necessarily better or worse than the other. I feel good about both of them. How do I know which to choose? Should i look for signs?
Hi Rosemarie,
You need to eliminate one – for sure.
Ask yourself this: If everything was perfect in your life and you were choosing one simply because you wanted to bring the most joy into your life – which one would you choose?
Does that help at all?
If this doesn’t narrow it down – then yes look for signs.
Wow, such great responses to these questions Angela.
It’s funny how we have so often looked for answers outside ourselves, as though there’s some outer cause in our life creating both mayhem and joy, yet the cause of it all lies within us.
Sometimes, it’s a tough concept to grasp, or we turn blame and fault onto ourselves when it’s simply consciousness operating. It really is a fantastic system and ours to use.
And you my friend are definitely a star in the universe of intuition ~ I continue to learn so much from you.
Elle
xoxo
Hi Elle,
Thank you so much! I’m so appreciative of your friendship and your support.
xoxo,
Angela
Hi Angela,
I enjoyed your answers to the questions. It was helpful to learn more about the difference between clairvoyance and intuition. We all have the ability to access our intuition, which from your information can be so helpful in our lives. How are raised and the belief systems that we choose to keep or acquire can alter how we see events happening around us. I always learn a little more each time I visit your site! Take care and have a great day.
Dear Cathy,
I’m so glad you enjoyed this article. I have found that a lot of people are confused by the term “clairvoyance.”
You have a great day too!~