9 Psychic Abilities Mediums Useto Connect With Spirit

We are born psychic. That's not mysticism—it's the foundation of what four of the world's most respected spiritual mediums believe is latent in every person, waiting to be rediscovered. In a conversation featuring John Holland, Rebecca Rosen, Sean Collyns, and Lisa Williams, alongside spiritual teacher Gabrielle Bernstein, a radical premise emerges: the abilities we associate with "psychics" are not rare gifts bestowed on the chosen few, but rather intuitive muscles that most of us have allowed to atrophy. The tools they share—from journal-based spirit communication to energy-sensing practices—are designed not for believers in the paranormal, but for anyone ready to listen to the guidance that's been speaking all along.

You Already Are Psychic—You Just Forgot

The first barrier to opening psychic abilities isn't technique; it's belief. "You have to accept the fact that you are absolutely psychic," one of the mediums explains. The language matters. Not "might be" or "could develop into." The statement is present-tense declaration. "I am psychic. I am the light. Of course, I'm psychic. I'm an intuitive. I'm highly empathic." The repetition isn't affirmation theater—it's recalibration. It rewires a mind that has been conditioned to dismiss its own knowing.

The reason most people experience their intuition as faint or unreliable is developmental, not supernatural. We're born with the ability to sense energy and read subtle signals from the world around us, but "we have so many different experiences along the way that build up a wall against the presence of that truth within us." Trauma, skepticism, the constant noise of the thinking mind—these don't erase intuition; they muffle it. Some of us allow "those intuitive muscles to go dormant and we have to wake them up again." Like any muscle, it requires consistent conditioning. A spiritual practice—meditation, journaling, energy work, prayer—matters less than consistency. "Whether it's once a week, once a month, once a day, it doesn't matter," one teacher notes. "As long as you're being consistent and you're acknowledging that what you're working on is true, authentically you, and doable."

What Does Spirit-Led Journaling Actually Do?

One of the most practical and immediately accessible practices shared is what Bernstein calls "Dear Guides" journaling. At the top of a blank page, write: "Dear guides of the highest truth and compassion, what would you have me know?" Then let the pen move. Don't edit, don't pause, don't second-guess. "Very, very quickly there, my handwriting begins to change," one medium describes. "I'm getting an inner directive. I'm starting to just download it onto the page." What's striking is that the shift feels unmistakable once you're inside it. The language changes. The intelligence behind the words feels other—not your usual thought patterns. Messages arrive that are both deeply personal and mysteriously wise, as if some part of you that isn't your ordinary thinking mind has been waiting to speak.

The mechanics of why this works connect to neuroscience and psychology as much as spirit. Automatic writing bypasses the censor—that critical voice that says, "Am I just making this up?" When you lower the barrier between conscious control and intuitive flow, information surfaces that the analytical mind had filtered out. Some people experience this as connection to guides or higher self; the framework matters less than the result: access to wisdom that feels both intimate and transcendent.

People often worry that they're "just making it up." That hesitation itself is the opening. "If there's any sense of, oh, I wonder if I'm seeing something there, trust it. And that's what's going to allow it to get stronger." Trust precedes certainty. The doubt doesn't mean you're fabricating—it means you're at the threshold, and only continued engagement will strengthen the signal.

How to Design Your Day by Spirit's Direction

Lisa Williams introduced a practice that reframes an entire day as a spiritual practice: the spirit-led day. Rather than planning your hours according to habit or obligation, she begins each morning asking spirit, "What does spirit want me to do?" The results sound mundane until they aren't. She'll get a nudge to visit a coffee shop—somewhere she wouldn't normally go. There, she meets someone who needed exactly the conversation that unfolds. She gets in her car and asks again. Spirit says, "Go home." That seems boring, until she picks up a book and finds a passage that's precisely what she needed to read.

Bernstein has adapted this into what she calls the "daily design method." Upon waking, ask three directing questions: "Who would you have me be today? What would you have me receive today? What would you have me give today?" Some add a fourth: "What would you have me wear?" The practice echoes a prayer from A Course in Miracles: "Where would you have me go? What would you have me do? What would you have me say? And to whom?" The specificity—naming it at the day's beginning rather than hoping intuition will whisper through—creates permission and structure for spirit-led living.

The resistance to this practice is predictable: "I have a schedule. I have responsibilities. I'm a parent, a spouse, an employee." The teachers acknowledge this. "Even if you have confines, you're going to have a moment to breathe. What is it? What do you need in that moment?" The practice doesn't demand you abandon structure; it invites you to surrender your need to control within that structure. Instead of grinding through your to-do list, you're asking: what if my schedule could be a container for something wiser than my planning?

Reading Energy and Auras: How Sight Develops

One of the most ethereal abilities—reading auras or the energetic field around people—is less supernatural than most assume. Sean Collyns describes the opening of this sight as a simple shift in how you use your vision. "Our predominant sense of vision" is taught to focus sharply, to isolate objects. Aura reading uses soft focus—the way your eyes relax when you're daydreaming. You're not staring. You're aware.

The colors people see around others—golds, blues, purples—aren't hallucinations or the product of overactive imagination. They're a different mode of perception, sensitive to the subtle electromagnetic and energetic signatures everyone radiates. The practice develops gradually. "Trust in the super subtle," one teacher advises. Most people who say they can't see auras are expecting obvious, vivid color. The real perception is gentler: a sense, a hunch, a quality of light that's slightly different. "If there's any sense of, oh, I wonder if I'm seeing something there, trust it. And that's what's going to allow it to get stronger."

Raising Your Vibration Through Sound and Breath

The mediums emphasize that psychic sensitivity isn't just a matter of practice—it's a matter of frequency. When you're stressed, anxious, or living in low vibration, you can't perceive the subtler frequencies on which intuition and spirit communication operate. One powerful tool is sound. "For me, sound is really powerful," one teacher shares. A simple belly hum—humming from deep in the abdomen—can rapidly shift your nervous system and raise your vibrational state. Music, particularly songs that move you, can also realign you. The vibration quite literally tunes your body-mind to a different frequency, making you a clearer channel for intuitive information.

The Soul Shift: A Morning Practice for Protection and Clarity

John Holland introduces what he calls the "soul shift"—a brief morning practice designed to set your energetic boundaries and keep you attuned to love rather than fear. The practice is simple but powerful: gently close your eyes and visualize light—divine light, protective light, whatever resonates for you. Imagine it washing through your body, clearing negative vibrations and letting only love in. The affirmation is: "I am the light. I am love. I am protected." The practice takes minutes but creates a palpable shift in how you move through the day. Holland suggests doing this every morning for 30 days to build the neural and energetic pathways that make it automatic.

Asking for Signs Without Desperation

One of the most misunderstood aspects of working with spirit is how to ask for guidance. There's a profound distinction between demand and invitation. "If you demand a sign out of desperation, you're coming from a lower frequency," one medium explains. Desperation itself is a low-vibration state—scarcity, fear, urgency. It creates static that blocks clear reception. The alternative is to make a gentle request: "I invite a sign. Show me I'm on the right path. Let me see a blue butterfly if I'm meant to move forward." The specificity matters because it focuses your awareness, but the tone matters more. Invitation, not demand. Curiosity, not command. Breathe into it. "Open and give it a moment. Don't demand."

Signs, when they come, have a quality of obviousness mixed with synchronicity. You weren't looking for the blue butterfly, but there it is—three times in one day. You weren't thinking about your grandmother, but someone mentions her name. The hardest part is trusting that what seems like coincidence is actually precision. The guides, spirit, the universe—whatever language resonates—is far more sophisticated than our demand-and-deliver thinking allows.

The Empathic Protection Ritual

As psychic sensitivity grows, so does the need for energetic protection. Empaths and intuitive people often absorb the emotions and energies of those around them, which can feel overwhelming or depleting. Bernstein shares an energy protection ritual specifically designed for empaths. The core practice is visualization combined with intention: imagine protective light surrounding you—perhaps a golden or violet light. Affirm that only aligned energy reaches you, that you are a clear channel for love. The practice acknowledges that heightened sensitivity is real and requires real boundaries. You're not cutting yourself off from the world; you're creating a filter so you receive guidance rather than noise, love rather than fear, clarity rather than overwhelm.

Where to Go From Here

The mediums and teachers make clear that psychic development isn't esoteric or rare. It's a return to capacity most of us had as children—before we learned to dismiss our intuition as "just imagination." The nine practices shared in this conversation—affirmation, spirit-led journaling, daily design, aura sensing, vibration raising, the soul shift, invitation-based sign-seeking, protection work, and consistent practice—are not the only methods available. They are entry points. Choose the ones that resonate. Start with one and stay consistent for 30 days. Notice what shifts. Notice how your gut-knowing strengthens. Notice how signs begin to land with unmistakable clarity. Psychic ability isn't a power to attain; it's an ability to remember. You already have everything you need. The guides are already speaking. The question is: are you ready to listen?