Should we consider those with psychic abilities as gifted? Or is it a curse?
When we think about psychic abilities, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Is it the person who goes into a trance to access information from the other side? Or someone who seems to be able to tap into impressions at all times? What about when we get a "feeling" about a person, a place, or a particular situation?
All of these are examples of psychic abilities, i.e, the ability to get information from something other than physical means. There are many different types of psychic abilities. The more common types are as follows:
Clairvoyance: A person with this type of ability can "see" things not apparent to others, like receiving a vision of events or a visual impression about a person.
Clairsentience: This is the ability to get information from impressions received. People with this ability are sometimes called empaths because they are able to "feel" the emotions of others.
Clairaudience: If you are able to hear angels or spirit guides, you are experiencing clairaudience. In this case, we are not talking about someone who is schizophrenic (different issue entirely) but rather the "quiet, still voice" that gives you information you need to know to stay on track or stay safe, as opposed to a voice that comes from outside your head telling you to do things.
Clairkinesis: Clairkinetics have the ability to feel the presence of angels or spirit guides. A physical sensation alerts them to the presence of an otherworldly presence.
Gift or Curse?
Would you want to have any (or all) of these abilities? On the one hand, it would seem like a valuable tool if we had a means to avoid dangerous, unfortunate, or hurtful situations. On the other hand, it's a lot of responsibility to have a vision, say, of an accident, or natural disaster, or simply a bad end to a friend's relationship and know that you are powerless to stop these events from happening.
Whether we see these abilities as positive or negative ultimately remains in the eye of the beholder, it seems.
