Clairsentience has also been called psychometry. A fascination with forms of psychometry led horror writer Stephen King to publish the popular novella The Dead Zone, which was later filmed twice for movies and television. The story involved a character that awakens from a coma with an acute clairsentient ability; however, for the purposes of fiction the symptoms of the ability can be said to indicate a sort of super-clairvoyance, as the character would experience entire stories played out in moving images in his head. The clairsentient experience is usually reported to include a reflection of the target individual’s feelings in the subject, like a feeling of illness in response to anxieties or fears, a feeling of airy lightness in response to a peaceful easy feeling, and so forth. Those with clairsentience do not often report a motion-capture form of instant-replay in their heads, but the possibility is always open to those who can manage their clairvoyant gifts to the maximum potential.

So it’s very possible that in the journey into adulthood we may fail to acknowledge or search for psychic abilities that may be within our systems. If it’s true that we all have a degree of clairsentience, we must proceed from a sense of innocence present in childhood, which must include a deep calm and focus on our inner lives.


Donna West is a professional writer and researcher on psychics and astrology.