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Can you really learn how to be clairvoyant? To a certain extent, the answer to that question is yes. However, to understand this, we have to first clarify what ‘learn clairvoyance‘ actually means.

Part of what’s confusing is that the term ‘clairvoyance‘ has different meanings, depending on whom you talk to. Most commonly, people think being clairvoyant means that you can engage in remote viewing, which is that you can see things from far away without using your senses or any type of technology. Another common definition of it among people is that precognition is actually clairvoyance. However, recognition means that you can see events happening in the future. Most basically, what clairvoyance really means is that you can know something about a person, location, object, or event without using your five senses. In other words, clairvoyance is really a sixth sense.

Now, some people do already have extraordinarily developed clairvoyant abilities, in that they can taste, feel, hear, see, or smell something from far away, and they may also know things about the past or the future that they couldn’t possibly know by any of the conventional means. No one really knows how clairvoyance works, and science, too, can’t explain or document these types of abilities. There are literally dozens of metaphysical explanations of the psychic abilities, but no particular one explanation has emerged as dominant, and some explanations actually contradict each other. A common thread among all of them, though, is that those who have extraordinary psychic abilities are simply born with them.

So, the question remains: Can anyone actually learn how to do remote viewing or see the future? No, but they CAN learn how to hone and to develop their already existent sixth sense.

It is true that all people have a certain degree of a sixth sense. This can sometimes be described as a hunch or feeling that no one can logically explain. People making statements about having bad feelings about something or lacking trust in a person could be considered a form of sixth sense. However, most people will ignore this feeling and defer to logic or emotion instead.

To a certain degree, science also acknowledges that hunches and instincts, and their validity, exists. However, what differs is that scientists don’t think there’s anything paranormal, supernatural, or psychic about this ability. For example, psychologists say that the phenomenon is caused by your subconscious mind picking up on little signals, hints and details that you and your conscious mind simply ignore because you’re too busy. However, your subconscious mind does actually see these things, and translates them into emotions that can help guide you with your proverbial ‘hunches’ and ‘instincts.’ So in order to develop a sixth sense, you have to learn how to trust and use your subconscious mind.

It doesn’t really matter whether or not your sixth sense is actually based upon paranormal psychic ability or on your mind’s subconscious function. What does matter is that clairvoyance exists however it gets there, and everyone has a to a certain degree. And because you do have it, you can also hone and develop it if you want to. Here are three ways you can do it.

1. Improve Your Perception

Most people go through life so overly focused on their immediate tasks they become oblivious to what surrounds them. Those tiny details hidden in plain sight are picked up by the subconscious mind and ignored by the conscious mind. It becomes necessary to increase perception in order to be aware of things in clear detail. This will allow for the greater development of a clairvoyant sixth sense.

This takes practice, however. There are a few things you can do to try to increase your perception. First, slow down a bit. Try to relax, clam yourself, and move at a more leisurely pace in your daily activities. Second, remove distractions designed to occupy your senses. For example, instead of listening to the radio in the car while driving, drive in silence. With nothing else to occupy your senses and thoughts, you’ll become more aware of the world around you?the weather, the neighborhood you’re driving in, and that car behind you moving into your blind spot.

A little bit of mini-meditation does not hurt either. That means you can close your eyes and inhale and try to relax. Upon opening your eyes, you will discover you are more aware of your surroundings. This process only takes a few seconds and it works fairly well.

2. Meditate

You should try to practice meditation at least 30 minutes a day. What meditation does for you is to occupy and clear your conscious mind, so that your subconscious mind can come to the surface to communicate with your conscious mind and do the work it needs to. People who meditate regularly report that they feel much more refreshed and relaxed when they’re finished.

Now, meditation is not exactly easy to do, especially if your mind is always racing. For example, you may sit down and try to think about nothing, but all of a sudden, you’re thinking about the fact that you can’t think about nothing. You also may wonder if you’re doing this wrong, which can get perseverative and get you ’stuck’ in thought that simply won’t turn off. The key to getting through this is to occupy your conscious mind with something that will distract it. You can do this by using a mantra and to focus.

Meditation can be difficult because your senses act as a means of distraction. Every little sound you hear and anything that you feel can prove quite distracting. So, it is best to avoid trying to shut down your senses and, instead, try to keep them busy with something you are focusing on. The flame of a candle can work well in this regard. As the flame flickers and shifts, you can watch it and keep your mind occupied.

Second, our conscious mind, our thoughts, never shuts down?we’re always thinking about something. Rather than try to silence it, occupy and distract it with a mantra. A mantra is phrase, poem, or prayer that you repeat over and over again in your head just to occupy your mind. It can be anything?a prayer, a favorite poem, even song lyrics?just as long as you know it by heart and can recite it with much thought. Some people pray the rosary as they meditate?the endless string of memorized Hail Marys occupies their conscious mind perfectly.

3. Trust Your Instincts

Without a doubt, it is the ability to trust your instincts that is the most important element. That is why it is important to never doubt yourself or your abilities. Don?t tell yourself there is no logical reason to what you do. Pay attention to your subconscious mind as it may pick up on something you had not noticed before.

At first, this may be difficult. Over time, however, the more you listen to and trust your instincts, the more confidence you will gain in them. Your clairvoyant sixth sense will grow stronger, and it will be easier for you to trust it.