Written by Meli Guidance, Past Life Psychic
Meli Guidance is a past-life psychic, certified Akashic Records reader, and channeling coach. She helps old souls reconnect with their past lives and spirit guides to unlock their highest potential. In addition to channelling soul guides, she offers online courses and coaching sessions to anyone who wishes to develop their psychic abilities.
I never thought I was a psychic—let alone that I would one day become a professional psychic teaching this skill to people from all walks of life across the globe. For 20 years, I worked in very practical, hands-on jobs, and I didn’t believe in anything mystical or spiritual. That all changed when my father passed away (see full story here). After his death, his soul guided me to a book about reincarnation, spirit guides, and past lives. As I read, something inside me clicked, and I gradually realized that I had always been connected to the spirit world.
What I learned was truly eye-opening: everyone is connected to the unseen realm, and everyone has psychic abilities, whether they recognize it or not. Psychic gifts come in many forms—some more obvious than others—but they all involve an intuitive connection to the unseen world. Most people don’t even realize they have psychic abilities until they start paying attention to the signs. These subtle experiences can be easily brushed off as coincidences or gut feelings, but they’re actually your psychic senses trying to communicate with you.
Here are five key signs of psychic ability that might help you recognize and embrace your intuitive gifts.
1. You have strong intuitive hunches (gut feelings)
One of the clearest and most common signs of psychic ability is the presence of strong, unexplainable “gut feelings.” You’ve probably experienced a moment where you just knew something, without any rational reason behind it. These moments can happen in many forms: a sudden knowing that someone is thinking about you, a feeling that something is about to happen, or an inner voice guiding you to make a certain decision.
Example
Imagine you’re walking down the street and suddenly feel the urge to cross to the other side, even though there’s no apparent danger. A few minutes later, you walk past someone who was just about to bump into you. Or perhaps you’ve had a situation where you “knew” that someone was going to call you, and within minutes, the phone rang.
How to recognize it
To develop your awareness, begin by paying close attention to those moments when you experience sudden insights or strong feelings. Trusting these hunches and learning to recognize them is the first step in unlocking your psychic abilities. And here’s the exciting part: everyone, including you, can enhance their psychic skills by recognizing the subtle signs from your spirit guides and trusting your intuition. This could be the key to unlocking new spiritual gifts within you.
How your soul type impacts your psychic abilities
If you’ve always felt naturally drawn to the spiritual realm, you might be a Spiritualist soul type. For you, connecting with the unseen world feels almost instinctive, and psychic abilities like channeling come more easily. These soul types are highly attuned to the spiritual dimensions, making it simpler for them to develop and harness their psychic gifts. If this resonates with you, it could be fascinating to explore your soul type further and uncover how it shapes your connection with the spiritual and psychic realms. I can help you discover your soul types in a Life Plan Akashic Reading, so you can better understand your unique talents (often stemming from past lives), as well as your life missions.
Tips for unlocking your intuition
If you feel like your intuition is blocked, try these 3 tricks to unlock your intuition here. You can also have fun and participate in a few of my Intuition Tests!
2. You experience vivid dreams or visions
Psychics often receive information through vivid dreams or visions. If you’ve ever had a dream that felt more like a premonition (prophetic dreams) or received symbolic images that later turned out to be significant, you might be tapping into your psychic abilities. Lucid dreams and astral projections are also signs you are psychic.
Example
Let’s say you dream about a friend who has been distant lately, and in the dream, you find out they’ve been going through a tough time. A few days later, your friend opens up to you and confirms the situation exactly as you saw it.
How to recognize it
Start keeping a dream journal. Write down the details of your dreams as soon as you wake up and reflect on whether any of the information has significance in your waking life.
Psychic sensitivity at bedtime
Did you know that bedtime can be one of the most active times for psychic sensations? If you’ve ever experienced random faces appearing when you close your eyes (clairvoyance), heard phantom sounds like someone saying “hello” (clairaudience) or felt tingling or tapping sensations on your body (clairsentience), these might be signs of your psychic abilities awakening.
Tips for enhancing your psychic dreams and visions
To enhance your connection, set an intention before sleep and meditate on dream symbols upon waking. Cleansing your energy before bed can also amplify clarity.
3. You can read people easily (empathic abilities)
Another telltale sign of psychic abilities is an extraordinary ability to read people. If you’ve ever been able to immediately sense someone’s mood or energy just by being near them, you might possess empathic abilities. In fact, all psychics are hypersensitive people. As long as you’re able to protect and cleanse your energy, hypersensitivity isn’t a problem—it’s a superpower!
Example
You walk into a room and immediately feel the tension between two people, even though no words are exchanged. Or you sense that someone is hiding something during a conversation, even though they’re outwardly calm.
How to recognize it
Become more aware of your emotional and physical reactions when you’re around people. Notice if you often feel drained or energized by others.
Tips to strengthen your empathic abilities and protect your energy
To enhance your empathic abilities, practice grounding meditations, root chakra activations, grounding healings, and techniques like walking barefoot on the Earth. Regularly cleanse your energy with practices like salt baths or energy clearing rituals to stay balanced and shielded.
4. You feel the presence of passed loved ones
Have you ever felt a sudden sense of comfort, warmth, or even a scent that reminded you of a loved one who has passed away? This could be a sign that their soul is reaching out to you.
Example
You may feel their energy in the room, have vivid dreams about them, or even hear their voice in your mind.
How to recognize it
If this happens to you, don’t dismiss it as your imagination—it could be the start of your psychic awakening.
Tips for identifying signs from loved ones who have passed
Not sure if you are connecting with a past loved one? Check out these 5 ways to perceive signs from deceased loved ones!
5. Your third eye is tingling
Have you ever felt a strange tingling or pressure in the center of your forehead? This sensation is associated with the third eye chakra, which is the energy center linked to intuition, psychic perception, and spiritual insight.
Example
This tingling might occur during meditation, during moments of deep focus, or even spontaneously when you’re contemplating something meaningful. Personally, during an intense spiritual awakening, I experienced a profound moment where I was jolted awake by a surge of energy zooming straight into my third eye. It wasn’t painful, but it was unmistakable—a clear sign that my third eye was opening in a significant way.
How to recognize it
Consider meditating on your third eye or using visualization techniques to open this energy center further.
Tips for opening your third eye
To open your 3rd eye even more, you can use crystals and cleanse your 3rd eye chakra regularly. You can also use the 4 affirmations found here.
Embrace your psychic journey
Psychic abilities are more common than you might think, and they’re not reserved for a select few—they’re accessible to everyone. If these signs resonate with you, start cultivating your psychic potential:
Trust your intuition: The more you trust your gut feelings, the stronger your psychic abilities will become, and you will be able to make the difference between the messages from your ego VS those from your spirit guides.
Keep a journal: Track intuitive hunches, dreams, and psychic experiences.
Raise your vibration with an open heart chakra: It’s important to keep your heart chakra open to raise your vibrations, as this allows you to connect more easily with your spirit guides. Since they operate on high frequencies of love and light, an open heart makes it easier for you to channel their messages.
Meditate regularly: Quiet your mind to strengthen your connection to the unseen.
Manifest your channeling abilities: Practice manifesting your channeling skills with a quick exercise on my YouTube channel.
Seek guidance: Consider working with a channeling coach (like me!) or taking a psychic course on how to channel your spirit guides.
To help you get started, I’ve created a FREE Channeling Cheat Sheet to help you distinguish imagination from true psychic insights. If you’re ready to deepen your skills, check out my comprehensive channeling course with 8 modules, 9 hours of content, and guided meditations. Use code brainz50 for 50% off today!
Your journey into the spiritual world is unique—embrace it! You may discover that your psychic abilities are more developed than you ever imagined.
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Meli Guidance, Past Life Psychic
Meli Guidance is a past life psychic, certified Akashic Records reader, and channeling coach who helps old souls reconnect with their past lives, spirit guides, and life missions. Through channeled guidance, she supports clients in overcoming fears, blockages, and limiting beliefs, guiding them toward authenticity, joy, and harmony. Meli teaches courses on connecting with spirit guides, reading the Akashic Records, and becoming psychic. She also offers private coaching, akashic readings, energy healings, and tarot readings, each designed to deepen her clients' spiritual journey and foster inner growth.
