Dictionary term
Clairvoyance
Direct answer
Clairvoyance is psychic vocabulary for clear seeing, meaning claimed perception of information, images, or events beyond ordinary sight.
Clairvoyance means claimed clear seeing or extrasensory visual perception.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Consciousness & Spiritual Psychology
- Also appears in
- Consciousness & Spiritual Psychology
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15
Quick reference
- Use when
- Use Clairvoyance when explaining psychic vocabulary, intuition claims, spiritual discernment, and evidence boundaries.
- Do not use it for
- Do not provide psychic training instructions, predictions, or claims of guaranteed accuracy.
- Reference category
- Consciousness & Spiritual Psychology
- Related terms
- Birth Chart, Zodiac, Transit
The story behind Clairvoyance
Clairvoyance became prominent in mesmerism, spiritualism, psychical research, occultism, and modern psychic culture.
Clairvoyance in spiritual tradition
Spiritually, Clairvoyance asks whether the desire to see hidden things is serving wisdom or control.
The Great Almanac frames Clairvoyance with educational restraint. Mystical or symbolic language may be meaningful, but it should not be exaggerated into certainty, panic, or permission to ignore ordinary responsibility.
Clairvoyance in the Bible
Christian readers should be cautious with psychic claims and should not seek hidden knowledge as spiritual authority.
Why Clairvoyance matters
Clairvoyance matters because the term is common in psychic and spiritual communities, but it requires careful limits. A responsible page explains the claim without validating every impression as true.
Example in a reading: A page can define clairvoyance as a claimed ability without teaching how to develop it.
Interpretive caution: Do not provide psychic training instructions, predictions, or claims of guaranteed accuracy.
How Clairvoyance is used in a reading
Use Clairvoyance when explaining psychic vocabulary, intuition claims, spiritual discernment, and evidence boundaries.
Where interpretation stops
Clairvoyance is shared here as an educational reference to support study, contemplation, and personal discernment. It is designed to inspire self-reflection but is never a substitute for professional medical, legal, financial, or personal advice. By treating mystical traditions as rich symbolic languages rather than absolute rules, we focus on fostering wisdom, clarity, and personal responsibility.
Safety note
Sources and editorial method
This concise reference separates established definitions from historical, symbolic, or interpretive claims. Entries without external references are presented as editorial summaries rather than primary-source scholarship.
The page starts with a direct definition, then separates use, example, caution, spiritual meaning, and historical context. For astrology, occult, demonology, curse, and spiritual warfare terms, the editorial rule is to explain the term without making fear-based, fatalistic, medical, legal, financial, or ritual-instruction claims.
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