October 29 2025

The Different Ways Spirit Communicates with Mediums

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The Different Ways Spirit Communicates with Mediums By Kristian von Sponneck – Psychic Medium & Psychic Entertainer

When most people imagine a medium receiving messages from Spirit, they picture a ghost whispering words into someone’s ear or an image appearing like a film projection.
In truth, Spirit communication is rarely so literal. It’s not “seeing ghosts” — it’s perceiving vibration.

Spirit doesn’t speak English or Danish or any human language; they communicate through frequency, emotion, image, memory, and knowing. Mediumship is the art of translating that energetic language into something the human mind can understand.

In this article, I’ll explain the main ways that communication happens, how the psychic senses (known collectively as the clairs) work, and what those experiences feel like from the inside.

How Spirit Communication Works

When Spirit reaches out, they do so by blending their consciousness with the medium’s energy field — what many traditions call the aura.
The medium raises their vibration through focus, calm, and intention, while Spirit gently lowers theirs.
In that overlapping frequency — a shared wavelength of awareness — information is exchanged.

That information is not spoken; it’s impressed.
Spirit projects thoughts, feelings, images, sounds, and sensory impressions directly into the medium’s consciousness.
The medium’s role is to interpret these impressions faithfully, without embellishment or assumption.

No two mediums receive in exactly the same way.
Just as musicians have preferred instruments, mediums have preferred channels of perception.
These channels are what we call the clairs.

1. Clairvoyance – “Clear Seeing”

Clairvoyance is the ability to receive visual impressions from Spirit.
These may appear as:

Still images, like photographs.

Moving scenes, like short film clips.

Symbols or colours.

Light, shadow, or shapes perceived within the mind’s eye.

How It Feels

It’s not like seeing with physical eyes; it’s more like seeing with thought.
The images appear internally — sometimes as mental pictures, sometimes as subtle visualisations that carry an emotional charge.
A face may flash briefly; a flower, a number, or a place might surface spontaneously.

Interpreting Clairvoyance

Spirit rarely shows random pictures. Each image holds meaning.
A red rose may symbolise romantic love. A clock might refer to timing or an anniversary.
Experienced mediums learn to decode these visuals quickly while staying open to literal interpretation if the sitter recognises the image exactly.

Clairvoyance is perhaps the most dramatic of the psychic senses, but it is also the easiest to misinterpret if the medium adds imagination. The key is discipline: describe exactly what you see, not what you think it means.

2. Clairaudience – “Clear Hearing”

Clairaudience is the perception of sound from Spirit.
This may present as:

A voice speaking inside the mind.

A single word, name, or phrase.

Non-verbal tones, music, or humming.

The memory of someone’s voice playing like an echo.

How It Feels

Sometimes it’s as distinct as hearing your own name called when alone.
More often, it’s subtle — a thought that carries a sound-quality, as though “spoken” within.
Spirit uses the medium’s auditory imagination the way a musician uses an instrument.

Interpreting Clairaudience

Because Spirit rarely speaks in full sentences, mediums must capture fragments accurately.
A single word can unlock profound evidence — a nickname, a familiar saying, a pet name no one else could know.

I’ve had readings where Spirit whispered one unmistakable word that brought immediate tears of recognition.
That’s the power of hearing beyond the veil.

3. Clairsentience – “Clear Feeling”

Clairsentience is the ability to feel Spirit through emotion or bodily sensation.
It is one of the most common and underrated psychic senses.

How It Feels

You may suddenly experience warmth, goosebumps, or tingling as Spirit draws near.
Sometimes an emotion arises that isn’t yours — sudden joy, sorrow, humour, or calm.
The medium temporarily feels what the Spirit felt in life or what they wish to convey.

For example, a father in Spirit might impress a sense of pride and tenderness; a grandmother might convey warmth, baking smells, and the emotional memory of her kitchen.

Interpreting Clairsentience

Feelings translate into meaning.
Pain in a certain body part may indicate cause of passing.
A wave of happiness may affirm that the loved one is at peace.

Clairsentience is also how many non-mediums experience Spirit unconsciously — a comforting chill, a sudden sense of being hugged.
It is the language of empathy beyond words.

4. Claircognizance – “Clear Knowing”

Claircognizance is direct, spontaneous knowledge.
You simply know something without any logical reason to.

How It Feels

The information drops in like a completed sentence.
It doesn’t feel guessed or imagined; it feels factual.
There’s no emotional charge — just certainty.

For example, during a demonstration I might suddenly know that the Spirit was a teacher, loved jazz, and kept a golden retriever — without hearing or seeing any of that.
It arrives whole, as though downloaded into awareness.

Interpreting Claircognizance

This sense requires deep trust because it bypasses the other senses entirely.
Doubt can block it instantly.
Training teaches the medium to distinguish pure knowing from assumption — to deliver it neutrally and let validation come from the sitter.

5. Clairalience and Clairgustance – “Clear Smell” and “Clear Taste”

Less common but equally striking, these senses allow Spirit to convey identity through scent or taste.

Examples

The smell of cigarette smoke when no one is smoking.

The taste of whisky when connecting with a loved one who enjoyed it.

The faint scent of perfume or flowers specific to a person.

These experiences are often momentary yet profoundly evidential.
They anchor the abstract into the physical world, reminding us that Spirit retains personality and memory.

6. The Subtle Combinations

In practice, the clairs rarely operate separately.
A medium may simultaneously see an image, feel an emotion, and know the relationship.

Spirit transmits multi-layered packets of information — the medium’s energy field breaks that down through whichever senses are most open.
Each message is like a chord rather than a single note.

For instance, I may see a man’s face (clairvoyance), feel tightness in the chest (clairsentience), hear the word “Dad” (clairaudience), and simply know his name is Michael (claircognizance).
That combination forms one complete communication.

7. The Role of Symbolism

Spirit often communicates symbolically because symbols cross language barriers.
A rose can mean love; a book can mean learning; rain can mean tears or renewal.

Over time, every medium builds a personal dictionary of symbols.
Spirit learns that dictionary and uses it — much like two people developing private shorthand.

For beginners, journaling each symbol and its context helps decode future messages with clarity.

8. The Emotional Signature of Spirit

Every spirit carries a distinct vibration — a feeling signature much like a musical key.
When that signature blends with the medium’s energy, the atmosphere shifts noticeably.

Some feel it as warmth, others as expansion or lightness.
I often sense a change in tone before any words or images arrive — an emotional presence entering the room.

This “signature” is what allows a medium to differentiate between multiple spirits during a demonstration.
It’s the spiritual equivalent of recognising a loved one’s laughter in a crowded room.

9. Conscious vs. Trance Communication

There are two main states in which mediums receive information:

Conscious mediumship – The medium remains fully aware, translating impressions in real time. This is how I work.

Trance or altered state – The medium’s consciousness moves aside to allow Spirit closer influence over speech or movement.

Both methods rely on the same energetic principles but differ in depth.
Trance is like letting Spirit use the microphone directly; conscious mediumship is like repeating what you hear through headphones.

Neither is “better.” What matters is the clarity, evidence, and emotional integrity of the message.

10. The Fine Art of Translation

Spirit communication is as much interpretation as reception.
The impression might be instantaneous — a flash of feeling or image — but the medium must find the human words to express it without distortion.

That requires language skill, emotional awareness, and humility.
No medium is perfect; we translate Spirit through the vocabulary and experience we have.
That’s why two mediums can deliver the same spirit differently — each adds their own nuance of expression.

My own rule is simple: describe exactly what I receive, then step aside and let the sitter make sense of it. Spirit will always confirm through resonance.

11. Why Spirit Chooses Different Senses

Spirit uses whatever sensory “door” the medium leaves open.
If you’re visual, they’ll show imagery.
If you’re emotional, they’ll send feeling.
If you’re analytical, they may impress direct knowing.

Spirit communication is cooperative — they adapt to the receiver’s strengths.
That’s why development circles emphasise awareness of your strongest clair first, then expansion into the others.

12. Developing the Clairs

To strengthen your spiritual senses:

Clairvoyance: Practice visualisation; picture vivid scenes daily.

Clairaudience: Spend time in silence; listen beyond sound.

Clairsentience: Notice bodily sensations around emotion.

Claircognizance: Journal intuitive insights before analysing them.

Development is less about acquiring skills and more about remembering sensitivity.
You already have these senses — they simply need exercising.

13. The Psychology Behind the Experience

From a psychological perspective, each clair corresponds to an aspect of brain function:

Clairvoyance activates visual imagination and memory centres.

Clairaudience involves internal auditory processing.

Clairsentience engages the limbic (emotional) system.

Claircognizance correlates with intuitive synthesis in the prefrontal cortex.

Understanding this doesn’t reduce the spiritual reality — it enhances it.
It shows that Spirit communicates through the natural architecture of human perception.

14. Evidential vs. Inspirational Communication

Sometimes Spirit provides concrete facts — names, dates, details — known as evidential mediumship.
Other times, they offer emotional insight or comfort — inspirational mediumship.

Both are valid; one proves, the other heals.
A balanced mediumship session includes elements of both: evidence for the mind, love for the heart.

15. The Emotional Intelligence of Spirit

Spirit understands that communication is not just data transfer; it’s empathy exchange.
They use the clairs not only to convey facts but to evoke feeling — to make you remember how their love felt.

That’s why genuine spirit contact often moves people to tears or laughter before any words are spoken.
The energy of love itself is the first and purest message.

16. The Boundaries of Mediumship

No medium receives everything.
Spirit communicates within ethical and emotional boundaries — they won’t reveal private details that violate dignity, nor predict outcomes beyond human responsibility.

When information stops flowing, it’s usually because Spirit has said enough.
Respecting that boundary maintains the purity of the work.

17. The Relationship Between Spirit and Medium

Mediumship is not command — it’s collaboration.
Spirit chooses to work with mediums whose energy, temperament, and integrity align with their purpose.

Over time, certain Spirits may become familiar collaborators during demonstrations, helping facilitate smoother connections.
This partnership is built on mutual trust, not possession or control.

18. Common Misunderstandings

“Mediums hear voices all day.”
False. The channel opens intentionally; mediums can switch it off.

“You must go into a trance to contact Spirit.”
Not true. Conscious awareness is often clearer and safer.

“Only gifted people can do this.”
Everyone has potential; practice refines perception.

Dispelling myths keeps the work grounded and credible.

19. My Perspective as an Unguided Medium

I describe myself as an unguided medium — meaning I don’t work through a single spirit guide or intermediary.
Instead, I rely on my own psychic faculties — clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, and claircognizance — attuned directly to the communicating Spirit.

This approach feels cleaner to me: one human consciousness connecting directly with another consciousness beyond form.
It requires focus, respect, and emotional discipline, but it allows the evidence and the message to come through unfiltered by any external “guide.”

20. The Beauty of the Process

When you truly experience Spirit communication, you realise it’s not supernatural — it’s super-natural; it’s part of nature operating at a finer frequency.

Each clair is a different language of love.
Some Spirits paint pictures, some sing, some stir feeling, some impress knowledge.
All say the same thing in the end: “I’m still me. I’m still here. Love doesn’t end.”

That’s the heartbeat of mediumship — the blending of two worlds for a moment of shared understanding.