Clairaudience: What Is It & How to Become Clairaudient

Does it ever seem like you hear people talking, but no one is around? Do you hear sounds that others can’t? Are you picking up more of what is happening in the world surrounding you than most people? Have you been asking yourself whether or not you might be clairaudient?

If the answer to these questions is “yes”, then you’ve come to the right place.

In this article, we’ll cover what clairaudience is and talk about the most common signs to determine if you possess this gift, how to use them, and the “recipes” for developing miraculous psychic abilities like clairaudience.

Are you already sure that you aren’t born with the gift of clairaudience? Then we have some good news for you!

Clairaudience can also be an acquired skill, and your psychic hearing is one of the easiest intuitive gifts to develop, once you know how. Therefore, we’ll also give you advice on how to improve your clairaudience abilities.

What Is Clairaudience?

Clairaudience is one of the four psychic abilities and it allows you to hear beyond the normal range, the literal meaning being “clear-hearing”.

It’s a psychic sense that allows you to receive intuitive information from Higher Spirits, those in heaven, and other members of your spiritual team via hearing.

This information can come in a variety of forms and can make you feel crazy if you aren’t aware of what is happening.

You might hear unintelligible sounds, names or phrases, particular words, or music. When clairaudient abilities are beginning to open up, you may notice ringing or changes of pressure in your ears, such as popping or buzzing noises or you may start hearing voices.

These voices can sound different from the voices we normally hear. It can sound like being spoken right next to you, inside your head, or echoing as if it’s from a different dimension.

Also, it is possible that a voice sounds like one of your loved ones who has passed away. The voice can appear in various strategic moments.

If you are clairaudient, you probably also have the ability of speaking clearly. It means that you can channel, share, and speak the messages you hear from your spirit guides to others.

This psychic ability also helps you better understand the meanings of tarot cards, angel cards, and oracle cards. You can check out our detailed Tarot card guide to learn how to read tarot cards.

The Most Common Signs of Clairaudience

There are many clairaudient people walking around this world who don’t even know they have this intuitive gift. Are you one of them? Let’s find out!

Here are some of the most common signs that you might experience if you are a clairaudient person.

1. You Hear Ringing or High-Pitched Noises

If you hear ringing or a high-pitched sound in your ears, it can be a sign that a spirit guide is nearby. You may also experience buzzing or a sensation of your ears popping.

These sounds usually occur briefly and disappear within seconds or minutes. If there is no medical explanation for these occurrences, it could indicate that you have clairaudient abilities.

In such cases, a Spirit might be trying to get your attention in order to communicate important information.

2. You Prefer to Learn Through the Auditory Channel

Another clue of clairaudience is your preferred way of learning. Many people with a clairaudience learn best through the auditory channel. Like listening to an audiobook instead of reading a book.

They have a heightened ability to retain information when it is presented in an auditory format. This preference extends to other aspects of their life as well, including enjoying conversations, lectures, or podcasts more than visual or written materials.

3. Inspiration or Ideas Flow Through You

If you are clairaudient, you likely experience an abundance of creative and inspired ideas flowing through you. These ideas often emerge when you are feeling joyful and relaxed, even during mundane tasks like brushing your teeth, taking a shower, or driving your car.

These activities elevate your vibration and strengthen your connection to your soul because they promote relaxation and happiness. Consequently, these moments become opportune for Spirits to provide solutions for your problems and offer ideas to enhance your life.

4. You Comfort and Guide Others with Great Advice

Do you often find yourself comforting and advising others without knowing the source of those ideas? Have people suggested that you should charge for your insightful counsel? Perhaps you have already turned your knack for providing centered and comforting advice into a profession.

These experiences can be indicative of clairaudience. If you consistently offer valuable guidance to others through thoughtful suggestions, it is possible that this advice originates from Higher Spirits and flows through you.

In these moments, you may even feel as though you are speaking their words directly. This is why your advice is often remarkably accurate and precisely what people need at that particular moment.

5. You Tend to Talk to Yourself

Do you find yourself thinking of replies you would like to give in certain scenarios, and do you calm down by talking to yourself after a stressful event?

If you are clairaudient, it’s likely that you have conversations with yourself in your head. Yet, many of us have influences going on with our internal dialogue, but the voice of clairaudience is the voice of our spirit that guides us and tells us the truth.

This comes from a different place than the inner critic or the old tapes that repeat the same old doubts or fantasies. This is guidance!

6. You Hear Noises When No One Is Around

Does it ever seem like you hear footsteps or people talking, but no one is around? Or that you hear sounds that others can’t? This can be as simple as hearing your name when no one is around or hearing noises, talking, radio, or whispering.

If you can’t discern the physical source of the noise, it is very possible that this is a spirit-generated speech and it’s a pretty good indicator that you may be clairaudient.

7. You Are Very Sensitive to Music

Do you have a deep love for music that evokes a profound connection to your soul? Often, clairaudient individuals possess a heightened sensitivity to music, demonstrate musical inclination, and establish a strong soulful bond with it.

If music resonates with you to such an extent, it may indicate clairaudient abilities. You might also find pleasure in composing music. Numerous accounts exist of composers who have heard or envisioned melodies playing internally before transcribing them onto paper.

Additionally, if you find yourself visualizing images in your mind that correspond to song lyrics, it could imply clairvoyant abilities, granting you the capacity to perceive and interpret energy.

You may also experience instances where you hear music when there is no audible sound playing around you, suggesting that you can perceive it internally.

8. You Had Imaginary Friends

Did you have imaginary friends during your childhood? It is possible that these friends were not purely imaginary but instead angels, spirits, or even departed loved ones.

If you engaged in communication with these imaginary friends during your younger years, it could be an indication that you were tapping into your clairaudient abilities.

9. You Enjoy and Need Quiet

Though people tend to see the desire for quiet time as a sign of introversion, it is also a sign of a sensitive soul that needs quiet in order to hear its own wisdom.

Besides, clairaudient people are usually highly sensitive, both emotionally and physically. That’s why noises can make them feel tired and irritated.

It can be frustrating when you have psychic hearing, but your family and friends may not understand how much it affects you.

That’s why it’s super important for people who are clairaudient to have quiet time every day. They may even like to try noise-canceling headphones or practice meditation.

Clairaudience or Psychotic Episode?

Clairaudience can be both a gift and a challenge, and some people even view it as a curse. It can be frightening to hear voices, especially when you’re alone at night and not expecting it.

Clairaudients often struggle to manage noisy environments and the everyday noise pollution of modern living. Some individuals with the gift of clairaudience may even mistake their experiences for a psychotic episode.

However, there is an important distinction between clairaudience and a psychotic episode. The latter involves departing from reality and entering another level of awareness, which is not the case with clairaudience. This gift only provides guidance within your current level of awareness.

The most commonly given advice to clairaudient individuals is to accept and embrace their gift. Once you do so, you will be able to recognize its value and may even anticipate the next clairaudient experience.

Forms of Clairaudient Messages

Clairaudient messages can come to you in a variety of forms. As these messages are different from your inner voice, you have to become aware of them so that you can use the information in a valuable way.

The 4 most common forms of clairaudient information are described below.

1. Your Own Voice

Most clairaudience messages are subtle and often sound as if you are having an internal dialogue. But the voice of clairaudience is the voice of our Spirit that guides us and tells us the truth.

This comes from a different place than the inner guidance. That’s why you have to develop your intuitive gift so that you can recognize the difference between your inner guidance and clairaudient messages.

2. Spirit Voices

In addition to receiving messages telepathically using your own voice, you may also receive messages through Spirit voices.

These voices can sometimes resemble those of friends, relatives, or acquaintances who have passed away, sounding just as they did when they were alive.

3.  Sounds

Messages can also come in the form of sounds, like hearing your name when no one is around, or hearing noises, talking, radio, or whispering. If you can’t discern the physical source of the noise, this may be a spirit-generated speech.

4. Warnings

In distress situations, you can receive a clairaudient message out loud. You can hear ringing or yelling. Don’t get scared when receiving such a message, but just listen to it. You will be thankful later.

How to Improve Your Clairaudient Psychic Skills

You don’t have to be born with the gift of clairaudience to have an experience with it. It means that it’s possible to develop clairaudience and improve your skills by accessing your divine guidance and by practicing a lot.

Compare it with tuning an instrument. You can create an awareness of what to listen for and train your ears to recognize subtle distinctions of different tones. Simple, right? Here are some exercises that you can use to develop your clairaudience skills.

1. Listen

The easiest way to develop your clairaudience skills is to practice sensitizing your physical hearing.

Close your eyes and gently tune into sounds you normally don’t focus on: leaves rustling, birds singing, people talking, your breathing, etc. See if you can isolate each one, and focus on it for a few moments.

At first, this may be hard, but once you do this more often, you will expand your range of hearing and it will be easier for you to pick up sounds from the Spirit world.  

2. Ask Questions

Another way to improve your clairaudient abilities is by asking Higher Spirits for an auditory message. Are you pondering a specific question in your life? Focus on this specific question and ask for guidance.

Messages of the Higher Spirits may be received in a conversation, through lyrics of a song you hear on the radio, or a random sound.

3. Strengthen Your Fifth Chakra

Clairaudience is associated with your fifth chakra in the chakra system, also known as the throat chakra. This chakra is the center of communication and purification.

Balancing this chakra can help you reconnect with your true nature and your clairaudience ability. Singing or toning are great ways to do this. Practice making sounds that are both loud and soft, high and low.

You can also use chakra stones or crystals and gemstones to balance your fifth chakra: Lapis Lazuli, aquamarine, turquoise, and blue tourmaline are a few mentionable ones.

4. Meditate

If you want to improve any psychic ability (so you can use this exercise also if you want to strengthen your clairvoyance, clairsentience, etc.) you have to start with meditation. Nowadays, you can find a lot of guided meditations online.

Try meditation with music, spoken meditations, and complete silent meditation, to figure out which style you prefer and try to squeeze a meditation moment into your daily routine.

Common Questions About Clairaudience

Are You Clairaudience Ready?

As I mentioned, clairaudience can be awesome and challenging at the same time. It can be scary to hear voices especially when you’re alone at night and you least expect it.

If you have concerns about your clairaudience skills – for example, if you have a constant ring in your ear or frequently hear voices that are destructive or evil – use your common sense.

If it doesn’t feel good, be sure to speak to a health professional, as frightening clairaudient experiences shouldn’t occur too often.

Guidance from spirits will be delivered with love, and normally, people experience clairaudience as useful, valuable, and fun. So don’t be afraid to develop your skills, because they can give you a lot of joy and wisdom!

We’d really love to hear from you when you further developed your Clairaudient abilities and you’re receiving new messages or sounds from the universe.

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