Clairaudience Definition, Signs and How to Develop Clairaudient Skills

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 so, you came to the right place.

In this article, I’ll cover what clairaudience is and talk about the most common signs to determine if you possess this gift and how to use it. 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 I’ll also give you advice on how to improve your clairaudience abilities.

What is Clairaudience?

Clairaudience is the intuitive ability to hear beyond the normal range, the literal meaning being “clear-hearing”. If you are clairaudient you can 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.

If you are clairaudient you can receive intuitive information from Higher Spirits, those in heaven, and other members of your spiritual team via hearing.

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 to hear 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.

Some people are born to clairaudience and their abilities can manifest in their life at any time, from the time of their birth until the day that they die.

Some people are born to clairaudience and their abilities can manifest in their life at any time, from the time of their birth until the day that they die. For them, it will be their dominant psychic ability. However, clairaudience can also be an acquired skill and the good news is that your psychic hearing is one of the easiest intuitive gifts to develop, once you know how.

Want to know more about the other Psychic Abilities? Learn all about these super cool gifts in our articles about clairvoyance, claircognizance, and clairsentience.

If you are clairaudient, probably you also have the ability of clear speaking. This means that you can channel, share, and speak the messages you hear from the spirits to others.

How to Know if You’re Clairaudient

There are many clairaudient people walking around this world who don’t even know they have this super-cool 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

Ringing or a high-pitched sound in your ears often serves as a sign that a Spirit guide is around. It is also possible that you hear buzzing, or feel your ears pop. So, if you hear those sounds that normally manifest quickly and disappear after seconds or minutes, and there is no medical explanation, this might be a sign that you have clairaudient abilities. A Spirit can be looking for your attention to relay important information.

2. You Prefer to Learn Through the Auditory Channel

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

3. Inspiration or Ideas Flow Through You

If you are clairaudient, you probably also have many creative, inspired ideas that flow through you. These ideas can come to you when you are feeling joyful, and relaxed, and when you are doing just common tasks like brushing your teeth, taking a shower or driving your car. During these activities your vibration is high and you are most connected to your soul because you are relaxed and happy. That’s why this is the perfect moment for Spirits to give you solutions for your problems and ideas to improve your life.

4. You Comfort and Guide Others With Great Advice

Do you comfort and advise others a lot, but you have no idea where you got those ideas? Do people tell you that you should charge money for your counsel? Or have you already made your profession out of providing others with centered and comforting advice? This can also be a sign that you may be clairaudient. If you give great advice to others by giving thoughtful suggestions, this advice can possibly come from Higher Spirits through you. You might find yourself actually speaking their words. That’s why your advice is so on point and often just what the people need at that very 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 is 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 then 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 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 love music and does it make you feel connected to your soul? Often clairaudient people are very sensitive to music, are musically inclined, and find a deep soul connection to music. If music moves you to this extent, you may be clairaudient. You may also enjoy writing music. There are many accounts of composers who have heard or dreamt of a melody playing internally before they put it down on paper. If you start seeing pictures in your head to match the song lyrics, it may also mean you are clairvoyant and have the ability to see and perceive energy.

8. You Had Imaginary Friends

Did you have imaginary friends when you were young? Well, they maybe weren’t imaginary but were angels, Spirits, or even departed loved ones. If you communicated with imaginary friends in your childhood, this might be a sign that you were accessing clairaudience.

9. You Enjoy and Need Quiet

Though people tend to see the desire for quiet time as just an introvert quality, it is also the sign of a sensitive soul that needs to have some 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 you feel tired and irritated. It can be really frustrating when you have a psychic hearing, but your family and friends don’t understand how much it affects you. That’s why it’s super important for clairaudients to have quiet time every day. You may even like to try noise-canceling headphones or practice meditation.

Clairaudience or Psychotic Episode?

Clairaudience can be awesome and challenging at the same time, and some people even fear it as a curse. It can be scary to hear voices especially when you’re alone at night and you least expect it. Besides clairaudients often struggle to manage noisy environments and the noise pollution of everyday modern living. Some people who have the gift of clairaudience even think they are having a psychotic episode.

But there is an important difference between having the gift of clairaudience and having a psychotic episode. The latter involves leaving behind reality and moving into another level of awareness. This is not the case when you are having a clairaudience experience. This experience only gives guidance to your current level of awareness. The most given advice to clairaudient people is to accept their gift. Once you do so, you will be able to see its value and may even look forward to the next 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 then 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

Next, to receiving messages telepathically through your own voice, you can also receive messages through Spirit voices. In some cases, these voices are from friends, relatives or acquaintances who passed away and will sound like they did while they were living.

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, it is very possible that this is 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.

Improve Your Clairaudient Skills

You don’t have to be born with the gift of clairaudience to have an experience with it. You can develop and improve your clairaudience 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 in tones. Simple, right? Here are some exercises that I use to develop my 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 own 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 on 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, 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 gemstones and crystals to balance your fifth chakra: Lapis Lazuli, aquamarine, turquoise, blue tourmaline are a few mentionable ones.

4. Meditate

If you want to improve any psychic ability, 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.

Want to have more tips? Many YouTube videos are centered on this subject, including this short, informative video by Krishanti. It provides a fun technique to develop your clairaudient skills.

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!

Want to know more about Clairaudience? This awesome book by Kevin Hunter is definitely a must-read!