Psychic Dictionary by Stan Mallow Angel An immortal spiritual being which acts as an intermediary between God and humanity. Astral Body A name given to the spiritual appearance of the physical body. Astrology The study of the influence of the celestial bodies on the Earth and its inhabitants. Aura The subtle electro-magnetic energy field that surrounds every living being. Aura Photography A method used to capture the auric field on film. Advanced Kirlian Photography can also capture the energy emanating from the 7 major charkas. Automatic Writing Writing executed by a medium while in a trance or altered state of consciousness. Cartomancy Divination by means of playing cards. Chakra A series of circular vortices on the life force of a person. Channelling The process by which a medium can communicate information from nonphysical beings. Clairaudience The ability to hear voices not audible to normal hearing. Clairsentience The faculty of superphysical sense perception. Clairvoyance The ability to perceive objects or people that cannot be discerned through the normal senses. Divination The art of foretelling the future by using a wide range of techniques. Dowsing An ancient form of divination using a forked stick, bent wire, or pendulum to locate people, objects and substances. Feng Shui The ancient Chinese study of the hidden currents and forces that cover the surface of the earth. Karma The law of consequences. A philosophical belief that the deeds you do, be they for good or evil will eventually come back to you in a like manner. Medium A term applied to those who have the ability to communicate with departed spirits. Numerology A system of divination based on the idea that the universe is mathematically constructed, and all things can be expressed in numbers, which correspond to vibrations. Palmistry A method of divination and character interpretation by studying the lines and bumps on the palms and fingers. Psychometry A method of sensing or reading from physical objects the history of each object (and the history of things and people associated with these objects) which is hidden to ordinary sensibility. Reincarnation The belief that the divine essence, which is the soul, lives on after death and is reborn into another physical body. Runes An ancient Norse and Germanic alphabet the symbols of which were ascribed magical properties and used mainly for charms and divination purposes. Spirit Message When a spirit guide, angel or departed soul speaks through a medium, channeler or intuitive and then that message is conveyed to the person they are reading. Spiritualism A system of religious beliefs centered on the assumption that communication with the spirit world is possible. Tarot A deck of 78 pictorial cards often used for foretelling the future.