How Does A Medium See Spirits?
Updated 2025.05.22
When explaining my ability to see, hear, feel and work with those in Spirit, the most common and usually the first question people ask me is this one.
And the answer is:
Yes, I actually see them!
Most of the time, when preparing for a reading or a session, your loved ones on The Other Side arrive early - to wait for you. In their excitement, they don’t want to be late, so they find me and we get ready for your session together.
Below is the outline of how a psychic medium sees Spirit:
You feel them first, then you see them
Generally, the process is that you feel the presence of Spirit first, and then see them second.
For me, when a Spirit is present, this feels like I’m climbing up a giant hill on a roller coaster - my heart starts beating fast and my stomach begins to drop. The energy around me often creates a warming feeling.
Depending on the Spirit, I may also feel coolness, or heaviness too. Either way a change in the energy flux of an area can indicate a non-physical presence.
You may see them in your mind’s eye or in physical form.
Once a presence is identified, ask the Spirit to give increased confirmation
Next, ask for the Spirit who is present to appear or make their presence more tangible with a sign or a feeling.
Sometimes, they appear in front of you, next to you, right behind you. If you have designated a room or space in your home for Spirit Contact, many will simply go to this space.
You may see them physically or with your mind’s eye.
At this time, you may see the features of the Spirit and their appearance. They may be translucent in color, sometimes appearing in a whitish wispy hue. Sometimes, they simply appear as a face, a shadow or colored light.
Depending on how much energy they have to appear, they can be near-dense looking to almost a clear hologram.
Most people will see Spirit the same way you would see a memory or an imagination through their clairvoyant gifts. When Spirit appears in your mind’s eye, it helps them conserve energy so they can also deliver other messages to you through clairaudience or clairsentience.
You can shift the energy to make the visions more robust
Visualize Divine Light wrapping around your energy. Ask for your Spirit Guides to send you more energy. Take a break, clear your energy or have a snack.
Anything that you can do to boost your available energy will make it easier for you to pick up on non-physical energy.
You can also adjust the environment to make it easier to pick up on Spirit. Dimming the ambient lighting can make it easier to see subtle energies. Turning off electrical devices in an area can make it easier to perceive spiritual energy which is generally more gentle.
All in all, mediums often sense Spirits first before they see them, and they can see Spirits in their mind’s eye or in physical form. To improve your results in seeing Spirit, you can ask Spirit to increase their presence or change the way they appear so it’s easier to perceive and you can also shift the energy in the space.
Doing any of these things can make the job of spirit communication easier on your end and on the Spirit’s side.
While these are not the only ways a medium will see those in Spirit, this is how it happens for me, most of the time.
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