Claircognizance (clear knowing) is a metaphysical sense in which you know something to be correct but may be unable to back up your statement with fact or how you came into that information.
Claircognizance (clear knowing) is one of the four metaphysical senses, the others being clairvoyant (clear seeing), clairaudient (clear hearing), and clairsentient (clear feeling). It is one of your four metaphysical senses in addition to your five physical senses.
How do You Know What You Know?
Do pieces of information just randomly pop into your head that you know are correct? You are using claircognizance (clear thinking). It can come in the form of predictions or premonitions, a feeling of certainty or correctness. You may have knowledge of certain places, events, situations, or people without having received the information in a traditional manner. It may come across as a sense of foreboding or deja vu.
It is the ability to recognize receiving sudden insights and understanding regarding a question or situation in your life. It relates to your 3rd eye or crown chakra.
Claircognizance means clear knowing of something that may have happened in the past, present, or future about another. Many times you will just “know” the answer, but will not be able to back up your statement with fact or how you came into that information.
I believe many people have this ability, but much of the information can go without validation, because some of the things you may “know” can cause upset and stress in others and they will not be receptive to giving you the validation if you do not have documented proof of what you are telling them.
Examples of Claircognizance
In many cases, this “knowing” may go against everything others tell you about a situation. It can certainly be isolating when you are the only one who is saying different and the general consensus says the total opposite.
Do you finish other people’s sentences because you know the answer even before they finish the thought?
Do you find yourself knowing immediately if someone is lying to you, even though you have nothing concrete to back up your thought?
How to Develop Claircognizance
Make use of automatic writing to connect with your guides and receive answers to your questions.
Meditation is also helpful in gaining clear knowing because by quietening the mind, you are able to hear answers from your guides come through to you.
Your Thoughts?
What about you? Do you have any examples or stories of using claircognizance? Please share in the comments below.
Related posts:
- Metaphysical Senses: What is Clairsentience?
- Metaphysical Properties of Blue Lace Agate
- What is Clairvoyance?
- What is Clairaudience?
- Automatic Intuition Professional Intuitive Training
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Hi There,
lol..
I have read this article and the clairaudiance.. I have known things but have absolutly no way to prove it, yet I have not a moments doubt that its wrong. This happens to me a lot, and I’m very interested in it, and tonight I was browsing a site and a guy who is a pshycic (how ever you spell that) said that he has clairaudiance, and I found this site after I searched it. If someone tries to lie to me, I immediatly know exactly what happened, and by telling them exactly what happened, they will know that I know, but they also know that there is no way that i could know, so they think they can still lie and cover it up. I have no way of explaining how I know it.. however I just do.. some people have fessed up however others still continued to lie, and I know for a fact (without any) that they are.
I have clairaudiance too, I hear voices just before I fall asleep, I mostly hear my parents and have visions of them having that conversation in their bedroom or around the house shortly after I heard the voices. the biggest problem is that as soon as I try to listen to what is being said, it stops right there… why? Who has answers to this? They live in another country so its impossible for me to hear them any other way.
Similarly I have heard my one ex say something and I called her immediately and said how can you call me that?? I called her without even thinking about it, like I already knew it was fact, yet had no evidence to back it up, she freeked out, her dad was with her at the time, and said she went pale and dropped a pencil which she was holding. This was 15 years ago, can’t remember much details, they asked me how I heard that and I dont have the answer.
I also called my one friend one night becuase I heard him and his brother have an argument, and he confirmed it, yet didn’t make much of it. But lately I also hear conversations between other random people and it sounds like they are wispering or something and I cannot make out what they say. When i walk in the direction where I hear it, it sounds like they have moved further away or into another room, but a room where? It’s like the room where I would hear them from, does not exist (this is around the house esp). I hear it mostly in white noise or something, like when the air conditioner is running in the house etc.
I have also always been able to tell you things about people’s upbringing and how their parents were with them as kids, if they were poor, rich, average, etc. If I look at someone it appears as if their face changes.. I see a different look.. weird to explain, like I see a different dimention which makes the lines on your face change, and somehow I just know so much more about you.. I dont like telling people about it, because I dont like to tell certain people about their pasts and remind them about the bad parts I see.. I feel very emotional and sad for those people when i see that. Somehow this also falls under the I know something, but have no idea to explain it part..
There are many other things I do and experiences I have had, some which still frighten me, however to cut a long story short, I wanted to say thanks for the tip on the song in my head, because I have actually taken the time to read the lyrics and it is exactly what I’m doing at this moment in my life, and I now have confirmation about what I’m doing, or more sort of telling me that I’m on the right track, and I should push through!
thanks! very nice article!
I enjoyed the part with the songs you mentioned, because as I read that a song came up in my mind and I read the lyrics which I never really read/followed, but it basically says that I’m pushing harder and higher and you’re not going to hold me down anymore.. right now in my life I have re-realised that my future is in my own controll, it is up to me to make my destiny, so if someone is standing in my way, I am and have been and will be pushing and saying what I want, because its in my controll and I’m going to be heard. period. no one is going to hold me back anymore (which is exactly what I have felt for the past 3 years, and sadly accepted it).. the song and finding this site made me aware that I was on the right track with that and the confirmation was the site bringing me together with the song, connecting the missing link.
I am sure that I will be using this tecnique much more frequently..
I always enjoy articles on intuition. It’s a fascination of mine particularly claircognizance which is how I usually perceive things. I find that meditation adds to the experience though I’ve had no luck with automatic writing. Any personal recommendations? Guess I need more practice. Anyway, great article. Thanks for sharing.
Steven
P.S. I couldn’t find the Comment Luv link.
Hi Steven,
This is pretty much how I do automatic writing: Automatic Writing I have also found it particularly helpful if you time yourself. Set a timer for three minutes after you are “logged in” and make it a race against the clock to type as much as possible. Then try one question with a one minute timed answer.
I think the responses I receive are clearer when I use the timed method. Another method is to just start writing or typing “my guides say…” over and over again until the responses come to your mind. I wish you the best!
Thanks for letting me know about the Comment Luv issue. It is fixed now.
I used to be able to lip-sync every word ppl were saying. I might still be able to, but I haven’t tried it lately. It was very amusing during boring classroom lectures, and got me in trouble a few times…But very worth it!