How to Tell if You’re Clairvoyant — Experts Reveal Most People Are (and Don’t Realize It)
How to Tell if You’re Clairvoyant — Experts Reveal Most People Are (and Don’t Realize It)
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It’s all about tapping in, tuning in, and paying attention.
Have you ever had a gut feeling that something was going to happen and then it did? Or perhaps you had a vivid dream that ended up coming true in some way? Or maybe a distinct vision swept through you and you based a real-life decision on it? Most of us have had psychic experiences at some point in our lives, but many either brush it off as mere coincidence or pure nonsense.
“‘Clair’ means ‘clear,’ and ‘voyant’ means ‘vision,’” says Eboni Banks, a mystic and author of the upcoming Your Intuitive Nudge: A Step-by-Step Guide to Connecting with Your Intuition. “Clairvoyance is the ability to receive intuitive information from visions.” Banks thinks of intuition as a muscle; it’s not something that ever goes away, but you do have to use it in order for it to expand and grow. And there are many types of psychic gifts, including mediumship and several “clair” senses, such as clairgustance (the ability to receive information through taste), claircognizance (a clear knowing), and even clairtangency (through touch).
As a small child, I didn’t have a language for my psychic gifts, and I didn’t fully understand them. I just accepted them as a natural part of who I was, even if it seemed a little strange. It wasn’t until I got older and began talking about my experiences that I realized many, many others share the same thing. While the question of whether we’re born with psychic gifts or can learn them is up for debate, I believe it’s a mix of both. Since we’re spiritual beings living in a physical form, gifts like clairvoyance are an innate part of every human being (similar to how we all have a spectrum of other intelligences like E.Q. and I.Q.), which can also be developed and enhanced over time. But first, these gifts have to be acknowledged and developed.
Banks agrees: “Everyone is ‘clair’ something. It is not a gift that is for the few. We’re all born with it, but unfortunately, we’re not taught about intuition,” she says. “I think 90% of the human population has the ability to receive images in their mind.” Just like there are different levels to these gifts, Banks says they can show differently for different people, especially because we all process information differently. For instance, some might have the capacity to “see” things out of their physical eyes, while others see them through their mind’s eye, like when they’re dreaming. “Some people who have developed their [clairvoyant] muscles are able to see auras and energy and other things that are not non-physical,” says Banks.
Similarly, Granddaughter Crow, a Navajo shaman and author of Wisdom of the Natural World, also believes everyone is born with psychic abilities, but acknowledges how these gifts are also handed down through our ancestors. “If we were to look back far enough into our ancestral line, we would come across many individuals who paid attention to their instincts for survival and evolution,” she says. “In this day and age, we might have different uses for these natural instincts. It is a human birthright for a few to focus on developing these instincts (aka intuition, gut checks, psychic gifts).”
Granddaughter Crow’s gifts manifest through impressions, which she picks up with her five senses and inner knowing: “If you think of the five senses (touch, taste, smell, sound, and sight), then psychic gifts are a heightened sense of one or another of these five. ‘Sensing’ can come through each of these, or a combination of them. However, they don’t always manifest the same way as our five senses. They manifest more within the ‘inner world,’ meaning ‘inner sight,’” she says.
For Banks, people who don’t believe in clairvoyance or think it’s so “woo woo” aren’t allowing themselves to actually have psychic experiences because they simply don’t understand it. In fact, much of her work involves helping others develop a new understanding of intuition and psychic awareness; not as rare gifts but as natural aspects of our human design. And since we’re actually envisioning things in our mind all the time, recognizing our clairvoyant gifts requires a deep, personal sense of self-awareness.
Recognizing your Clairboyance
Sometimes psychic gifts can feel confusing, especially for children who are taught to solely rely on rational thought or grew up in households where these gifts aren’t acknowledged and nurtured. For Lisa Stardust, a NYC-based astrologer and author of Survival Guide: Navigating the Cosmic Rite of Passage, her psychic experiences started when she was three years old, and her parents (luckily) recognized her sensitivities. When she was a child, she could feel the energetic pain of a butterfly whose wings were clipped or would tell her parents about things that hadn’t happened yet. Once, she told them she’d just been named her school’s club captain, despite never trying out for it. “A few days later, a teacher asked me to audition for the role, and I got the gig,” Stardust says. “So for me, it was just that I would see things [in certain] situations and then they would unfold.”
In my own experience, clairvoyance manifests in several different ways: as either an image or vision in my mind’s eye (inner sight), a clear inner voice, a particularly vivid dream, a gut feeling, or a very specific word or phrase that suddenly pops up in my mind. These experiences feel extremely natural, like the movement of water, and are never loud, alarming, or scary. Granddaughter Crow experiences “impressions” as visions in her mind, too, sharing that the more she exercises her gifts, the more she understands how they work.
Like me, she doesn’t have a concrete moment in time when she “discovered” her gifts, since they seemed so natural to her: “I came to understand that other people didn’t perceive what I was perceiving in the way that I was perceiving it,” she says. “It was confusing to me. As I’ve grown, I’ve come to an understanding that it is my natural inclination to focus on this instinct that members of our ancestors held for survival and evolution.”
Strengthening Your Clairvoyance
Banks recommends allowing yourself alone time, since it’s really important to let go of distractions and get rooted in your authenticity to better “hear” that inner voice. “When we’re with ourselves, we’re more honest about our emotions and how we feel about things,” she says. “So much attention goes into what’s happening in our outer world, but [it’s important to] really learn to balance that with the amount of attention we give our inner world.” Banks says we can strengthen our clairvoyance when we learn to shift our level of awareness to our inner sight and pay more attention to it throughout the day.
Granddaughter Crow echoes that sentiment: “There are moments within the day where each of us needs to take a break, a breath, a moment. It is within these moments that I find that our gut or intuition can communicate with us. When we decide to give these moments validity, we begin to discover something special.”
Now, if your psychic muscles aren’t fully exercised — just like not working out your physical body for a while — it may seem a bit uncomfortable or confusing at first to tap into this inner sight. But over time, it becomes much easier to make sense of the messages. “Much of what we sense needs translation,” adds Granddaughter Crow. “It is a challenge to learn how to translate what we are sensing as it might come in the form of ‘impressions’ or ‘nudges.’ But the more we pay attention to it, the more it develops. It’s like building a relationship with a part of yourself that has deeper messages for you.”
Dreaming is also one of the most universal experiences of clairvoyance. “Sleep is such a powerful time for us. We spend like 30% of our lives asleep, and that’s purposeful because we’re processing so much information when we’re asleep,” says Banks. “The body is always communicating, just through all the natural, autonomous functions that are happening that we don’t even think about. Like when we’re eating, drinking, or walking.”
It’s important, however, to prep your body and psyche before sleeping, in order to tune into these messages. “Don’t watch anything disturbing on television, don’t have an argument,” recommends Banks. “Try to give yourself an hour before you go to bed to get your psyche and body lined up into a certain level of calm before you get into bed. Set an intention before you go to sleep, like ‘I want to be more aware of my clairvoyant vision,’ or ‘I want to receive a clairvoyant message.’”
Since, of course, not all dreams contain psychic information, discerning the difference between regular dreams and clairvoyant messages also takes some practice. “Sometimes it’s just stress from the psyche showing up in whatever challenge we’re having in our life, but sometimes it actually is intuitive information,” says Banks. For her, stress-related dreams are typically nonsensical, while intuitive dreams are much clearer, even if they’re abstract. “Your intuition wants you to understand it, it wants to be clear, it wants you to receive the message. And what I mean by ‘you’ is that it’s another part of you. It wouldn’t communicate to you in a way that is like some kind of Morse code. It’s not gonna do that, because it already knows how you communicate.”
Over time, with practice, your inner voice and sight will strengthen and become clearer. Another way to think about it is, it’s like trying to find the right channel on an analogue radio. It’s just about tapping in, tuning in, finding the right frequency, and getting ready to listen.
I Used T-Mobile’s Satellite Messaging on a 120-Mile Trek. Here’s How It Went
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Here’s how T-Mobile’s satellite messaging held up in California backcountry.
On the fourth night of my hike on the John Muir Trail, I finally turned my phone on. I’d kept it off for days to save my single battery pack, but I was also homesick. I’d only ever done long-distance hiking with my dad, and now I was deep into a 120-mile trek with six strangers. It felt silly to admit as a grown woman, but two weeks in the American backcountry without my dad felt lonelier than I’d expected.
I kept my phone off for the first three days. With only one battery pack and a desire for some early separation, I didn’t want to waste power on unproven tech. The rhythm of hiking creates its own kind of meditation: one foot in front of the other through Jeffrey pines and meadows of shooting stars.
But on night four at Palisade Lakes, after we’d hauled freshly resupplied packs weighing 40-plus pounds up the brutal Golden Staircase, the length and intensity of our trip really sank in. The next day, we’d be coming up on Mather Pass, and I was intimidated to say the least.
I hunched over my phone in my tent and tentatively turned off airplane mode, curious to see what would happen. I was part of T-Mobile’s beta testing group for T-Satellite with Starlink, a service that uses satellites to deliver connectivity where cell towers can’t reach.
During my hike, the beta service offered only text messaging, and a flood of texts poured in, along with a wave of emotion. There were encouraging messages from friends, and most importantly, from my dad.
I texted him about conquering the Golden Staircase, about my aching shoulders, and the alpine lakes that made it worthwhile. His response came through about a minute later. Pride, encouragement, and the reminder that I was capable. The next morning, I woke ready for Mather Pass.
Unlike Apple’s satellite system, which requires manual reconnection each time, T-Satellite stayed connected as long as I remained in the dead zone. A small satellite icon appeared in my menu bar with the banner “You’re messaging by satellite.” From there, texting worked almost normally.
According to a T-Mobile representative, “Once you are out of reach of a tower, your phone will switch to T-Satellite. You don’t need to hold your phone up to stay connected, it just works.”
The service uses 650 Starlink satellites integrated directly into T-Mobile’s network, making it compatible with most smartphones made in the last four years.
For me, messages were sometimes sent instantly, and other times, took a minute or two. On exposed passes like Mather and Pinchot, the service was consistent. In valleys or heavier tree cover, it slowed but still went through. I could even text from inside my tent at camp without needing to stand in an open meadow pointing my phone skyward (a necessity for my hiking buddies who only had Apple’s satellite capabilities).
The most striking contrast came at a moment on Mount Whitney’s summit. We stood at 14,505 feet, the highest point in the contiguous U.S. Suddenly, we had actual cell service, at the very top of the mountain. A friend FaceTimed her parents, and another hiker cried as she called her husband. After days of satellite texting my way through the backcountry, watching the video calls felt almost surreal. I tried to FaceTime my dad, too, but in a twist of connection irony, he was out of cell service while on his own day hike.
The lack of connectivity in the backwoods can be a boon that brings revelations and peace, but it can also often cause tragedies.
“T-Satellite raises the baseline for backcountry safety by giving people a lifeline on the device they already carry,” says a T-Mobile representative. “With Text to 911 capabilities and use of essential apps off the grid, hikers have more ways to stay connected and get help if they need it.”
I was traveling with two guides from Wildland Trekking, so emergency support wasn’t top of mind. But had I been hiking solo, T-Satellite would have brought my family and me a sense of relief. Now that the service has expanded to include AllTrails integration, it’s even more of a safety net.
T-Satellite is included on specific T-Mobile plans or available for $10 monthly on 60+ devices, but whether it’s worth it comes down to how you want to move through the backcountry. If you crave complete disconnection, you might not want it. But if you’re like me, someone who finds comfort in the option of staying connected even from remote places, it offers a sense of security. I can keep my phone on airplane mode when I want that disconnection, but turning it back on and accessing support is just a few buttons away.
The backcountry experience is evolving with technology, but I hope that adding satellite connectivity doesn’t diminish the wildness. I hope it expands accessibility and allows us to move through it with less anxiety.
Get cookin’: Inside the hotel kitchen of tomorrow
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The evolution of kitchen design is accelerating faster than ever, presenting opportunities for hotels to lower costs, add new equipment and, yes, even leverage artificial intelligence. HOTELS spoke with Jimi Yui, principal at Yui Design, a boutique studio and hospitality consulting firm, to assess how this change is leaving a culinary impact.
GOING ELECTRIC
One of the most notable changes already underway is the push toward fully electric operations driven by sustainability and carbon footprint concerns. “All-electric kitchens are emerging as the next major shift,” Yui said, adding that states such as California and New York are already in the process of setting new requirements for all-electric buildings, which would include commercial kitchens. “Developers and hoteliers are studying whether to get ahead of the curve and build all-electric properties now,” he said.
Many are choosing to get ahead of regulations now, especially as sustainability. One of the biggest pressures hotels face today is matching or outperforming other hotel restaurants and local restaurants. commitments take on greater importance. But the adjustment isn’t simple. “In the U.S., we’re not accustomed to cooking in all-electric kitchens, with most cooks preferring—and not trained on—gas cooking,” Yui said. Transitioning skills and expectations are becoming part of the conversation.
One of the biggest pressures hotels face today is matching or outperforming other hotel restaurants and local restaurants.
TECHNOLOGY AS A LIFELINE
Rising food and labor costs are forcing operators to rethink how they run kitchens. What once felt like upgrades have become operational necessities, which is why, for some, turning to digital integrations to keep operations viable is the preferred way to go. “Integrated POS, inventory and scheduling platforms are absolutely essential in the current and foreseeable economy where the cost of goods and labor are the make-or-break variables,” Yui said.
Hotels are moving away from the era of oversized menus and deep inventories as simpler, more efficient models are proving more resilient. “Large menus needing large inventory and large labor have become extremely difficult to survive,” Yui said.
CLARITY OF POSITIONING
Yui sees a clear pattern in how demand is shifting across the hotel landscape. “Brand strengths are seen in the [midscale] market up to the luxury market,” he said. “Trying to be something for everyone, the middle of the road, appears to be less compelling for the consumer.”
In other words, clarity of positioning— whether value-driven or experience-driven—is sticking more than a broad, in-between approach. Consider this strategy an alignment with a bigger industry trend: the seemingly nonstop emergence of new hotel brands catering to specific market niches, something that can be attributed to changing demographics or the rise of tech-savvy travelers.
BRAND BUILDING
One of the biggest shifts is philosophical: Food and beverage are no longer just an amenity but a core hotel offering. “F&B was traditionally a necessary but undesirable service,” Yui said. “At the luxury end, brand strength comes from offering compelling F&B experiences that embrace the luxury hotel experience. There is no luxury hotel experience without matching luxury F&B.”
Most notably, to achieve a truly outstanding brand-defining F&B concept, hotels are under increasing pressure to meet guest expectations of matching or outperforming neighborhood restaurants. “Consumers expect the hotel’s F&B to match or exceed what independent restaurateurs and chefs offer on the street,” he said. The response? More partnerships between hotels and well-known culinary operators who create concepts that bring both credibility and a competitive edge.
On this quest of becoming more efficient, greener and standing out not only among other hotels but also among local restaurants, all while keeping operational costs at a minimum, one can only hope for hotel kitchens to be well prepared—or at least well advised.
The Real Reasons So Many Couples Split on Vacation — Experts Reveal Hidden Stressors
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Vacations don’t always bring couples closer together. Experts weigh in as to why and how to navigate tricky moments while traveling.
Travel is often seen as a chance to unwind and reconnect, but for many couples, hitting the road becomes a stress test. Vacations can expose hidden tensions, turning small irritations into arguments or even breakups. Here, experts explain the psychological and environmental factors that spark conflict on the road, and share practical tips for navigating trips together while keeping your connection strong.
Why Travel Can Feel Like a Stress Test for Couples
Travel is meant to bring couples closer, offering uninterrupted time, shared experiences, and a break from everyday stress. Yet for many, hitting the road feels less like a reset and more like a relationship stress test, sometimes ending in unresolved conflict or even a breakup.
Therapists say this happens because travel strips away the predictable rhythms that normally keep relationships balanced.
“At home, couples can lean on routines, familiar spaces, and the ability to take breaks from each other,” says Robin Shannon, founder and relationship therapist at Chicago Healing Connection. “Once those anchors are gone, the relationship is exposed to new pressures.”
On vacation, couples juggle logistics, shared space, unfamiliar environments, fatigue, and financial decisions all at once.
“For relationships already carrying unresolved tension, travel becomes the moment those issues are harder to ignore,” Shannon notes. Without the usual buffers, small irritations can escalate quickly. “In that way, the trip becomes a stress test. It reveals how strong the connection is, how well partners repair misunderstandings, and how they respond to each other’s needs under pressure,” she adds. “One thing I notice is that travel doesn’t create new problems. It simply turns up the volume on what is already happening between two people.”
How Travel Amplifies Relationship Dynamics
Certain relationship patterns tend to get louder on the road. Attachment needs often shift, and anxiously attached partners may seek more closeness and reassurance, while avoidantly attached partners may crave more space than the trip allows. “This creates tension fast,” says Shannon.
Travel also exposes differences in decision-making and negotiation styles. From choosing where to eat to how tightly packed the itinerary is, even small choices can feel charged.
“Couples who struggle with communication, control, or flexibility notice these patterns showing up in almost every choice they make on the trip,” Shannon adds.
The overfunctioner–underfunctioner dynamic often emerges, too, with one partner handling planning and organizing while the other takes a backseat.
“This imbalance becomes more obvious on the road because the stakes feel higher and there is no time to reset,” Shannon explains.
Still, these moments aren’t necessarily bad, Dr. Deborah Vinall, therapist and author of Gaslighting and Trauma Recovery Workbook for Teens, points out.
“[Travel] provides an opportunity to examine your relationship under a new lens, address issues that may have festered below the surface, or decide whether the relationship is the right match for you.”
What Commonly Triggers Conflict on Vacation
Travel has a way of amplifying differences and friction. “What might be an annoying tendency to run late may cause significant stress for the partner worrying about missing the departure of a scheduled tour or transportation reservation,” explains Vinall. It also exposes how partners handle stress or unexpected challenges. Some adapt quickly, while others feel overwhelmed or frozen. “Personality differences in spontaneity versus preference for structure can cause friction on routine travel days, too,” she adds.
Differing expectations can also spark conflict.
“Part of the pleasure of vacationing is the anticipation, and naturally, we picture our upcoming plans with idealism,” says Vinall. “The problem comes when that vision is held rigidly, and we are unable to adapt to the curveballs that inevitably come.”
One partner may imagine slow mornings and wandering, while the other plans sunrise itineraries and tightly scheduled days. One may expect indulgent meals while the other sticks to a more budget-conscious or health-conscious routine. When visions clash, disappointment can build quickly.
According to Lindsey Turner, a certified sex therapist and founder of Lindsey Turner Therapy, patterns like repeatedly escalating minor frustrations, difficulty compromising, or failing to check in on each other’s emotional needs are far more concerning than isolated disagreements, especially when little effort is made to repair. “Unresolved conflicts can create sadness, isolation, and distance even after the trip ends.”
Some travel-related stressors also spotlight personality traits that are harder to overlook, sometimes pushing a couple toward a breakup. “Resentfulness over a partner’s dependency and expectations that the other do all of the planning and problem solving can highlight a dynamic that leads to long-term dissatisfaction,” Vinall explains. “A partner who complains constantly and takes a victim stance when things become challenging may remove the shine of a curated home image.”
Why Conflict Feels Worse When You’re Traveling
Even minor disagreements can feel bigger on vacation because travel disrupts the routines that support emotional regulation. Jet lag, poor sleep, irregular meals, crowds, and constant stimulation all chip away at the ability to stay grounded. “This combination of stressors makes people more prone to irritability and lowers thresholds for patience and equanimity,” says Vinall.
Travel also brings decision fatigue. Couples are constantly making micro-decisions, like where to eat, how to get there, and whether to stick to the plan or pivot. “When both partners are mentally drained, irritability rises,” says Shannon. “They may think they’re fighting about a restaurant, but they’re actually reacting to cognitive overload.”
What Helps Before and During the Trip
The most effective de-escalation tools often come into play before a trip begins.
“Couples who have a strong relational foundation, where conflicts aren’t constant, communication is open, and respect is established, are much better equipped to navigate stress on the road,” says Turner.
Experts recommend aligning on a few practical areas in advance, starting with spending expectations. “Discussing how money will be used on the trip reduces anxiety, prevents misunderstandings, and creates a sense of safety, helping both partners feel aligned and secure,” says Turner.
It’s also important to talk through how you want to spend your time, how much structure versus flexibility you prefer, and how decisions will be made, including who plans activities, who navigates logistics, and how you’ll handle unexpected changes. “Discussing these roles helps both partners feel prepared, valued, and confident,” Turner adds.
If tension does rise during the trip, approaching challenges with humor, gratitude, and flexibility can help prevent escalation. “Being able to laugh off tense moments during travel that push you out of your comfort zone is essential,” says Turner.
Is It About the Trip or Something Deeper?
To tell the difference, start by reflecting on both the pattern and intensity of the conflict. “If disagreements are specific to the logistics or stressors of the trip, like planning activities, travel delays, or unfamiliar environments, they’re often situational,” says Turner. “However, if deeper-rooted issues such as unresolved resentment, anger, or repeated arguments arise, and there is no willingness or goal toward resolution, this can indicate underlying relational challenges that go beyond the vacation itself.”
While conflict may feel magnified on vacation, noticing whether there’s still a shared desire to reconnect can make all the difference. “Addressing these deeper patterns, either during or after the trip, is key to preventing them from creating lasting distance in the relationship,” says Turner.
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