"Gifted with strange psychic powers, mediums and clairvoyants gather information from the worlds of the supernatural and the paranormal"Mediums and clairvoyants are people who have psychic powers - strange abilities to gain knowledge in ways that shouldn't be possible. The main difference between the two terms is that mediums communicate with the spirits of the dead, while the psychic power of clairvoyants give them the ability to sense people, objects or events that are distant in space or time. For instance, a clairvoyant might be able to tell that a room is haunted, while a medium is more likely to see a person's aura. Mediums and clairvoyants can channel their psychic powers differently, but there are many similarities between them. For instance, they both may go into a trance in order to use their gift more effectively and both are sensitive to psychic influences or 'vibrations' in a general sense. Therefore, as their abilities overlap, the people who visit them do so for similar reasons. People who visit a medium or clairvoyant are usually looking for general guidance, rather than specific answers. In this case it doesn't necessarily matter which type of psychic you visit, since both will be able to offer you some help. The sort of information you might sometimes seek however, could make one type of psychic more appropriate than the other. If you want information about or from a deceased person, then a medium is the obvious person to visit as they may be able to pass on messages from your loved one. If, on the other hand, you're looking for someone who's still alive, or want to know what the future might hold for you and your family, you could find that a clairvoyant is likely to be more helpful. Ultimately, it comes down to personal preference - do you trust the spirits of the departed (as interpreted by a medium) or would you rather rely on the psychic powers of an individual clairvoyant? Clairvoyants usually work alone, sometimes using information from a client, or an object or location, as a starting point. The latter option is called psychometry. They may even use a tool such as a crystal ball. Mediums can also work alone, or they may arrange a seance to help them contact the spirits. Sometims they use tools such as ouija boards. (Not recommended imho). Terms such as 'medium', 'clairvoyant', and 'psychic' are not officially defined or regulated, and can mean different things to different people. You could find that people who are, technically speaking, medium sometimes call themselves clairvoyants, and those who call themselves psychics may actually be practising Tarot or astrology, which are forms of magic. To avoid confusion, you need to ask an individual practitioner exactly how he or she works.
