Psychic abilities is a collective term for a range of purported mental faculties that allow individuals to perceive information or exert influence beyond the capabilities of the known physical senses. **Psychic abilities** encompass phenomena such as telepathy (mind-to-mind communication), clairvoyance (perceiving distant or hidden objects or events), precognition (foreknowledge of future events), and psychokinesis (moving objects with the mind), among many others. *Psychic abilities* are often associated with extrasensory perception (ESP), sometimes referred to as the “sixth sense,” and are typically considered innate talents, though some traditions assert they can be developed through practice or spiritual discipline.

Psychic abilities are further classified into specific modalities, including clairaudience (clear hearing of non-physical sounds), clairsentience (clear feeling or sensing emotions and energies), and claircognizance (clear knowing or intuitive insight). Mediumship, or the ability to communicate with spirits, is another prominent category. Some systems enumerate dozens of distinct psychic powers, ranging from astral projection and remote viewing to energy healing and xenoglossy (the sudden ability to speak unknown languages).

Scientific consensus remains skeptical of psychic abilities, citing a lack of empirical evidence and reproducibility. Nonetheless, psychic abilities continue to be a subject of fascination, personal testimony, and investigation, with some researchers attributing reported phenomena to heightened intuition, subconscious perception, or unexplained neurological processes.