A little understanding.
A deeper connection.
Gentle explanations of spiritual terms you may encounter during a reading or while exploring your own path.

Words for your
spiritual journey.
These explanations describe spiritual beliefs and practices. You are welcome to bring your own understanding, beliefs, and questions.
Spiritual guidance
Supportive spiritual insight intended to encourage reflection, perspective, and a sense of connection as you navigate your own choices.
Intuition
An inner sense or knowing. Within spiritual practice, intuition is often explored through quiet attention, reflection, and trust in one’s own experience.
Mediumship
A spiritual practice in which a person seeks communication with those who have passed. Experiences are personal and specific messages cannot be guaranteed.
Prophetic messenger
A term Joy uses for her intuitive spiritual work and the messages she shares through Healing Visions.
Clairvoyance
Often described in spiritual traditions as clear seeing: an intuitive impression experienced through mental images or an inner sense of vision.
Clairaudience
Often described as clear hearing: the spiritual experience of receiving an intuitive impression through words or sounds.
Clairsentience
Often described as clear feeling: an intuitive impression experienced as a feeling or sensation.
Empathy and intuitive sensitivity
Awareness of emotions and the feelings of others. In spiritual settings, people may use these terms to discuss their subjective sense of connection.
Channeling
A spiritual term for receiving and expressing impressions understood by the practitioner as coming from a spiritual source.
Soul and spirit
Terms used across spiritual traditions to discuss the nonphysical aspects of life, identity, and connection. Their meanings vary across beliefs.
Angels and spirit guides
Spiritual beings or presences understood within some faiths and traditions as sources of support, protection, or guidance.
Spiritual grounding
Practices intended to help you feel present, steady, and connected to your immediate experience.
Chakra balancing
A spiritual energy practice using a framework of centers associated with themes such as security, compassion, expression, and intuition.
Reiki
A spiritual practice associated with gentle energy work, relaxation, and inner calm. Joy is a Certified Reiki Master.
Alpha state
A term used in Joy’s spiritual practice for a relaxed, meditative state of awareness.
Astral and etheric
Terms used in some metaphysical traditions to describe experiences or aspects of existence understood as beyond the physical world.
Reincarnation and past lives
Beliefs that a soul may experience more than one lifetime. Interpretations differ among spiritual and religious traditions.
Karma
A concept interpreted in different ways across spiritual traditions, commonly concerning actions and their consequences.
Akashic records
A metaphysical belief in a spiritual record of a soul’s experiences. It is part of certain spiritual traditions, rather than an established scientific record.
Synchronicity and déjà vu
Terms people may use when reflecting on meaningful coincidences or a sense of familiarity. Spiritual interpretations are personal and vary.
You are always
welcome to ask.
If a term sparks a question or you wish to explore how it relates to your personal experience, bring it to your private phone session. Joy’s intention is to help you feel more informed, grounded, and supported.
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