ASCENDANT:
In astrology, 'Ascendant' is another term for Rising Sign, which is defined as the zodiac sign that was coming up on the Eastern horizon at the time and geographical location of your birth. This is not to be confused with the Sun Sign, which most people know as their zodiac sign.
AURA:
Auras are energy fields or 'life forces' that surround an object in a diaphanous outline. Authorities on the subject all agree that auras contain useful information about the indviduals they surround, conveying by color and intensity a person's inner state. Most people cannot see auras, but many experts claim that we all have the ability within us. Because it is impossible to fake the color or characteristics of our auras, it is said that our auras show our true nature and intentions and thereby, reading them is an incredibly useful exercise.
Everything has an aura, including all living creatures and inanimate objects. Auras of living creatures can change, and are said to emanate from the charkas. Auras of non-living objects are essentially fixed.
AUTOMATIC WRITING:
Simply stated, automatic writing is a free-flowing message sent by an entity in the form of the written word via a person. It is sometimes called 'trance' writing, because it is done quickly and without judgment. The person may appear in a trance-like state, putting down whatever comes to mind. This is accomplished with a writing implement and paper or a computer and keyboard. The messages may be in a language foreign to the person's own native tongue and the handwriting can be unrecognizable to the person penning the words. It may also be lacking spaces and punctuation. Pictures or symbols may be part of the writing as well.
Automatic writing allows the person access to the entity for guidance. It can also serve to retrieve information from your unconscious and/or provide insight.
CHAKRA:
According to Tantric philosophy and Yoga, chakra is the Sanskrit word for 'moving wheel.' The chakras are vortexes of energy present in the energy centers of the body. The charkas are not physical, but they function as pathways for energy to be taken in. They are a part of your consciousness in the same way that an aura is a part of your consciousness. There are seven such chakras and each one is associated with a section of the body, as well as assigned emotions, thoughts and functions within the body.
Chakras are assigned a color, which is displayed in a person's aura, and can help to reveal a person's spiritual and physical health, as well as one's karma.
CHANNELER:
A channeler is someone who receives messages of advice and teachings from a spirit guide or guardian angel. The channeler's relationship is a direct, beneficial one. A guardian angel serves to protect a person from harm and a spirit guide provides guidance and knowledge in order to help further one's path to spiritual enlightenment.
CLAIRAUDIENCE:
Clairaudience is defined as one's inner voice, translated it means 'clear hearing.' This is the power to hear sounds that are not audible to the normal human ear, but exist in the tangible world or in another dimension. (Not to be confused with the voices some schizophrenics may hear.)
CLAIRSENTIENCE:
Clairsentience means 'clear knowing' or 'clear thinking,' and it means your inner sensing. Those with this ability can perceive information out of the range of ordinary perception. It is not tied to one specific sense and can manifest as feelings, sensations or smells. It's the subtlest way of receiving psychic messages, and many people may not even be aware it is happening and explain it away as a revelation.
CLAIRVOYANCE:
This term is often used as a catch-all phrase for psychic ability, but it really describes one's inner vision. A French term, which translated means 'clear seeing.' And it's the ability to 'see' what is not physically in front of you, in the form of an image or event in the past, present or future.
I CHING:
The 3,000-year-old I Ching has 64 hexagram configurations that comprise an entire philosophy based on the Yin and Yang principles. The aim is to achieve and maintain balance in your life via a messaging system, which involves tossing coins in sets of six. The male or active energy of Yang encourages actions and ideas. The female or receptive energy enables adaptation and flexibility.
KABBALAH:
Hebrew mystics who wanted to reveal the physical and spiritual laws that govern 
mankind's soul and the cosmos devised the Kabbalah. This form of numerology assigns a number to each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Words can then be translated and reduced to a single number, each of which has its own specific interpretation. Everyone has their own personal numbers based on their date of birth and their first and last name. The birth date is your 'life number;' it is unchanging and represents your inner nature. Your 'name number' is the way you express yourself to the world - your outward personality.
MANTRA:
Historically, a mantra is a word with spiritual significance in Hindu culture. In general, a mantra is a syllable or word without meaning that you focus on while meditating in order to achieve a deep state of relaxation. This method is used in Transcendental Meditation and it has been shown to be a very effective technique.
According to the teachings of Transcendental Meditation, thinking a mantra helps you focus your attention inwardly. Regular meditation has been shown to help eliminate irritability, even reducing blood pressure. Benefits are numerous and its affects are lasting, as meditation has been known to mitigate the body's reaction after a stressful event.
MEDIUM:
A medium is someone who can contact loved ones who have passed from this Earth. This special ability allows him or her to communicate with the deceased individual in another realm or dimension. The death of a family member or friend can result in unresolved emotions and questions for those left behind; a psychic medium can help bring them peace.