National Psychic Day

National Psychic Day or simply Psychic Day, is celebrated on the first Sunday in August. It is a day dedicated to celebrating psychic abilities and the people who possess these gifts. This day provides a wonderful opportunity for everyone to explore and understand these unique talents.

I’ve created a huge list of ideas for what anyone can do on this day. I know this topic is controversial, and people might have different opinions depending on their beliefs. However, whether you believe these abilities exist or not, this fascinating topic offers something interesting to do on this day. At the very least, you can enjoy watching some related movies or videos online.

When Is National Psychic Day?

Ideas for Celebrating National Psychic Day

For Psychics:

1. Host a Workshop: Offer workshops to teach people about different psychic abilities. For example, psychic medium John Edward often holds seminars where he demonstrates his abilities and teaches about the afterlife.
2. Offer Special Readings: Provide discounted or special readings. For instance, renowned psychic Theresa Caputo sometimes offers special event readings to celebrate occasions.
3. Q&A Sessions: Hold a live Q&A session online or in-person. Psychic Kim Russo frequently does live Facebook sessions where she answers questions from her followers about their psychic experiences.
4. Collaborate with Others: Team up with other psychics. An example would be the Omega Institute in New York, which hosts events featuring multiple psychics and metaphysical practitioners.

For Everyone:

1. Book a Psychic Reading: Experience a personal reading. For example, visiting a psychic for an in-depth session.
2. Attend a Workshop or Class: Learn more about psychic abilities. The Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E. (Association for Research and Enlightenment) offers classes and workshops on various psychic topics.
3. Read Books: Dive into books about psychic phenomena. Books like “The Psychic Pathway” by Sonia Choquette provide a great introduction to developing psychic abilities.
4. Watch Movies or Documentaries: Enjoy films or documentaries. Movies like “The Sixth Sense” or documentaries like “Psychic Kids” explore psychic abilities.
5. Visit a Metaphysical Shop: Explore a local metaphysical shop like Mystic Journey Bookstore in Los Angeles, which offers a wide range of books, crystals, and psychic readings.
6. Try a Tarot Reading: Use a tarot deck for a self-reading. Popular tarot reader Brigit Esselmont of Biddy Tarot provides online tutorials for beginners.
7. Explore Astrology: While not entirely a psychic experience, astrology can be a fun and insightful activity to try on this day. Get a personalized astrology chart from my Etsy shop or check out the best-selling Astrology Cheat Sheet on Etsy to help you read charts and learn more about astrology.
8. Practice Meditation: Engage in meditation practices. Apps like Headspace and Insight Timer offer guided meditations aimed at enhancing intuition.
9. Join an Online Community: Participate in online forums. Websites like Psychic Source offer community forums where people can share experiences and ask questions.
10. Host a Themed Party: Invite friends for a psychic-themed party. You can set up stations for tarot readings, astrology discussions, create quizzes and games like “guess the object” to practice remote viewing.

What Psychic Abilities Are There?

Psychic abilities are extraordinary powers of the mind and spirit that allow some people to perceive, influence, or interact with the world in ways beyond the five traditional senses.

These abilities can be very different. Some people might be able to read minds or see things that are far away, while others can receive information from higher entities or talk to spirits of deceased people.

Below is a list of 25 commonly recognized psychic abilities, each with a short explanation to help you understand what they can do.

1. Telepathy: The ability to communicate thoughts or feelings without using the five traditional senses.
2. Clairvoyance: The ability to see events or objects that are distant or hidden from view, often referred to as “seeing” into the future or past.
3. Clairaudience: The ability to hear sounds or voices that are beyond the normal range of hearing.
4. Clairsentience: The ability to feel or sense things beyond the physical senses, often related to sensing emotions or energy.
5. Claircognizance: The ability to know something without any logical basis; a strong intuitive knowing.
6. Precognition: The ability to perceive or predict future events before they happen.
7. Retro-cognition: The ability to perceive or see events that have already occurred in the past.
8. Psychometry: The ability to obtain information about a person or an event by touching an object associated with them.
9. Telekinesis (Psychokinesis): The ability to move or manipulate objects with the mind without physical interaction.
10. Mediumship: The ability to communicate with spirits or entities from other realms or dimensions.
11. Aura Reading: The ability to see and interpret the energy fields (auras) surrounding living beings.
12. Remote Viewing: The ability to see or describe a distant or unseen target without using the physical senses.
13. Empathy: The ability to sense and feel the emotions and energy of other people.
14. Astral Projection: The ability to consciously leave one’s physical body and travel in the astral plane.
15. Automatic Writing: The ability to write messages or information from a subconscious or spiritual source without conscious control.
16. Channeling: The ability to receive and convey messages or information from a spiritual entity or higher consciousness.
17. Divination: The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means, such as tarot cards, runes, or pendulums.
18. Healing: The ability to use energy or intention to heal physical, emotional, or spiritual ailments.
19. Psychic Surgery: The ability to perform healing by removing negative energy or ailments from the body without physical intervention.
20. Pyrokinesis: The ability to create and control fire with the mind.
21. Hydrokinesis: The ability to control water with the mind.
22. Electrokinesis: The ability to control and generate electricity with the mind.
23. Geokinesis (Terrakinesis): The ability to control and manipulate earth or ground elements with the mind.
24. Chronokinesis: The ability to mentally affect the flow of time, either speeding it up, slowing it down, or even stopping it.
25. Biokinesis: The ability to alter or influence biological processes, such as healing oneself or changing physical traits.

Before You Go:

We have many more national days lists for you to explore.

• Food-related national days: complete list of national food days, pasta & noodles days, vegan & vegetarian days, mushroom days, ice-cream days, pizza days, coffee days, chocolate days, wine days, alcohol & drinking days.
• Non-food national days: National Days Calendar 2025 (check out the printable calendars in my Etsy shop), National Days for Teachers, and a wide array of special lists such as cat days, dog days, animal days, cleaning & organizing days, book days, music days, family & relationships days, national days for women, stationery days and even Harry Potter days.
• Country-specific national days: Australian national days, more coming soon.