A Gift of Clairvoyance and Psychometry

By Barbara Pott

When a small Santa Claus ornament was handed to me by a friend, the vision hit me immediately: An adult male, only in his 30s, suffered a severe heart event that stopped him in his tracks. He was so discouraged that he could no longer live his life as he intended. As a young husband in the late 1940s, he loved his wife and daughter dearly but couldn’t provide for them as he longed to do. That is what I told the owner of the ornament, Lori, who confirmed my accuracy. She went on to say that her mother became the breadwinner and Lori, who was quite young at the time, had to grow up quickly to help the family. I then told Lori additional information that she wasn’t previously aware of but was useful to her.

On another occasion, I held a young client’s cell phone. I told her there was a young male in her life who was active in water sports and who was important to her. She said, “No, nothing like that.” I looked at the phone again and insisted, “Yes, there is.” She seemed to be searching for someone like that, not finding anyone in her life. She had been thinking of her family. I said that this young man was in the limelight because of his water sport. “Oh! My boyfriend is a national championship diver.” There it was. And, of course, being interested in romance, many of her following questions were about the future of her relationship with her boyfriend.

Sometimes my clients will not recognize something I say as true or relevant, but later will come back saying I was right about a grandmother’s name or an event in their parents’ lives or how someone died. I recently described to an elderly client about a spirit who was near, and she didn’t recognize anything I said about him. A couple of months later the client returned saying that she told her daughter about it and her daughter immediately recognized who that spirit was. When my client heard from her daughter who it was, she broke into tears with that recognition and the spirit’s visit was a comfort to her.

While I was born with this ability to get information from objects, I was discouraged from using it growing up. Parents often don’t know what to do with a child who talks about things she isn’t supposed to know. But my gift surfaced repeatedly one summer in my early 30s. I worked in the office of my husband’s business and one day took a check from a customer to be deposited with the rest of the receipts that day. As soon as I touched the check, I heard the words “no good.” This didn’t scare or startle me; it felt rather natural. I silently asked, “NSF?,” for “not sufficient funds,” and the answer came right back, “account closed.” In that moment I did what I was taught to do growing up: I chided myself for paying attention to my gift. But sure enough, the check was returned to us from the bank as no good due to a closed account. That’s when I decided to take ownership of my talent and explore it more.

I didn’t have supportive parents in this regard, but I give thanks that my husband does support me in this work. We have been married for forty-two years and I can attest that being supportive of each other’s interests, whatever they are, is one of the keys to a long and happy marriage. That doesn’t mean we need to participate directly in each other’s work or hobbies, but the support we give each other grants a healthy amount of confidence and encouragement that we can succeed and are deeply loved regardless of what we pursue. This is golden.

I’ve had other, more thunderous moments of clairvoyance and some that are so faint, I almost miss them. Normally though, I need to open myself intentionally to the input to receive anything. This is good! I do not want to be bombarded all day about things that are neither relevant to my life nor helpful. And I really don’t care to know anyone else’s business unless they ask me as a professional.

But I do believe my gift, like other talents, are meant for the good of the community and should not sit idle. I started reading as a professional at the Crazy Wisdom bookstore about 14 years ago and did so for a number of years. My day job began taking more of my time and energy, so I stopped public readings for a while. When I retired from corporate America a year ago, I was able to secure an office at the Enlightened Soul Center in Ann Arbor where I could start reading for the public again.

While working with one metaphysical talent, other metaphysical abilities tend to grow as well. Psychometry in metaphysics makes use of clairvoyance, clairaudience and all other ways of receiving and knowing information. I most often get images of vignettes that I can sometimes turn into short videos showing movement and action. But I also will get sounds or words, emotions that are felt by others (including spirits), smells, and even just an awareness or knowing of something. I very often see symbols as messages for my clients. Or if they are considering a relocation, I can pull up a map in my mind’s eye to see where in the country holds the best options for them.

Names also give me information. If a client wants to know about the future of their career or particular job, the name of the company they work for will give me information about their likely future with the company. If the client wants to gain insight about future choices, I can look at each potential option and give them insights about how they will feel once they are in that role; for instance, will they grow bored quickly or will it be a source of happiness and pride for them.

My varied background allows me to incorporate additional information in my services. I have backgrounds in human resource management, botany and earth spirituality, and pastoral studies. I offer eco-spirituality mentoring (connecting one’s spiritual life with the natural world) and Myers-Briggs personality assessments. One of my former bosses used to ask everyone, “What is your passion?” My passion is learning. My Aunt Joan was right: I’m a perpetual student. Getting degrees in botany (Univ. of Michigan), pastoral studies (Loyola Univ.) and human resources (EMU) represents only about two-thirds of the time I’ve spent in study. More esoteric learning has been through the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids; Avalon Mystery School; Duality, an energy course on Mindvalley; and many other shorter courses. Knowledge is light, and my offerings are intended to help shed light for others on their path.

Pott holds regular office hours at the Enlightened Soul Center in Ann Arbor Tuesday through Friday. Scheduling an appointment with her is easy online through Calendly at calendly.com/awencrafts. Or you can contact her via email at awencrafts@gmail.com.

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