Etheric - The regions of space beyond the earth's atmosphere; Upper regions of space, clear sky, air Ethereal -{Latin aetherius} Not of this world; spiritual. Not earthly, celestial.
Astral - {Latinastralis, astrum, star} Of or relating to a supersensible body believed by theosophists to coexist with and survive the death of the human physical body: an astral body.
All together they make up the "Divine Universe". But individually they are:
1. The Lower realms: Where the essence of negativity thrives. Some suggest this lowest level is for souls who have created such evil and karma for their spirits that they have been banned by the Divine consciousness to their own realm of existence. People like Hitler and serial killers for instance.
2. The physical realms: Where we as incarnated beings exist. (Don't limit this realm to just Earth ;-) )
3. The "earth bound" realms: Where ghosts exist.
4. The animal realms: Where nature thrives in spirit.
5. The Spirit realms: Where spirits exist. Where we go when we leave this physical incarnation.
6. The Angelic realms: "The keepers of the Divine Universe", the buffer between the intense divine energy and the remaining spiritual realms. Many believe the Beings on this level have never been incarnated.
7. The pure energy of the divine realms: Where the Great Spirits exist, "The God Level". (7th Heaven).
Psychic Gifts
There's a mired of psychic abilities and terms to describe those abilities. Here is a short compiled list to help you understand the different types and levels of psychic abilities. Clair - French prefix meaning Clear.
Clairaudient- (Clear Audio/Hearing) To perceive sounds or words from sources broadcasting from a spiritual or ethereal realms.
Clairempathy- (Clear "emotion") To sense or "feel" within one's self, the attitude or emotions of another person.
Clairgustance- (Clear tasting") 1. To taste a substance without putting anything in the mouth. 2. To perceive the essence of a substance through taste from the spiritual or ethereal realms.
Clairscent- (Clear Smelling). To smell a fragrance or odor coming from the spirit or ethereal realms.
Clairsentience- (Clear sensation or feeling) To perceive information by a 'feeling within the whole body" without any outer stimulation.
Clairtangency- (Clear touching) More commonly known as Psychometry. To handle an object or touch an area and perceive through the palms of one's hands, information about the article or it's owner or history, that was not previously known by the Clairtangent.
Clairvoyant- (Clear vision) To see into an ethereal dimension without using physical eyes or stimulation. To reach into another vibrational frequency and visually perceive "within the minds eye" something existing in that realm.
Channel- A person who allows his/her body and mind to be used as a mechanism for the etheric world intelligence to bring psychic information or healing energy to others.
Channeling - To allow an etheric world intelligence to enter one's mind and impress thoughts upon the consciousness to be spoken aloud, using one's voice, or body to deliver the information or healing energy.
Soul: the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
Energy: (physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms"
Spirits: souls that have left their physical body and crossed over to the other side
Ghosts: souls that have left their physical body, but remain stuck in an earth bound dimension where they have not yet gone towards the light and crossed over. They might be here because they feel they still have work to do, or someone to look after, or someone to wait for.
Angels: spiritual being attendant upon God
Spirit Guides: Nonphysical souls who support our growth, help us complete our life tasks, and in general provide the spiritual assistance we need. Often we are spirit guides to others when we are not incarnate.
Metaphysics: the philosophical study of being and knowing
Beta: The Beta frequency is the cycle you are using under normal circumstances. Your brain waves are cycling between 14-28 cycles per second. While you are reading this website, you are in Beta wave.
Alpha: The Alpha frequency is the one you are using when you are in a very relaxed, meditative state of mind. Your brain waves are cycling between 7-14 cycles per second.
Theta: A Theta state is a very deep state of relaxation. The theta state is most often reached during deep mediation. It is also a sleep wave, and can be obtained under hypnosis. Your brain waves cycle between 4-7 cycles per second while in this state.
Delta: A Delta state of mind is found when you are in a deep sleep. This is the state of mind that allows you to know who is calling when the phone rings. The delta state of mind cycles between 0-4 cycles per second.
Karma: the force produced by a person's actions in one of their lives which influences what happens to them in their future lives
Blue Print: Our soul’s chart in which we follow, designed with free will, mastered with us by our spirit guides, angels, and God
Deja Vu: describes the experience of feeling that one has witnessed or experienced a new situation previously.
Akashic Records: These records contain the entire life history of each individual Spirit, through all of its incarnations.
Reiki: Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is a system of Enlightenment and a Hands on Healing art developed in the early 1900's by Mikao Usui in Japan. It is an art that is passed from Master to student. The word Reiki comes from two Japanese words - Rei and Ki, meaning Universal Life Force Energy. The term "Reiki" is used to describe both the energy and the Usui system of using it. The original system by Usui was called Usui Reiki Ryoho. There are many variant's of Reiki being practiced these days. ...
Psychic: (greek psychiokos - psyche, soul or that which is mental) to sense, to understand and to interpret for practical purposes, a force that enters in and emanates out of the body, mind and/or spiritual or ethereal realms without use of the 5 physical senses.
Mediumship: comprises of communications with energies that are no longer in the physical body. Energies that no longer have the density of the physical; thereby releasing the slower vibration rates into a high form of vibrational energy.
Past Life Regression: leads into the life times prior to the incarnation of the present.
Rebirthing: A form of therapy in which the patient engages in continuous deep breathing. It is used to cure emotional problems in adulthood.