Collection: Psychic Books

Can Books Really Teach Psychic Ability?

Psychic books can teach you the exercises, and the practice is up to you. Nearly every author on this shelf treats intuition as something everyone has, then gives you meditations and drills to sharpen it, the way scales train a musician. Mat Auryn's Psychic Witch ties that training to spellwork. William W. Hewitt's Psychic Development for Beginners and Melanie Barnum's Little Book of Psychic Development are shorter and step by step. John Friedlander and Gloria Hemsher's Basic Psychic Development focuses on auras, chakras, and clairvoyance, and Kris Franken's The Call of Intuition is about noticing the hunches you already get.

Our guide on how to become a psychic lays out a starting routine, and the third eye meditation is one many readers pair with these books.

Books on Mediumship and Spirit Communication

Two books here focus on talking with spirits. Sterling Moon's Talking to Spirits is a working medium's practical advice, and Elizabeth Owens's How to Communicate with Spirits draws on the Spiritualist community of Lily Dale, New York. Our spirit boards are the traditional tool for this, and a leather journal with a planchette on the cover is in the grid above for keeping session notes.

Psychic Protection and Spiritual Cleansing Books

Psychic protection books teach you to clear and shield yourself before and after you open up. Draja Mickaharic's Spiritual Cleansing, reissued as a Weiser Classic with a foreword by Lilith Dorsey, is a long-trusted handbook of baths, floor washes, and home cleansings. Robert Laremy's Spiritual Cleansings and Psychic Defenses covers similar ground. See our spiritual cleansing kits if you want the supplies these books describe.

Pendulum, Palmistry, Rune, and Dream Guides

Divination manuals give your intuition a tool to work through. There are three pendulum books: D. Jurriaanse's Practical Pendulum Book with 38 charts, Richard Webster's How to Use a Pendulum, and Cassandra Eason's The Art of the Pendulum. Pendulum work grew out of dowsing, and you'll find the tools themselves in our pendulums collection. Sasha Fenton's Palmistry Plain & Simple covers reading the lines of the hand, Edred Thorsson's Runecaster's Handbook covers casting the runes, and Diane Brandon's Dream Interpretation for Beginners covers keeping and reading a dream journal.

Tarot Decks for Practice

A few card decks sit here because tarot is the most common way people practice reading. The Weiser Tarot is a new edition of the 1909 Smith-Waite deck illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith, the imagery most tarot books use. The Everyday Witch Tarot Mini is a pocket-size deck, and the Manifestation deck is a card-and-guidebook set. More decks are in tarot cards and oracle cards.

Related Collections

Tools for the practice live in divination and psychic tools, crystal balls, and scrying mirrors. For reading, tarot books, meditation books, and the wider witchcraft books shelf go well with these.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best book for developing psychic abilities?
Mat Auryn's Psychic Witch is the most complete, pairing psychic exercises with meditation and spellwork. For a shorter start, William W. Hewitt's Psychic Development for Beginners and Melanie Barnum's Llewellyn's Little Book of Psychic Development both give simple daily exercises.

Can anyone develop psychic abilities?
The authors in this collection teach that everyone has intuition and that regular practice makes it clearer. Most recommend starting with short daily meditations, a journal of hunches and dreams, and one divination tool such as a pendulum or tarot deck.

Which book should I read before trying to contact spirits?
Sterling Moon's Talking to Spirits is a practical place to start because it covers preparation, boundaries, and closing a session. Many practitioners also read a cleansing book such as Draja Mickaharic's Spiritual Cleansing first so they know how to clear themselves and their space afterward.

Is Psychic Witch a good book for beginners?
Yes, Psychic Witch starts from the basics of meditation and energy work and builds to spellwork, so it suits beginners who want both psychic development and witchcraft. It is longer than most beginner books, and many readers work through it slowly over several months.

How do I learn to use a pendulum?
Start with a book that includes charts, such as D. Jurriaanse's Practical Pendulum Book with 38 charts, and practice with yes-or-no questions you can check. Richard Webster's How to Use a Pendulum adds 50 rituals and activities once the basics feel steady.

Are these books tied to one tradition?
No, the collection mixes witchcraft, Spiritualist mediumship, folk cleansing practice, and general intuition training. You can read across them and keep the exercises that fit your own path.