ClairAlience – Clear Smelling #5
Clairalience is the ability to perceive intuitive information through scent — clear smelling. It’s when you suddenly smell something that isn’t physically present, and that scent carries meaning, memory, or guidance.
Unlike clairvoyance or clairaudience, which most people have heard of, clairalience often sneaks under the radar. Yet for many, it’s one of the most visceral clair senses.
Smell bypasses logic and goes straight to the limbic brain — the seat of memory and emotion — which makes clairalience incredibly evocative.
Scent has always been sacred. In ancient temples, incense, herbs, and resins were burned not only to purify but to invoke the presence of gods or ancestors.
Shamans use sacred smoke to call in spirits and shift consciousness.
The Catholic church still swings thuribles of frankincense for the same purpose.
Comment below what you have learned from watching the video below - and how this has informed your knowledge base.
Advantages of Clairalience
If this is one of your gifts, here’s what it offers:
Connection to spirit & ancestors: Many people report smelling the perfume, aftershave, or tobacco of a deceased loved one as a sign of their presence.
Memory retrieval: Smells can unlock deeply buried memories and emotions, making clairalience a potent healing tool.
Energetic discernment: Some clairscentients can literally smell when energy is “off” — like a sour or metallic scent that warns them.
Heightened appreciation: A refined sense of smell often goes hand-in-hand with sensitivity to subtle energy.
This is video five out of the 8 Clair senses - so please watch the rest - either from the blog, here, OR by SUBSCRIBING to the YouTube channel that the Living Elements Clinic operates.
In her work, Gayle uses her clair senses often - even if you may not be aware of it!
She can also use these heightened intuitive senses in a more specific and therapeutic way.
If that is intersting to you please book an appointment to see Gayle in person (some can be done online) via the booking portal.
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Osteopath, Master NLP Practitioner and Coach, Cranial Osteopath, Shamanic Practitioner, Time Line Therapist®, Healer.
Creator of Aligned Later Life® - the programme for legends and their families to get help with having their lives work now and for the future.