Taxonomic classification of voice-hearing experiences
| Taxonomic category* | Example | n=58 |
| Comfort | ‘Do not be afraid’. | 15 (26%) |
| Calling | ‘Teach scripture’. | 14 (24%) |
| Confirming/clarifying | ‘You’re going to marry him, you know’. | 8 (14%) |
| Conversion | ‘Be baptised’. | 5 (9%) |
| Communications | ‘Walk away’. | 5 (9%) |
| Crisis | ‘Trust me!’ | 4 (7%) |
| Conversational | I chat to God everyday and that conversation often feels like dialogue. | 4 (7%) |
| Companions | ‘You couldn’t come to me, so I came to you’. | 3 (5%) |
| Other | ‘Shekinah’58 | 7 (12%) |
| Not enough information to classify | 8 (14%) |
*Some participants experienced voices in more than one category.