Saint bilocation and levitation
Some saints are reported to have levitated while in a state of ecstasy. My interpretation is that the heart becomes lighter and pushes towards heaven, as Jesus finds His place there. Padre Pio would levitate and bilocate in front of witnesses. Bilocation refers to the miraculous ability to be physically present in two places at once. Mary of Ágreda is said to have bilocated from Spain to the Americas to instruct and convert Native Americans, while Mary, the mother of Jesus, reportedly bilocated from Jerusalem to Spain to save James the Greater, the apostle, and his followers from martyrdom in Granada.
In connection with levitation, Blessed Anna Katharina Emmerich described Jesus’ movements during His ministry as light and agile. Regarding bilocation, it is noteworthy that Jesus can appear in multiple places simultaneously, whereas Satan is limited to appearing in only one place at a time. The book 'Voices of the Saints' recounts the lives of 365 saints, revealing that these extraordinary gifts are found repeatedly throughout history.
Book: The Voices of the Saints: A Year of Readings by Ghezzi, Bert
The gift of prophecy given to Blessed Anne-Maria Taigi is well documented by the Vatican. Saint Thomas Aquinas in 1250 said,
The reason why it is wrong to inquire of the demons concerning the future is because they have no knowledge of it, this knowledge being proper to God. Yet the demons know scientific truths.
There is a recognized connection between reported locutions—perceived divine voices—and certain neurological conditions. When such dictations are interpreted as divine without thorough study, and are not accompanied by other spiritual gifts, they warrant caution. Auditory hallucinations, for example, are often associated with psychotic disorders, and brain tumors can sometimes provoke sudden hyper-religious behavior, including the belief that one is hearing Mary or Jesus. Similar documented cases illustrate this phenomenon: 1st case and 2nd case. Maria Valtorta (1897-1961) produced her religious writings through what she described as an ‘interior voice,’ years after suffering a severe head injury caused by an unprovoked assault. Serious head trauma can increase the risk of brain tumors and other neurological disorders, highlighting the need for careful discernment. Locutions should not be accepted uncritically; modern evaluation may require medical imaging, such as MRI scans, and ecclesiastical approval. Religious writings require a solid foundation: if endorsed by the Pope, they may be taken seriously; otherwise, they risk being misinterpreted accounts influenced by psychological or neurological conditions. In contrast, Blessed Anna Katharina Emmerich, who bore the stigmata, provides a stronger case for divine visions due to the extraordinary physical signs accompanying her experiences.
But let Jesus explain the reason these gifts are just a shadow of what is to come and what it all means (Jesus to Saint Bridget, 1360):
Weak flesh would not be capable of seeing them [saints in heaven], and it does not accord with my justice that such great weakness should behold so splendid a sight...If my saints do at times appear [after death], however, it is not in that form of glory in which they truly live [in heaven], but rather in that form in which they can be seen without any confusion of the physical intelligence, with their full power remaining hidden.... As to why I gave the angel a spirit without a body, I answer: I created spirits in the beginning, before times and ages, so that they might rejoice in my goodness and glory according to my will and of their own free choice. Some of them became proud and turned good into evil for themselves,making disordered use of their free will. They fell accordingly, because there was nothing evil in nature or creation except the disorder of self-will. Other spirits chose to remain in humility under me their God; accordingly, they earned a state of everlasting stability, for it is right and just that I, God, who am uncreated spirit and creator and Lord of all things, should have spirits serving me that are more subtle and swift than other creatures.Since it was surely not suitable for me to have my heavenly host diminished, in order to take the place of the fallen angels, I created human beings who, by their free choice and good will, could win that same rank which the angels had abandoned. And so, if they had a soul without a body, they would not be able to win so great a good or to struggle for it. The attainment of eternal glory is the reason why the soul is joined to the body. Hardships also accrue to them so that they might make trial of their power of choice as well as of their weaknesses so as not to grow proud. Likewise, divine justice has also granted them a tearful entry and departure as well as a toilsome life, so that they might desire the glory for which they were created and make amends for their voluntary disobedience.