Developing your intuition - A tool for all holistic healers.

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DEVELOPING YOUR INTUITIONListening To Your Inner Voice (From dailyOM.com) We all have an inner guide that leads us through life, helping us to make decisions and serving as a compass to our higher nature.

Intuition involves listening deeply to oneself to arrive at knowledge without strictly relying on pure reason or logic. But sometimes this inner voice can be dulled by the "noise" of our conscious thoughts. Intuition can be re-ignited through awareness exercises, meditation, and other methods. But the most essential tool to developing intuition is trust in oneself. To strengthen the bridge between your conscious and unconscious mind, try some of these exercises - again, remember that trusting what rises to the surface on its own is valuable; second-guessing yourself will undermine the power of your personal intuition. * Cultivate your people-watching abilities: When out in public, observe other people. Imagine how they are feeling and what they are thinking. * Practice predictions: Who is calling on the telephone? What will be the next song on the radio?

Which horse will win the race? * Keep a journal of your observations: Try not to have any expectations and do not judge yourself on the accuracy of your predictions. Just witness the process. If nothing comes up, just doodle or write "nothing" until something surfaces. Try writing with your non-dominant hand * Become aware of how you best receive intuitive information: Test this by asking yourself easy "yes or no" questions and tune into the source of the answer - is it from the gut or the heart, a voice in your ear, a vision in your mind's eye? * Practice mindfulness: This is known in some meditation practices as shamata or vipassana. But even without formal meditation practice you can develop your sense of existing

fully "in the moment". Without this quieting of your mind, you will not have the space for your intuition to blossom. * Play games: Old-fashioned matching games can help bring intuition to the surface ("What card will come up next?"), and new computer technology can allow your mind to follow intuitive paths in novel ways. For example a stroll through the Garden of Dreams, created by the Institute for Noetic Sciences, will test your intuitive abilities in real time (see link below.) For more information visit Psiarcade.com © Reproductions Permitted http://www.DailyOM.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Intuition is a way of knowing by Feeling things. It is the immediate knowing of something without having to consciously think of it. Our society, which is a product of the so-called Age of Reason, has denied this form of knowing things but we all recognize it in ourselves. It is the "gut feeling" we get about things and the fancy word for it is "clairsentience". It is hunches and often it is what we really mean when we talk about picking up "vibes". It is an important form of knowing for us. We all have access to this

form of communication from our higher selves if we are sensitive to our feelings. Paying attention to the way we feel is, therefore, an important step for developing this sixth sense. Try this experiment… (1) Think of something you are fearful of or dislike doing… walking home after dark, getting lost in an unfamiliar part of the city, preparing for a confrontation, or whatever you dislike doing. Notice how you feel. Do you

feel an uneasiness or tightness developing in your stomach? Do you feel a sense of nausea and that your stomach is turning into a knot? Now change your thought… (2) Think of something you enjoy doing… visiting with friends, receiving a hug from your lover, petting the cat, going to a party, or whatever else you enjoy. Notice how you feel. The center of your inner feeling has most likely shifted from your stomach to your heart area. The

queasy feeling in your stomach has lifted and turned into a lighter, pleasant, happy feeling in the chest, right? This is your inner Guidance System at work. Most of you are aware that we all have a spirit, or higher self – sometimes called the soul – that is older and wiser than you are while you’re in the physical body you have for this lifetime. This higher self is in constant communication with everyone of us through our feelings. There are really

only two kinds of feelings; those that feel good and those that feel bad. Our higher selves offer communication to us in many ways; sometimes in clear audible words but more often in the form of feelings. Whenever we are thinking about, or acting upon or talking about something that IS in harmony with our higher intentions for this lifetime, then our higher selves offer a good feeling in response. However, when we are thinking or doing or speaking about something that is NOT in harmony with our higher intentions then we are given a not so good feeling in the moment of that thought. This let’s us know clearly when we are walking our Path and when we’re not. Feeling good must, therefore, become important! Being aware of the way we feel, and paying attention, especially when we feel bad, is essential in developing this skill. By making decisions based on our feelings and acting upon this guidance whenever we can, we encourage our higher selves to communicate further with us. It is this ‘doing’ that develops this sixth sense. This is actually the Law of Attraction at work because whatever you give your attention to is what shows

up in your experience. On the other hand… “What you don’t use, you lose.” Therefore, if you want more of these experiences you must pay attention to them whenever you notice them. Every time you get a hunch or feeling about something, write it down. It is experiences like these that should go into the journal part of your personal Book of Shadows. Is feeling good important to you? Do you

pay attention to your feelings? Do you act on their communication, or do you ignore them in favor of your logical reasoning or more rational conclusions? It’s worth thinking about… ~ Misty-Eve* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo.

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