Intuitive Guidance From Yourself
Asking questions is definitely a highly powerful way to request and receive intuitive guidance. Asking questions of your Higher Self, your unconscious mind, deities, or whatever powers you believe in, will sharpen and hone your intentions to receive guidance, and throw open the doors of your mind to receive it.
Mastering Your Inner Self
Have you ever had an experience, when, someone you know or someone you have not seen in a long time all of a sudden “pops” into your head? Then, a short time later you get a call from this person out of the blue….creepy huh!
Well, not really! This has happened to me, and I’m sure, many others on more than just one occasion.
In fact, when working in my office, my office manager and I use to bet a small wager on who we thought would be calling the office soon after we got that “intuitive connection”.
Unfortunately, I find that most people simply discount the fact that events like these take place more often than they are willing to admit.
For me, I wanted more. I wanted to explore the finer details that make this work. Is a “gut feeling” just that…a “gut feeling”, or is there more to this?
Here’s how I validate my intuitive feelings. OK, I am getting ahead of myself. First, let me provide you with some background on the subject of intuition, here is what I have found to be true.
We are all born with an intuitive sense. Yes, it’s already there! You just have to learn to develop it. I have found that one of the most essential components to developing my intuition is the ability to relax my body and mind at any given point in time. When my body and mind are relaxed, I am much more in tune with my feelings…my “gut feelings”.
Keep in mind, you never want to force it. Just let things happen…no preconceived thoughts in mind.
When I am relaxed, I find myself able to better decipher all the inner dialogue that goes on in my head…you know, the stuff you just can’t shut off.
“How do I know that I am in touch with my true intuitive feelings and not confusing them with all the other feelings that I am having?” Perhaps, this is a question that you all struggle with…I know that I did for years. Who said that understanding what your body might be trying to tell you is easy work anyway?
Here’s what I have found that helps me validate my true intuitive feelings; When I am in touch with my intuition, I get this calm, happy energy that feels as if this energy is expanding beyond my physical body. If it’s not coming from my intuition, I get an anxious, tight energy that feels as if my body is constricting leaving me breathless (exaggerating somewhat). Sometimes these feelings aren’t as noticeable as others.
They may be very subtle at times. Over time I have made it a habit to pay more attention to these subtlties. This small effort has helped me tremendously.
So why would I put out any effort to explore my intuitive feelings? Here’s why. Intuition -
• Allows me to make better decisions or choices for myself furthering my personal growth and development.
• Gives me guidance that allows me to successfully reach my goals that are in line with my higher purpose.
• Helps me to avoid any harmful or destructive situations that create setbacks in my life.
• Gives me greater clarity with the questions that I have throughout the day.
• Helps me to experience life in a new fulfilling way.
You to can take advantage of these benefits by discovering the power of your intuition. Read the book by Shakti Gawain…”Developing Intuition, Practical Guidance For Daily Life.” I found it to be a very helpful guide for following my intuition.
Dr. James P. Urban
Tips For Recognizing Intuition
Knowing what your intuition is telling you is a valuable tool on the path of spiritual growth. In recognizing and following your intuition, you can be guided from your Spirit, your Higher Self rather than just your mind.
Your Higher Self sees the big picture of your life and can help you take the shortcuts and choose the best path for you which is a wonderful gift!
Here are 5 tips on recognizing your intuition:
1. On this Path, Fear is Not Always Intuition
On the path of manifesting your dream, when you are experiencing fear, it typically means that in that moment you can not see clearly. You are seeing through filters of the past that want to keep you safe, protected from any pain you had experienced in the past.
Fear is most often an illusion that holds you back, rather than an intuitive message telling you not to do something.
In my experience, fear is only showing you that you have reached the boundaries of your comfort zone. This is something to be celebrated as your dreams are always beyond your comfort zone!
Fear does not always have to be walked through, especially if it is a deep or intense fear. It is most often better to heal it at it’s source. And in releasing the fear, you can more easily hear your true inner guidance.
2. Your Intuition is Positive and Encouraging
Your intuition is a positive, encouraging voice and would never motivate you out of fear. I guess in some cases a sinking negative feeling could be your intuition telling you something is wrong or that you need to take physical precaution for your own safety, but that’s not what we’re talking about here.
We’re talking about wanting to create a life that reflects who you really are, that is a joyful experience for you to live and allows you to express who you really are and live abundantly.
And on this path, your intuition will speak in a quiet, positive, encouraging voice or nudge. It speaks softly, so you may have to listen closely to hear it!
3. Your Intuition Resonates Deep Within You
When you get an intuitive insight or message, you will feel it resonate within you. You are in intuitive person, which means you have the added gift of KNOWING what feels right, rather than needing it to be proved to you through logic.
If you see a book and suddenly feel an energy or a resonance within you, know that this is you feeling your intuition.
When this happens, see if you can find out what your intuition is guiding you to do. Perhaps it’s to open the book and get a message, perhaps it’s to buy the book as it has exactly what you need in it for your next step.
4. Your Intuition Is Easier to Recognize the More You Use It!
Everyone is different and their intuition speaks to them in different ways. So the best way to find out how your intuition works for you is to use it! Test it out on smaller things like “Where should we go for dinner?” or “Which shirt will make me feel more energized today?”
By using it, you will begin to see the results of following your intuition and that is how it will strengthen. When you see where you are led when you follow your intuition and find it is to good results, you will begin to trust yourself and your intuition much more. This will allow it to develop even more!
5. Intuition is Not Always Black and White
Your intuition operates beyond the logical mind that always thinks in terms of either/or, yes/no. Your intuition recognizes the gray area. It knows that there are infinite choices and paths for you and that there is really no such thing as a wrong choice.
Your intuition is messages from your soul, which may see “both” instead of “A or B”. In this case, asking A or B is irrelevant. So rather than thinking of your intuition as something that will give you a concrete “Yes” or “No”, see it as more of a playful thing that can guide you in a more elusive way.
Release the need for the concrete and give yourself permission to be more playful with it!
Fia Crandall is a Spiritual Coach & Healer
