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Blog #44: How to Improve Your Intuition
Legacy of the Divine Tarot
7 OF CUPS: You may be feeling a little overwhelmed with all that is going on right now, and having difficulty setting priorities. You may have many opportunities and choices to be made, realizing that some are more promising than others. Perhaps you have much that you think needs to be done right now. Remove the confusion by looking at the big picture and sort through what is most important for you at this time. Everything is not equally necessary timewise, or needs your immediate attention. Decide what two or three items are the most significant in terms of deadlines, the order in which they should be done, or their importance to you. Then start with the first one and move on from there.
4 OF COINS: Recognize your ability to provide for yourself. If you are having financial difficulties, have faith that you will have the resources you need by putting forth effort to achieve goals. If you have enough, be grateful for your assets and show generosity when you can. This is a reminder that the universe provides as long as we do the required work.
THE EMPRESS: The Empress represents the abundance we receive from Mother Earth, and the beauty of nature that is all around us. Take time to be outdoors a little bit so you can soak in the riches that are there. She also represents new growth, fertility, and creativity. It is a good time to nurture yourself in ways that will stimulate your imagination and joy.
BI-MONTHLY THEME: Remove confusion created through overwhelming choices by taking an analytical approach and seeing the whole picture. Then set priorities according to your needs. Be grateful for the abundance that you have, and share with others if you are able. The universe does provide for us as long as we do our work and have faith that things will work out. Take pleasure in appreciating the wonders and beauty of nature. Give yourself the gifts of self-nurturing and igniting your creativity in some way.
Blog #44: How to Improve Your
Intuition
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We all have intuition, but not all of us use it for a
variety of reasons. Maybe we don’t
believe that we have it, maybe we never really thought about it, or perhaps
some think that it belongs in the “woo-woo” realm of unexplainable spiritual
things.
The fact is that using our intuition for help and guidance
is something that everyone can practice, and you may be surprised at how much
better you are able to maneuver in the world once you start trusting your inner
voice more.
What exactly is intuition? Intuition is a gut feeling or
instinct that helps us know or sense something without knowing why we know it. This feeling tells us to do something or not
do something and is a natural process. Psychologists
say that it is very fast “pattern recognition” that happens below our conscious
level. Actually, only a small portion of
our brain is concerned with conscious behavior like reasoning and making
decisions. The majority of the time our
unconscious brain is seeing patterns and associations that we are not aware of.
The main point is that we do not always have the luxury of
taking time to think things through or consciously analyze every decision that
we make. Sometimes we have to take a
risk or a leap of faith and just go with what a strong feeling is telling
us. Two studies published in the British Journal of Psychology give
excellent examples of the advantages of using intuition. (See http://www.theemotionmachine.com/how-to-improve-your-intuition-01).
Ways to improve your intuition:
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Our intuition is most reliable and strongest
when it relates to something we are knowledgeable about or have a lot of
experience with. So, the more experience
we have with a situation, the more confidence we should have in following our
intuition.
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Intuition is often associated with physical
changes in our bodies, such as skin tingling, goosebumps, a feeling in the pit
of the stomach, or changes in heartbeat or breathing. Therefore, body awareness is very important
in increasing our ability to tap into our intuition. Practices that help us
tune into our bodies such as meditation, conscious breathing, or yoga are all
ways that may help improve intuition.
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Like any skill, we need to practice using our
intuition if we want to get better at it.
Here are some ways to do this:
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Believe that you really are intuitive and have a
desire to want to improve your intuition. Doubting has no place here, for it
will just put up a block and make the process difficult when it doesn’t have to
be.
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Become more aware of yourself and your
surroundings, as noted above when talking about body awareness.
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Start guessing about small inconsequential
things, such as the temperature outdoors, who is calling when the phone rings,
or anticipating what a friend is going to say before anything is said.
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Automatic writing is a good way to access the
unconscious and is easy to do—just get in a quiet space, perhaps ask a question,
or just start writing whatever comes to mind without analyzing or editing it.
This is a good way to get ourselves outside the boxes of logic and reason
(left-brain) and switch over to right-brain thinking.
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Spend some alone time outside in nature, or
indoors in a quiet place. Ask a question
about an issue you are dealing with.
Focus on it, and then let it go. If
outside, continue walking as you start to notice and observe what you see
around you. For example, what animals or colors do you see? Later you can do an online search to find out
what they mean. You can even pick up an
object that you see (leaf, stone, rock, feather) and ask your intuition to give
you some insights as you look at the object.
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When you have a decision to make, start to
actually use your intuition by going with your first decision rather than
looking a pros and cons or changing your mind over and over.
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Keep a dream journal so you can remember your
dreams. Often insights come to us during dreams, so you may see patterns or
realize that the same dream keeps occurring over and over.
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Think about someone you know and focus on this
person. Then see how long it takes for you to hear from him/her and document
it.
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As you go through your day, start observing what
you see or hear—numbers, signs, billboards, a song on the radio. If you have
been grappling with finding an answer to a problem, once you open your eyes to
the messages around you, answers may start coming, but only if you are paying
attention.
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Pick a book at random and open it to a random page.
Read what is on the page, and see if it relates to something you have been
thinking about. You may get valuable insights by doing this.
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Act on hunches you get rather than ignoring
them. The hunch is your intuition speaking directly to you, so consider it to
be an important piece of information.
Some guidelines
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Use your intuition to ask questions about
yourself, not others.
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Do not give intuitive information to others
unless they specifically ask for your help.
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Use common sense. Ask yourself if an intuitive answer is best
in a given situation, or should you evaluate it more thoroughly.
Ø
Remember that intuition does not command us to
follow what it is telling us; rather, it is one of several possibilities and
perspectives.
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See intuition as a gift that can help you deal
with life in wondrous ways by focusing on intention and attention.
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State the intention
to develop your intuition and then just continue with your daily life.
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Use your
attention by staying alert to what you are noticing around you.
There are many resources available that provide numerous
practice exercises that will help you develop more confidence in your intuitive
abilities, such as Laura Day’s Practical
Intuition. Once you make up your
mind that you want to be more intuitive, you are already half way to achieving
this goal.
“The only real
valuable thing is intuition.”
"I believe in
intuitions and inspirations...I sometimes FEEL that I am right. I do not KNOW
that I am."
--Albert Einstein
Sources
http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/intuition-healthcare/can-i-develop-my-intuition
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