| As a spiritual healer I am frequently asked about | | | | feelings" by everything we learn as we grow up. We |
| intuition. The questions I am asked do not generally | | | | are taught to disregard the unscientific. We are taught |
| center on my use of intuition but more on how can | | | | to believe that only the actions that can be recorded |
| someone develop intuition. This article will answer the | | | | and measured have any validity. And like any talent, |
| question that I am most frequently asked. | | | | lack of use causes stagnation and the loss of our |
| So that we are starting from the same place, I want to | | | | natural abilities. |
| begin by giving my definition of intuition. With this | | | | So the answer is that intuition is innate but the majority |
| definition as a base we will be able to answer the | | | | of us have lost all touch with are abilities. Which leads |
| main question that I am asked. | | | | us into the second part of the question - can intuition |
| My definition is that we live in a world of data and of | | | | be learned. |
| scientific principles. We live in a world of cause and | | | | Our ability to be in touch with knowledge beyond the |
| effect. One action causes a specific response. Spiritual | | | | purely physical can be re-learned with practice and |
| intuition goes beyond the boundaries of cause and | | | | patience. Remember we are dealing with a natural |
| effect. It is in fact the effect without an apparent | | | | talent that needs to be brought to the head of the |
| cause. You know something without any observable | | | | class and not buried in the back dark recesses of our |
| input. | | | | mind. |
| Now for the question that I am always asked when | | | | The first step is to accept that intuition is part of our |
| the subject of intuition comes up for discussion. "Is | | | | nature. Because without acceptance we will not be |
| intuition something that is innate or is it a skill that can | | | | able to move forward. After we have accepted our |
| be learned". Even though the last sentence seems to | | | | talents then we need to pay attention to all the little |
| be an either/or question the answer is actually yes to | | | | details in our lives. The details that we normally either |
| both parts. Intuition is innate and yes, it is a skill that can | | | | just ignore or miss altogether. We must calm our minds |
| be learned. Or stated differently, re-learned. | | | | and let our thoughts interpret our environment. Let our |
| We are all by nature intuitive beings. We are born | | | | senses pick up cues that we are normally blind to. |
| intuitive and always have the power within us. We | | | | Do not dismiss anything as being silly. Listen to your gut |
| have our 6th sense fully functioning the moment we | | | | feelings. Always ask why something is happening. |
| enter the world. But this sixth sense needs our | | | | Always ask for the meaning of what seems like |
| attention to continue to operate at full force. And the | | | | coincidences. If you do this on a consistent basis and |
| life that we are born into usually stops us from being | | | | with patience and with acceptance then you will |
| quiet enough to pay attention to the subtle forces of | | | | quickly see your intuitive abilities expand and begin to |
| intuition. | | | | become an important part of your life. |
| We are stopped from paying attention to our "gut | | | | |