{"id":760,"date":"2008-04-24T08:20:38","date_gmt":"2008-04-24T08:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spellmaker.com\/blog\/?p=760"},"modified":"2008-04-24T08:20:38","modified_gmt":"2008-04-24T08:20:38","slug":"all-about-your","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spellmaker.com\/blog\/?p=760","title":{"rendered":"All About Your Intuition — and how to improve it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey there — a number of folks have written to me asking about ways that they can improve upon their intuition. I personally think that intuition something that can be improved with practice. I think its a skill that we can develop over time. Like painting or sculpting, there is are certain people that have a gift of great intuition, but also, certain aspects of Intuition can be strengthened with practice \ud83d\ude09 Soooo, here is an article with some ideas of places to start. BIG DISCLAIMER ~~~~ ONLY practice these on things that you have no emotional attachment to! Like, what color envelopes might be in your mailbox, which way does that door open, who is on the other end of the phone when it rings. Do NOT try this with anything that you have any emotional attachment to!  Have a great time and leave me some comments about how you did \ud83d\ude09 Light and Love, Sister Bridget<\/p>\n

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ALL ABOUT YOUR INTUITION <\/strong><\/u>
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…AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT
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From an interview with Thomas Condon
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Intuition
\nis a lot like dreaming. We don’t know how we do it, but we do it.
\nIntuition is knowing something – but not knowing how you know it.
\nIntuitive knowledge comes to us spontaneously and directly, without the
\nuse of reason or logical thought. Some people trust their intuition –
\nthey "believe" in it, and act on it. Example: you bypass a parking
\nspace because you "know" there will be a space closer to where you’re
\ngoing.
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Others
\ndeny intuitive information, or distrust it as "irrational." But most of
\nus can recall an instance when we ignored a "feeling" or "hunch" about
\nsomeone or something – and later regretted it.
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Knowing
\nhow to cultivate your intuition can help in every aspect of our lives.
\nSo, to help our readers get ahead, we spoke to the expert in this area,
\nThomas Condon. His insights: Intuition can be loosely defined as the
\nability to synthesize and make deductions from all of our accumulated
\nunconscious experience. Most of the information we use in our daily
\nlives is unconscious. We "know" much more than we realize.
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Example:
\nWhich way doors open – in or out. Our senses provide us with ongoing
\ninformation that never reaches our conscious awareness, unless we turn
\nour attention to it.
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Similarly,
\nintuitive information comes to us through our senses. Examples : Some
\npeople get a "gut feeling" about things. Others hear "a little voice,"
\n"see the light" or see "a fleeting image." Still others sense good or
\nbad "vibrations." Those who learn to "tune in" to their intuition find
\nit a useful tool in their personal and professional lives.
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Increasing Intuition
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We
\ncan expand our intuitive capacities, like any other of our physical or
\nmental capabilities, with training and exercise. The process :
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1. Evoke, or awaken, our intuitive capacity, by identifying our personal intuitive messages.
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2.
\nFocus our intuition on practical outcomes … improved relationships,
\nconfident decision-making, clear goal-setting, increased creativity and
\nproductivity, correct judging and forecasting.
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Your Personal Intuitive Style
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In my research and workshops, I have learned that each person experiences intuition in a different, highly individual way.
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*
\nIdentify your intuitive style by remembering times you just "knew"
\nsomething. Try to relive the experience. How does such information come
\nto you? Do you see, hear or feel it? Is it loud and clear? Niggling and
\nvague? Intuitive images, voices or feelings tend to have a consistent
\nsource. Examples:
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"Suddenly the big picture flashes before my eyes".
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"I feel a sense of sureness in my stomach – a ‘grounded’ feeling."
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"I hear my own voice inside my head."
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"I literally feel pulled in one direction."
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"I get a feeling in my chest that something ‘wants out’."
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Object:
\nLearn where to look, listen, or turn your attention when you want
\nintuitive information. Exercise: Hone in on the part of yourself that
\ntransmits intuitive information – the voice in your ear, the screen in
\nyour mind, the feeling in your chest and belly. Pose clear "Yes or no"
\nquestions and be receptive to the responses you get. Result: The bridge
\nbetween your conscious, active awareness and your unconscious is
\nstrengthened. You will find that intuitive information is readily
\navailable – even if you are highly skeptical at first. Your "inner
\ntranslator" will become more clear and accessible with more practice.
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Skeptics seem to respond especially well to intuition exercises.
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Reasons:
\nUnderutilized intuition often seems to blossom when it is cultivated.
\nSkeptics don’t "believe" in intuition, so they can play with the
\nexercises free of any expectations, judgments or defenses. They react
\nwith surprise and delight when it works.
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To Improve Your Intuition
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*
\nNotice when you are being intuitive, and squeeze one hand with the
\nother. Purpose: To create an association response so you can learn to
\naccess your intuition by squeezing your hand.
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*
\nLearn your physical intuitive habits. Do your eyes move in a particular
\nway ? Do you have a characteristic posture or facial expression ?
\nGestures or actions ? Assume these motions to access intuitive
\ninformation.
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* Practise maintaining an open-minded, playful, experimental, non-judgmental attitude.
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* Daydream, doodle, brainstorm, and write down words or phrases that come to you when problem-solving.
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*
\nPractice making wild guesses. Examples : What a salespersons’s name is,
\nwhat a new person or place will look like, who is calling on the phone.
\nImagine laughing when you are wrong about insignificant facts. Purpose
\n: To free you to make wild guesses
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* Listen to your "inner dialogue."
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* Make positive suggestions to yourself … pose positive, specific questions to your intuition.
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* Take up rhythmic exercise such as swimming, yoga or t’ai chi. Also helpful : self hypnosis, meditation.
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When
\nseeking intuitive information about yourself or others … relax and
\nget comfortable. Quiet your inner dialogue and look past the inner
\nimages that run through your mind. Focus your attention on the "blank
\nscreen" behind them. Immerse yourself in the activity of receiving the
\ninformation that comes.
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Observation
\nexercises : In restaurants, on trains, shopping, etc., practise
\nnoticing non-verbal behavior in others … posture shifts, hand
\nmotions, vocal tone or tempo. Guess how your subjects are feeling or
\nwhat they are talking about.
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And
\nhave fun ! Some people may believe that their intuition only works in
\ntragic or exceptional circumstances. But that is like saying we only
\nuse our common sense in emergencies. Intuition, like common sense, is
\nwith us all of the time – if we are willing to use it.
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From: Privileged Information – the Newsletter of Innovation<\/span><\/p>\n


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