| The power to access and use intuition is something | | | | under-played and overlooked in our culture. With focus |
| we're sometimes embarrassed to acknowledge in our | | | | and awareness, however, we can all expand our |
| lives and yet will accept that others possess it. Why is | | | | current level of PSI functioning to an impressive extent. |
| that? | | | | Ok, so how do I use this for myself? |
| How often do you get "butterflies in the pit of your | | | | One way to increase psi is the regular practice of |
| stomach"? Tied up in knots? A moment of complete | | | | certain activities, such as meditation, yoga, chi kung, |
| clarity? This is your intuition reaching out to give you a | | | | self-hypnosis, various martial arts, breathwork, focused |
| message, one which you're not yet hearing through | | | | performing arts and athletic activities, biofeedback, |
| your own intuitive powers. Consider all these common | | | | prayer and guided imagery. All these activities |
| events: | | | | accelerate the development of psi ability. But they also |
| You get a funny feeling somewhere in your body. | | | | have another nice side effect:develope |
| You accidentally hurt yourself, repeatedly. | | | | disciplineenhance concentrationheighten the amount of |
| You notice weird coincidences. | | | | energy or chi, in and around the bodyclear the mind |
| Things just keep breaking | | | | leaving a purer channel for accurate, uncontaminated |
| You say:This is making me sick! or I can't take it | | | | information to come throughproduce mellow |
| anymore! | | | | neurohormones in the bloodstream, such as the |
| No matter how hard you try, things keep going | | | | serotonin high of the flow state (what a runner often |
| wrong.things get lost. | | | | experience being 'in the zone')strengthen our intentional |
| There is a repeating theme in your dreams. | | | | connection to the divine source of information when |
| Your attention keeps getting drawn to a particular | | | | we're doing a meditative activity such as prayer. |
| image, word or phrase. | | | | Focused attention alters brain wave patterns and |
| You become increasingly uncomfortable about | | | | releases serotonin in the bloodstream, leading to a |
| something but can't explain why | | | | quieting down of ego activity-- decision making, |
| Humming a tune, out loud or in your head, with or | | | | assessing, worrying and analyzing. Once this 'ego |
| without lyrics. | | | | activity' quiets down, the subtler inner cues of psi |
| Precognition - premonitions about things that might | | | | become more prominent. It's in this quiet, subtle world |
| happen in the future. | | | | of internal images and sensations that many people |
| Deja-vu experiences. | | | | first discover their intuitive wisdom. |
| These things really mean something! | | | | So, while we may not always use it or may even |
| It's remarkable how many ways we ignore the | | | | deride its value, Intuition is innate in all of us; it's |
| possible implications yet continue to pound on the door | | | | hard-wired. To develop this crucial life skill and learn |
| of our consciousness with our true feelings, longing to | | | | how to trust it takes practice. Here are some ways to |
| be heard and honored. | | | | do that. |
| Sometimes we call it ESP, psychic ability, telepathy, | | | | 1. Suspend disbelief. |
| clairvoyance, and paranormal intelligence. The ability to | | | | 2. Be relaxed and not in a hurry. |
| feel what others feel is a stretching of our personal | | | | 3. Don't try to use willpower or force. |
| boundaries, allowing us to be aware of more than | | | | 4. Some people's intuitive ability increases if they ask |
| ourselves. In fact when we pick up feelings, sensations, | | | | an inanimate object (a rock, a leaf, whatever) to "give" |
| perceptions, and emotions that are not ours but belong | | | | them the information. (It takes the pressure off!) |
| to someone or something else or that are just hanging | | | | 5. Establish a regular place, time and routine for |
| in the air, this is a form of intuition called 'empathy'. It's | | | | practicing accessing your intuition. |
| the same old senses, just stretched over a larger | | | | 6. Start slowly and practice on inconsequential things. |
| terrain. | | | | 7. You'll know when it's your intuition, because you'll |
| So, if we can accept that we have intuitive powers | | | | have great clarity and certainty. |
| regarding the feelings of others, can we assume we're | | | | 8. Intuition is contagious. Therefore, hang out with |
| able to direct this power inward? | | | | people who have strong intuition, value it and use it. |
| Intuitive information is something that bypasses what | | | | 9. Don't do anything you feel confused or |
| we'd consider to be the normal process of thinking. | | | | uncomfortable with under the guise of "intuition." If |
| The "eureka" moments we have. It's the sudden "pop" | | | | you're confused or uncomfortable, it isn't your intuition. |
| of awareness, a knowledge that seems to show up | | | | 10. Get a coach or teacher. |
| complete and without doubt. | | | | Of course, that last choice is my personal favorite yet, |
| What the para-psychologists call "PSI" (intuition) is an | | | | you can see there are a variety of techniques to get |
| inborn, universal, human capacity, a natural extension of | | | | in the habit of finding and incorporating your intuition into |
| our built-in perceptual apparatus, although one that gets | | | | a process of self understanding and decision making. |