We have all at one time or another received information that defies logic, that niggling feeling in your body that is encouraging you into some action that doesn’t seem to make sense. Everyone is born with intuition. With some, intuition may be more developed, perhaps because they have been encouraged as young children to pay attention to their gut feelings.
We receive intuitive feelings in a variety of ways. It could come though the mind with something specific or as a kind of euphony or an answer to a complicated issue. These generally come in the form of gut feelings, hunches, and emotions or in dreams. It can also come through the body. Your heart may start racing for no reason, your muscles may suddenly tense or you get ‘butterflies’ in your stomach.
If you have ever thought of a friend or family member you haven’t heard from in a long time and suddenly they call, you are experiencing what the psychoanalyst Carl Jung described as synchronicity, or meaningful coincidence, which is a part of intuition.
In developing intuition, you may want to start by simply asking your body a question that requires a yes or no answer about a particular issue or a decision you need to make. Generally a yes answer will be in the form of a relaxed or comfortable feeling. If the answer is no, your muscles may start to tense or you get the sense that it’s not a good idea. Of course, as with anything that is worth doing, it takes time, but be patient. Your intuition will become a great tool to use whenever you need it.
Pay attention to your breathing when practicing with intuition to keep other thoughts at bay. Also, pay attention to your body responses when intuition does break through. Again, it may take some time for you to distinguish if your body really is responding to some intuitive situation or some external stimuli. With practice, you will not only be able to detect intuition, but it will become stronger and find it coming through even in the noisiest environment.
Another way to develop intuition is to read. Do some research to find out what you can about intuition. Logic and intuition can work together and the more knowledge you have about the subject, the more you will understand what intuition is within you.
Everyone experiences intuition in different ways, but your intuition is specific to you.
The benefits of intuition are numerous. You will be less stressed, you will be better able to communicate and will advance your knowledge of yourself. Intuition combines the mind, body and emotions to give you answers to questions or a solution to a problem.