Intuition takes many forms and can include visual imagery, as well as any intuitive sensing in your body--with your ear, or nose, gut, heart or any other way that information arises without the use of logical processes. Most of us have little training in identifying any of these, because Western education methodologies focus primarily on left brain skills. We need to begin by paying attention so we can recognize our intuitive sensing.
Then we need to determine if it is true. One of the most challenging things for us to do is to separate true intuition from wishful thinking what we hope will happen or projections interpreting images through the lens of our own history or ideas. All of us are full of wishes and fears. When you open to intuitive images, it is important to be aware of how these wishes and fears can confuse your ability to identify true intuition.
Your body is amazing. Tune into its response when you have an intuition. People describe feeling the following with true intuition: openness; relaxation; joy; a sense of connection or belonging; lack of doubt; clarity; surprise; awe; excitement; fulfillment; inspiration; or brightness.
Naturally, their curiosity is heightened. The dancer, Agnes de Mille, once said, "Bodies never lie. You can learn its language and know to trust it. Willis Harman, Stanford researcher and President of the Institute for Noetic Sciences, stated, "Most of us are living on the periphery of our lives; intuition invites us into the center.
This state is less likely to produce intuition clouded by projections or wishful thinking and thus facilitates pure intuition. Many people have experienced this state without striving to achieve it.
For example, some people find that nature calms them. Other people listen to music or talk with a good friend in order to restore their sense of inner peace and balance.
There are many ways for people to separate themselves from their emotional responses , projections, or wishful thinking. Another way to induce a centered state is to focus or meditate. This allows you to develop an observing self-a self that acknowledges your thoughts and emotions without believing that they are you. There two ways to do this, as shown in the examples below. Both examples concern Sarah, who is worried about doing well at work. Both ways establish the observing self and its capacity to remain calm.
Inner calm fosters true intuition and allows it to be easily identified. It is instantaneously relevant to you and beyond you. Pure intuition is non-emotional, although it may fill you with a sense of joy and connection. Of course, achieving a calm, detached state is challenging for all of us.
You might have to explore different techniques to see what works-for some it may be sitting meditation, for others it may be listening to music or walking in nature. You may find it takes quite a bit of practice and even then may be easier at some times than others.
But even at the beginning, simply recognizing your emotional state can help you assess if your intuition might be tinged or pure. Since wishful thinking and projection are so filled with your history, your hopes, your ideas, and your wounds, it is important to analyze your images. Ask yourself these types of questions:. It is some times useful to write your answers down to this question.
Of course, your intuition can use your history to bring legitimate intuitive information to you. Therefore, you can not dismiss all the intuitions that you have which are related to your past.
But, it is important to be objective and unemotional when assessing them. You have nothing to lose by asking yourself questions, keeping a record of the answers, and waiting to assess the results.
Remember this: your intuition is not going to go away. If intuition seems to be giving you conflicting input, the best thing to do is to do nothing. No matter what the issue is, your intuition will stay with you.
You can afford to wait for clarity. In addition, most of the time conflicting input suggests that you are not dealing with pure intuition. Projections and wishful thinking are probably involved.
Reflect a little to see if you can identify them. This is an ideal time for you to analyze the conflicting input deeply. Ask yourself if the different intuitive inputs are related more deeply than it appears on the surface or if the conflict is related to timing rather than other factors. People sometimes wonder if intuition is always right because intuition appears to be so unpredictable.
Why does intuition seem so unpredictable? Patajali, an Indian physician turned sage, suggested one possible answer when he wrote the Yoga Sutras in approximately B. Among other things, the book, which was designed to help people develop their mental, physical, and spiritual health and wellbeing, addressed the question: How do people know anything? Patanjali described four ways you know something: by a its physical appearance, b the associations you have with it, c the meaning it has for you and d its spirit or essence.
Please try again later. The Sydney Morning Herald. By Gary Nunn December 8, — 2. Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size. Always trust your gut. But is it always wise? Clark says gut instinct is an animalistic wisdom that has been with us since day dot. License this article. Wellbeing Live Well. Connect via Twitter or email. Intuition develops from experience, so for your gut to spot trends and patterns, reliable trends and patterns must actually exist.
What areas of life have sufficient regularity for our brains to develop accurate intuitions? Married people certainly have it," Kahneman told the audience. However, the stock market is simply too noisy and irregular for anyone to understand on gut instinct. Have you had a lot of practice in this area? Again, successful intuitions are born of long observation of environments with some level of pattern and regularity.
Good gut instincts therefore require a lot of practice -- and we're not talking just a few weeks. Years and years or experience, like the fire chief had under his belt, are generally needed. Do you receive immediate feedback in the area?
Practice isn't just about doing something over and over again. You can saw away badly at the violin for years and never come any closer to being able to play Beethoven. For practice to work, you also need feedback, and not just any kind of feedback. Psychology shows the kind that works best is immediate and concrete. If you want to train your intuition, "you have to know almost immediately whether you got it right or got it wrong," Kahneman explained.
0コメント