Developing Your Intuition

by Dhyan Giten -

How can we develop a trust in ourselves, in our heart and in our intuition? How can we develop our intuition, so that it becomes a source of love, truth and wisdom in therapeutic work? How can we be in contact with the Whole through our intuition?

What is Intuition?

Intuition is our true inner voice, our constant available inner source of love, truth and wisdom, and the silent voice of Existence within ourselves. Through our intuition, we are in contact with the Whole. Intuition is the voice of the heart. Intuition is our inner teacher and guide. Intuition means to learn to listen to the silent whisperings of our heart.

Intuition is a 'yes' to life. Intuition is to develop a trust in life. Intuition is learning to listen to life. Intuition is to be in contact with the Whole. Intuition means to follow the whispers of the inner in a basic 'yes' to life. When we allow ourselves to follow the silent whisperings of intuition, the fragrance of love arises.

Through following our own heart, we also help others to follow their own heart. Through following our own truth, we also help others to follow their own truth. Intuition is the voice of our inner being. Intuition is the voice of Existence within ourselves. Through listening to the intuition, we are in contact with the Whole.

A result of following our intuition is a deep feeling of joy, a sense of meaning and an inner satisfaction. To follow the silent voice of intuition is to surrender to Existence. Intuition is already in contact with Existence, with that which is larger than ourselves. When we live in contact with Existence, life becomes immensely satisfying. Intuition is a trust that if we follow our heart, the Whole becomes enriched.



INTUITION EXERCISES

Exercise 1: From intellect to intuition - This is an exercise, which aims on learning to distinguish between intellect and intuition. Take as a continuous meditation to learn to distinguish between the intellect, between our ideas of how things should be, and intuition, our true inner voice, to learn to distinguish between the false and the real, between the true and the artificial.

Exercise 2: Learning to distinguish between listening to the intuition and to be directed by outer forces - This is an exercise that aims at learning to be aware when you allow yourselves to be directed by outer forces and when you allow yourself to listen to your intuition. Be continuously aware in different situations between when you allow yourself to be directed by other people's ideas, opinions and expectations and when you allow yourself to be guided from within by listening to your own intuition, to your own true inner voice, to your own inner source of love, truth and wisdom, to Existence within yourself.

Exercise 3: To invite guidance - When you are in a cross road in life or in situations when you need guidance, take as a conscious exercise to ask you intuition a question and ask for guidance and clarity. The answer may not come directly, but you will always receive an answer.

Exercise 4: Make a painting of intuition - This meditation aims at painting a picture in colour and form of your experience of intuition. If you do this meditation together with a partner, you can discuss your painting with your partner.

Exercise 5: Listen to your heart - To continuously be in contact with your heart and with your intuition, you can ask the following four questions in different situations for example when you have to make a choice or when you are going to take a new step:

1. Will I love myself if I do this?
2. Will I feel courageous?
3. Is it beautiful for me?
4. Can it be simplified in any way?

Exercise 6: Intuition – taking creative decisions - Intuition is about taking creative decisions. Take as an exercise to take a conscious decision during a whole day to allow your intuition, your inner source of love, trust and wisdom, to guide you through the day to take creative decisions.

Exercise 7: Making a energy reading of a partners heart in the form of a flower - This is an exercise in intuition and healing, where you sit facing a partner and make an energy reading of the partner’s heart in the form of a flower.

Begin this exercise by turning your attention within yourself and come in contact with you own heart. When you have come in contact with your own heart, begin to tune in with your partners heart and describe the partner’s heart in the form of a flower. Describe in words what kind of flower it is, the quality of the flower, the colour of the flower and the surroundings in which the flower grows.

Stay continuously in contact with your own heart during this exercise and be aware of how the contact from heart to heart plus the communication through words creates healing. When you and your partner has read each others hearts, take a moment to share how it felt to have your heart read and how the communication from heart to heart crates healing.

Exercise 8: Intuition-journal - To become more aware about how your intuition is developing, take a decision to write an intuition-journal every evening during one month. When you wake up in the morning, remember that this is a new opportunity to develop your intuition. Take a conscious decision in your heart that today you are going to be aware and to trust your intuition during all the activities of the day. Be continuously aware during the day about the difference between being in contact with yourself and your intuition and not being in contact with your intuition.

Be grateful in the evening for everything that has happened during the day, since both positive and negative experiences are teachers on the way to develop intuition. Write an intuition-journal in the evening and write shortly during 10-15 minutes about when you managed and when you did not manage to trust your intuition during the day. Do not judge and evaluate whether you managed or did not manage to trust your intuition, but let the intuition-journal be a way to simply be aware and develop your intuition.

Exercise 9: Become friends with a tree - On an unconscious level, trees are already in contact with Existence. With their roots deeply rooted in the earth and with their branches reaching towards the sky, trees have their own innate wisdom.

A meditation exercise you can do to develop your intuition is to become friends with a tree. Sit under the tree and ask the tree questions and listen within to your own intuition for the answers that you receive.

Exercise 10: To see what the Whole wants - This is an exercise to let go and to see what the Whole wants in a certain issue. When you have compared the pros and cons on a certain issue, then leave the issue to the intuition, to the inner source of love, truth and wisdom, to the voice of Existence within, and see what the Whole wants concerning this issue.

Sometimes Existence responds immediately and sometimes it takes some time before Existence is ready to respond. But you will always receive an answer in exactly the right time. Sometimes I have struggled to get something to happen, but it was first when I let go that it happened by itself. Sometimes things are not meant to happen either. It is a question of timing. It is a question of when the time is ripe. It is a question of trust to the Whole.

giten.net

The Process of Becoming Free

by Julie Redstone -

Physical Change and the New Light Body:

There is much happening today to the physical body as a result of increased light. New and unexplainable symptoms may be appearing that had never been seen before, or that one thought were long gone. Like a pot of water that manifests bubbles on the surface as it boils, so, too, does the body rid itself of things that have been concealed below the surface, by bubbling up with the energies that need to be released.

This time of releasing within one's own body needs to be treated gently and with respect. In truth, you cannot just will the symptoms away and in some cases not even conventional forms of treatment will be effective. It is a new time, and a new body is being created for all living beings, and so that which cannot resonate with light is erupting now as physical symptoms or mental or emotional symptoms that are part of the process of becoming free.

Take the time to rest, and to treat your body gently if you are feeling a need to do so. Rest, and the drinking of pure water helps the body to release energies more easily, allowing the natural process to take its course.

The result of this time will not be more illness, but a freeing of the body to take its place as a vessel that can carry its own light and transmit it to others. This is a blessing and those who may endure a difficult process in this regard are actually helping the planet as they do so. Namaste.

lightomega.org

A Gracious Place of Ease

by Carrie Hart -

Today, focus on order, beauty and cleanliness. Straighten up. Clean. Adorn. Make your home a gracious place of ease, where you can relax and be free. Come at your life from a place of worry-free joy, a place of comfort and peace, a spot of beauty you have created.

Pull out the treasures of your life and look at them, let them shine. Take the spirit of each moment of fun, love and joy, communion and wonder, and send it out to inhabit every corner of your home. Create a place of serenity that is there for you no matter what occurs outside.

Your goal today is to create an emotional center of joy and love, harmony and beauty. And to do it through your physical efforts, so that at the end of the day, you fall exhausted into a most satisfying sleep, knowing that you have used your hands and your heart most usefully, preparing the soil and guiding the water, so that the white birds flying overhead may drop their seeds of wonder into a most fertile garden, a place where the bubbling water sparkles with light and the warm, dark earth is like an embrace, where every blade of grass sings with joy as it reaches up toward the sun, where every tree hurries from seed to branch in an exuberant expression of being, excited to show its leaves and bear its fruit, where each rose laughs with pleasure at its beauty and sends its perfume out to bless the world.

And you, you are the brightest rose of all, blessed with the ability to create this world from your heart and your hands, pouring out your love of life like water, singing as you bury your hands in the soil of being. Ah, how blessed you are, how covered in grace! What joy, what joy to be you, today!

carriehart.com

It Is What It Is

by Stefanie Miller -

Energy in the Void:

We are going through many adjustments and reconfigurations at this time, as we assimilate the new energy. The highly sensitive ones are feeling this in a very intense way. We have been residing in the void for quite some time now. How do you know if you are currently in the void and what are its attributes? It is an in between place that we maintain, as we are finishing up a lot of the emotional, mental, spiritual and physical work we have been doing for quite some time now. You know you are in the void if you are unable to start many new projects or even finish up some of the things you already started. There are many delays and hold ups. It reminds me of a dream where you are running in place but can’t seem to get to your destination.

I don’t view the void as a negative space. It is neutral energy, unless you place a lot of expectations and demands on yourself and life. It can be very frustrating and anxiety producing. There seems to be a lot of limitation and emptiness. If you can kind of let go, go with the flow and let things unfurl in its own time and way, it would be really beneficial for your peace of mind and wellbeing. When you do get stressed, please forgive yourself and know you are doing the best you can.

In many of our relationships we feel a disconnection with others. Some connections, where we previously might have had a close bond at one time or another, feel really distant and remote. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the relationship is over for good, however, it seems that it is really difficult to connect with people. I have found it is hard to make plans that don’t get canceled, postponed or delayed. Misunderstandings, not “getting” each other, and just a plain desire not to be around other people for long periods of time has abounded.

One of the many reasons it is hard to be around other people right now is because the veil is so thin, and as we are so empathic, we pick up and absorb the energy of others to the point that it feels down right draining to be in public or around others for long periods of time. It has been so intense that trips to the mall, store or any public place causes me to feel really anxious that I rush through my shopping or really plan out what I need to get so I can get in and out quickly. There is a major incongruence between the vibrational level of many foods and products being sold at the store. We organically know what is of value to our body and soul. For the highly sensitive person, buying, using or EVEN being around things that are not purposeful or useful, causes feelings of unease.

Many sensitive’s are experiencing severe allergic reactions. Let me preface that by saying most of us are becoming or already are highly sensitive. We are chiseling through our armor and coming face to face with our most vulnerable, delicate selves. As we release the density of the our unconscious ways, gain inner awareness, forgive, love, let go, make healthier choices, etc. we are becoming lighter. Most of the new children are born without these barriers of limitation. They cannot even conceive of the way we previously lived our lives (or ran our countries).

The H1N1 virus is an example of the sensitivities we are now facing. Skin rashes, breakouts, asthma, colds, food and environmental allergies are at an all time high. We cannot ignore the need for good care and the use of quality products. We are being guided to be gentle with ourselves.

Being in this void can feel lonely at times. It can invoke feelings of frustration, dissatisfaction, impatience and just plain pure boredom, sometimes, with spurts of upheaval. You can utilize this period by trusting that this won’t last forever. Just be at peace with where you are at, remain present in the moment. Appreciate and enjoy the quiet and slower pace. We are being rewired and realigned to adapt with ease into this new energy. Many opportunities are being aligned behind the scene. It’s all in the timing!

If we try to push it quicker than it’s meant to be its like showing up a day early for a party. You’re all dressed up; all ready for a good time, knock on the door and become disappointed when no one is home to answer the door. The host/ess are out buying the finishing touches for the party. Their still in preparation mode while you think you missed the entire party, when in fact, you just happened to show up too soon! When the timing is right. Whala! It all comes together!

People, places, and things that are meant for us, will be coming into our lives shortly. We have seen and felt glimpses and glimmers of what’s to come. The most crucial thing is to stay positive and not let the frustration get you down. Remind yourself of what you are grateful and appreciative for. Take this time to catch up on your rest and focus on doing what you CAN accomplish. Enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts. Don’t be hard on yourself for not accomplishing all the things you set out to do. I swear, its like trying to move in slow motion. It takes double or triple the time to get things done that usually takes half the time. Laugh it off and don’t take yourself or life too seriously. Remember it is what is.

At this time we may be spending a lot of time alone. We may crave time to ourselves or circumstances are propelling us to be alone. It is not necessarily a reflection on our relationship with others. We need to learn to be in our own energies. We need to attune to our own vibration and know our own thoughts and feelings. It’s not just about staying away from negative people or who is of a higher or lower vibration.

It is simply about being comfortable in our own skin and appreciating our own company! It’s about allowing ourselves to be still and monitoring the amount of external stimulation we receive. It’s also about avoiding enmeshed relationships and co-dependent behaviors that cause us to lose ourselves in another (our children, parents, spouse, friends, etc. included) In order to follow our intuition and guidance we need to be tuned in. We cannot be tuned in if we are always on the go and busy.

The new energy is here and it feels different. We cannot do things the way we did in the past because things don’t work that way any longer. You probably notice that. We are in a profound time of integration. We may wish for things to speed up (and slow down at the same time) but we cannot rush the process. May I repeat myself? It is what it is!

The month of November is a month of grand openings so be ready to begin manifesting all the things you set in motion. Energetically we are focusing on relationships at this time, new connections, reconnections and realignments. We have two 11-11-11 days this month, which are 11/11/09 and 11/29/09. 11 is a number, which represents a portal or opening to change. 2009 is an eleven year, 2+9.

We’ve almost completed 2009. Give yourself a big pat on the back for rolling with the changes that have occurred all year long. Its been a bit of blur wouldn’t you say? The new energies are about being sovereign within yourself. “To thy own self be true”. Stay true to your path of opening yourself to a higher level of authenticity in your life and in how our world functions. We have to expose, and heal those areas that have been out of alignment. As we complete doing this we can put into action the creations that will benefit us.

Prayer - Dear Mother/Father, God/Goddess, I feel so alone and lonely at times. I fear that I have been forgotten and that things will never get better. I know even when I feel this way it is only my perception based on my deepest fears. I sense you beside me and your ever abiding guiding presence. Thank you for showing the way. I know in my heart that everything will work out. I know I am being prepared for grand things to come. In fact, I know that all is as it should be. Please quiet my thoughts so that as you lead the way I will be able to hear you. I am so grateful for all that I have and all that I am. And so it is. Amen.

amagicalworld.com

How to Quiet Your Mind

by Tina Su -

Do you regularly feel at ease and at peace? Are you continuously overflowing with Joy and Bliss on a daily basis, such that you seem free of problems and emotional pain? If so, go directly to the comment section and share with us your secrets.

If you’re still reading, you are amongst the vast majority of us striving for a better life, yearning for a more peaceful and joyful existence. Yet, it seems like an impossible challenge, where we end up mentally punishing ourselves for failing, concluding that “I’m just not made to live in peace.”

You see, it’s not us, it’s just that we’ve become so easily distracted by the hurrying demands of modern life, that we’ve temporarily lost touch with our natural state of being. But there is a way, if we seek it. The purpose of this article is to share a simple technique to bring more peace, joy and clarity into your life. Would you like that?



Why It’s Hard to Find Peace and Joy?

If you observe our problems, you will notice that most problems are rooted in the mind. The basic premise is the same: some external event happens, we choose to see only one side of the story, and then interpret the situation such that it causes some form of mental conflict, resulting in some form of emotional suffering.

While it is easy to simply say, “drop your problems”, you and I both know that it is not that simple. We all have had years and years of conditioning in attracting problems and conflicts. So much so, that the simple concept of ’stop thinking about problems’ will not be so effective on us. We need tools that strike at the problem’s root.

Let’s now try something. Close your eyes for about a minute (or 5 minutes), and during this minute, send out the intention that you want silence and stillness, and you do not want to be pulled away from this silence by thoughts. (Pause your reading and go do this.)

Okay, so what happened? You probably noticed that the moment you become silent, thoughts started popping up - random and unrelated thoughts. These thoughts become a form of distraction, pulling us away from our inner silence.

This was only an experiment where we consciously observed our mind and tried to become still, but could not. Imagine the state of our inner space, while we are going about our day, unaware of the polluting in-coming thoughts.

As a result, our inner space becomes cluttered with useless information, with thoughts that are not conducive to our wellbeing, with garbage. Because our inner space is cluttered, our inner clarity and in-born wisdom becomes distant and foggy. And essentially, we loose touch with that part of our inner selves that is sacred, and wise, and peaceful, and eternal.

The distractions that we’ve declared as urgent and important, such as watching TV, updating our facebook and myspace and twitter pages, checking email, gossiping on the phone, loading mp3s on our music players, etc. all pull at us. They all pull at our attention, distracting us away from the things that are truly important to us - things that will bring lasting happiness and fulfillment to our lives and the lives of others we have yet to come to know.

Whether we recognize it or not, the information that we expose ourselves to, fills our inner space on some level, and affects our emotions and desires.

And if we are not careful, we can easily rush through life, while spending our precious time on this planet focused on that which does not matter - and then wonder where did my life go? Why do I feel unsettled and easily irritated? Why do I feel unfulfilled and incomplete? And then we die wondering.

If you are here, breathing and reading this right now, then you have been blessed with this day, to wake up! Wake up and take control of your destiny, starting with what you focus on and allow into your life (regardless of your age).

thinksimplenow.com

The Master Within

by Egan Sanders -

There comes a time in an individual's spiritual evolution when every seeker/person on a spiritual or philosophical quest, must come to the realization that all higher knowledge, higher truth, and all higher wisdom can only be revealed through their own being.

We all endure periods of doubt and fear, and moments where clarity seems to elude us. At times like these, we all yearn for a hand to hold or, more often, an inner foundation to stand on -- a place within ourselves that will rise up and elevate us into a position of strength and clarity. We want our questions to be answered and our dilemmas to be resolved.

Many New Age explorers call this inner foundation the Higher-Self, or the Superconscious mind, while others refer to that well of wisdom calmly residing deep inside our minds, as the conscience, or simply the clear voice of the soul. Regardless of what name it is given, this part of the human psyche is eagerly sought after because, on a more subtle level, all humans are aware that once this inner voice is found, understood, and listened to, one can then attain great wisdom and self-mastery. Attuning to this opens the door ways to the infinite, and, when one accesses the infinite, all questions are answered, all dilemmas resolved.



Help Along The Way

Teachers can undoubtedly help you in this journey to the Higher-Self. Those in search of understanding need guides, people to appear at the right time in your growth to lead you to higher and higher levels. These guides can help you avoid the classic pitfalls in spiritual growth: illusion, doubt, and the innocence of ignorance. They can and do hurry you along through lessons that might have otherwise gotten you permanently stuck, smoothing the way with their insightful thoughts and directions. Being outside of you, they can be objective and are more readily able to see what's holding you back, or what you need to learn to quickly move on. This feedback and direction can be indispensable as long as it leads you to a greater awareness of your own power, and less and less of an attachment to the teacher as you progress. You must identify the success of your growth with your own effort and ability to be truly empowered.

Written information from books is also important. At this time in history, we are blessed with an unparalleled variety and abundance of teachings available to every member of our society. Ancient scriptures sit alongside the latest book, giving us the opportunity to look backward and forward, as well as at the most interesting period of history one can experience, current history. Books can be a wonderful foundation to build upon. The ideas of great philosophers can lift you to great heights. But why? The wisdom of these sages or beings must somehow resonate within you to truly affect and expand you. If a reader cannot relate to an idea, or recognize a virtue within themselves, then how can any knowledge be received? Written wisdom is only helpful when it leads you back to yourself. Even this article is limited unless it sparks something in the mind of you, the reader.



Direct Experience

The ultimate form of knowledge can only come from experience. What a book says, or what a teacher relates, are truly only words until an individual comes to an understanding through direct experience. Experience transcends all forms of learning because, in those precious moments, you are communing with your own higher being. It's the difference between happily admiring the Moon through a telescope in your backyard, and actually travelling to the Moon and proudly standing, in awe, upon its surface. We are all spiritual explorers, and should never let another human being take that magical journey for us.

You can visualize, listen to channeled guides, sit at the feet of great masters, or buy their videos; but the next time you are in turmoil, trust that you can ease your inner storm. If you have a question nagging at you, trust that you can ask yourself for the answer. Your mind will respond. Your Higher-Self, your Soul, will talk back to you.



Accessing The Inner

A simple exercise to access the Higher-Self is to sit in a comfortable position with your eyes closed, take a few slow deep breaths, and get relaxed. When you feel calm, formulate a question in your mind, ask it mentally, and then let your mind become silent. It's important to give yourself a minute or so of inner silence for a response. Be patient and wait to see what you get back -- it may be a word or a phrase that pops into your thoughts, a picture could drift into your mind's eye, or you may just get a feeling. The Higher-Self communicates in a variety of ways, so be flexible and open minded.

When you get an answer, and you always will, take your response and see how it relates to your question. It may be a direct answer, or it may guide you toward a plan of action. By working with this simple exercise on a daily basis, you will find that your Higher-Self is always sending you messages.

This exercise simply allows you to become receptive to that constant flow of messages being sent from your Higher-Self. You can do this in the morning, or before bed, or even just walking down a street. Try it and watch the results. In time, you can create a dialogue with your Higher-Self. Work with this. Have fun experimenting with talking to your Higher-Self and you may just discover the greatest teacher you will ever encounter, the master within!

egansanders.com

Reality Shift

by Sandra Sayahda Viola -

How many times have you wanted to change something in your life but no matter how hard you tried you always fell back into old patterns? We always start out with good intentions but in the end our old beliefs and habits return. This can be very frustrating. The more we try and fail the more insecurity sets in. Insecurity paralyzes our creative process and limits our true capabilities. How can we change our reality if we are unable to break out of old habits?

As we grow older our brain becomes hardwired and fixed on specific thoughts and ideas. These thoughts and ideas represent our experiences both past and present. The brain holds onto those fixed thoughts. It's difficult to rewire our brain to accept new ideas because the brain likes repetition. We can continue to use new affirmations and hope the brain will eventually accept them. If an idea has been present in your life for a very long time don't expect the brain to release that idea quickly without changing other things in your life first.

In order to change thoughts, habits or patterns, we need to change the environment that houses that old energy. The idea of change means we are going to do something differently. New creations need a "new" support system. Bringing new ideas or situations into an old environment doesn't work. Our personal environment needs to undergo a change to compliment what we are trying to create.

The simple act of removing or adding something in your personal environment sets the stage for change. The more you add or subtract objects in your environment the more you enable the changes you are trying to attain. All objects hold energy to a larger or lesser degree. The bigger the object is doesn't necessarily mean the more energy it holds. When you are adding or subtracting objects pay attention to its color as well as the objects shape as all of these things influence the result.

Adding an object that wasn't there before changes the energy of that particular space. The same is true of taking something out of that space. As different energy begins to filter into your environment old ideas and patterns no longer have the support system they once did. Without the old support system the brain must update its data as it unplugs itself from the old. This process allows new ideas and thoughts to enter. When your environment is stagnate change cannot occur.

Update, rearrange and modify your personal environment before you implement change through your thoughts and ideas. In this way you will find that changing your reality will be easier and more creative. Have fun !

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