Intuition

“Intuition is a spiritual faculty, and does not explain, but simply points the way.” Florence Scovel Shinn

One of my favorite excerpts is from Sarah Ban Breathnach’s book Simple Abundance. In it she talks about intuition. Anthropologist Margaret Mead calls it “the age-long training in human relations.”

Webster’s dictionary defines it as instinctive knowledge or an unexplained perception. It is also known as the sixth sense.

While some will debate the existence of intuition, I know that it exists. I use mine all the time. Do you use yours? Have you learned how to tune in to your inner instinct - that undefined part of you that’s constantly transmitting signals?

Some people call them hits, others tell me fairies whisper in their ear … Breathnach says it’s the subliminal sense of Spirit that allows us to maneuver safely through life.

Are you tuned in to your guiding Spirit? If not, try this … think of yourself as a radio … set your dial to the intuitive station and listen. Are you picking up the signal clearly or are you just getting static? One way to know is to follow your ‘gut.’ Pay attention and you will find that frequently your body will have a physical reaction to a situation. Tune in to this … let it lead you and your life will transform.

Intuitive knowing has been around for a while. In 1946 Katharine Butler Hathaway, a feminist author notoriously guided by her Spirit, wrote this just before she died, “It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life. If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct then your life will be SAFE, EXPEDIENT and THIN.”

Conversely, following your instincts, or your inner knowledge, can help your arrive at the right place at the right time. When you tap in to your intuition, you tap into the flow of the Universe allowing miraculous synchronicity to happen.

Starting today go within and seek guidance from your authentic Self. Follow your gut on a regular basis and eventually this sixth sense will enhance your life just a richly as the other five senses do.