The Road to Intuition

Have you had that experience when all of a sudden you just had this huge hunch that something is about to happen, and to your surprise, that intuition was eventually translated to reality?

When you feel strongly about something without a logical basis to it, it's called intuition. It may be shown in a number of ways: clairvoyance or "the third eye", hunches and feeling through listening.

Clairvoyance is when you can see beyond the visual. This is when you know that something is occurring beyond the range of your physical senses.

Sensing clearly is basically what we refer to as "hunch" or "gut feeling." This is the time when you are overwhelmed with a feeling that you can't explain and all you can say is "I just know."

On the other hand, feeling through listening or clairaudience is being able to "listen" between the lines. Someone you are listening to, does not sound right, the words you are hearing are not exactly what is meant. Intuition also happens at times when a certain sound, or smell, whatever it is - be it a car's honk or a bird's twitting - ushers in an intense feeling.

They say only a number of people are gifted with intuition. Astrologers even insist that people born under the Scorpio or Pisces signs are naturally intuitive it almost borders on E.S.P. But recent studies proclaim that anyone can develop intuition.

Why the need to develop intuition, you ask? Why not leave your emotional and psychological state as it is? First and foremost, intuition promotes good communication. It makes you more sensitive to the people around you; it often keeps you from hurting those you love because you are intuitive enough to understand what effects them. Intuition also makes you far more creative than ever. Intuition means releasing more creative juices for any means of expression. Lastly, intuition has a healing power. This healing power is not in the physical sense, but in delving deep into your soul to eradicate some negative energy buried there.

With that being said, are you ready to develop your intuition? Here are some ways to unlock this gift:

1. Hypnosis

Self-hypnosis programs are available, from many sources, for a number of self improvement subjects. You can also avail yourself of hypnotic programs that can strengthen your intuition.

2. Meditation

Meditating means finding peace in yourself. If your mind and heart are cluttered with too much baggage and pain, you won't be able to quieten down that part of you that could eventually initiate intuition. There are so many ways to meditate: take a yoga class, or just simply practice some breathing excercises that could bring you straight to Zen.

3. Think positive!

A worry-free, fear-free state can do so much to improve your intuitive ability. By staying positive, you attract good energy that would be able to easily recognize imminent feelings and events.

4. Just let go.

What does this mean? If you are on the brink of making a huge decision, relax, let go of all your inhibitions. Go to some quiet place, both physically and mentally. Sometimes you just have to listen to the voice within you, and that voice won't be heard, unless you let go.

5. Never expect.

Even after relaxing, letting go of all the inhibitions and those things that stop you from thinking and feeling clearly, never expect your answer straight away. Never expect that the "hunch" would come immediately, you may even have to "sleep on it". If you give it a little time you may just be surprised that you have your answer.

6. Believe in your first impressions.

When you see someone for the first time and think that he is a bit too arrogant for your taste, chances are that impression actually holds true. Most of the time, first impressions are brought by intuition.

7. Stay happy!

All you need to be intuitive is to stay happy! Happiness is a state of mind that attracts immense power and such power includes intuition. In tapping into your intuition, your motivation must be happiness and contentment. Given that premise, intuition will fall to you easily.