Intuition is a human capacity, but few have been able to develop it. Many have this ability to perceive their environment in a different way because they have known how to develop their intuition. This has helped them make better decisions, so it seems that luck is always with them. There are some techniques to learn to display this faculty to be able to perceive and understand things without using rationality. Do you want to learn how? Join us!
What is intuition?
Intuition is understood as an ability that people possess to know, understand or perceive some interesting aspect of reality clearly, even without using reason. In other words, intuition gives us the possibility to make good decisions quickly and effectively. In addition, it warns us of certain dangers and help us create a broader vision of things around us.
On the other hand, there are those who interpret intuition as the ability to perceive reality clearly and directly, without the mind interfering. It is a human capacity that goes beyond logic and intellect. For some people they think that intuition is something new that we are going to incorporate into our lives.
The truth is that it is a capacity with which we are born and that many of us do not develop. This is because we live in a very rational society that leads us to lose those innate intuitive abilities. However, it is possible to recover this mode of perception of our environment.
Intuition and spirituality
From the point of view of spirituality, intuition is our true voice, it lives within us and really knows what is convenient for us at all times. It is a guide that connects people with each other and with the whole universe. However, this voice has been silenced over time by logic and reasoning for the dominant value that has been given to it in our society.
How to develop intuition?
Intuitive knowledge, unlike rationalism that divides everything into structured parts in order to access knowledge, requires a global perception, connecting all parts, a perception of the whole. Intuition perceives signals that stand out from the totality of what is perceived.
For this, it is integrated as a whole with ourselves and with the reality we inhabit. In this way, we can detect those small signals that are manifested through intuitive perception. So, a person who has developed their intuition, has conjugated their mind, body and spirit in a unique operation.
This is how, through this union and the opening of their five senses, our intuition or sixth sense perceives the reality that surrounds us, in a completely different way from rational reasoning. In conclusion, logical thinking works with associations, deliberations, rules and structures, while intuition works with sensations, impressions, emotions, subtleties, among other things.
Tips for developing intuition
Developing intuition can be a simple task, since it is not something new, but a skill that we have disconnected from. So we must learn to listen to ourselves to reconnect with our intuitive perception. Therefore, let’s see some strategies to achieve it.
Trust your hunches
In order to develop intuition successfully we must stop denying its influence on our decisions. So, to improve our intuitive skills we must start by giving them a certain credibility, enough to at least take into account the hunches we have on a daily basis.
Well, when the emotion generated by a person or a situation is negative, we are faced with an intuition. Our inner voice has the capacity to make us notice that there is something that does not convince us.
Differentiate between prejudice and intuition
If you want to develop intuition, you must clearly differentiate between prejudice and intuition. Prejudices are preconceived ideas that make us have a certain aversion to certain people or situations for various reasons that we unconsciously associate with something negative. Therefore, we must know if that signal that our intuition sends us to not trust something is influenced by prejudices and stereotypes that we may have. Intuition is determined by our emotions, so it is important that we succeed in distinguishing between emotions and preconceived ideas or those that have culturally inoculated us.
Practice meditation
Everything that helps us to know ourselves better will result in an improvement in our intuition. Millennial meditation practices have clear benefits for our minds. These make us better able to absorb stimuli and information, even things that previously went unnoticed. In addition, these meditation techniques report a greater emotional balance.
Meditation requires continued practice. It is a habit that requires a lot of constancy. To practice it we must get comfortable in a place where there are few elements that can cause distraction. We will take a posture with a straight back and a relaxed body. We will use a good breathing technique, in order to remove stress, anxiety and daily worries from our bodies. We will take advantage to listen to our inner voice, which is closely linked with the ability for intuition.
Make visualizations
This is a very useful tool that allows you to have more control over your mind, emotions and body. It consists of learning to relax imagining different situations in a realistic way.
By doing so we will feel calmer and more relaxed. Also, we will have improved our intuition. To achieve this, we must close our eyes and focus on our breathing. We will try to visualize a landscape or a place that transmits security and good vibrations.
We will observe it carefully, looking carefully at every detail. The air, the aromas, the colours and we will keep all the possible details in our memory. Our breathing has to be slow and deep, then we will open our eyes again. We should practice visualization regularly in order to better develop our intuition.
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