Advanced Techniques for Increasing Intuition

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Hey friends! It’s so nice to connect with you here.

As a psychic and intuitive guide, I’m often asked how everyday people can strengthen their own intuition and deepen their connection to inner wisdom. It’s one of my favorite topics to explore! Intuition belongs to all of us – it’s one of our most precious inner resources.

In this article, I want to share the techniques I’ve found most helpful for fostering intuitive abilities over the years. Things like meditation, spending time in nature, keeping a dream journal, and learning to listen to your body’s subtle cues can make a world of difference. When we carve out time to tune into that wise inner voice, it grows louder and clearer.

Intuition is like a muscle – it gets stronger through consistent exercise. I’ll walk you through practices you can start incorporating into your daily life right away to open up intuive channels. You don’t have to be a professional psychic to benefit! Just an openness to expanding perception beyond the rational mind.

The world needs more people tapping into their heart’s wisdom and inner truth. My hope is that you’ll feel empowered and excited to deepen your own intuitive gifts after reading. The more we learn to trust our intuition, the more we can live in alignment with our highest purpose.

What are some common techniques for developing intuition?

There are several techniques that can help develop intuition:

• Meditation – Regular meditation practice helps calm the mind and connect with intuition. Even just 10-15 minutes per day can make a big difference over time.
• Journaling – Writing down thoughts, feelings, dreams, and synchronicities tapping into intuition. Review insights over time to recognize intuitive patterns.
• Spending time in nature – Being in natural settings away from technology helps quiet the rational mind so intuition can emerge. Activities like hiking, camping, or sitting by the ocean work well.
• Creative expression – Intuition speaks through mediums like art, music, dance, poetry. Make time for unstructured creative play and expression.
• Listen to your body – Intuition manifests through physical sensations, gut feelings, chills, goosebumps. Tune into these subtle bodily cues.
• Go with the flow – When you’re in a state of flow doing activities you enjoy, intuition can come through more easily. Follow inspirations that arise.
• Ask for guidance – Before going to sleep, ask a question and see what intuitive insights surface in dreams or upon waking.

The key is choosing techniques that feel inspiring to you personally and practicing them consistently. Over time you’ll get better at recognizing and following your intuitive voice.

How can I use intuition to make better decisions?

Using intuition to make decisions involves learning to trust your gut instincts while also weighing rational considerations. Here are some tips:

• Take time to get centered and clear your energy before making an important decision. Meditate, take a walk, or do an intuitive exercise to get grounded.
• Consider both your rational thoughts and intuitive feelings when evaluating a decision. Don’t override strong intuitions with logic alone.
• Make a list of the pros and cons as well as your intuitive impressions about each option. See which resonates most.
• Imagine yourself having made each choice – do you feel expansive and energized or contracted and drained? Your body will tell you which path aligns.
• Ask your intuition questions and notice any subtle impressions that arise – images, physical sensations, flashes of insight.
• Consult your intuition before going to sleep by holding the decision in your mind. Insights will often come through dreams.
• Pay attention to synchronous signs like repeating numbers, names, symbols and patterns. They could be intuition’s way of guiding you.
• If a decision still feels unclear, choose the bolder, more growth-oriented path. Our intuition nudges us toward our highest good.

The ultimate test is checking in with your inner guidance about each option. The choice that makes you feel calm and expanded is usually the intuitive way to go.

What are some ways I can practice using my intuition regularly?

Making intuition a regular habit requiresConsistency. Here are effective ways to practice tapping into your intuitive sense daily:

• Journaling – Free-write each morning and look for intuitive messages arising spontaneously. Or ask a question and let your hand write the answer.
• Meditation – Sit quietly observing your breath and physical sensations. Intuitions often arise in that relaxed state between thoughts.
• Creative activities – Painting, playing music, making crafts…creativity opens the intuitive flow. Pause periodically to observe any impressions bubbling up.
• Spend time in nature – Nature has a calming effect that allows intuition to surface. Take mindful walks allowing all senses to open.
• Body awareness – Several times throughout the day, pause and scan your body. Notice areas of tension, relaxation or subtle sensations as intuition speaking.
• Follow synchronicities – Make note when you experience repeating numbers, names, overheard phrases, songs etc. These may signal intuitive guidance at work.
• Observe dreams – Keep a dream journal. Intuition communicates through dreams and patterns will emerge over time.
• Practice asking for guidance – Ask questions before going to sleep or write them on paper upon waking. Remain open to intuitive whispers throughout the day.
• Have meaningful conversations – Share your inner experiences with trusted friends. Their intuitive reflections can affirm your own.

The key is choosing exercises you enjoy so intuition practice feels inspiring rather than forced. Intuition develops through patient repetition.

How can I get better at trusting my intuition?

Learning to trust in your intuitive wisdom takes mindfulness, self-compassion and following some simple guidelines:

• Start small – Don’t expect your intuition will be right 100% initially. Test it out with lower-stakes situations first and assess accuracy.
• Notice judgements – Counter self-criticism that minimizes your intuitive hits. Keep a trust journal to track and affirm your progress.
• Allow mistakes – There will be times intuition is off base. View mistakes as learning experiences rather than evidence you can’t trust it.
• Honor all intuitive input – Don’t dismiss hunches just because they seem improbable or irrational at first glance. Entertain the possibilities.
• Balance intuition and logic – Intuition works best alongside critical thinking skills, not replacing them. Use both in tandem.
• Give it time – Intuition unfolds gradually into awareness vs. quick fixes. Let insights marinate before taking action.
• Start with your strengths – Everyone has intuitive strengths in some areas more than others. Build trust there first before expanding.
• Notice resistance – Explore what beliefs or fears may cause you to override your intuition. Resolve them compassionately.
• Ask for help – Call on your spirit guides, higher power or the universe to heighten your intuition and believe in its guidance.

The more you patiently work at it, the easier it will be to recognize and follow your intuitive voice confidently.

How do I know if an intuitive insight is really meaningful vs just my imagination?

Distinguishing meaningful intuitive insights from just imagination or wishful thinking requires checking in with yourself honestly:

• Assess how you feel – A true intuitive hit usually carries a calm, centered, uplifting energy. If you feel anxious or ego-attached, it could be imagination.
• Notice where it comes from – Intuition arises spontaneously without conscious thought. Forced attempts to be intuitive often backfire.
• Observe it neutrally – Don’t automatically dismiss or accept the insight. Step back and evaluate it objectively.
• Look for confirmations – Synchronicities like repeated numbers or phrases can help validate an insight as intuitive guidance.
• Consider the context – Does the insight align with what you know so far or make sense given the circumstances and timing?
• Notice any alerts – Physical cues like goosebumps, chills or stomach tightening can signal valid intuitive input.
• Watch what unfolds – Give it time to manifest concretely. If it matches the insight, you have your confirmation.
• Trust your track record – With practice you will get better at feeling the subtle difference between true intuition and just wishful thinking.
• Remain open – Don’t cling too tightly to expectations about how/when the insight will play out. Allow for possibilities.

The better you know yourself, the easier it becomes to discern when an insight feels like truth versus simply imagined. Follow what resonates.

What role does fear play in blocking intuition?

Fear is one of the biggest blocks to receiving and following our intuition. Some of the ways it interferes include:

• Physiological reaction – Fear triggers the fight/flight/freeze response which closes off intuitive flow. Hard to hear subtle inner signals when afraid.
• Distorted thinking – Fear biases us to exaggerate risk and interpret things negatively. Makes it hard to see the truth intuitively.
• Resistance to change – Intuition often guides us to make major changes which fear causes us to resist. We play it safe.
• Loss of faith – After repeated instances where fear caused us to ignore our intuition, we lose trust in our ability to discern it clearly.
• Seeking false certainty – Fear makes us crave the illusion of certainty/control rather than intuiting each moment. We grasp rather than trust.
• Alienation from body – Ignoring bodily sensations that signal intuition out of fear of what they are highlighting. This diminishes self-trust.
• Attachment to ego – Ego thrives on fear and defends itself. Makes it challenging to take ego out of the equation enough to get intuitive input.
• Closed perspective – Fear contracts our viewpoint so we miss intuitive cues. We’re focused on avoiding danger rather than seeing clearly.
• Disconnection from Source – When afraid, we often disconnect from the loving Source energy that guides our intuition causing it to falter.

The answer is cultivating courage through spiritual practices like meditation, inner child work, mirror work, and connecting to our source essence and life purpose.

If intuition is so useful, why don’t more people seem to use it?

Despite the benefits, many people don’t rely much on intuition in daily life. There are a few key reasons for this:

• Cultural conditioning – Our society prioritizes logic, rationality and the physical senses over intuitive ways of knowing. These values get ingrained.
• Fear and skepticism – Many people are dismissive of intuition as irrational and unsubstantiated, or fear trusting something that seems illogical.
• Lack of practice – Developing intuition requires regular habits like meditation, creative expression, body awareness, etc. Most don’t invest time here.
• Disconnection from body and spirit – When people are distracted, rushed and caught up in thinking, it’s easy to ignore subtle intuitive cues.
• Trauma and wounds – Past pain often causes people to close down intuitive channels and not feel safe enough to open up again.
• Addictions and escapism – Behaviors like overwork, technology overuse, drugs/alcohol keep people distracted from their inner voice.
• Ego investment – The ego craves control and sees intuition as threatening. It will override inner wisdom to maintain status quo.
• Lack of self-trust – Doubting yourself and your inherent wisdom keeps you seeking external validation rather than cultivating intuition.

The more practice, healing and tools one has to work through these blocks, the more natural it becomes to rely on intuition instinctively in life.

How can I open up my third eye chakra for greater intuition?

The third eye chakra governs intuition and inner wisdom. Some ways to open and align this energy center:

• Meditate focusing on your third eye. Imagine a white or indigo light growing brighter there as you feel yourself opening.
• Use third eye chakras stones like amethyst, lapis lazuli or sodalite. Wear, hold or place on the third eye while meditating.
• Practice creative visualization. Picture your third eye awakening and enhancing your intuitive powers.
• Do activities that stimulate the third eye like mindful drawing, vision boards, spiritual reading, dreamwork.
• Avoid overstimulating third eye distractions like too much screen time, processed foods, drugs/alcohol.
• Spend time in nature and darkness allowing senses beyond physical sight to strengthen.
• Reflect deeply on the limiting stories and assumptions you carry about intuition and inner wisdom.
• Let go of illusions of control. Trying to force/figure everything out blocks intuitive flow.
• Balance the energy of the other chakras so third eye activation has a grounded, stable container to expand within.
• Explore practices like yoga, tai chi, qigong that align energy flow throughout the body.

As you devote consistent awareness to opening your third eye, you’ll notice your intuition getting louder and clearer. Trust what comes through.

How can I share my intuitive insights skillfully with others?

When sharing intuitive guidance with others, it helps to do so conscientiously:

• Check your motives – Share to serve others rather than inflate ego. Make sure it comes from love.
• Consider their readiness – Will this person be open or is now not the time? Don’t force unsolicited advice.
• Ask permission – “I have an intuitive sense about your situation. Are you open to hearing it?” Respect if they decline.
• Allow them their path – Don’t attach to them following your guidance. Offer then step back.
• Use “I” statements – “I’m feeling strongly you might want to…” vs definitive claims. Leave room for other perspectives.
• Aim to empower – Frame insights to help others trust in their own intuition vs fostering dependency on yours.
• Share the process – Explain the practices strengthening your intuition so they can explore too.
• Check-in afterward – See if the guidance was helpful for them or not. Be willing to learn from experience.
• Consider confidentiality – Use discretion around only sharing certain insights in appropriate settings.
• Stay humble – You will get some insights wrong sometimes. Stay committed to serving not showboating.

As you share intuitively what may serve others, do so with care, wisdom and pure intent.

Conclusion

Intuition is an incredible inner resource available to us all but it requires diligent cultivation through practices like meditation, journaling, creative expression, time in nature, and learning body awareness. As we gently foster more trust in our intuitive voice and find skillful ways to apply it in our lives, we gain access to an inner compass guiding us to our greatest truth and purpose. Though the logical mind is an invaluable tool, intuition is the balancing force that allows us to synthesize information and make choices aligned with our deepest wisdom and highest good. By bravely exploring our intuitive gifts, we open to our vast potential both individually and collectively.

Here is a summary table of the key points about developing intuition from the article:

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you know if you are intuitive?

You are likely intuitive if you:

• Have strong gut feelings or physical sensations about people/situations
• Experience premonitions, synchronicities and meaningful coincidences often
• Have vivid, symbolic or precognitive dreams
• Feel drawn to activities like meditation, spending time in nature, journaling
• Tend to be emotionally sensitive and empathetic
• Have moments of extraordinary creativity or problem-solving abilities

What are the signs of a blocked intuition?

Signs your intuition may be blocked include:

• Difficulty making decisions or second-guessing yourself
• Feeling numb, spaced out or creatively stifled
• Physical symptoms like chronic anxiety or digestion issues
• Ongoing confusion, brain fog orracing thoughts
• Adisconnect between your thoughts and feelings
• Clouded perception, often colored by fear
• Emotional volatility and dramatic shifts in mood/energy

How do empaths develop their intuition?

For empaths, tips to strengthen intuition include:

• Protect your energy by avoiding crowded areas when feeling sensitive
• Learn skills to stay grounded and handle emotional overwhelm
• Set healthy boundaries around other people’s demands on your energy
• Explore intuitive modalities like astrology, tarot, numerology
• Connect with other empaths who understand your experiences
• Express your intuition creatively through art, writing, dance
• Allow alone time to decompress and hear your inner voice

Can anyone be extremely intuitive?

Yes, even those who currently don’t consider themselves intuitive can develop this ability through practices like:

• Meditation to calm inner chatter so intuition can come through
• Spending time in nature away from technological overstimulation
• Trying intuitive modalities like dreamwork, automatic writing, oracle cards
• Letting go of limiting beliefs about intuition being irrational
• Journaling to notice intuitive moments however subtle
• Recording synchronicities and premonitions that provide validation
• Working with spiritual counselors/coaches to gain support

What health issues can intuition help address?

Intuition assists with health issues by:

• Providing guidance on root causes of illness vs just symptoms
• Sensing imbalances long before physical tests would show them
• Warning of potential health dangers to take preventative steps
• Motivating you to address issues before they escalate
• Inspiring you to make nourishing choices aligned with your wellness
• Trusting the timing and path of your healing journey
• Accessing your inner healer qualities like self-love, joy, peace

Can intuition be dangerous?

Intuition itself isn’t dangerous, but over-relying on it without rational discernment can be problematic. Dangers include:

• Making reckless decisions without considering logic/facts
• Falling for scams by individuals claiming false intuitions
• Ignoring health, legal or financial experts’ advice when it’s truly needed
• Becoming delusional if unable to separate true intuitions from imagination
• Obsessing on predictions to the point of self-fulfilling prophecies

How does a psychic read intuitively differ from a therapy session?

Key differences between an intuitive psychic read and therapy:

• Psychics tune into energies for intuitive guidance on relationships, career, etc. Therapists utilize counseling tools.
• Psychic readings are shorter-term focused on providing intuitive insights. Therapy involves ongoing emotional processing.
• Psychics may make predictions about future probabilities. Therapists explore patterns from your past.
• Psychics won’t diagnose or treat health conditions. Therapists address mental health diagnoses.
• Psychic readings entertain possibilities. Therapists help develop practical self-help strategies.
• Psychics won’t know your full background. Therapists work with in-depth personal history.

Both offer valuable support in different ways!