Truth Seeker’s Take

I was watching Charmed. I know, I know…but there is a loyalty factor…you know like New Kids on the Block…

Anyway, I was watching Charmed and Phoebe got a premonition. She shuttered and closed her eyes and had a full on scene play out in her mind. It lasted for quite some time and the impact of her receiving the vision was significant enough that it was noticeable to anyone around her that new she got visions and they ask…”Was that a premonition” or “What did you see?” This is not the only show that these gifts this way. This paints a certain picture, and can cause confusion when one tries to connect with their own intuition…expecting it to be big and loud and obvious. This is not what intuition looks like. Not even close.

Intuition is subtle. If you are looking for some sort of energetic kickback, a physical jolt, flashing neon signs, or a 30 second cut scene, you will miss it. If your mind is too loud with the noise of anxiety, worry, all the things you “gotta do” then you will miss it. Intuition is FAST (like one, two seconds), and it is quiet, and it is so soft and subtle that if you aren’t listening you WILL miss it. I may not be able to tell you exactly what your intuition will look like for you-because while we all have it, it is does not look the same for each of us-but I can tell you that if you are looking in the wrong place for the wrong thing at the wrong volume, you are not getting messages. If you are looking too hard, you are not getting messages. The messages are coming at you, they always are, your intuition is always working for you. But if you don’t know it then you are too busy, too noisy, too worried…Or you could think of it from the opposite perspective and know that you just need to get calm, get quiet, get still.

But HOW? Mindfulness. Meditation. In my guide on Mindfulness I talk about how I’m not sure everyone learns about mindfulness-or how to be mindful-early enough in their journey. I didn’t learn about mindfulness until much later and it was a disservice-to me, to my growth, to my healing. Once you start your healing and/or spiritual path, mindfulness should be the first thing you learn. It is fundamental in building a strong foundation for your practice. As is meditation. I realize that meditation is not looked on with favor from every one. Some people are resistant to meditation. If this is you, it could be because you don’t fully understand meditation. It could be because you have difficulty meditating, or because meditation truly doesn’t work for you (although I haven’t met anyone yet for which that is the case). The key to meditation is to find a way to meditate that does work for you. We aren’t meant to sit with an empty head focused on the mind void of thought. That’s not it. Meditation is meant to remove you from the noise, from the chaos and put you in a state where you can focus on something specific that will allow you to calm and quiet your mind so that you can master getting still, so that you can master listening, so that you can learn to discern what your intuition is saying to you. Meditation teaches you to get calm, to be open, and receptive to the messages your intuition is giving you. The trick is to be ready to accept what is being given. It will do you no good to force these answers. Looking too hard will have the opposite effect. But meditation-whether you are just closing your eyes and being while you shower, getting lost in your favorite hobby, dancing, taking a nature walk, gardening, sitting under a tree or actually sitting crisscross and focusing on your breathing-will help you to get still, get open, get clarity and understanding.

Intuition can come in a million different ways. And so often we recognize intuition without recognizing that it IS intuition. So when a song pops into your head, it is likely a sign that you are getting a message. Make a note. What was the song, what does it mean, is there one lyric repeating and what is that, what were you doing or thinking about or talking to? Start paying attention and looking for patterns. Did you just help someone problem solve by giving them the most genius answer and have no idea how the hell you knew that? Did you get a “picture” in your head that looks like a memory and made you want to reach out and talk to somebody? There are so many ways to get messages and they will differ for each of us. And you aren’t bound to one single gift. You get messages how you get them. It’s just a matter of you recognizing how they come in, and then figuring out what they mean. Just remember, the quieter you are the better chance you have at recognizing the message because unlike Phoebe, you aren’t going to be stopped in your tracks or knocked off your feet for a 15 second interlude with a no mistake message. It’s going to be 2 seconds long (if that-totally a flash). It’s going to look like your imagination. It’s going to be “light”-like the shadow out of the corner of your eye or the question of whether that was a fly you just saw zoom past you or the creepy vibe that makes you want to leave the area asap. It will likely be a message in symbolic form for you to discern. However it works for you is yours to discover and to master. The point I’m trying to make here is that whatever the case is for you, don’t look to the Tele or the Big Screen to give you an accurate depiction of what it looks like. Find someone that has the benefit of experience and listen to their wisdom. Once you are able to master the way your intuition works for you the world changes completely.