DEVELOPING AUTHENTIC INTUITION

Those with intuitive foresight have a great advantage in life; they avoid many problems and prepare better for what lies ahead. What allows some to do this while others cannot?  As I see it, it’s a matter of developing five key abilities which produce authentic intuition.

The first is the ability to be CALMLY DETACHED.  Consciously or subconsciously, any strong wishes, hopes and fears that we have will tend to mislead us, resulting in incorrect expectations. Thus, until we learn to calmly detach from such biases, we can’t correctly sense what lies ahead.

True intuitive awareness comes by ‘hearing’ the subtle prompting of an intuitive ‘voice’ that our usual mind-chatter otherwise would normally block out. So to perceive true intuition, we need to learn to QUIET OUR MIND. This is the second ability. These two skills allow us to be extremely clear and perform the third -- FOCUSING RECEPTIVELY.

These are three essential abilities.  But in the early stages of intuitive development, usually two more are also needed -- RECOGNIZING INTUITIVE AUTHENTICITY and TRUST.  This is because as soon as we receive an intuitive flash, often a fear, hope or wish may immediately jump in and undermine our confidence in it.

Here’s where practice and trial and error play important roles. The more we practice this process and test the truth of our findings, the better we get at sensing, recognizing and trusting our authentic intuitions. And the more we develop authentic intuition, the more successful life can get.

 

Goodness and joy to all, Joseph.

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COMBATING FEAR

Fear runs deep in us.  It touches many aspects of our lives and is perhaps our greatest problem.  It often controls us without our even knowing it's there.  So how can we successfully deal with it?

Obviously, we must first become aware of our fear -- face it, then look to see what's behind it. This may be difficult when fear shakes us to our core or when it hides beneath another feeling such as anger, contempt, jealousy or aversion.  But if we do recognize and confront our fears and go through them, they become doorways to self-knowledge and inner freedom ... and ultimately a better life.

Here are three fear-fighting techniques: First, imagine radiating love energy toward whatever causes you fear.   As you do this you'll see your fear disappear because love and fear are opposites that can't coexist.  The more we love, the less we fear. This is one reason Jesus taught us to “love thy enemy”. When we can love even our enemies, we conquer fear, become stronger spiritually and more able to act wisely.

Another fear-fighting technique: don’t believe all the calamitous stories you tell yourself.  Often fear is the result of something we imagine or expect will or won’t happen. But if we recognize that we don’t really know, once again we dispel fear. 

And consider this: most of the things you fear never happen. Realizing and reaffirming this is a third way to combat fear.

With these tools you can master much fear and clear the way to live more peacefully and joyfully.

Goodness and joy to all, Joseph.

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