Intuition is a God-given faculty in the human being. It is the beginning of your direct link to God. The fact is, we are not separate from God, nor is God distant from us. This is an illusion created by mankind. If you believe that God is remote, it is you who have created the separation. God is the Spirit of Life in ALL things, and especially in all people. The members of the animal kingdom are endowed with their instinct, which is synonymous to the intuition. In essence, they are the same faculty, yet on a different biological and evolutionary level. For as the life-force of God lives through both animals and humans alike, it is through this special faculty that they are guided by an Intelligence beyond their own capabilities, this being in essence the Intelligence of God.
One main difference between an animal and a human being is that the first has simple- consciousness and the second has self-consciousness. In other words, the animal is aware, but the human is aware that he is aware, and he is especially aware of himself. This allows the development of Realization, because self-awareness is required for spiritual unfoldment to take place. When you are aware of your own self, you will soon become aware of the God-being within. Therefore, the next level of deeper awareness is Cosmic Consciousness, which is in mankind's reach through intuition.
Through the intuition God's Intelligence guides the human species, just as He guides animals through instinct. However, another great difference is that mankind has the capability of not only receiving intuitive guidance from his Creator, but the ability to come to truly KNOW the Creator, to develop a genuine relationship with the Most Holy One. This developing spiritual intimacy leads to what the early mystics called Divine Union. But first you must go through the initiations of Illumination and Self-Realization.
While intuition is an innate faculty within you, and quite often functions when you least expect it, this process must be developed and fine-tuned in order to operate in a much fuller capacity. This is why you practice the Spiritual Disciplines, such as Concentration, Visualization, Meditation, Contemplation, and of course Prayer. These are tools for fine-tuning the intuitive function.
It is true that quite often you will have a hunch, or intuitive flash, or strong impression for no apparent reason, and it will turn out that you were absolutely right. There have been countless reports of premonition. There have been saints, avatars, gurus or simple religious devotees who could hear the voice of God. The prophets had the ability to prophesy. Others have definite abilities in clairvoyance and clairaudience. These are deeper aspects of Intuition, or what many call the Sixth Sense, which is a catch phrase for psychic abilities. Certain mystical schools refer to these abilities as avenues of experiencing Cosmic Consciousness, or the Consciousness of God. For as the consciousness of an individual grows in deeper awareness, and expands toward the Mind of God, he begins entering God's Consciousness. Understand that this development takes place specifically while the soul is unfolding through the spiritual Initiations, because these are an intrinsic part of the whole development of Cosmic Consciousness.
Webster's Dictionary defines Intuition in this way: "A1.a. The act or faculty of knowing without the use of rational processes: immediate cognition. b. Knowledge acquired by the use of this faculty. 2. Acute insight."
The fact is that the finite mind of human beings is limited in this material world, especially as they depend only on five senses, and use these with not as much awareness as they should. However, our species has six senses actually, but uses the sixth one far less than the other five. Incidentally, this sixth sense operates through the animal's instinct as well. Likewise, mankind's sixth sense is the manifestation of his intuition. It is this faculty of intuition which you must seriously learn to develop. This is the bridge which leads you into God's Consciousness. Without developing and using it, you remain in the mundane state of self-consciousness, which means your spiritual unfoldment will be much slower.
Developing the intuition leads to expanded awareness of things around you and within you. You will perceive things without logical reasoning, receive insights beyond the normal scope of the mind, and become spiritually sensitive to things the normal five senses do not penetrate. With practice and discipline, realities on a deeper level will open up to you increasingly, for your limited mind will be surrendering over to the Greater Mind of God, just as you will be giving up your will for God's Will to manifest in your life. You can use this prayer as a focal point, "Not my will, O Creator, but Thy Will be in me. Not my mind, O Creator, but Thy Mind be in me." This is a contemplative prayer that can open your heart unto the Heart and Mind of God when recited repeatedly, and it will allow you to become more receptive to His Holy Will.
One of the most important tools for developing the intuition is meditation. It quiets the mind and opens the heart to the voice of God. As you practice the Spiritual Disciplines, especially concentration, these are primary tools in learning to meditate effectively. You become more spiritually sensitive to certain feelings or receiving impressions or insights that are from God in essence, which is true intuition.
There are other techniques for developing the intuitive faculty, other then meditation, and we will give you a few ideas that you can try repeatedly, in order to get best results. And then you may come up with your own ideas, applying a little creativity. Quiet your mind, get focused and centered within, and become receptive to inner impressions as you try these:
*When the phone rings, be inwardly receptive, and attempt to perceive who is calling you; then answer it, and see if you were correct.
*When someone knocks on the door or rings the bell, try the same thing, to perceive who it is before you open the door.
*When you get the mail, don't look at the letters yet, but take each one and close your eyes, putting your hand on a particular letter. Then get quite, to perceive who it is from. Then look at it. Do this with each letter.
*If you want to test the accurate time, try the following. Have a particular clock or your wrist watch to go by, because most clocks or watches are a few minutes different from each other. You want to be consistent, so use only one particular time piece. Also, a digital watch or clock may be most effective for accuracy. For this demonstration, don't look at your watch or clock yet, but quiet your mind and intuitively perceive what the time is. When you get an answer, then look at your time piece and see how close you are. Again, this takes repeated practice, and you will be very surprised to see how accurate or precise that you will become as you try this more often. Eventually you will learn not to depend on clocks or watches so much.
*If you and your spouse or your children are shopping in a large store, or the mall even, and if you go your separate ways for a time, after a while, attempt to perceive what direction they are in, or to pinpoint exactly where they are within the store, or which aisle they may be in. See what your impression is, and follow suit to see if they are indeed where you though they were. This is especially effective if your child, for instance, has wandered off and you have no idea where he or she has gone. This is a very common occurrence, so this intuitive technique is a very useful one indeed.
When you use such techniques and practice them with regularity, you will be developing your intuitive ability. It is very much like working out in the gym, exercising to keep your physical body strengthened and fit. When you apply mental and spiritual exercises, you are fine-tuning your inward faculties, by developing meditation, intuition, spiritual sight, etc. Most important, you will be learning how to listen to God's voice within. When we say voice, this can be literal or figurative. Sometimes you might hear an actual voice, or you might get a flash of insight, or you might get a strong inclination to go to a particular place or to do a particular thing. Sometimes it is a premonition of something potentially to occur unless you prevent it. Such impressions can manifest in various different ways. In fact, in doing a retrospection in the past years of your life, you should be able to recall many such instances.
If you wish to try a more devotional method of developing the intuition, other then meditation or the other methods listed above, there is a technique you can try, especially if you are on the path of Christian Mysticism. Throughout the day as you meet certain situations or people, or face a particular problem, whether at work or at home, you can ask Jesus Christ, "How would you deal with this situation, or this person, or this problem?" or, "What would you say to so-and-so in this situation?" Then, as you relax and get quiet, intuitively tune into the presence of Jesus Christ, bringing him into the situation, and see how he would deal with the problem or situation at hand. You are seeing how he would think, act, or speak through you in these circumstances, and so guiding your life to live in his footsteps. With steadfast practice, as the days and weeks transpire, you will see definite results.
Another devotional method is to keep this prayer in mind throughout the day: "Not my will, O Creator, but Thy Will be in me. Not my mind, O Creator, but Thy Mind be in me." This will help as you meet any difficult situation that requires your decision, if you are not sure how to act. This prayer will be more then just a reminder, but can help to put aside your own will, that you may be guided by God's Will and Wisdom. This prayer also helps when you are in a circumstance of temptation and these words to the Creator will act as a guiding light of strength for you.
Remember that true intuition is channeling God's Will through you, to guide you and lead you onward into a higher consciousness of Divinity, or Cosmic Consciousness. Intuition is the key element for your communication with God, for it is how you receive what God is communicating to you, whether the avenue is prayer, meditation, contemplation, or some other method. The important thing is to focus and get centered within, becoming as receptive as possible to your God-being. Developing Divine Contact is highly important on the Mystical Path.
Every human being has the faculty of intuition, and each has experienced it to varying degrees. Yet they are not always fully conscious of it. They may even take it for granted, or label it as a mere hunch, or just a good guess, and sometimes it is perceived as your conscience. More often then not, it is a neglected human ability. But if you use this innate resource consciously and determinedly, and learn to develop it, especially in order to become receptive to the Will of God in your life, then you will indeed have a powerful tool, and your life will improve greatly. It will also guide you into the reality of being unified with the God within, or entering Divine Union.
The Intuition is a valuable spiritual gift of grace given to us by God in His immense love for us that we may become One with our Divine Source. Develop it and use it wisely.
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