Everyone knows this story … Besides, it may have happened to you. You think of someone like that for no reason. The phone is ringing. This person is on the other end of the line! Have you ever felt the urge to give something to someone and that is precisely what the person needed at that moment? Intuition is the ability to understand something immediately, without consciously thinking about it and to be right! 

Intuition arises, imposes itself on the mind, without warning. It is part of our natural capabilities, and we are all intuitive. When intuition is particularly effective in someone, we say that this person has a “gift,” that it is a “seer.” This person can understand and feel things that go beyond themselves. They can receive messages from their Guardian Angels. They can feel the Energies at work around a person, with or without a “tool” (Tarot, Oracle…) Intuition and gifts are, in reality, the same thing. When intuition is well exercised, well-controlled, it is so powerful and precise that it becomes what is commonly called “a gift.” So, if we all have intuition and gift, how do we develop them?

Where does intuition come from?

We already know that intuition is a kind of response, more or less sudden, that is not mediated by conscious reasoning. We are confident that something is in a way, or that we must do this or that, but we cannot specify why we know it.

In a way, intuition is an unexpected gift from an anonymous admirer. And who is that fan? Our mind, our heart, the cells of the intestinal tract, as some experts say, the voice of God?

There are two approaches to explain “where” these intuitive thoughts are born. In the scientific view, intuition is a quick mental response resulting from our brain automatically collecting massive amounts of data. We receive daily information that we are not aware of; our brain stores it, and in certain circumstances (danger, alert, etc.), it offers us a quick response that is “the summary” of this processed information.

For example, an experienced sailor has an extensive record of experiences that have happened to him at sea. He knows what happens under certain weather conditions; he knows his boat, has observed the currents and the waves for long days, has spoken with other sailors, has read, and has had “scares” from which he has learned … If, at any given moment, someone Asks if a storm is going to break out, this sailor will provide immediate response without deliberately evaluating all the data at his disposal. That is intuition. It is a response that occurs after an internal and unconscious mental processing of many accumulated data, a process that is much faster than traditional analytical reasoning. It is a “natural fast track” in the way the brain works, completely natural.

The other way to see intuition is from an energetic or spiritual perspective. If we accept that we are more than a body-mind, intuition would be the language of our inner guide that is directly connected with God or with the universe. This intuitive voice would invite us to live experiences that are in our destiny and have the final objective of learning or expanding our consciousness.

Contrary to what many people suppose, intuition does not have to go hand in hand with an ability to predict the future. This would be clairvoyance, a different quality. The intuitive person is not the one who knows which team is going to win the game or what is going to be the result of following a specific path, but the one who knows that they have to follow that path. Even if they do not know why and what will be in store for them, he senses that it will be beneficial for his personal development.

Here are 10 tips to unlock your intuition, and the keys to receiving intuitive information from your Guides and the Universe.

The 10 Tips to Unlock Your Intuition

1. Be relaxed and attentive

To receive messages of your intuition, being sufficiently open and thoughtful is essential. What you are looking for does not always stand out. These messages are discreet and subtle…. it is, therefore, it is essential to be relaxed and receptive to perceiving them.

2. Do not try to understand “the why of the how”.

To use the intuitive part of your brain well, do not criticize or judge your feelings. This would be the best way to use logic in an area where logic does not apply … and is useless. Worse, it could make you miss certain connections and synchronicities. Live the experience, feel, take note. Quite simply.

3. Put the puzzle together

Intuition messages come to us in fragments … and most often in the form of symbols, a bit like a rebus. Information here, a symbol there, you will have the impression of having to put together a big puzzle, especially at the beginning. You may wonder if what you notice is a real sign or a coincidence.With a habit, you will quickly make a difference.

4. Trust yourself

Be certain: Yes! You, too, can receive intuitive messages and have feelings. Trust yourself! This confidence boosts your abilities and increases the power of your intuition. Always say to yourself, “Yes! I can do it!”  Having an open mind and willingness to try is essential. If you doubt your feelings or if you reject your messages, this is the best way to block your intuition.

5. Open your horizon

Intuitive or guidance messages often come from your surroundings… Words from a loved one, words from a song, something you notice on the street – intuitive responses don’t always come from your inner world. The Universe is constantly sending you signs.

6. Ask questions

You can call your intuition for help by asking a question. This stimulates your intuitive abilities and puts them “on alert” to resolve the issue that is bothering you. Once the question mentally asked, think no more. Let your day and the days ahead unfold as if nothing had happened. Soon your Guides or the Universe will send you a sign or response.

7. Request additional information

Sometimes the intuitive clues we receive are not clear … when in doubt, don’t hesitate to ask the Universe or your Guides for more information. You will no doubt, be clarified.

8. Let go!

Tightening up on an expected response is the best way to block the channel and not receive it. Most of the time, the answers are not immediate. We must then learn to mentally let go of the affair, to stop thinking about it – at least consciously. The intuitive answer will arrive unexpectedly when you least expect it. That is to say at exactly the right time.

9. Use the right tools

As a good craftsman, the Intuitive has tools to help his brain to “open up” its intuitive capacities. Our Ego is “100% counter-intuitive”. So, to get out of the Ego, it is recommended to use tools that the intuitive part of your brain can use, tools that allow you to “play” with your intuition and to tame it.

10. Ask yourself, “Where are the toilets?”

This is the most important key to intuition! It’s not really about where the restroom is, of course. Rather, it is your state of mind when you ask this question. Imagine yourself in a museum and … you have to go to the bathroom. You don’t know where they are, so ask the museum guide. You are impatiently awaiting the answer – because you have to go! – and at the same time, you know very well that the guide will give you the answer and even explain to you how to get there.It is exactly this mixture of impatience and confidence that you must cultivate in intuitive work. Have a great desire to receive intuitive messages to decode them… and to know that these will be delivered to you by your Guides and by the Universe at the right time!

The more you train to perceive intuitive signs and messages, the more you will be confident to recognize and interpret them. Integrate these ten tips into your intuitive work… and you will see your intuition and your feelings quickly strengthen!

3 ways to identify a real intuition

Have you ever had powerful feelings for that life goes on, and you see that it is “just the opposite that happens”? This misadventure happened to Christine, who shared with me her frustration: “I am very disappointed with my intuition,” she wrote to me, which of course, resonated very strongly in me. Being disappointed with your biggest ally is a real blow!

Can my intuition be wrong? Does she play tricks on me? What I feel is an intuition … or something else? 

First, let’s be forgiving with ourselves, and with our intuition. ? I do not know why, but we are still waiting for much more precision and help from our intuition than from our “rational brain” and its logical reasoning. However, our logical brain sometimes fails us: errors of reasoning are common. But, we expect our intuition to be available all the time to provide us with perfect information. It’s setting the bar very high – too high – and going straight to disappointment and frustration.

Our intuition is neither perfect nor infallible. But it is possible to learn to recognize it when it manifests and to exercise it like a muscle. The intuitions can take very different forms: feelings in the heart or the belly, “flash” of an image or a sound, felt … These manifestations are not always recognizable as such by our consciousness because we are not used to identifying them and even less welcoming them.