Reawakening
Our Inner Guidance System
Intuition is actually the ability to use
energy data to make decisions in the immediate moment. Carolyn Myss, Medical
Intuitive
“If you want to find the secrets of the
universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.”—Nikola Tesla,
Inventor
It seems these two quotes go together. Both Tesla and
Einstein believed everything is made of energy vibrating at different
frequencies, including our bodies. By learning to tap into our bodies and our
inner guidance system, we will know how to read the energy frequencies around
us. We are all born sensitive and empathic with abilities to read energy and see
the unseen. Yet as time goes by, we lose these gifts; I believe mostly due to a
lack of validation, the people around us describing them as foolish or made-up
falsehoods. As Crones, we have lived a long time in a culture of disrespect. Thus,
conditioning us to disregard our intuition, telepathic abilities, and
imagination.
We learn to expect our answers to come from external
sources like physicians, therapists, religious leaders, or the media. For many
years we played by the rules and knew what was expected of us. Living in a
masculine-dominated world, we were taught to devalue our feminine gifts. The
good news is we can reawaken them by honoring them and focusing on them. The
plant and animal kingdoms still have the abilities and wisdom to use frequencies
to manage their lives. Thus, we can learn how to communicate and make deep connections
to everything in creation by using the same energy data. We replace the
emphasis on reasoning and logic with tapping into and growing our inner
guidance system. We will see the natural world in a radically different way,
replacing the perceptive of human-centered to one of mutuality. It is the way
of our ancestors. They survived with the guidance of all senses, physical and
inner senses.
For many years the natural world has been studied in
detail without the study of subtle phenomena, like intuition, joy, or
imagination. Many scientists refuse to believe in the realm of the mind or
consciousness. It is difficult to observe, measure, and fit the scientific
method to consciousness. We are taught from the beginning to trust hard-core
facts, and thus we lose confidence in another way to observe and learn about
the world. I believe this is changing and through the advancement of technology
and science, there are more studies on subtle phenomena like intuition and other
extrasensory perceptions. Yet they are not accepted by many who call it “lazy
science,” because they do not follow the hard-core fundamentals of the scientific
method. I know personally, I am still wired to doubt my intuition. It is my
first response. Then I remember the many experiences where both were helpful
and true.
Self-confidence
Self-confidence doesn’t mean we are always right; it
means we are not afraid to be wrong. When we trust ourselves, we have the
courage to try new things outside of our comfort zones. Trying new things is
always challenging because we are facing all of the old information stored in
our memories. When I feel fear of trying something new, I remind myself that it
is by facing challenges that we achieve personal growth. Stepping out of what
is comfortable energizes us to try new things. Trusting your inner guidance
system can at times make you feel foolish creating self-doubt and questioning,
“Is this real? When we stop wasting our time worrying about old messages, we
have more energy to try new things. I dismiss my doubt and limiting thoughts
knowing they are coming from the culture. I replace them with trust in the quiet voice
of my inner guidance. I replace limiting thinking with, “I am my own guru.”
“I am not normal, and I don’t want to be.” Learning to trust the
information I am receiving from my telepathic abilities requires letting go of
the fear of getting it wrong and keeping trying.
We are learning a new language and new ways of
communicating with the world and ourselves. It takes time, practice, and
patience. We build confidence by practicing embodiment, grounding, and
self-care. We will discuss grounding and self-care in another chapter. We
started practicing embodiment through our physical senses and sensations. It is
helpful to practice embodiment every day through guided meditations and body
scans. This is how we learn to sense and receive information beyond logic and
the thinking mind. It comes to us in the present moment, usually in stillness. Sometimes
it just pops up out of nowhere. As we
grow in awareness, it will become easier to trust what we hear, and easier to
follow our hunches. When we develop sensitivity, we know the energy vibrations we
can feel are true. They come through embodiment rather than through the logic
and reasoning of our thinking mind.
Intuition
We can all be intuitive, just as we can all learn
logic and reasoning. I am not discounting the rational and scientific world; I
believe they are also important tools and complement our inner guidance system.
A great way to make decisions is by using both intuition and logic. Intuition helps
us rise to the occasion with inspiration knowing it is coming from our inner self
and logic can clarify the situation. Crones
experience ever-changing circumstances, and insecurities, as we age with the need
to make significant decisions about our future. We also live in a world full of
possibilities, and new adventures even as we grow older. Developing our inner
guidance system will help with both situations.
When we explore the natural world and reclaim our intuition, new
experiences of wonder and magic can be enjoyed. Communicating with crows and
they may reveal their magic. You might find a shining object in the bird bath. Hugging
a tree can ground us and help us to feel safe. Tell a Bluebird that you love him,
and that he is beautiful, and he may visit you on your birthday, bringing all
his family and friends.
The importance of intuition is starting to be more
mainstream. The U.S. military is investigating it to help troops to make quick
decisions during combat. The program is called Enhancing Intuitive Decision
Making through Implicit Learning. The program investigates how intuition
works from a scientific study. It is no longer believed intuition is a gift
from the supernatural. It is natural and can be learned. There is growing
evidence from research about our extrasensory information coming from beyond
our brain. Penny Peirce in her book, “The Intuitive Way,”
Because there is growing evidence from research and
because of my own experiences, I believe our extrasensory sensory information
is real and comes from beyond our brain. It comes from the collective and
cosmic consciousness. Penny Peirce in her book, “The Intuitive Way,”
writes, intuition is consistently experienced by people all over the world and
across all cultures and religions. I have included in the References Section of
the book studies from the expanding field of Consciousness Studies.
These studies reveal how we can use this recovered gift to enhance our ability
to function more alive and joyfully.
How to Begin
Start by identifying the most urgent question you face
currently. An example for me was when I was trying to decide where to live in
Wisconsin when I planned to leave Florida.
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Sleep on the question, ask your
subconscious mind to share a wisdom dream, or wake up with a new insight.
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When you wake up the goal for the day is
to see what presents itself to help you deal with the challenge.
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Sometimes, new information comes to me as
I am in morning meditation. Or when I am in the shower. New information might
present itself in an email, on Facebook, or on TV.
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Watch for synchronicities. When I was
scrolling through apartment options, I saw a complex on the river with
waterfowl. I love ducks and I feel a deep connection to them. I raised and
loved Mallard Ducks as a child for my 4-H project.
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After you identify a hunch suggesting a
course of action, then watch for more synchronicities.
When we believe, the Universe is designed to help us,
we begin to pay attention to her messages. It amazes me how creative God can be
in guiding us in the direction of our highest wellbeing. Sometimes it happens
when I am talking to somebody and suddenly, they give me the information I need,
or there is an article or news story offering wisdom. I get the tip and then
dig deeper in my research. The decision I made for when and where to move was
perfect in many ways; it gradually revealed to me how perfect over time. Be
open to seeing how decisions made with intuition are helpful. This will increase
your confidence and trust in that quiet inner voice. Just as you are learning
the language of your five physical senses, you are learning the language of
your intuition.
The key to increasing your awareness of synchronicity
is to remind yourself each day that it exists and begin to look for its
appearance. I believe there are no coincidences, so I watch for a message when
I meet somebody who just appears in my life. What lesson are they here to
teach? I used this concept when I was a therapist. Sometimes the words of
wisdom I shared applied to my life as well. I have something to learn from everybody I
meet. So, when your gut is telling you
to reach out and strike up a conversation with another person, do it. She may
become one of those lifelong friendships.
I had the image of myself writing a book for many
years. It was usually met with, “Who do you think you are? Do you
really believe you can write a book?” The first year after I retired, I started,
“Aging with Mindfulness,” and it was published three years later.
Believe in the images the Universe places in your vision. She is always on
your side.
How to know if it is truly an intuitive
thought?
It is helpful to remember intuition is a spiritual
process. When we stand back and look at our lives, we can see the guidance of a
higher power or higher purpose. Most of us have already sensed intuition at
some time in our life. We had a hunch to do something and followed through. We
noticed a “coincidence” that seemed more like a message. A true intuitive
thought or sensation will always suggest something that is for your highest
wellbeing. It will not sound hard and demanding. It is never critical or
aggressive. As we become more aware of the criticism that comes from our
chattering mind, we experience a big difference between it and our quiet voice
coming from our inner stillness. It is your voice and yours alone, it knows who
you are and what you need. It takes time to understand her language and trust
her, by practicing every day she will become part of your guidance system. Be
open and trust your embodied wisdom of unlimited possibilities. There is no
need to fear the past or the future. We have the power to utilize all our inner
wisdom, just as our ancestors knew. We are powerful Crones.
Imagination
“Imagination
is more important than knowledge.” –Albert Einstein.
Sometimes during interspecies communication, it is
easy to question if we are really in a two-way connection with the plant or
animal. “How do I know if this is really happening or is it my imagination?”
We question as if there is something wrong with imagination. I believe imagination
comes from our connection to the cosmic universe. Imagination is the beginning
of manifestation. We must first imagine what we wish to have happen. What would
happen if instead of dismissing things as “just our imagination?”
We use our imagination when trying to understand a
message from our intuition. When we intuit a solution to a situation, we make
it conscious by interpreting the images or symbols presented from a dream or a pop-up
thought. Most things we do we picture in our mind/imagination. When I dress for
someplace special, I imagine how it will look. When I rearrange the furniture
in my living room, I imagine how the furniture will fit in different
arrangements. When I plan my garden, I picture it when it is mature with
veggies and flowers. Imagination determines how far we can go in our lives,
since if we can imagine it, we believe and the forces in our subconscious minds
will guide us.
Words are the least effective form of communication.
Have you ever had the experience, she or he is saying this, but I am feeling
something else? We usually dismiss the inner message and move on in the conversation.
Our conversations are quick and often include little listening. When we
communicate with a tree, we are not listening to the sound of words, we use our
imagination. We have been conditioned to
believe the words we hear and to discredit our imagination. What if we paid
attention to the vibrations, and learned to really listen in silence? Could
we feel the energy and frequency of a tree when we touch her, hug her, smell
her, and see her beauty? Deep inside we can hear the same small voice that
sounds like our intuition. When you ask the tree a question, it replies from
the same place deep within. With practice, we learn to pay attention to the
vibrational sensations of the tree, just as we do with our own body sensations.
We ask it if it has a message for us, just as we do with our body sensations. In
stillness, we can hear the reply.
How to go
inwards and access our imagination?
We go deep into
ourselves drifting away from the busy worrying mind. We censor self-doubt and
we know there is no right or wrong way to connect with a fellow living
creature. We set the intention to connect to our deepest feelings of love as we
reach out and flow with our shared divine nature.
When I lived in Florida
my home was backed up to a bird sanctuary. My favorite was the Bluebirds who
nested in a box in my fenced yard. I cared for the nest, cleaning it out and
watching over it. Several times I celebrated with the parents when the first egg
was laid and when the babies fledged. I put up a snake guard to protect the
babies from snakes and squirrels. I chased the neighbor’s cat out of the yard.
I had a mealworm feeder I kept full. I told the Bluebirds, I loved them, daily.
When the male sat alone on top of the fence, I told him he was beautiful.
My Bluebirds sent me a
message of love on my birthday. I went outside to the front of the house for my
daily walk. I looked up at the electric wires and saw about twenty Bluebirds. I
never saw a flock of Bluebirds, especially in May. They followed me up the
street on my walk as we talked and shared love messages. My heart was full of bliss
and gratitude. Because of experiences like this one, I never doubt my
communication and connection to the things I love in nature. It is the best
Bluebird gift ever.
Most of us have spent
years believing what is true is what we learn through external sources and what
we learn by using logic and reasoning. We forgot to listen to our inner
guidance. For many years we have doubted and questioned intuition and imagination
as genuine sources of information. We relied on the world of facts and logic.
We had many gurus who told us what to do and how to do it. We didn’t remember
the world of magic, mystery, and wonder we once knew as young children. Once we
drop the critical mind and have self-confidence, we find a whole new world out
there to explore and connect. We become our own gurus and discover our how
truths.
Telepathic
Communication
Telepathy is another
tool from our inner guidance system is telepathy. It is a non-verbal way to
communicate with others. It is an intuitive ability that everyone has to send and
receive thoughts, ideas, and feelings to others. Because it is often not in our
awareness, we do not realize when we are using it. Do you remember walking into
a room of mostly strangers and being able to read the people and situation
instantly? Maybe you say, “I just didn’t like the vibes.” You are actually
reading the energy frequencies.
We all carry pictures
and patterns in our energy fields from our past experiences. When the energy of
negative behaviors appears, we telepathically read the pictures and feel the
beliefs and attitudes in the energy field. We feel uncomfortable and may even
act on these feelings in negative ways. In the same way, when somebody who is
very tolerant and loving enters our energy field, we feel comfortable and are
able to let our barriers down to relate more lovingly. You can also pick up the
energy field of a person who has an unconscious message. You can have two
friends who are always late. One person has the hidden agenda of being a star,
more important than you. You may respond by thinking, “It is totally
irresponsible to be late. It is insulting?” And then the other friend is late
because she is just that kind of person who spends time listening and caring
about others and forgets the time. You have no problem waiting for her without
judgment. Our vibrational pictures create unconscious reactions to situations.
Self-awareness is the key to better communication.
It is easy to be
intimidated by the term “telepathy.” It is the same as intuition, a more
finely tuned intuitive ability. It comes from the Greek, “tele” meaning
distant, and “pathy” meaning feeling or perception. It is the silent
transmission of energy in the form of words or images. We can make an empathic,
intimate connection with other living things and according to many everything
is energy and alive on our planet.
Sending a Telepathic Message “Close
your eyes and get centered. Imagine stepping out of your physical body in your
energy body. As you step away from your resting physical body, you are in the
etheric realm were energy and knowledge travel faster. Think of a person you
want to send a message to. You must feel convinced about communicating with
that individual. Visualize the person in as much detail as you can and call
their name: “Michael, I call upon you to become aware of me now.” See them
appear in their energy body in front of you. Make eye contact. Form the thought
clearly in your mind. Walk up to them and speak the message into their left
ear, calmly and directly. Then ask the person, “Did you hear and understand
what I said?” Thank the person and imagine both of you going back to your
physical bodies and reconnecting with your normal reality. Make a note later on
of any response you get in your waking reality or in the dream world. Public
Conversations.”—Penney Peirce, The Intuitive Way: The Definitive Guide to
Increasing Your Awareness.
This is another example of sending a telepathic message,
We use the same methods we use for inter-species communication. This is a story
from Jack Kornfield’s book, “The Wise Heart: A Guide to
the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology.
“Whenever I teach loving-kindness retreats
in urban setting, Sharon Salzberg explains, I ask students to do their walking
meditation out on the streets. I suggest they choose individuals they see and,
with care and awareness, wish them well by silently repeating the traditional
phrases of the loving-kindness practice, may you be happy, may you be
peaceful.” I tell them that even if they don’t feel loving, the power of their
intention to offer love is not diminished. On this day, our retreat took place
a few blocks from downtown Oakland. Since we were directly across the street
from the Amtrak station, several people chose to do their practice on the train
platform. When a train pulled in, one woman from the class noticed a man
disembark and decided to make him the recipient of her loving-kindness
meditation. Silently she began reciting the phrases for him. Almost
immediately, she began judging herself; I must not be doing it right because I
feel so distant. I don’t have a great wash of warm feeling coming over me.
Nonetheless, reaffirming her intention to look at all beings with kindness
instead of estrangement, she continued, reciting, “My you be happy, you be
peaceful.
Taking another look at the man, who was
dressed in a suit and tie and seemed nervous, she began judging him: He looks
so rigid and uptight. Judging herself, she thought, here I am trying to send
loving-kindness to someone, and instead I am disparaging him. Still, she
continued repeating the phrases, aligning her energy with her intention, to be
a force of love in the world. At that moment the man walked over to her and
said, I’ve never done anything like this before in my life, but I’d like to ask
you to pray for me. I am about to face a very difficult situation in my life.
You somehow seem to have a really loving heart, and I’d just like to know that
you are praying for me.”
Some Things
to Try:
1.
Intuition
and imagination are hidden powers we can use to bring about our greatest joy in
life. To activate them, imagine sounds, tastes, smells, physical sensations,
and emotions you wish to experience each morning as you shower.
2.
When you
are in a new situation, take a moment to imagine what would happen if
everything went brilliantly.
3.
End your
day with gratitude for the gifts of your physical and inner senses. Remember
the special gifts of your senses in the events of the day.
4.
Keep a list
of all synchronicities as soon after they happen as you can.
5.
Describe in
detail four events you plan to do this week. Use your imagination to bring
playfulness and sensory stimulation to those activities.
6. Find a tree near where you are living,
perhaps in your yard. Align yourself to the tree, spirit to spirit. Visualize
the light within that you each share. Send a message of your truest and deepest
love each day and ask if it needs anything from you.
7.
When you
get a tone that you have a message on Facebook or your phone, try to guess who
is communicating. See if you get better with practice.
I wrote a Haiku for my tree; I see her every day.
My tree is crooked.
The birds still perch on its branch.
It is a love gift.
