Chapter four,
What is intuition?
The more you trust your intuition,
The more empowered you become,
Giselle Munchen.
You may probably be thinking,
What exactly is intuition?
Sure,
It may work for you,
But I don't even know what it feels like.
Intuition,
As defined by the Oxford Languages Dictionary,
Is the ability to understand something immediately without the need for conscious reasoning.
New York Times bestselling author,
Lisa Ranklin,
MD,
Says it best,
We live in a fear-based culture that obsesses on trying to control life.
We're terrified of uncertainty,
So we're constantly anticipating everything that might go wrong and doing everything within our power to guard against inevitable disaster.
It's an exhausting way to live,
And it can lead to a chronic state of stress,
Anxiety,
And exhaustion.
Luckily,
You don't need a fear to protect you because you have intuition,
A powerful inner knowing.
We are all equipped with an intuition that is potent,
Trustworthy,
And impeccably in tune to our true path.
Whether you use it or not is up to you.
She then goes on to note a few ways to turn up the volume on that trustworthy inner voice,
Such as meditation,
Being in nature,
Slowing down your life,
And paying attention to your dreams.
There is more than one way of receiving intuition.
There are seven intuitive senses,
And each person may be stronger in one over the other.
Inhale Meditation Studio in Hong Kong wrote about four of the senses,
Which include clairvoyance,
Means clear seeing,
Signs you are clairvoyant.
You tend to use phrases I see,
Easily visualize your dreams,
Goals,
And desires.
You're very imaginative and creative.
You have frequent,
Active,
Or vivid dreams.
Claircognizant is the intuitive ability of clear knowing,
Signs you are claircognizant.
You tend to use phrases such as I know,
I don't know how,
But I just know somehow.
Frequently get ideas that suddenly pop into your head.
Experience feelings of deja vu,
Like you've been here before or had a dream about this.
There are some skills you pick up very quickly without little training or practice,
Like you've done this before.
Your mind is full of ideas and possibilities.
You have lots of sudden ideas you can't wait to share.
Answers and solutions come easily to you,
Even without prior knowledge of the situation or subject matter.
Three,
Clairsentience.
Loosely translated means clear feeling,
Signs you are clairsentience.
You tend to use the phrase I feel or I sense that.
You prefer to experience things.
You enjoy nature,
Animals,
And wildlife.
You recharge with quiet time.
You get goosebumps or tingles for no apparent reason.
Some people call you an empath.
You're very empathic to your friends' emotions and energies.
Large crowds and busy places can drain or easily overwhelm you.
You pick up on the moods of others,
Their emotions and thoughts.
You can sense people's intentions.
Easily relate to others and their situations.
People say you're too sensitive.
Number four,
Clairaudience,
Is the intuitive ability that refers to clear hearing,
Signs you are clairaudience.
You tend to use phrases such as I hear you,
I hear what you're saying.
You prefer to listen to,
Read,
Or research things.
You can learn on YouTube just by listening,
Or you like to be left alone with a quiet book to learn.
Hear or speak words in your mind that are clear,
Rational,
Helpful,
And encouraging.
You give others profound advice.
You comfort others.
Music helps you connect.
More of a listener than a talker.
Talk to animals and plants and feel they're communicating to you.
You converse with yourself often,
Or mumble something out loud often.
You find yourself frequently troubleshooting what you say,
Calming yourself down with words.
Clarity Life Coach intuitive reader,
Natalie Eve Marquis,
Also mentions lesser known intuitive senses.
Number five,
Clairempathy,
Is the intuitive ability that refers to clear emotions,
Signs you are clairempathic.
You sense other people's emotions,
Thoughts,
And symptoms.
You walk into a room after a couple was arguing and can sense the anger and hurt in the room.
The difference between clairempathy and clairsentience is that empath sense the emotion,
Whereas sentience experience the emotion.
Number six,
Clartangency,
Is the intuitive ability that refers to clear touching,
Signs you are clartangent.
You have the ability to perceive facts about an event or person by contact,
With,
Or proximity to the object or person.
You quickly gain formally unknown insights when you hold someone's watch,
Touch their hand,
When you pick up an old antique at a flea market,
Or touch an old building.
Number seven,
Clairsalience,
Is the intuitive ability that refers to clear smelling,
Signs you are clairsent.
Insights come through the perception of smell,
Such as smelling a fragrance or odor of a substance,
Person,
Place,
Or animal that is not in your immediate surroundings.
You are cleaning the house when all of a sudden you get a strong smell of the perfume your deceased grandmother used to wear.
No one wears that fragrance in your home.
You keep smelling lilacs.
Lilacs are your mom's favorite flower.
It's a nudge to call your mom as she may need your support right now.
Number eight,
Clairgustance,
Is the intuitive ability that refers to clear tasting,
Signs you are clairgustant.
You receive information through your sense of taste without having any physical source of that taste in your mouth.
You sometimes report tasting a favorite food or drink from a loved one who has passed away.
Others report that when they are problem solving,
They receive helpful information through an extra sensory taste in their mouths.
For instance,
Police detectives investigating crimes sometimes get an unexplained taste in their mouths,
Such as blood or a certain chemical that relates to a specific type of drug,
Which gives them the guidance they need to find out what really happened.
Can you recognize any of these points as stronger for you than others?
If not,
I encourage you to stop and sit with each of these sentences and get a sense of which is your first,
Second,
And third strongest gift.
Knowledge is power.
And once you are not confident that the little voice inside your head or that gut feeling you do not fully understand has something important to say,
You may miss out on some very important messages in your life that could assist you.
I personally know that I am clairaudient.
So when I am busily working and I hear a sentence unexpectedly pop into my head,
Such as contact the director of Chamber of Commerce and ask her why she said Japan,
I act on it.
