Are you still stuck living with just 5 senses?
Well, the truth is that you have 6. And that 6th one is your intuition. It’s something that we all have but unfortunately only a handful of people really know how to use it to their full advantage.
It’s a pity because everyday people struggle to make the right decisions, find their life’s purpose, and stress out from worrying about their outcomes. But if you manage to achieve a high sense of intuition, then life will become a blessing and a joy.
A lot of the ideas from this post came from Sonia Choquette and if you’re interested in really tapping into your intuition, you can check out this free interview Vishen just did with Sonia.
She’s been teaching people to unleash their intuition for over 35 years and has even written 14 books on the subject. They’ve even been translated in 17 languages! She has a PhD in Metaphysics and has even been featured on CNN, NBC, ABC, and other media.
On top of training 50,000 students, she has also been a personal Intuitive advisor to Louise Hay, Julia Cameron, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and even Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins.
If you want to know more about her or intuition, check out this interview »
There are 3 levels of intuition as outlined by psychic and intuition teacher, Sonia Choquette and when you hit all 3, you will have success in every part of your life. The first level deals with your physical security, the second level is relational intimacy (dealing with friends, family and people), and the 3rd level is personal interest and success. Vishen just did an interview with Sonia on the 3 levels of intuition.
But before you can achieve the 3 levels, you need to sharpen your intuition so check out these 5 techniques for six-sensory living.
1. Find Solitude
The world we live in now is jam packed with information, disinformation, other people’s opinions, media campaigns, etc. So it’s pretty hard to differentiate between your inner voice and the voice of the external world.
Spend 30 minutes each day being alone. Whether you’re meditating or journaling, these 30 minutes will allow you to get in touch with you really are and not what the world wants you to be. Take this time to let your thoughts flow and really listen to yourself. Ask yourself questions. You’ll be surprised what answers come out of you.
Most people go through years or even decades without really speaking to their heart and subconscious. What happens is you wake up one day and think, “I have no idea who I am.”
If you want to sharpen your intuition, you need to know yourself. You need to acknowledge your inner voice and become familiar with how it speaks to you and what it’s personality is. Just like you spend time getting to know someone else, you also need to spend time to get to know yourself.
Once you have a good idea of who you are, you’re intuition will become louder and louder until it overpowers all the other voices in the world. And when you find yourself facing an obstacle, you’ll find that the solutions come quicker because your conscious mind is used to listening to your intuition.
2. Put yourself in someone else’s shoes
Another part of intuition is your ability to feel what someone else is thinking or going through. This has probably happened to you already without you realizing it. Like when you’re with a friend and you can pick up that they feel sad or happy. Even if you’re in a large group of people you don’t know you can intuitively sense if someone feels out of place or stressed.
This energy you’re picking up comes from your intuition. To build your intuition on the relationship front, you need to let go of judgment and put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Try to see things from another person’s perspective.
By dong this you’ll connect yourself with humanity and be able to read people on a deeper level. This is incredibly important as everything we do involves other people.
Once your intuition gains strength, finding a soul mate, a business partner, or picking a group of friends will end in more positive outcomes. This form of intuition is also handy for seeing if someone is lying to you or even lying to themselves.
3. Acknowledge your vibes
Everyone has vibes. But few acknowledge them. The next time you feel “something” acknowledge this feeling, focus on it, and ask yourself what could this feeling possibly mean.
This vibe you’re getting might urge you to do something, warn you of something, or try to tip you off about what’s coming. This happens a lot when you meet people. You might be left with a positive or negative vibe and this is your intuition telling you something. And it’s up to you to acknowledge this vibe and analyze it.
The more you do this the more you’ll recognize your intuition when it surfaces. A great story of this came from a Silva student who right before going to Thailand for a vacation used her intuition to sense what the trip will be like. All she felt was a big fat NO. She told her friends immediately how she felt and fortunately for them they chose to go with her intuition. Their trip was scheduled exactly when the 2006 tsunami hit South East Asia.
So pay attention. Your vibes could save your life.
4. Play the “I Wonder” Game
Here’s a good way to get your intuition to come out and play with you. Intuition expert and doctor of metaphysics, Sonia Choquette recommends this game and it’s tons of fun. You can play this with your friends and family.
Basically you just say to yourself, “I wonder…” and finish that sentences with whatever pops up. Just let your mind wander in wonderment.
“I wonder what color the next car that drives by will be.”
“I wonder who’s going to call me next.”
“I wonder what will be on special at the store today.”
As Sonia says, wondering is the front door to intuition and this game allows your mind to go beyond logical thinking and dig into intuition. Sonia’s got more to say about intuition games and exercises, so you can check it out here »
5. Let your intuition make money for you
When we think about wealth, business, or work, intuition doesn’t seem to fit in at all. But that just isn’t true. Some of the most successful people in the world rely on their intuition to bring in the big bucks. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Oprah Winfrey all have publicly cited intuition as a reason for success.
Most people wander through life without a clear path of where they want to be and how to get there. Instead we all just guess and test. Or rather trial and error. These errors can be costly and painful. So the next time you work with money, give your intuition a check.
Your intuition lets you know when you think a deal will go sour, if a business partner is cheating you out of your money, or where it feels your strengths lie.
A few years ago, Vishen was in New York trying to make his business boom. But things weren’t going that great. Then suddenly his intuition kicked in and told him to get out of New York. So he did. And it was only after he left New York that MindValley and FinerMinds exploded!
Here’s a cool video where Sonia Choquette walks you through intuition: what is it and how do you get it.
There are tons of intuition resources out there but Sonia Choquette is an all time favorite. She’s been doing intuition teaching for over 35 years, has taught over 50,000 people, advised CEOS, spiritual gurus, the police, and even Dr. Wayne Dyer and Louise Hay.
She just recorded a great interview with Vishen and we’ve finally got it up and running, so if you want to know how to really bring out your intuition and achieve all 3 levels of intuition, then give it a listen. The FinerMinds team just listened to it and we’re all pretty shocked at how much intuition can affect someone’s life. Plus the stories she tells are crazy.
This is one of the best interviews I’ve listened to on FinerMinds and we’re giving it to all FinerMinds readers for free as a thank you!
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Thanks for the article and interview. The more we can identify when our intuition is working and what it’s telling us the better.
great stuff. i especially like #1, 3, and 5 and will try them out. i already spend some time alone but i’ve never asked myself any questions or “listened to myself”. and thanks for the interview. i never knew intuition could be used for so much.
I love this post, it really gave me some insights on how to develop my intuition skills!
thanks for this insightful article and the techniques — loved it.
Great stuff. Unfortunately the first video is poluted with too much background noise which makes it difficult for seniors to listen and understand all words.
This is the best stuff I ever got about learning to listen to ones intuition. Super.
This is a great article, it made me realize that I use intuition in my day to day life more than I thought.
One thing Im not sure if it is intuition, but I have an keen sense of direction, I always just know where to go. Even if Ive never been there before. I always know where north is too. Is this intuition or just a good internal compass?
I think intuition is much too often underrated and uncredited — great post highlighting our 6th sense and how we can develop it further!
Wonderful advice, never thought of intuition as such a science!
Thanks you..
I find this article to be of the up most importance! Because it basically tells us about a valuable module of our navigation system in life!! Otherwise one ends up losing energy and time with too many trial and error attempts!! I am putting it in action from this very minute…many thanks finerminds!!
Every time I have listened to my intuition things have turned out well. I never go against it. It truly guides my life in the right direction.
Peace
Elle
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Since I was a child I had this intuition, that I wanted to write a book. Well, that was many, many years ago, but a month after the death of my mother in 2007. I had this intuition again to write a book, and I did write a book with 260 pages. The book is called: The Looking Glass What Do You See? It is on Amazon, and it is dedicated to my beloved mother. So for me intuition played a very important part in me achieving my goal to write a book.
I love the information you guys make available and I am also very grateful. It is always insightful, useful and relevant… and this piece is no exception. Thank you so much for making it available to us. You guys are doing some awesome work!! Blessings, Nick
I find all your articles really informative. Thanks and keep thanks good work.
Hi, i am a believer of intuition. I have had this sence i was 5.At first i never told anybody about it.I used it to give good advice to some of my friends. I still have this gift and more,but most of it i dont know what to do with it or how to use it.Now Iknow where to start I am glad I found this email.Most of the 5 steps of intuition I already done with out knowing what I was doing. Thanks to you guys i have learned how to use it for or to help myself. thank you Sonia.
Thank you for the post. It was helpful, and I watched more of Sonya’s videos online. She gave me great ideas for my children.
I always wanted to explore & listen to my INTUTION.
Thanx Sonia for giving us such a great information & ways to to do it.
Hi
intuition has become an increasingly source of fascination and wonder for me. For me, it can easily be a shaky ground for that I know doubt too well. Any advices/thoughts on ridding doubt of its entirety or close?
Besides, I wonder if Sonia’s videos are captioned.
I am very completely new to this type of forum discussion stuff yet I am enthusiastic to aid and learn a good deal, I am hoping. Specifically in regards health and also the specific aspects of nourishment and in my instance physical exercise.
Anyway, just simply saying hello there and hope to be around for a time.
Intuition should be taught in grade school. We are dumbed out of it when we are very young.
Sorry! Don’t have audio device to listen to video
I wonder if I should keep learning ? (smile).