Intuitive Development

"Go with your first answer."that did not shut me up--she placed sanctions by
"Listen to your gut."ignoring me and isolating me from my siblings.
"You get what you focus on."Furthermore, she told my siblings not to believe
You have heard these words of advice, and yet,anything I said--that I was a liar. They still have
how many times do you actually follow them?suspicions about me to some degree today--and we
As a Life Coach and hypnotherapist, I receive callsare in our 50's and 60's with no record of lying or
everyday from people looking for answers todoing witch craft.
dilemmas in their lives--relationship issues,We are taught from a young age to approach
dissatisfaction with their careers, difficulty letting goproblem solving from a logical standpoint and that it's
of the past, etc. While it is my job to help people findnaïve or silly to make a decision based on a
the answers, I know they have the answers inside'feeling' about something. Many people learned to
themselves, if only they would go within listen andsuppress that 'little voice' until they don't hear it
trust.anymore. Or if you hear it you ignor it. Then one
You have no doubt told yourself to listen to thatwanders in circles of logic over questions that one
'little voice;' or gut instinct. Many people have greathas the answers to--if only you listened to the 'little
stories about how those hunches have saved themvoice.'
in one way or another, and yet, as a society, weIn the ways of the unseen--a.k.a. metaphysical--world,
have trained ourselves to keep that 'little voice' in itsit is no coincidence you are reading this article. Your
place rather than working to develop it to the fullestinner voice--whether you consciously know it--guides
extent.you to situations, experiences, etc. that you need so
By age three the majority of children have turnedthat you can continue to become more of who you
off their natural intuitive ability, because adults, whoreally are.
turned their intuitive ability off, are frightened andThe good news is you can relearn intuitiveness. In
suspicious. Parents and family members admonish orfact, much of what we are doing as humans is
ridicule a child's extra sensory perceptions. My motherremembering what we already know.
would say, "Now Dorothy don't get carried away." If