Nurturing Awareness – Honing and Learning to Trust our Intuition

There are many tools including using oracle card decks, self-testing and observing our dreams to begin the process of honoring the intuitive and/or gut instincts that come through us. When I initially began my known journey with practicing with it, the oracle cards were the first. However, in looking back through my childhood and early adult life, I had many prophetic and/or ESP-type dreams as well as experiences that shook my world. At that time, I did not understand that no one else in my family had these ways of walking through life. The fact we didn’t discuss such things was not that it was against anything, it was just that I did not realize I needed to bring it to the surface.

The ESP-style dreams I would not remember the next day until I walked into a room, environment or situation that was depicted and then everything from the dream would come through: where people would sit, what they had on, and the reason for the gathering. In all the times of having these, it is only recently that having the dreams, experiencing them live, and recognizing that fact were all forms of an informal lesson. In essence, I was given the lesson (concept) within the dream, then the experiential learning piece would take place and the third aspect was the integration of awareness with the lesson and practice.

When I started working with the oracle decks, I was always shocked if I pulled a singular card multiple times in a row. And then there are the times the message needed just falls out of the deck while shuffling. Yes, this happens too – quite frequently. Know that it doesn’t matter which deck you start with, just make sure it is one you are drawn to for whatever reason. We like to say they speak to us and you will know which one(s) are right for you.

Some additional ways to hone your intuitive skill are to begin practicing:

·        who is calling or texting you

·        when a package is to arrive

·        what is the plot or key scenes in a movie or tv show

·        what is the next song played

·        what are the vehicles that are exiting the highway going to do (i.e. which lane will they get into)

These are just a few of the tools you can utilize to deepen your intuition. Know that it may not happen overnight for you are working to master this instrument and with practice there will be fewer misses, learning points, and more triumphs as development continues.

Building trust within yourself and with the practice is key.