What is Intuition?
All my life I’ve heard people talk about intuition without going deeply into what it truly is. In this video I talk about intuition from a place of groundedness, tangibility, and human history, with exercises to start accessing it yourself.
Now, I’d love to hear from you. Leave a reply below to let me know how this jives with what you feel or know about intuition. What did you think about this idea of intuition when you were growing up? I’d love to hear about your experience.
I’ve been having some resistance around getting in my own way. So, when Asia asked to come up with a sign from nature to be a symbol of the earth listening, I had this crazy dialogue in my head. First I thought,” rabbit!” No, that’s cheating. I live in the Conejo Valley (Rabbit in Spanish) I see bunnies all the time. Then, as I was working on designing a logo for my business, I thought dragonfly, but the only dragonflies I see are the ones I’m creating. So in frustration, I decided not to force this issue and then something amazing happened. Day one- I read an article about rose water being healing for your micro biome in the gut and skin. Next day, my husband comes home from the dog park with a bottle of expensive rose perfume from Turkey that was given as a gift to an older woman who thought I might enjoy it because she doesn’t wear perfume. And this morning as I was scrolling on social media, I saw this quote by Paolo Coelho, “A rose dreams of enjoying the company of bees, but none appears. The sun asks: ‘Aren’t you tired of waiting?’ ‘Yes answers the rose,’but if I close my petals, I will wither and die.’ I actually laughed out loud and I think I have been given my symbol. The picture included with the quote was a beautiful blossoming pink rose.
This definitely resonates with me! The Red Tail Hawk has always been my sign when I’m looking for confirmation in an area of my life. Sometimes she shows up when I’m not looking and it always makes sense! I’ve relied on an inner sense of knowing my whole life and I look forward to learning more in your next videos. Thank you so much!
Hey Carolyn! How cool that you’ve been doing this *intuitively* all along 😊 The Red Tail Hawk is a beautiful sign. We’re so glad to have you here (and I’m looking forward to what’s next too!) In welcome, Shannon
I think that I have always trusted my intuition to guide me since I was a young girl. I love your observation that it guides us like our North Star. However it is only recently that I have learnt to be more in touch with my body and my connection to Mother Earth. This has been a steep learning curve for me and I am delighted to share that the Fox revealed itself to me to be my personal guide to help me stay on track.
Hey Sarah, thank you for being here and sharing this with us—I love knowing where this experience is landing in your wider journey. It feels so meaningful that fox came forward as an ally and a guide for you through the chapter of “rooting” that you’ve been opening to. What a beautiful process to be engaged with alongside the course!
We would love to hear what unfolds for you through the conversation <3
Dear Asia,
Thank you for your wisdom and how you so gracefully share it! I am inspired to listen more deeply to the web of life, and to consciously make time and space for active listening and attention! x nakyta
Hey Nakyta! What a beautiful takeaway from this first class <3 I am feeling all the richness that can be perceived (and the expansion of perception itself!) from that space of active listening. Thank you for sharing this opening and reminder with us—I'm going to take it with me into my day!
I loved this. This work is so needed in the world and I am so deeply grateful for all that you create. Please know it makes a difference. Your description reminded me of Michael Meade’s definition of genius – a sense that we are standing next to something larger than ourselves. Is our intuition our genius? A beautiful question that came from listening to this. Deep bows and happy dances. x
Hey Mari! I love this question, and the image it presents through Meade’s definition. My heart wants to say, “Yes!”
So glad to be on this journey with you—thank you for the magic you’ve brought to it for all of us!
I think my gut has been my intuition for a long time. Once I felt water over me then something said go home. I thought that was strange, then it happened a few minutes later only more water and again go home. I walked into my boss’s office and said I think something is wrong at my house. I went home and someone had turned my outdoor faucet full force. I handled situation and went back to work. My boss thought I was crazy. From that day on, I pay close attention to what the universe is saying.
Hi Debbie, and welcome! Wow, what a powerful example of the mysterious, and yet completely valuable, way intuition can work in our lives <3 It makes me wonder about all the times the more subtle, and maybe less verifiable hunches, have been doing their quiet guidance! That's wonderful that you trusted yourself enough to heed the call; we believe that our world truly needs folks to keep going against the grain in this way, and bring the deep wisdom of our diverse ways of knowing back into the fold.
Thank you for sharing and for being a part of this (and the wider) journey with us! We're honored to be a part of this next chapter with you.