Hear the Voice of Your Intuition

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
–Albert Einstein

To develop a relationship with our intuition, all we need is the willingness to take a few steps that will help us to cultivate it. First of all, the Divine voice within does not speak in a loud, commanding voice. When we ask for help, we have to calm ourselves down enough to hear the still, small voice inside.

Here are five simple steps to follow so that you can begin to hear the voice of divine wisdom and guidance inside you.

1. Get into the habit of tuning into the voice within your gut rather than the one in your head. Remember the Albert Einstein quote above. We have somehow gotten things turned around. We need to go to our intuition for guidance, then to our brilliant, creative minds for support and implementation.

2. Talk to your inner wisdom throughout the day and ask for guidance whenever you need it. Turn off the radio and television once in awhile so that you regularly have periods of silence.

3. Take time away from people, so you can focus within at times. Put your focus deep within, in the middle of your body. Ask your divine intelligence if it’s in there, and slowly but surely you’ll feel a subtle inner response.

4. Connecting with your intuition, your divine intelligence, may be a long process, and you have to trust the timing of it. Be patient. It probably won’t happen as fast as you want it to, but just keep reminding yourself that it’s well worth whatever time is required.

5. Keep in mind, when trying to discern the different voices inside, that intuition does not give emotional responses. Whenever you get a feeling to do something and it has an emotion attached to it–like fear, anger, shame, or guilt–that is definitely not intuition.

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Adapted from A Still, Small Voice, by Echo Bodine (New World Library, 2001). Copyright (c) 2001 by Echo Bodine. Reprinted by permission of New World Library.
Adapted from A Still, Small Voice, by Echo Bodine (New World Library, 2001).

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Donna H.

6:30AM PDT on May 25, 2012

Thanks for posting.

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Chrissie M.

2:53PM PDT on Mar 20, 2012

When I was a teenager and used to hear this inner voice I shut it out and never spoke to anyone about it because I didn't think it was 'normal' and of course wanted to 'fit in' with other teenagers and not be thought a 'wierdo'. When I got to an age when I didn't actually care much what people thought I began to listen and follow where it took me. I am grateful for my inner voice as it has helped keep me safe. One time I was driving narrow twisty country lanes with my mother and suddenly braked before a blind corner as I 'saw' a big red and white lorry-that wasn't there. Just as my mother was saying 'it's too narrow for a big lorry', there it was right in front of us. If I hadn't listened to 'the voice' we would have met head on right on that corner and I dread to think of the consequences. I think my mother was far more shocked by what I'd said and done rather than the fact that we'd narrowly escaped serious injury.

Susan G.

9:41AM PDT on Aug 10, 2011

Intuition is a difficult thing to teach someone. If the suggestion is initially free of negative emotion, go for it. Sometimes, we talk ourselves out of following our intuition because we later experienced fear, etc, but I have found that response in me is my resistance to doing what my intuition is telling me to do. Just because it is the right thing to do, doesn't mean that I am automatically wanting to do it! Thanks for the article.

Faith B.

10:07AM PDT on Aug 3, 2011

great article, thank you :)

KS G.

3:47AM PST on Nov 9, 2010

Thanks for the article.

Karin M.

4:12PM PST on Nov 8, 2010

thank you

Luna J.

1:46PM PDT on Aug 4, 2010

I would like this to work for me.