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Source: The Sea of Intuition, Part 2
(Page 2 of 6) Most instances of intuitive flow around my personal life were far less dramatic but instead involved impressions about the soul of things, what was going on emotionally with this person or that. I also began to play with the idea of asking myself - or this deeper self - questions that could be answered yes or no. I found, however, that the intuitive force didn't care so much about mundanities, like whether I should go to the movies with my friends or stay home, but surged with knowing when I asked about deeper assumptions. Is there more than physical reality? Yes. Am I right that spirit is everywhere? Yes. Will I ever be comfortable being visible to other people in my full sensitivity? Yes. Will I ever find a way to thrive in the world, using my sensitivity as my strength? Yes. Some intuitive promptings seemed impersonal, beyond the range of my own experience. These seemed to provide friendly guidance, drawing me, for instance, to a book or a movie - the two great doorways for me into the larger world during the 1960s - without explanation. It was as if someone had placed a cue card there for me - encouragement to step into an archetypal schoolroom that was connected to a larger story. For example, when I was eleven I went to a yard sale and for no apparent reason, opened the bottom drawer of a desk that was for sale. In it I found a book about Edgar Cayce, someone I'd never heard of. He was in fact famous as the "sleeping prophet," whose extraordinary intuitions enabled him to diagnose diseases and offer detailed information about healing foods and treatments for people who came to consult him. His method of letting go of who he thought he was, was literally to fall asleep - during which time a deeper self surfaced from his psyche. I found Cayce's life story at a pivotal time, for it reinforced my own intuition that these inner knowings come through recognizing a resonance, a sense of connection to something. Intuition can guide you to make choices. I began to recognize two styles of flow: One was this larger sea that required dissolving identity, being totally empty. Intuition originated there. From that flow came a second: specific urges or instincts to explore, to act, to do. These instincts were servants to intuition. They directed the intuitive flow; gave it focus and form. The Twelve Instincts Life experience develops one's instincts. We act on the knowing through our instincts - we become a living story. And each individual story includes these twelve instincts:
1. The instinct to shine in your life, from a true center As an astrologer, I saw these same instincts beautifully embodied in the planets. We will explore them in the next chapter. To Encourage the Intuitive Flow in You ... The following exercise will strengthen your intuitive flow. Keep in mind that it is through your beliefs that you create the open doorway through which experience comes. If you do not believe you are intuitive, it is difficult for the flow to give you guidance. It's like having the radio on with the volume turned off. Use the following exercise to help you turn the volume up. Prepare: Set aside at least ten minutes to sit in a quiet room where you will not be disturbed. Sit comfortably and breathe deeply for a few moments. Think of your responsibilities and visualize them as a hat you are wearing. Now remove the hat. If you feel you are wearing a mask, that you have to be someone in particular - someone who answers the phone when it rings, or someone who must make dinner later, or someone who must be in control of what comes next - just take off the mask. Set it aside. Take a deep breath. Imagine: You are at a scene, past or present, in which you are relaxed and aware. There are no obstacles, no sorrows in this moment. It is a scene in which a deep happiness prevails that is not dependent upon anyone or anything. Float there with an open heart for several minutes. Invite: After a few minutes of floating, ask yourself the following series of questions, to deepen your receptivity to the flow. Consider that you are inviting the flow, the source of this sea of intuition, to come near you, to engage with you, every time you open your heart and voice a yes. Even a few yeses will open the way to your own sea of intuition. Can I imagine a flow of life that is infinite? Do I believe that this flow is benevolent? Do I believe that this flow moves through me? As I feel this flow, does it accept me, just as I am? Can I accept me, just as I am, in this moment? As I do, am I able to flow more fully with this sea? Will this sea take me to my purpose, even though I cannot fully see that purpose? Am I willing to take off my mask, my hat of responsibility, once or twice a day to occupy this sea? As a consequence, will I be happier? Healthier? More creative? Does stepping into this flow benefit not only me but all life? Accept: The sea of intuition asks that you do nothing but occupy it. This sea communicates knowing through feeling. Here, your sensitivity is your strength.
Copyright © 2003 by Elizabeth Rose Campbell. Tags: Astrology About the Author Graduated form the University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill with a degree in journalist. Though she initially worked as a writer for a literary magazine, The Sun: A Magazine of Ideas, Elizabeth was quickly drawn to the human potential movement and became a program coordinator for the Omega Institute of holistic Studies in 1982. Based on earlier astrological studies with Steve Forrest, she began giving informal astrological consultations to Omega staff and faculty. Elizabeth became the first astrologer invited to offer consultations to participants in their Wellness Center. More by Elizabeth Rose Campbell |
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