Where does intuition come from?

My Facebook Friends chose this week's topic: Intuition. 

Some even volunteered personal stories. Thank you so much for your help! =) 

What is Intuition? 

The dictionary refers to Intuition as "a feeling that makes a person act a certain way without fully understanding why?" Webster's Dictionary also references "a natural ability or a power that makes it possible for us to know something without proof or evidence." A hunch, if you will. Both of these definitions resonate with me. The only thing I would add, is that intuition comes to us as a series of extrasensory messages. I honestly believe we are being given the answers, all the time. Every now and then we get a head's up too. The more we listen to these messages, the easier it is for us to navigate our way through life. But where does this information come from? Who sends the message? As far as I can tell, Intuition has two main sources: our guides and angels, and our Soul. 

1)  Angels and Spirit Helpers: We all have a team of angels & guides looking out for us. They send messages, coincidences and direction to help us out. They can also send people to intervene on our behalf. Sometimes they give us direct messages (advice), other times they show us kindness when we need it most.   

This was the case with one of my Facebook friends. Let's call her Lucy. A few days ago she was getting ready to leave for her history class. She was almost out the door, when a little voice told her that it would be a good day to stay home. Lucy decided to skip class. Her upstairs neighbour fell down and hurt herself (or himself?!?). They were home alone, and Lucy was there to help. Its worth mentioning that the reason only became apparent after the fall, as is often the case with our intuitive hunches. Our special team talks to us through thoughts, feelings, visions and also through other people. Next week, we'll talk about psychic skills you can develop to receive these messages, loud and clear. 

2) Our Higher Self (Our Soul) is the 2nd source of intuition. We have a huge amount of common sense stored away, even forgotten. By listening to our body, we can tap into the wisdom that's tucked away in our subconscious. The Soul is the repository of everything we have lived and been in multiple lives, whereas I feel that the Higher Self is the wisdom or awareness above that, guiding our steps  

This is how we can go about it: 

We all have an energy body, it consists of our Aura and Chakra, which are continuously scanning the outside world for information. Whenever we walk into a new situation or meet a new person, our energy scans theirs and makes an assessment. Are they trustworthy, honest and genuine? Would we get along? Is this someone I want to spend my time with, etc. That information is filtered through the Chakras to the physical body, who sends us signs. You might get good vibes from one person. Another makes us feel uneasy and we don't know why. If our energy was clear to begin with, we can trust those vibes. These intuitive feelings can register anywhere, but the Solar Plexus is a common spot. 

Another one of my lovely Facebook Friends volunteered an anecdote to illustrate this point (thank you Kassandra!). Her intuition is in her gut (not uncommon!) and when someone tells a big lie, she gets sick to her stomach. It only goes away when she uncovers the truth. This is probably extreme, but lots of us get funny feelings in our stomachs when something is off kilter. These gut feelings are tied into the Solar Plexus's role as an intuitive alert system. Its also the Chakra through which we handle negotiations and power struggles with other people. So long as our energy is clear, grounded and protected, listening to those intuitive hunches is probably a good idea. We can also work on clearing and healing our Brow and Solar Plexus Chakras of fears that trigger "false alarms."  Try this Stress Relief Meditation to learn how!

  

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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 

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More on Eco-Friendly Businesses!

The past few weeks I've been thinking about Eco-Friendly Businesses. This is a topic that I’m interested in but I'm not ready to dedicate my life to it just yet. My focus is still on Energy Healing: sharing it with the world through this blog and with a series of books that I hope to publish. Fingers crossed the books will take off, and when they do, I plan on investing in eco-friendly businesses. That’s still a long way off though, I'm just getting started. Then I had this crazy idea and thought I might as well put it out there. Who knows! Maybe someone else can put it to practice =) 

So here it is! 

I love the idea of a business conglomerate where Nature “owns” a majority share in the company. What I’d like to see, are new businesses and product ideas where Nature is taken into account at every step of the process. The bottom line would still matter – businesses have to turn a profit to survive, but it wouldn’t carry more weight than the environmental  footprint. The people who work there would ask if the products, services and processes sustainable? What impact do our operations have on the environment, natural ressources, etc. 

Here’s an example of how that might work. Before I became a Healer, I worked in consumer marketing. At one point, my job was to manage a line of skin care products. The kind you see in European pharmacies: fancy packaging, premium prices, etc. We had body washes, facial scrubs, anti-wrinkle creams. My job was to pay attention to how the products looked, how they felt, to the experience consumers would have when they used them at home. That includes making sure the bottles look nice on the bathroom shelf. You don’t want them in the cupboard, forgotten. One of my first projects was relaunching our body washes, with new bottle designs, new formulas, new advertising. We were almost ready to go, but one of my procurement colleagues kept pestering me about the bottle caps. He didn’t want the ones we had chosen for new image. 

Let’s call him Carlo. 

It was a real problem. My boss had chosen the bottle caps personally. They were gorgeous. Pastel colors, opaque, exactly what we wanted for the brand. The only problem was that we had to ship them across the Atlantic because they were sourced on a different continent. Our next best option was a shiny green cap that was produced locally, much cheaper, but also a little bit tacky. Marketing wanted the pretty caps. Carlo, our procurement officer, kept pushing for the shiny ones. He insisted that he pretty ones were a nightmare, they took months to deliver. 

It may sound silly, but we argued about this for weeks in team meetings. It wasn’t until we sat down for a one-to-one chat that I realised he was mostly concerned with making our products as eco-friendly as possible. This wasn’t part of his job description, it was his personal mission. Carlo’s job meant he was responsible for choosing the materials we had at our disposal, and he always put biodegradable and recycled options at the top of the list. That was amazing, I wish more people took a stance like he did. 

Carlo was boycotting our choice of bottle caps because of the resources that we would waste shipping them across the Atlantic. Not to mention the pollution. The thought had never crossed my mind. His corporate activism changed that. We ended up going with his shiny bottle caps; it was the right thing to do on so many levels. They were cheaper, orders took a few weeks, etc. This was an eye opener for me. It got me thinking about all of the products we buy and the impact they have on the environment.  My vision for the future is to have more businesses thinking about what’s right for the environment. For that to happen, we also need shoppers who care enough to be informed. On another project, the team tried to reduce packaging, and sales dropped 20%. 

As a consumer you would never know that the bottle cap was shipped across the Atlantic. But we all buy toothpastes and throw the cardboard box away. That's a small piece of waste that is replicated millions of times every month. Why not do away with the box? We can use QR codes and the internet to get the product information, etc. So that’s my big idea! A business where Mother Earth is treated as a majority stockholder, and where consumers and employees care enough to be well informed about the environmental impact of our choices. 

Follow the link for a TedTalk by Fernando Ortiz Monasterio of VerdeVertical. The opening is priceless. 

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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, astrologer and author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. She holds a BA in Philosophy from Tufts University; Regina’s passion is bringing self-love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to awaken your intuition and channel energy healing. Available on Amazon.

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Manifesting with the Proactive Formula

Last week I wrote about the Laws of Karma and how we can use them manifest good luck for ourselves. Today I'd like to discuss a technique that I learned at the Kabbalah Centre in London. It's often referred to as the proactive formula, because it teaches us to pay attention when making even the smallest of choices. Do what’s right and don't let your knee jerk reactions get the best of you. The theory is simple enough, four steps that are covered in class,  but it does take self-awareness and willpower. 

The idea is that we are were often faced with decisive moments; a split second where we might react mindlessly and reinforce self-defeating patterns.  

The Kabbalistic view is that when you take a breath and change your response, you bring light into your life. This has an outer effect that is synchronistic, as well as big inner shifts where your character is transformed for the better. 

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So for example, let’s say your New Year’s Resolution is to get back in shape. It’s Tuesday night, you left work early and you have time to go for a run before dinner! Wonderful! But that’s when the inner dialogue starts. Think back to those children’s cartoons where we had a little angel speaking into one ear, and the little devil into another. The angel says “Go on! Put on your cross trainers! You’ll enjoy the run when you’re out there! You can do it!” You think about it, until the other voice starts up:  “Oh but I’m tired! One run won’t make a difference. I need a nap!” Etc. 

This inner dialogue represents the voice of the Light and of our human ego. The Ego is easy to spot. It speaks out of self-doubt, laziness, fear and sometimes out of anger. Its there to sabotage our plans and to test our resolve. The cartoon angel speaks for our Soul and our Light; it clues us in through our  desires and often through our feelings. These aspects pull us in two different directions. The one we listen to gets louder, and unfortunately it's easier to be swept off our feet by the voice of the Ego. So for example, if we back away from an opportunity because we’re nervous, that's the Ego talking. It pops up in relationships, at work, in social situations, etc. Or if something goes wrong and we react by getting mad and pointing fingers, that’s the Ego. 

It’s probably impossible to completely eliminate the Ego, but what we can do is identify the type of situation where we lose control. One way to do this is to keep a journal and write down what happened each day. How did you react to different situations? When did you let anger, fear, doubt or worry get the best of you. After a while you’ll start to see different patterns, and you can choose one to work with. Ask yourself, WHERE DO I SABOTAGE MYSELF THE MOST and start with that. Its also important not to judge yourself, because you’ll notice how often you listen to your Ego. Observe your reactions for a few weeks and then slowly give yourself the chance to choose a different reaction. The change won’t happen over night, be patient and consistent with yourself. 

The better we get at ignoring the ego, the more light we bring into our lives. This opens doors in a very tangible way – after all we’re taking steps to accomplish what we really want. And on a meta-physical level, the Universe rewards bravery and willpower with lucky coincidences. - opportunities that seem to appear out of the blue, etc. We create a lucky streak. At the very least you’ll do yourself a favor by eliminating a bad habit. You might even experience a miracle or two! I’ve had great results with this, for example, I applied it rigorously for a month and found a flat in London with unbelievably low rent. At first you will wonder if it was a coincidence, until you start to have lots of lucky coincidences. 

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It’s worth mentioning that most of those lucky breaks come through the kindness of others - and that we have to stay grateful on a personal level. Kindness is a huge part of Kabbalah and miracles.

 

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Using Karma to Our Advantage

I used to have this concept of karma as a divine retribution system, where things we did selfishly came back to haunt us. Then I read a fantastic book called The Essential Dalai Lama: a compilation of essays and speeches on Buddhism, including a chapter on karma. That’s when I learned that we can use the law of causality to create luck for ourselves and for others. 

Before we talk about karma, let's begin with Cause and Effect: The idea is that everything we experience is brought about by an action of ours. This includes job opportunities, relationships, coincidences, etc. It has been said that  success is the result of  hard work and luck. Well, we can use the  karma to manifest all sorts of good luck for ourselves. It isn't magic, where you focus on a specific outcome. Instead, we are led to the right place at the right time. By now I'm sure you are wondering how we generate good karma (and hopefully lots of it). 

Our karmic balance is determined by:

• MOTIVATION: The first is our motivation and our intention. Most of our actions are driven by an emotion, whether its ambition, love, compassion, self-preservation or fear. What do we want to accomplish and how badly do we want it. The stronger the motivation, the stronger the karmic load. 

• ACTION: How do we accomplish that goal, and what are the consequences? Are they positive, negative or neutral?  For example, if we are motivated by fear or competition, and we do something to push someone out of the way (metaphorically), that has a negative impact on their life. It has negative consequences for them, immediately, and for us on a karmic level. Actions with positive consequences will generate good karma. Then there are neutral actions, there are no real consequences for better or worse. Ideally we would think about this before we take action. 

• COMPLETION: How do you feel when you are done? This is where the Dalai Lama includes the potential for remorse as a mitigating factor: we might feel bad if our good intentions had unexpected consequences and it didn’t turn out so well. Ideally we will have strong motivations to do good, positive consequences and a sense of completion when it is all done. There may be times when our motivation is not that strong at the outset, and we can use this last step to tilt the balance in our favour (positive karma). 

The book also mentions that the good karma we create can come to us, or to someone else in the community, and vice versa. I like to think of good karma as a shower of light that rains down on us, it builds when we act on our selfless intentions. Communities flourish when it rains; they dry out when we experience a drought. To make it rain, all we have to do is inject a bit of kindness at the intention stage. Let that influence our actions. Self awareness and presence can also help us generate good karma, let's take a moment to think before we act. 

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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 

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Predicting the Future - or Not?

Today we're going to talk about the Future. This is a funny one. The future doesn’t exist, but people ask about it all the time. Just this weekend I had an email from a potential client asking about psychic readings. She wanted to know if I predicted the future, and how much I charged for it. The short answer is NO. I have yet to see the future. We can  put 2 and 2 together and predict that if you continue doing XY or Z, you will find yourself in a pickle. But that’s not predicting the future. It’s using common sense and relying on our intuition.

For starters, I don’t believe that the future is set in stone. We are constantly creating it with our choices, our beliefs, our thoughts and our energy. And if I had to choose between predicting the future and creating it, I would go for the latter. I like to think of life as a “Choose Your Own Adventure” novel where your choices determine the path you’re on. If you’re not familiar with the books, Choose Your Own Adventure is a series where the reader follows one of the characters and makes decisions for them. 

 

If you choose Option A, it takes the character down one path. If you choose Option B, they end up somewhere else. It’s a fun action-adventure series and its easy to get your character killed. As a reader, you can go through the novel over and over again, making different choices and seeing where they lead you. There are multiple endings and several storylines with different challenges. Certain events fall across all of these storylines, and maybe in real life, these would correspond to those big events that we can’t seem to escape. Even then, what happens next depends on our reactions and how we choose to deal with adversity (or in some cases, how we deal with good luck – lottery winners often report chaos and upheaval in their lives. We can be completely unprepared even for the “best” of surprises). 

As far as psychic readings are concerned, it’s common to ask about the future. I’ve done it myself many times. But if you think about it, we usually ask about the future when the present moment is unclear. Is it worth investing more time and energy in our plans? Will our dreams work out? Should we give up and go with Plan B instead? All of these are valid questions and to some extent, our determination makes a huge difference. If this is the issue, I'd suggest a lesson on manifesting and meditation. We covered these topics last week, follow this link for Five Steps to Manifest Your Goals, including Meditation, Taking Action and Letting Go. We can also use these to see if our Goals are in alignment with the Highest Good. We’ve all chased the wrong carrot at one point or another. No point doing that again!

Beyond that, psychic readings can be really helpful. Especially when we are trying to navigate our next steps. We won’t always have visibility of the things that goes on around us, and you can ask questions to gain clarity. For example, if you’re angling for a transfer at work, you might not know about vacancies that will be opening up. Rather than ask if the transfer will come through, you can ask questions that will make it easier for you to target your job search. I did this a couple years ago. My contract was running out and I needed to find a new job, hopefully at the same company. I used my pendulum to ask which teams would have vacancies, and then narrowed it down to ask who was leaving. 

The pendulum can be really helpful because it gives you YES/NO answers though you have to keep a clear head. It told me that one of my colleagues was leaving. I went into work the next day and told my boss that I’d heard rumors about a vacancy on that team. Apparently, she was leaving but Human Resources hadn’t posted the vacancy yet. The pendulum was accurate, but I didn’t ask if the job was right for me and in the end, it didn’t work out! Asking the right questions is crucial too! 

Another question that comes up is if we can manifest ANYTHING. I don’t know the answer to this, but there is a theory that I can relate to (courtesy of my  friend and psychic school classmate, April). Think of life as a buffet dinner. We can only fit so many things on our plate, but there are a range of events, relationships and opportunities available to us. Some good, others not so much. The elements that we manifest depend on the choices we make, our beliefs and the energy we send out into the world. Just because something isn't on our plate now, doesn't mean that it won't be in the future. If you’re plate is too full you might have to wait until you have the time, presence and emotional maturity to deal with it. 

Some things won’t be on our manifesting menu to begin with. This can seem like bad news, but if we had a full view of all the wonderful opportunities at our disposal, we wouldn’t waste time worrying about the things that are off limits. This is one of the reasons why I like asking for my best and trusting the Universe to point me in the right direction. 

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