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Thanks, Claudette Rowley ==============

The Language of Intuition Claudette Rowley Copyright 2004

"Like an ability or muscle, hearing your inner wisdom is strengthened by doing it." - Robbie Gass

Last week I was speaking with a client about language of intuition, and how it's a language that we can learn to understand just like Spanish or Chinese. When we first hear a foreign language, it either sounds interesting but meaningless or we ignore what we hear because it doesn't spark comprehension.

Deciphering language of intuition can be a lot like that. At first, you might not even be aware of what you're hearing. Or you notice something, but "it sounds like Greek" to you. For some of us, learning a foreign language comes easily. And for some of us, knowing language of intuition is innate. The rest of us have to work a little harder.

There are general ways of tuning in to your intuition: for example, paying attention to a gut feeling, a dream, or a song lyric that pops into your head. However these are simply portals into your own knowledge of your intuitive voice. Intuition is truly a "sixth sense" - it's as available to you as your sight, hearing, taste, touch or smell. In other words, intuition is largely a form of sensory knowledge. Just like other five senses, it's a felt knowledge that has very little to do with your mental capability, and its interpretation is individual. For instance, how do I know that an orange tastes same to me as it does to you?

What's dialect of your intuition?

1. Release, release, release. Give away, sell, or donate to a worthwhile cause any item you no longer want or need. For some, this can be a daunting prospect. Set aside a specific block of time each day to pack and go through each article, applying following criteria: Do I love it? Have I used/look at this in last six months/year? Could someone/thing else make better use of this? Moving is a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate your willingness to release old in joyous anticipation of incoming new.

2. Consider a “clearing ritual.” Preparing your new space for move-in can involve more than requisite physical cleaning. To prepare your home psychically, to “clear air”, so to speak, consider a clearing or cleansing ritual. North American First Nations peoples traditionally used sagebrush to smudge an area to clear negative energies. Another idea is to create a clear intention to cleanse your space and infuse positive energies – I’ve used phrase “love, light, and laughter.” Keep this intention with you as you clean, unpack, and set up your home. The best rituals will be ones you feel good about. Let your imagination soar, and ask your inner guide (higher power, higher self) what would be an appropriate clearing. Proceed with confidence, knowing that truly, it’s all happening perfectly.