Bridging Instinct, Logic, and Inner Knowing
The Oxford English Dictionary defines intuition as “the immediate apprehension of an object by the mind without the intervention of any reasoning process”.
Arthur Conan Doyle captured this through Sherlock Holmes, describing that lightning-fast leap of understanding: "The impression was sudden and instantaneous, but none the less profound." It is the mind’s ability to arrive at the truth before logic even has time to catch up.
C.S. Lewis took this balance deeper, noting: "Reason is the natural organ of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning."
How is your relationship with this aspect of yourself? Can you find your own way through a situation with incomplete data? Are you able to balance both sides of your nature–instinct and logic–to make clear, confident decisions?
We all have the experience of gut feelings, most often in the form of danger. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time is an unpleasant reminder of our intuitive nature. Or perhaps you’ve experienced it in a relationship–meeting someone for the first time and thinking, ‘This is the person I’m meant to be with. I can feel it’.
Intuition is a muscle that can be strengthened. It is an aspect of emotional intelligence, and with study, attention, and patience, it can be grown and trusted.
Hunches, gut feelings and intuitions are entirely acceptable to apply in business matters, as well as life in general. Following these are signs that Spirit is flawlessly guiding our lives as we’ve requested.
The Physical Shifts of Intuition
Intuition isn’t just an abstract thought; it speaks through physical sensation.
Amanda Frances describes it as feeling like an excited cheerleader jumping up and down in her chest. For me, it radiates through my whole entire body–the rush of excitement, my heart pounding, that unmistakable this is it full-body knowing. It’s that exact moment when an idea drops in out of nowhere, and without needing a pros-and-cons list, you just know with complete certainty that this is what you have to do.
Other people experience it differently. For some, it’s a sudden drop in the pit of their stomach, a prickle on the back of their neck, or a tightness in the throat. By paying attention to these physical shifts, the world of self-calibration opens up to us. These subtle signals make huge differences in the decisions we make, the boundaries we set, and the measures we take to close a deal or navigate a difficult situation.
As a small disclaimer: following these physical hunches shouldn’t negate logic and reason, but act in concert with them. The ability to pay attention to your body's signals is sometimes relegated to woo-woo modern mystics and is often dismissed in professional settings. But think about EMTs or military personnel in the line of danger who rely on these exact physical instincts to keep themselves and others safe.
As spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle reminds us, "There is a vast realm of intelligence beyond thought, and it is through stillness that you connect with it." Jay Shetty echoes this practical bridge between mindset and purpose: "Your intuition is your internal compass. When you silence the external noise, your soul speaks clearly."
Think back to the times when you felt that unmistakable physical nudge and didn't heed the warning. What unpleasantness could you have avoided if you had listened to your body? By checking in, centring, and learning your own physical tells, your life and work are enhanced immeasurably.
Connecting to Your Intuition and Building Self-Trust
You don’t need an elaborate spiritual background or years of training to tap into your intuition. It isn't a rare superpower reserved for a chosen few; it’s an innate human ability that has been with you all along, waiting for you to turn your attention toward it.
The real challenge isn't receiving intuitive nudges–it’s learning to trust them.
Most of us have spent years conditioned to rely solely on external validation, spreadsheets, and logical pros-and-cons lists. We second-guess that quiet inner knowing because we fear being wrong, fear looking foolish, or worry about having to make a difficult change once we acknowledge the truth of what we're feeling. When you dismiss your gut feelings, you give your power away to fear and public opinion instead of backing yourself.
Connecting with your intuition begins with intentional space:
Create moments of stillness: Intuition rarely shouts over a frantic schedule. It speaks in whispers during quiet pauses. Giving yourself even five or ten minutes of silence without your phone or to-do list creates room to hear what’s already there.
Notice the immediate response: Before your analytical brain jumps in to rationalise, defend or panic, what was your very first instinct? That initial, unfiltered flash is almost always your intuition at work.
Practice small acts of trust: Building self-trust is like building a muscle. You don’t have to start with life-altering career choices. Start by trusting your gut on small, daily decisions–which route to take, who to reach out to, or when to walk away from a draining conversation.
Trusting yourself requires acknowledging that you already possess the answers for your own path. When you stop looking outside yourself for permission and begin honouring what your internal compass is telling you, making aligned decisions stops feeling like an exhausting battle and starts feeling like second nature.
9 Ways We Unintentionally Sabotage Our Intuition (And How to Correct It)
As Carl Jung said, “intuition does not denote something contrary to reason, but something outside of the province of reason”. It is real, and it is not in our heads. And our head can’t control it.
Without training, we happen upon intuition occasionally, and when we follow it, we usually like the results. But what would happen if we learned to tap into our own innate intuition on a daily basis? Why don’t we?
There are many ways we sabotage our own natural intuition all the time. Here are 9 examples and what we can choose to do instead:
We hurry so much that we don’t take time to listen to our intuition.
We need to slow down or just be still to hear our intuition.We don’t look for the symbolism in things or events, nor do we develop our symbolic ability.
We need to be open to possibilities.We let our ego control us, and insist on being in charge/controlling everything around us.
The ego is threatened by the presence of your intuition.We confuse intuition with fear and wishful thinking.
When we stay in our heads and let our emotions control us, we lose the gift of what our intuition can offer.We continue to associate with people who don’t believe in intuition or want to use it.
Intuition is contagious. But so is a lack of intuition.We think we can force intuition just like we can pedal a bike or pump weights.
Intuition comes where and when invited, but not on demand.We insist on staying in our logical, rational, analytical thinking as the only way to find solutions to problems or make decisions.
When we are centred, using all our emotional intelligence tools and habits, intuition can flood us with many creative alternatives that the intellect could not conceive.We listen to our ego when it tells us it can handle the problem or situation itself.
We allow the ego to reject the insights that intuition offers.We believe we don’t need to learn tools, skills and habits to master our intuition.
By getting trapped in the endless loop of our heads, we never get a chance to develop our intuition to see how good it can become.
One of the most brilliant and analytical minds of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein, said, “The real valuable thing is intuition”. If this famous and rational mind can credit intuition so highly, maybe we should give it a try too. Who knows, with a little practice, a little coaching and a few successes, perhaps we too will start to see the wisdom of using this thing called intuition.
Strengthening Your Intuition Through the Lunar Cycle
Learning to hear and trust your intuition isn’t about waiting for lightning-bolt epiphanies. It’s about building a regular, grounded habit of checking in with yourself before the noise of the outside world takes over.
That is why every single New and Full Moon post on this blog includes dedicated journal prompts.
While each set of questions is tailored to help you work with the specific cosmic energy of that specific Moon, they serve an even deeper purpose: they are your training ground for intuitive clarity. Sitting down with those prompts gives you an intentional pause to ask the big questions:
What do I actually want? Cutting through what you think you should want versus what lights you up.
What fear or self-doubt is getting in the way? Spotting the limiting beliefs and ego loops that try to talk you out of your instincts.
What is my body telling me right now? Learning to recognise your physical "yes" and "no" and trusting your inner compass.
The more you practice putting pen to paper under each New and Full Moon, the quieter the second-guessing becomes. You stop looking outside yourself for answers and start backing your own knowing.
Ready to Make Intuitive Planning a Habit?
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