Gut Feel & Intuition - Real Deep dive - Deane Vipond

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Gut Feel & Intuition – Real Deep dive

We all get them, and in different forms. Where do these traits come from? How are they generated? How reliable are they? Can we depend on them? Could they form a key defence in a murder trial? Well, the thing is, despite them resulting from possibly a high level of non-conscious effort, these feelings or vibes or mental instincts are still all our own. Even though we have a strong captain of our subconscious, our conscious thoughts are our commander and chief.

Our Sub providing tools in this regard is incredibly underrated, and not yet significantly researched or explored, and as a result is probably why it feels under-utilised. But the tide seems to be slowly turning, evidenced with more recent writings that illustrate numerous and undeniable practical examples – in some cases teaching a means for survival in the process.

When we recognise and calmly acknowledge these touches or pokes, we essentially open a line of consideration through which both our conscious-Self and Sub can traverse. It’s also been observed a poke may also be a sort of attention-seeking pre-curser to intuition or a developing hunch – often on a totally unrelated matter.

Ideas, options, or hard solutions which later present from the processing of pokes may also come back to us when we least expect them. Least of all perhaps is the thought of success and happiness just round the corner, but solutions may start simply as a brief flicker of an idea or could be a classic lightning-bolt of clarity. And don’t be surprised if feeling embarrassed at the simplicity of solutions or feeling like they were right in front of you the whole time! While independently they may not immediately or completely resolve the key issues, generally an undeniable triggering of truth begins to unravel. With a measured and paced approach our Sub comes into its own and can help tackle some of our most important issues and goals which would not necessarily ever be considered without our total conscious focus and emersion. Remember, all your hunches, gut feelings, intuitive conclusions, and ‘flashes of light’ are yours – all generated from the partnership between your Sub and your conscious-Self. We see it’s much more than just conscious thoughts which dictate what we do or don’t do, and when. Our subconscious doesn’t just oversee our innate behaviours (those core biological, physiological, and psychological functions on which it already performs a truly monumental number of checks and balances) but also plays a key role on things which we only think we thought we knew. How often do we say to ourselves ‘you knew you knew it the whole time’. Building awareness and a better faith toward what our inner-self hints at (or screams at us) is not difficult, but at the very least provides a vent or channel of understanding of ourselves, for when these attempts to connect or guide come along.