Belief And Intuition
23 06 2008
My mother is very intuitive. She discovered her gifts when she was in her twenties, shortly after she got married to my dad. She just “knows” things - thoughts will pop into her head, and instinctively she will know that’s her intuition. What’s really interesting is how her intuition impulses her - she receives different kinds of sensations for different things, and they’re consistent! Back in the days before cell phone technology was introduced to mankind, her upper arm would always twitch whenever there’s an emergency at home (she hates that), and she would rush home from wherever she was, only to discover that she was right. When her palm itches, she’ll know that a big expense is coming up and she’ll have to spend money. She really trusted her intuition, and as the trust grew, so did her intuitive abilities. My mom later learnt palmistry and face reading from my grandfather (who was also extremely intuitive) and she was able to read for friends with uncanny accuracy.
Then something happened that made her lose that trust in her intuition, and for years she lost that magic touch. My mom was visiting a Chinese temple with a friend and they passed by a Chinese medium who was performing a ritual on a “possessed” person. My mom was accidentally scratched by the whip that the medium was using for the exorcism (yes you read it correctly, it was a WHIP - the ones normally used on horses!). To the horror of everyone present, coupled with the exaggerated, animated apology of the medium, she was made to believe that this accident had brought her great misfortune. It did not matter that NO misfortune befell my mom nor anyone in the family … my mom’s faith was badly shaken and since that day, the magic was gone. For years my mom would lament about the loss of her abilities and she blamed the incident as well as her own bad luck. Fortunately her beliefs have now shifted and she’s allowed herself to start tuning in again, which is great! 
A friend of mine recently shared his own experience with me that was similar to my mom’s. When he was a teenager, he used to trust in his intuition and was able to manifest things rather easily. Things were going well and he was happy. Until a close friend told him that his abundance came from the devil, and that if he had any sense, he should stop. His intuitive and manifesting abilities died that day. 
When we are tuned in to our intuition (and our Spirit Guides) and believe in it, we allow its magic to work in our lives. You will notice that our intuition is always right, and that life is actually smoother, more abundant than if you had believed otherwise. Call it the “Law of Attraction”, or wisdom from the “Kung Fu Panda” movie, or mom’s experience - all that matters is that our beliefs and our intuition work hand in hand to boost each other.
The next time you receive a little nudge from your Guides or if your pinky finger is telling you that you’re going to strike that lottery - I suggest you suspend your disbelief and just go with it. As long as it’s not going to cost you an arm and leg, why not allow yourself some fun and see what happens? Of course if you DO strike that lottery, then you’ll know I’m right and you can buy me a fancy dinner. Or an Audi. 
Blessings,
Irene
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Well said Irene! We totally agree with you! May more and more people trust their intiution and be willing to communicate with their Spirit Guides.
Thanks Adrian and Tim … great to see you here!
Great article, Irene! Whatever we believe is true … if we believe we have no intuitive abilities, or that these abilities are “wrong,” then they will remain unavailable.
You’re totally right - we have to allow for the possibility of intuition in order to witness its magic! Life will never prove us wrong - if we choose to believe that intuition doesn’t exist for us, then it won’t. Luckily, we don’t have to believe in intuition 100% for us to be able to access our Guides - we just have to be a little open!
Blessings,
Andrea
Hey Andrea, I definitely agree on how “life will never prove us wrong”. This IS a form of manifestation. If you believe that your intuition is not there or that it’s wrong, the Universe will say “your wish is my command”!
Thanks for popping by!
Hi Irene, interesting message on intuition. I guess it’s intuition when I learn some wisdom from Kung Fu Panda =)..
I think some people call it intuition, some consciousness, passion, or heart. But in my belief, Christian, I might prefer to call it as God’s Spirit, given within us to lead us what we should or should not do.
And really happy that your mom has come back.
Thanks,
Robert
Thanks Robert! I’m glad my mom’s chosen to believe again too.
Yes - intuition, consciousness, God - to me they’re the same Thing, either representative of a part, or the whole Thing itself. You just can’t have one without the other.
Hi Irene!
I love the way your blog looks!
As you may already know I’m REALLY BIG on Intuition and I live an Inspired Life i.e. a life of Inspired Action everyday and life is so much much more easier.
I once heard this :
We’re in the driving seat on a road called Life and God is next to us with a map. God tells us to take a right on the next bend.
But we say, “No, I think I’ll take a left here”
If only we take the right’s in life and follow our Intuition, life would be so much more easier
By the way Irene, check out my Law of Inspired Action report if you have the time! =)
You can get download it for free here :
http://www.asksaiful.com/LawOfInspiredAction2.pdf
Sincerely,
SaiF
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Hi Saiful, thanks for stopping by! I absolutely love that “driver seat” story … short and sweet and brings across the point on intuition so clearly.
Thanks for the link, I’ll check it out!
Following our intuition can so enrich our lives when we allow it to. Great article.
Thanks Patricia! “When we allow it to” are the key words.
That’s really cool hearing the particular way that your mother experienced her intuition. Your site has wonderful energy around it.
Hi Ariel,
My mother is slowly but surely “claiming” back her intuition, which I feel is great! Thanks for the compliments … it means a lot to me.