Exploring The Mind

Mind & Spirit : NST Life & Times 10/8/2010

http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/MIND_SPIRIT_Exploringthemind/Article

BY CHIM LI YEN

LIKE it or not, we are intuitive beings. We are all born with an innate ability to discern if something is good for us or not, even before anyone tell us so.
A psychic is someone who is able to receive information through extrasensory perception apart from the regular five senses that we are all familiar with. Psychic abilities are not strange or abnormal. In fact, we are all born with this gift. The only difference is that some of us have forgotten how to use it while others shut it away because they don’t want to be classified as a social misfit.

What will life be like if we are in touch with our intuition? We will all be empowered as our level of discernment will be heightened. We will not succumb to commercialism as we will know for sure if a product is as good as what it claims to be on in the packaging.

Last week, we discussed the two senses, which are clairvoyance and clairaudience. Let’s now explore the other two.

Clairsentience

Clairsentience is a form of extra-sensory perception wherein a person acquires psychic knowledge primarily by means of feeling.

We tend to discount our feelings and not trust them. How many times have you had a gut feeling to not take a certain job, or not to get involved in a certain relationship, or not to drive a certain route? However, you did not heed the message and later regretted it. Situations like that give us opportunities to learn to trust and follow our gut feeling the next time. Your feelings are an accurate divining tool once you learn how to use it.

Many therapists and counsellors use this method to be aware of fluctuations in their client’s emotions and to sense what is really going on behind the words. You can use your feelings to test out an intuitive suggestion and notice how you react.

For example, you are conflicted because you are unsure about your decision to move to a new house. You are wondering if the move would affect your family, friends and career.

Sit quietly and imagine what it will be like to continue living where you are now, focus on your feelings. Does your heart feel sad, joyful or some other emotion? Do any part of your body tighten or relax in response to the mental image? Compare your emotional and physical feelings to that when you imagine what it would be like to move.

When we become more sensitive to our emotions and physical sensations, we are more attuned to our authentic selves. Life becomes richer and relationships deepen due to our ability to feel greater compassion and understand others better. We become more balanced and learn to follow our intuition.

Claircognisance

Have you ever known something for sure, without knowing how you know? You’ve probably been called a know-it-all by people and there’s some truth to it. You do know a lot but remain baffled about how you come to own all this information.

Great inventors, scientists, leaders and authors have used this gift of claircognisance which means “clear knowing”, to tap into the collective unconscious to access new ideas and inspiration.

Many claircognisants write off messages they receive as nonsense. Let’s say that you’ve been praying for guidance to help you find another job. You receive an idea for a business that allows you to pursue your passion and the thought comes to you again and again. Would you discount the idea or act on it? When you are unsure of the validity of an idea, do pay attention to your internal mechanisms of discernment. Do not do anything when in doubt. Divine guidance comes easily without any struggle or worry. It comes with a knowingness that the idea is foolproof so all we need to do is to trust and follow it.

The biggest block to developing your psychic abilities is the ego which is entirely fear-based and extremely analytical. I encourage you to sharpen your discerning skills so you can tell the difference between a true message and a false one. Trust no one except for yourself. Always ask yourself if the message is beneficial to others if shared. If it is not, just forget about it.

Here are some exercises you can use to increase your confidence in your ability to receive messages through extrasensory perception.

While driving: Ask yourself what time you will arrive at your destination. You will either hear, feel, see or know the answer. Don’t analyse the answer. Just continue driving as usual and check the time when you arrive.

Parking spaces: Request for a parking space and let yourself be lead to one. Relax and allow your intuition to guide you to one. This one works like magic if you believe in yourself.

Appointments: Before meeting new people, ask for physical descriptions about them or for the time they will arrive.

Telephone calls: Whenever the telephone rings, tune in to find out who the caller is before checking your caller ID.

Break down your self-made limitations and have fun experimenting with your psychic abilities!

The writer is co-founder of The Violet Flame Holisitic Shop and Therapy Centre, Bangsar. Check out her website at www.thevioletflame.com.my