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My Developing Intuition series comes to an end today, and in this article I present my third Developing Intuiting exercise, which is called The Letter Technique. Just as The Mirror Technique used a mirror to enable you to stand back from your situation and address it from the perspective of pure awareness and intuitive knowledge, so The Letter Technique allows you to express intuitive knowledge through the written word.

Developing Intuition Exercise #03 – The Letter Technique

This third exercise is designed to help you tap into your intuitive knowledge when you want general advice, insight or help. To benefit, you need a notebook, two pens of different colours and around fifteen minutes of your time.

- Begin by deciding what topic you want to explore during the exercise. This could be anything from your spiritual progress to your financial plans or personal relationships. Whatever issues you want to explore, make sure that you restrict yourself to one broad topic at a time. This is all you can reasonably expect to cover in any single fifteen minute session.

- Settle down in a quiet place with your notebook and pens. Open the notebook and write down any question you like about your desired topic. For example, ‘How can I dramatically improve my financial situation?’

- Now put down the pen and pick up the other one. Start examining your intuitive responses. Remember, these can come in the form of words, images or feelings.

- When you receive your first intuitive response, write it down as the answer to your first question.

- Listen for any further response. If you get one, write that down also. If everything falls silent, switch pens and write another question down in your notebook or, if you feel you have explored as much of the topic as you can (or if the fifteen minutes are over) end the exercise.

This exercise can truly change your life – but only if you follow through with what your intuition tells you. If you ignore anything that your intuition tells you then you might as well skip the exercise altogether and go fishing.

By using two differently coloured pens in this exercise, you will be able to refer back to your notebook at a later date and see at a glance what questions you asked and what feedback you received intuitively. This can be very encouraging when you see that the advice you received intuitively did in fact help you – sometimes more than you might ever have imagined.

Conclusion

It doesn’t matter if you call it a Sixth Sense, or your Higher Self - your intuition is always ready to help lift your life to the highest possible level. But first you have to learn to listen. The three exercises presented in this Developing Intuition series are excellent starting points in this respect, but after a while you will notice that you can ‘tune in’ to that voice within you any time you choose.

When this happens, make a habit of listening. Then take action. Do this and your whole life will operate more smoothly, more efficiently and – last but not least – you will journey ever closer to the fulfilment of your true, infinite potential.

The second Developing Intuition exercise that I recommend is The Mirror Technique. This is designed to give you insight into and solutions to any personal situation or problem which you are currently facing. To use it, you need a wall mirror in which you can clearly see the reflection of your face from a seated position. If this is difficult, obtain a shaving or make-up mirror and position this so that you can see the reflection of your face when seated.

Developing Intuition Exercise #02 – The Mirror Technique

Before you begin, decide what you want your intuition to help you with. Do you need to know why you don’t have that shapely physique you keep promising yourself? Do you need to gain insight into why your finances, career or relationships aren’t all that you want them to be? Whatever your particular need, define it in your mind before beginning this exercise.

Now sit down and relax. Take a few deep breaths, then state what you want. For example, if you want insight into why your career hasn’t progressed as quickly as you wanted, you might say something like, ‘Today I would appreciate some insight into why my career isn’t progressing at the speed I desire. I would also appreciate some advice as to how I can get my career back on track for the success I know I deserve.’

There is no need to be overly conscious of how you phrase your words. Just use plain talk and speak matter of factly.

When you have stated your desired outcome from this exercise, you need to disassociate yourself from your problem. This is where the mirror comes in useful.

Look into the mirror and view your reflection as though this is the person who has the problem and you are the person he or she has asked for advice. In other words, for the rest of this exercise, you will be acting as if you are a being of infinite wisdom, insight and ideas.

Now look at that person in the mirror and help him or her with the problem. Be frank, be honest and be level. Do not tell that person that he or she can’t do anything about the situation. Explain exactly why you think the situation is as it is and exactly what that person can do to make fast progress.

If the person in the mirror wants to comment on what you have to say, you may ‘switch roles’ and speak those comments, but you must then ‘switch back’ and give your response afterwards.

This process is a little difficult to describe, so I will now present an example run-through of how it works in practice. For the purpose of this illustration, the person performing the exercise is John, a man in his early thirties who, despite lofty ambitions, doesn’t seem to be making any career or financial progress.

John sits down and takes a few deep breaths, then asks for what he needs. ‘I need some insight into why things are moving so slowly,’ he says. ‘I mean, I’m ambitious and I have big dreams, but I’ve been stuck in the same rut for years, and I’m making absolutely no progress.’  He looks in the mirror and sees the reflection, then begins to impart his advice…

REFLECTION : Wow… I’ve never really thought of it like that…

This is only a brief excerpt from an imaginary example, but it does serve to illustrate how The Mirror Technique works. You, the participant, actually begin speaking from your intuition’s point of view and give all the criticism, advice and motivation your reflection (the everyday you) needs to make changes.

The fact is that in many cases, we already know exactly what we can do to start improving our lives. We all know that to obtain a fit, shapely physique we need to adopt a healthy diet and start a regular exercise programme. We all know that to become financially independent we need to find ways of increasing our income and also to start saving a percentage of everything we receive. We all know that in order to receive love we must first concern ourselves with giving love.

Knowing what to do is therefore seldom a problem. The real problem is that we simply do not do what we know we must do in order to achieve a certain goal.

The Mirror Technique allows you to ‘step into the shoes’ of your intuition and tell it how it really is. There is no doubt that this exercise can be uncomfortable, as the truth often hurts, but the vast majority of people find it amazingly empowering to finally ‘step out’ of their normal selves and face the situations and problems of life from a totally objective and intuitive higher perspective.

Some people would argue that past life regressions are nothing more than flights of fancy – that they are simply daydreams which serve no purpose. Whilst I agree that not all regression experiences may be actual past lives, I feel that all such experiences are messages from the Higher Self and that they can teach us a great many things. The teaching received  as you explore your past lives will, of course, vary from person to person, but the value of such teaching is always infinite.

No matter what you experience during a past life regression exercise, you should follow up a short while later by asking yourself the following questions and noting the answers down in your journal…

What can I learn from my experience? What obvious similarities are there between my past life experience and my current physical life? Could problems in my current life be related to the experience that I have just had? If so, how? What am I supposed to learn from such problems? How should I be dealing with them? Did I have any regrets in my past experience? How can I get rid of those regrets in this life? Did I make any mistakes in my past experience? How can I make up for those mistakes in this life? What was the purpose or goal of my past experience? What is the purpose or goal of my current life? How do they differ? How do they fit together?

Obviously, the answers to such questions will not come overnight. As I said previously, the art of past life regression is something that becomes more productive the more you practise it. But as you get into the habit of regularly exploring your previous existences in this manner then you will be giving your Higher Self plenty of good opportunities to teach you many useful things.

You will come to know that you are more than your current life. Your current life is merely a drop in a vast ocean of potentiality, but you – the spiritual being – are infinite and eternal. You are here to learn from your life and to help others learn at the same time. Make the most of this wonderful cosmic opportunity and seize the day.

Learn, love and create good things!

This past life regression exercise should be carried out immediately after the relaxation exercise that was discussed in my previous Explore Your Past Lives article.

Realise that all the answers to all the questions in the universe are sitting within you right now. All you need to do is ask the question or name the theme and then wait for the voice of your Higher Self to respond in the form of thoughts, words and images.

Silently name your question or theme and then look into the blackness of your mind. Let images, sounds and thoughts come to you. Listen with the ears of your spirit and you will hear. See with the eyes of your spirit and you will see. Knock on the door of the inner world and the transcendent magic of that world will be opened for you.

Whatever images, sounds and thoughts come to you, accept them.

Before long you may find yourself in a particular place in the realm of your imagination. Begin to explore this place and ask yourself questions as you do so. What is the weather like? What is the scenery like? Does it remind you of any place you have visited before? What are the people like in this place? How are they reacting to you? How do you feel about them? What is your relationship with these people? Can you talk to them? Can they talk to you? What are they saying?

Look at your feet. Are you wearing anything on them? If so, what? What are you wearing on your legs and arms? What do your hands look like? Are they masculine or feminine? Are they the hands of a labourer or the hands of a member of royalty?

Is there a mirror or a reflective pool around here? Can you find one? Take a look in the mirror or pool and note what you see. Who is the person you see staring back at you? What is he or she wearing? Does he or she look happy or sad? Old or young? Thin or fat? Tall or short?

Now that you know who you are in this inner world, go back and explore some more. Try to figure out as much about your life as you can. When were you born? What do you do? What is the purpose of your life in this place? How does that purpose compare to the circumstances of your current life? What lessons can you gain from this?

When you have finished exploring and wish to return to a normal state of consciousness, simply bring your focus back to your nostrils. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Take a few more breaths and then, when you feel ready, open your eyes. Make notes about your perceptions as soon as you can.

This Magic Words technique allows you to communicate with your Higher Self, which means being able to ask any question and get an answer. This is an invaluable technique which can help to speed your journey towards total personal empowerment substantially.

The method is not complicated to use, but the results you experience do improve the more you use it. This is because it often takes time before you are fully ‘tuned in’ to the voice of your Higher Self. Practice the method daily and in a week or two the answers to your greatest questions will come thick and fast – and with perfect clarity. The method works like this:

Go to your quiet place with your pen and note-paper and ensure that you will not be disturbed for at least thirty minutes.

Close your eyes and relax for a few moments so that your mind is quiet and tranquil.

When you are fully relaxed, open your eyes and ask your question by writing it down on your note-paper. Write as though you are talking directly to your Higher Self, because that’s exactly what you are doing.

Once you have asked the question in this way, write down any response you get. This usually comes in the form of a complete sentence (sometimes many sentences!) and it may feel as though you are simply ‘talking to yourself’. That really is what is happening, but the ‘self’ that is talking to you is the much wiser Higher Self!

If the answer to your question does not seem to make sense, ask the same question in a different way and try again. Rest assured that if you listen intently to the voice within, answers will most definitely come.

Sometimes the answer to your question may be another question.

For example, you may ask, “Will I ever have a lot of money in the bank?” and the answer may be, “How much is a lot of money?”

This is quite common and is simply something which is encouraging you to be more specific with your questions. Simply ask the question again and be as specific as possible. For example, “Will I ever have $200,000 in the bank?”

Another thing that happens frequently is that the answer you get is not one which you would like. Often the Truth as revealed by your Higher Self hurts. It may make your ego smart quite painfully. You may be told to forgive someone who has hurt you in the past. You may be told to give something to someone who you consider to be undeserving. You may be told to quit smoking or to start exercising.

Any of this could make you feel uncomfortable. But if you listen to what your Higher Self tells you and act accordingly – no matter how much you don’t like to – your progress will be speedy. After all, your Higher Self has your own best interests at heart and it will only ever tell you to do something if it is for your own ultimate benefit as a spiritual being.

One of the great things about using this method to communicate with your Higher Self is that your notes will provide you with a record of your conversations for future reference. In a few months time you will be able to look back on your conversations and you will probably be astonished at how the advice and answers you received have helped to improve your life.

Magic words are those that are written down in such a way that they help to bring about magical changes in your life circumstances. In the next few posts I will explain how you can start using magic words to gain deeper spiritual insight and communicate more effectively with your Higher Self. If that sounds appealing to you then let’s get on with the first instalment…

From the dawn of civilisation, human beings have felt a need to express themselves through external visual symbolism. Even before formal written language existed, men and women expressed themselves through cave paintings.

Modern scholars agree that such images were not merely used for decorative purposes, but to give the tribes people something to focus on. An image of men succeeding as hunters would be used to attract actual success. In other words the images were expressed so that they could be meditated upon and be manifest as reality on the physical plane of existence.

Although modern written languages mostly consist of words rather than pictorial symbols, the written word is just as powerful as any symbol ever was. We think in words. We communicate in words. Words are an essential part of life in the modern word.

And written words can make magic.

I have said in previous articles that your outer reality is governed by your inner reality. You have already learned that making things happen externally is simply a matter of changing your inner reality and then focusing on that reality until it manifests itself. The written word is a very powerful tool which can make that manifestation happen much faster than it might otherwise.

The techniques which follow in the next two posts all rely on the written word. Excellent results can be had with a normal pen and a piece of paper. However, because writing will play such a serious part of your personal empowerment, I strongly suggest that you equip yourself with a dedicated pen and supply of note-paper which you use exclusively for magical purposes.

Having dedicated writing tools will make the whole process of using Magic Words just that much more special. As you use the tools regularly they will become symbols of your own personal power, and the mere act of using them will be a subconscious affirmation of success.

If you are going to be serious about using Magic Words (and if you aren’t you shouldn’t use them at all) then I suggest that you obtain the following at your earliest convenience:

- A brand new gold metal pen. The pen doesn’t have to be genuine gold – a pen with a gold colored outer case will suffice. Having a pen of this color symbolizes wealth and success in all things and will make your work more effective.

- A supply of note-paper. The paper can be in any color you choose, but the more luxurious the note-paper is, the better.

- A small box file in which to store your pen and note-paper. Imagine this box file to be the house in which your magical tools will live whenever they are not in use.

These items should not be expensive, but spending time selecting them specifically for magical purposes will pay off ten-fold. The mere act of shopping for these items sets up a powerful thought-form of success which can help work miracles.

Once you have obtained a suitable pen, supply of note-paper and a box file, you are ready to start making these tools work for you.

You are ready to unleash the magic of the written word. In my next post I will discuss the use of spiritual journals, but if you want to start using the power of Magic Words right away then consider taking another look at Write Your Own Reality.

All of us have an inner voice – a ‘still, small voice’ which can serve as a constant guide, teacher and advisor if we allow it to. This voice is commonly referred to as intuition, but in fact it is the voice of your Higher Self trying to show you how to live, work and play in the most effective, joyful way possible. If you learn to listen to this inner voice and follow its promptings, your life will change in more ways than you can currently imagine. You will move from ‘hoping’ that you are doing things right to ‘knowing’ that you are doing so.

Knowing the difference between your own thoughts and the inner voice is a skill which develops with practice. However, there are certain rules which you can apply immediately to discern the voice of your Higher Self.

• The voice of the Higher Self will never tell you to harm yourself or other people in any way – physically, emotionally, mentally or spiritually.

• The voice of the Higher Self  will never discourage you or put you down, but will always be uplifting, encouraging and peaceful.

• The voice of the Higher Self will sometimes encourage you to do things which you don’t want to do (such as to take more care of your physical body) but when it does so you will know without a doubt that it has your very best interests in mind.

You have not reached this point in your life without already having heard the voice of your Higher Self. There have undoubtedly been times when you have heard it loud and clear, telling you to visit someone, say something comforting to a friend, study a certain subject or avoid doing something which could be harmful or negative. Listening to the voice as a matter of course is however, a skill that develops slowly.  Here are ways in which you can listen to the voice more effectively…

• Get in to habit of being quiet, not only during meditation, but at other times too. It is easy to distract ourselves with sources of noise, but it is in times of silence when the inner voice is most easily heard.

• Pay attention to your feelings.  The ‘voice’ does not always use words to convey its messages, but often speaks in the form of hunches, instincts and gut feelings. 

• Spend time regularly in a natural environment, whether it is sitting by the ocean, walking through woodland or exploring mountains. In these natural settings the inner voice may choose to speak to you through nature itself.

• Keep a journal of your thoughts, feelings and experiences.  Journaling is a very effective way of listening to the voice within. Simply write down a question in your journal and then write down whatever answer comes to you. 

• Whenever you hear the voice within, follow its guidance. It is no good listening for advice from your Higher Self if you never take that advice. You need to use what you hear if you are ever going to reach the point where your life is in total harmony with the universe.

The more you listen, and the more you heed whatever advice or guidance you are given, the easier it will be for you to rely on your inner voice. Once you have learned to rely on that voice as a matter of habit, your life will become a much more joyous, successful and peaceful adventure.