Jan 10
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Intuition and Receptivity
Now that I've finished my first article on intuition, it's time to talk a little bit about receptivity. Why receptivity? Because receptivity plays a key role in working with intuition.
Let's say that we are using the Yuen Method or Yuen Mastery system and we are looking for an answer to a question. We start by using logic. Using logic is an active process. A good question provides a framework for our intuition, because it will tend to narrow down the possible choices. After all, any computer faced with 10 billion choices will take longer to find the right answer than one faced with 1000 choices.
Once we ask our question and stop thinking, we can feel for strong or weak. Next we can perceive and allow our intuition to take over. Being receptive is a lot like emptying your cup. It's passive but not without discernment because you maintain awareness of your perception. If you are still thinking or having emotions after you have asked your question, there's not much room for your intuition to work. Another way to see it: you are creating empty space for your awareness or perception. If there is no space, how can you perceive anything?
The central nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord, is both a transmitting and a receiving station, or a kind of antenna. Think of a person as a kind of microcosmic galactic node. Electromagnetic fields of varying amplitude, frequency, and phase are constantly washing over us. Intuition is able to tune into this energy (waves) and provide us with answers. Finding the right answer that is applicable to the situation is a lot like tuning into a radio station.
You might think of intuition as a sensitive instrument. You cannot rush the results, but you can increase the sensitivity of the instrument with practice. It's also good to remember that sometimes the answers seem incredible or even unbelievable.
More unbelievable is our reluctance to trust in our own innate abilities. Once we are able to do this, we have achieved a new kind of mastery over our own lives and we're in a much better position to benefit others.
So it's a good idea to learn how to empty your cup. Finding answers with your intuition cannot be forced or hurried. It's mostly a question of getting out of the way. We are constantly getting in the way of our intuition. Better to learn how to step aside and let the answer find you.
