Tuning into Your Instincts

Have you ever experienced a sudden, instinctive insight into a situation or problem? You know, the feeling at some deeper level - and in a way that’s hard to explain - that you know what’s really going on around you? That you might have glimpsed a possible solution to a particular challenge? Many people receive these insights but we’re not accustomed to trusting their meaning or their implications. Most of us tend to ignore our instincts because we’ve been taught that they’re not rational and that they’re not reliable. We dismiss these intuitive flashes and deny ourselves access to a rich and powerful source of information.

There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen.

-?????? Rumi

Perhaps we could more accurately describe these instincts as a form of communication that arises from the hidden depths of our subconscious minds. In many ways, this makes perfect sense. When you consider that the conscious mind can process around forty bits of data per second – which seems impressive enough at first glance – and then compare its performance with the staggering forty million bits of data per second that the subconscious mind is handling, it’s obvious that our unconscious is assimilating data on an unimaginable scale. Clearly, the subconscious mind has an enormous amount of information to offer. So, if you want to benefit from the vast resources of the subconscious, we need to learn how to tune into its analysis as well as its subtle forms of communication.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

-?????? George Bernard Shaw

The main obstacle to a more helpful relationship with this vast store of data is the simple fact that the subconscious doesn’t share a common language with the conscious mind. It tends to communicate via the coded language of symbolism. Learning to tune into its enormous potential can offer a massive advantage to you in terms of resolving all manner of problems, conflicts, obstacles and challenges. Since your subconscious mind is aware of everything that’s going on within and around you, it can provide you with the perfect answer to anything that’s causing you distress. The secret is to learn to listen to it.

If you’ve ever tried to speak to someone who isn’t listening to you, you soon appreciate that your choices are somewhat limited. Either you can raise your voice to attract their attention. Or you can decide that the effort isn’t worthwhile and remain silent. This is a good analogy for the subconscious. When we ignore its attempts to communicate, it recognises the futility of the exercise and becomes silent. However, when you learn to listen to its messages, it will respond by expanding the depth and range of its communication and offer you extraordinary insights and flashes of inspiration that might surprise you.

We should never underestimate the power of the subconscious.

?Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in man,

and finds the readiest response.

-?????? Amos Bronson Alcott

Part of the problem is that our conscious minds can only deal with six or seven subjects at any one time - and that very short list also includes trivial items that are usually completely irrelevant to the goals and purposes of the day. Our attention is quickly used up and we leave no room for the subtle whisperings of the unconscious.

The answer is to pause, to take a break, to slow down, breathe more deeply and calm the flow of thoughts that distract the waking mind from wellspring of its deeper potential. In a state of calm detachment, the subconscious has a better opportunity to share its insights. Some people engage this seemingly extraordinary potential by phrasing their problems in very simple terms and then requesting their subconscious minds to provide the answer at night during the sleep state. It’s been noted that taking a sip of water as you phrase your problem before going to sleep - and then activating the answer by taking a further sip when you wake up - can prove to be highly effective as a means of linking the subconscious’s data-processing capacity to your waking mind.

Instinct is untaught ability.

-?????? Alexander Bain

So, how do our conscious minds select the tiny fraction of information that’s swirling around us every second? Our brains are equipped with a very effective filtration system that ignores most of the data to ensure that our conscious minds are not overwhelmed by too much information. By shifting our emotions into a more positive form of expression, by turning down our stress and anxiety, by calming ourselves and opening our minds to whatever the subconscious might have to offer, we can receive insights, answers and wise counsel from the best possible source of all: our own subconscious data-processing facilities.

?Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out.

-?????? Michael Burke

Tuning into the vast resources of the unconscious can reveal answers that your conscious mind would never have considered. Learning to appreciate and follow the wise counsel of this extraordinary resource could revolutionise your life in ways that you couldn’t possibly imagine. Make a firm commitment right now that from this moment onwards you’re going to start paying attention to your subconscious. It’s a secret resource that many highly-successful individuals have quietly enjoyed in order to propel their careers to the stratosphere. Now, you’re free to enjoy the same advantages in your own life.

You can have tons of talent, but it won't necessarily keep you fed.

If you have sharp instincts, though, you'll never go hungry.

-?????? Haruki Murakami

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