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Meditation
Support
The Art of
It
From Intuition
for Starters by J. Donald Walters
First, let's
talk about the importance of high energy. Just as the flow of electricity
in a wire creates a magnetic field, so too our thoughts produce
a flow of energy that creates a magnetic field. The strength and
quality of this energy determines the clarity as well as the kinds
of answers we receive. If I want to write a piece of music, for
example, I try to tune in to a musical feeling, and then with great
energy ask the superconscious for a melody. In this way I've been
able to compose hundreds of pieces of music quite quickly and easily.
Remember the
superconscious mind is solution-oriented. You, too, must be solution-oriented
to draw guidance, and you must have the courage to ask. Try to free
your mind from the static of doubt, and strongly hold the thought,
"There is an answer, and it will come to me if I seek
in the right way." This is what Jesus meant when he said, "Pray
believing." When we energetically offer our thoughts to the
superconscious level with confidence that the answer will be there,
true guidance readily comes.
Another important
point is to always pose questions to the superconscious in a positive
way. Don't say as though anticipating a failure, "Why don't
I get an answer?" This negative kind of approach actually tends
to paralyze the flow of intuition. Rather say with expectancy, "The
answer is…," and you'll find that the solution will be
there. When there is confidence, patience, and positive determination
the right answer will come in time.
Even with the
best efforts, however, we don't always get a clear answer. What
can we do then? Start by becoming inwardly calm, and trying to get
yourself out of the way. Strongly hold the thought that you don't
have any preferences about which answer you're going to receive.
If you want to get true guidance, it's important that there be no
attachment to a particular response or any desire to influence the
outcome.
Then pose various
options, and see which feels right. Try to visualize the alternatives
as distinctly as possible, because if your thoughts aren't clear,
then you won't get a clear answer either. Put a great deal of will
power into visualizing the different options, and one will emerge
with strong positive energy around it.
In this process
it's important to be as impartial as possible. When you hold up
alternatives to the superconscious mind, don't put your bet secretly
on one choice over another. When the answer comes, even if it's
not the "horse" you bet on, have the courage to follow
it. After receiving inner guidance, many people will reject the
outcome, saying, "I didn't want that one." Over
time this attitude will constrict the flow of guidance you receive.
There was a
cartoon of somebody calling up to heaven, "Is anybody up there?"
A voice thundered down from the clouds, "Yes, my child, I am
here." Then the person asked, "What should I do with my
life?" The answer came, "I want you to live an honest
and chaste life." The person paused, and then asked, "Is
anybody else up there?"
So after offering
up various alternatives, consult your heart to feel which one of
them seems best. Go with that, but keep checking to make sure your
guidance continues to feels right. In the beginning you may often
make mistakes in recognizing true guidance, but keep trying and
listening, and gradually you'll come to know what your intuition
is telling you.
Unfortunately
people sometimes adopt an attitude of presumption or inflexibility
about what they feel is higher guidance. Before we can hope to be
rightly guided, it's important to be humble and open to the possibility
of being wrong. When you can accept other ways of doing things,
you're much more likely to be guided correctly than if you're convinced
that your way absolutely has to be right. There's always the possibility
that the solution is far greater in scope than what may have occurred
to you…
If you've been
trying to draw guidance, but can't get clarity on a point because
you're upset or have become too close to the problem, that's the
time to say to yourself, "I'm not getting the answer by worrying
about it, so let me do other things for now. When I'm calm and a
bit more detached, I'll take this problem off the shelf and deal
with it." True intuition can never come when we're in a state
of emotional turmoil.
When you're
having trouble getting guidance, it's important to realize that
sometimes it isn't the right time to receive an answer. Other events
may have to be resolved before clarity will come in that area. When
this occurs it's helpful to keep bringing the question to the superconscious
mind, but without any expectations. Have confidence that the answer
will come to you at the right time…
Another important
point is being open to what others have to say. Ask your friends
for guidance, especially those you trust who've proved their sense
of good judgment over time…
In your openness
to input from others, however, don't lose your own center or the
sense of what's right for you. If you repeatedly say to everyone,
"What do you think? Gee, I don't know what to do," you
may end up doing nothing. As somebody said once, "Don't be
so open-minded that your brains spill out." If we behave like
weather vanes, going with any breeze that comes along, we'll never
find true guidance.
Remember that
working with intuition isn't just a Monday afternoon kind of thing—it's
all-week round and all-year round. If we ask for guidance only when
we're in a crisis, the chances are slim that we'll be able to draw
clear answers. It could happen, but most often it's the people who
are always open to higher guidance that readily receive it.
Next: What
to Look For
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