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Instant Intuition
Instant Intuition
by Andrea Hess
www.EmpoweredSoul.com
Instant Intuition
by Andrea Hess
Ill give you the good news right up front. Intuition is natural. Intuition is also
something you can learn to access on demand, to whatever degree you are
willing to invest yourself in the process. If you are willing to take the time and
make an effort, you can even learn how to give professional intuitive read-
ings to others! But - your level of accuracy and comfort when it comes to
your intuition will always depend on you. Intuition is a skill that you develop
through practice!
Heres why you are most definitely intuitive. Intuition is communication from
your Higher Self. Your Higher Self is your Soul self, the most infinite, ancient
part of you that transcends time and space. It is your truest Self after all,
you incarnated so that your Soul could express itself into this physical life-
time.
If you have a Soul and you most certainly do! then you are also intuitive.
Most people regard their Soul a bit like their appendix they know they have
one, but dont really know what the heck it does! Your Soul, however, is an
tion to offer about the outcomes of your choices. It knows your lesson plan
for this lifetime, and will always direct you to your path of greatest growth and
learning. When you express your Higher Self into this lifetime, you experi-
Absolutely. And thats exactly what cultivating your intuition is all about!
You already use your intuition, every single day. Most people have no con-
scious recognition of how intensely and constantly our Soul interacts with
Higher Self. We also receive intuitive information all the time. Have you ever
had a great idea spontaneously come to you when you were relaxed and not
they are in the shower, or driving home from work. Or have you ever had an
impulse to call someone only to find out that they were meaning to call you
Its always fascinating to me how most people have intuitive or even psychic
experiences that they dont necessarily talk about, even with those closest to
for not thinking that any of their unusual experiences are crazy or that they
are losing their mind. So if youve had intuitive insights come to you, please
know that you are not alone. You are not nuts. We all have a Soul, and
our Soul communicates with us. Often, it gives us information that our mind
couldnt possibly have come up with. Intuition is a normal, natural part of life,
easier. This report is all about bringing the intuitive process forward into your
consciousness, so that you can use this resource on demand. So lets dive
in and learn how to cultivate the wisdom and knowledge of our Soul!
Intuition is perfectly natural. You have innate intuitive abilities that you can
cultivate to a pretty amazing degree, should you choose to do so. But until
now, your mind has been running your life through reason and logic. Youre
switching operating systems when you start working with your intuition.
The mind is asked to take a back seat, to trust the nudges and hints and
you know what the mind will do? It will object loudly! The mind wants to
stay in charge. And who can blame it? After all, its been doing a fine job
until now! Youre most likely clothed, fed, and sheltered, right? The mind is
merely trying to keep you safe within what it knows. It really isnt all that in-
You may even forget that intuition exists at all! And if you do remember, your
mind will tell you to practice your intuitive development later or tomorrow,
to just do what youve always done for now because its easier and safer.
When you receive intuitive information, your mind will usually tell you that
action can wait until tomorrow, because you dont have time right now. Or
get very, very sleepy or unfocused in the middle of your task. Your mind will
pull you away from what you are doing in an effort to maintain control.
Another favorite trick of the mind is to put your attention on any possible
drama that may be happening in your life or in the lives of your loved ones.
You may have been listening and acting on your intuition for a week or so
and suddenly high drama seems to break loose. Everyone needs your
time and attention. All kinds of projects around the house suddenly become
urgent. You dont have time for your intuition right now! This is an elaborate
illusion created by your mind. It brings all kinds of issues and problems front
and center into your perception, in a way that is hard to ignore. Suddenly,
you become too busy to work on your intuitive development the mind has
won the battle! In reality, of course, your intuition can assist you in solving
any issue or problem quickly, efficiently, and in the highest good of all. The
busier and more stressed out we are, the more important it becomes to call
It takes diligent practice to override the old mental operating system and
allow your Higher Selfs wisdom and guidance to play a deciding role in your
life. Its not difficult. Practicing intuition presents no struggle. It just requires
There are four main elements to developing your intuition. The first is asking
for information. The second element is receiving the information you asked
for. The third, and perhaps most important, is ACTING on the information
received. The fourth and final element is witnessing the results of your intui-
Lets start with the first element of intuitive development asking for infor-
mation. You might wonder why we have to ask for anything at all. After all,
doesnt our Higher Self know what we need and when we need it? Yes, it
does. At the same time, however, it cannot interfere with our free will.
You see, when we incarnate, our third-dimensional aspect gets all the power
of free will, so it can make choices and learn from their consequences. We
make our choices here, in this physical world, and this is also where we ex-
perience the consequences of our choices. Thats the giant school weve
all agreed to be a part of when we came into this lifetime. Our Higher Self
cannot interfere in that process it can only help, and only if we ASK.
We actually ask our Higher Self for assistance a lot. Have you ever found
yourself thinking I only wish I knew . or I wonder what the point of all this
was or Whats my next step in this situation? We may think were talk-
ing to ourselves inside our heads. A lot of these internal thought processes,
however, are actually directed at our Higher Self. And our Higher Self al-
ways responds.
all the time. But this report is about making the intuitive process conscious.
want. Formulating a question forces us to clarify our intent for the informa-
tion we wish to receive, but also for life in general! The clearer our intent, the
more effectively our Higher Self can give us assistance and guidance.
The second reason for conscious asking is that we stand far more of a chance
of recognizing intuitive information when it arrives! After all, if youre not sure
of the question, can you be sure you received an answer? Of course not.
So, we ask for assistance with a lot of mindfulness, and that way we will also
What can we ask for? Anything! Oddly enough, people get stuck right here.
Lots of clients tell me they dont know what to ask for. Its another one of
those pesky resistance mechanisms the mind uses to stay in control. If youre
stuck on what to ask, take a deep breath, have a look at your upcoming day,
and use your imagination to playfully explore where you might need a little
1. Ask for inspiration. Do you need to think of a great name for a new
prospective employer? Do you need a good idea for your wifes birthday
present? These are all things you can ask for. I never write anything (includ-
ing this report!) without asking for inspiration. It makes the entire process
2. Ask for solutions. Is there a conflict with someone that you dont know
how to resolve? Are you in a time crunch and dont know how youre going
to fit in all the appointments you need to make? Are you trying to decide
which contractor to hire for your new home improvement project? If you are
in a dilemma or dont know how to resolve a problem, ask your Higher Self
3. Ask for next steps. We all get overwhelmed with long to-do lists, or
huge projects we need to tackle. If you have no idea what step to take next,
ask your Higher Self to direct you. You can ask for the next immediate steps
or venture and dont even know where to turn next. Ask for the resources
you need to come to your attention. This ventures a little bit into the realm
of manifesting, but you would be surprised with how easily the people and
resources you need can show up in your life when you ask for them.
These are just a few examples of the kinds of things we can ask for. Ask for
assistance around every day issues and problems. You are not bothering
One of the biggest mistakes people make is only calling upon their intuition
when they are confronted with lifes big dilemmas. When it comes to emo-
end, we usually dont have the mental clarity to accurately receive intuitive
information unless weve been practicing and working with our intuition in
every day life situations for a while. So dont wait for a critical situation to
How to Ask
Lots of clients I speak with wonder how to ask for intuitive guidance. First
of all, theres no need to be formal with your Higher Self. Its just a part of
you actually, it IS you! You talk to yourself inside your head all day long,
right? Now youre just going to address your Higher Self. Hey, Higher Self,
I really have no idea how to handle this meeting. Im stuck between doing
what my boss expects and what my client wants and I dont know how to
make everyone happy. How about you inspire me with a solution that satis-
fies everyones needs, including my own. Thanks a bunch! Its really that
simple!
mind may think it is supposed to supply the information, and we dont want
that. Your subconscious is the most conditioned part of you, and its natural
2. Say thank you. Its not because youre going to hurt your Higher
Selfs feelings otherwise! Saying thank you is an affirmation that your re-
quest has already been completed. If you want to get a bit more ritualistic
about it, you can repeat thank you three times thats my personal habit. I
3. Dont ask for assistance more than once. Imagine if your best friend
called you up and asked you for a favor. You agree and start acting on your
friends behalf. But now your friend keeps calling and asking for the same fa-
vor every ten minutes. Now, we would probably, in our very human way, get
highly annoyed at our friend. Luckily, our Higher Self has infinite patience.
But now imagine if you had done the favor, but your friend is still busy ask-
ing so busy that she never actually receives the results of your efforts,
because she assumes you havent yet completed her request. Receiving is
a big part of using your intuition. If youre asking and asking and asking, you
are effectively affirming that your request has not been met yet. It makes
you completely closed to receiving what youre asking for. So ask once, and
consider it done.
4. Here is the most important rule: Never, ever, under any circumstances,
use the word should. As in Dear Higher Self, should I take this business
trip or not? Heres the thing. The word should implies an external author-
ity, that someone else is telling you what to do. But you are and always will
be 100% responsible for all of your choices. Remember, your Higher Self is
your own spiritual aspect. It will never, ever take the ability to make choices
away from your third-dimensional Self. It will suggest, give you hints, nudges
and little signs that all translate to very clear information about your highest
path. But the choice to take action is always the domain of the conscious
mind. Therefore, this idea that you should do one thing or the other is
scious, on the other hand, is happy to tell you what you should do based on
your social conditioning. Your mind is also very happy to tell you what you
should do based on reason and logic. So, if you ask a question containing
your conscious mind. Thats not what were after. Instead, ask what aligns
with your highest good. Or ask which choice aligns more with the outcome
5. Dont expect an answer right away. Just consider your request taken
care of, and go about your business. Well talk about how to receive intuitive
Action Steps: Begin asking for assistance from your Higher Self at least
once a day. Keep a journal of your requests by your bed - when you keep
track of what youre asking, its easier to recognize the answers when they
come. Tape little notes reminding you to Ask! to your computer monitor or
the steering wheel of your car, to you remember to ask for what you want.
The mind will usually try to figure things out by itself, instead of asking for
available resource.
If you need your Higher Selfs assistance to get your kids to daycare on time
because you have an early meeting ask! Remember that your Higher Self
cannot act or intervene on your behalf unless you give it the green light by
asking.
disappointed. The heavens will not open. Angels will not sing. A loud,
booming voice will not descend from the sky. You will not have over-
whelming visions. You will not be removed from your ordinary percep-
tion of reality into a surreal, dream-like realm where all your questions will
be answered. That would be nice, but it just doesnt happen that way.
In reality, intuition is highly subtle. Why, you might ask, cant our Higher Self
just smack us upside the head with what we need to know in a clear and un-
mistakable manner? Its that whole pesky free will thing. Remember how
I said your third-dimensional aspect is 100% responsible for all your own
choices?
Now imagine if a big booming voice did descend from heaven to tell you
exactly what to do. Would you do it? Absolutely! Youd be crazy not to
after all, this would be an overwhelming, mystical event that you couldnt
possibly ignore. Which means it would also interfere with your free will. Your
choices would no longer be made at the conscious level your Higher Self
would make your choices for you. Unfortunately, it cant do that. You have
of those choices, for better or worse. The power and responsibility of choice
lies within your conscious mind. Your Higher Self can help, but it cant do
your job on your behalf. That would defeat the entire purpose of incarnating
to begin with.
vague notion that wafts through your mind and is easily forgotten. Intuition
is, above all things, subtle. It doesnt insist on its way. Its a suggestion, take
Intuitive information comes to us most easily when our mind is relaxed and
only half-focused on a routine task. Have you ever noticed that your best
ideas come to you in the shower or on your drive to work, while youre going
for a walk or working out? Those are exactly the times when your mind is
relaxed and receptive! A lot of my clients also report that they receive in-
tuitive information when they are doing household chores or yard work. So
developing your intuition may also lead to a very clean house or yard!
idea when you are in a relaxed mental state. This is important! You will not
feel even the slightest compulsion to take immediate action on intuitive in-
formation! Remember that intuition cannot compel you, because that would
interfere with your free will. You will not feel any urgency when intuitive
information presents itself. You will not feel a sense of importance, even.
Intuitive inspiration is the kind of thought that comes to you, and if youre not
careful, you forget it five minutes later as your mind gets busy thinking, think-
ing, thinking.
The good news is that intuition is not a one-shot deal. Our Higher Self doesnt
give us only one single chance to receive its wisdom. Our Higher Self is in-
finitely patient with us, and lets us know our highest good over and over and
over again. The same information will waft through our consciousness re-
will tell me things like: You know, Ive always wanted to or This business
idea keeps popping up in my head. And yet, theyve never taken action on
It is a very good idea to have a notepad and pen to capture these odd, sug-
gestive ideas. I know some clients who have a digital voice recorder in their
car because they receive a lot of intuitive impulses when they are driving. If
all your best ideas come to you in the shower, have a way to record these
intuitive nudges right after you towel off! Working out or going for walks also
puts many people into the relaxed mental state ideal for receiving intuitive
information. Again, having a way to record the ideas you have at the gym is
Action Step: Make a note of the recurring ideas youve had either recently
or long-term. Whats been on your mind for the past few weeks or months?
Is there something youve always meant to do? Have you had the impulse
to try something new repeatedly over the week or so? Thats your intuition
talking!
Action Step: Think about the times in your daily or weekly schedule dur-
ing which you enter into a relaxed mental state while performing a routine
task. Organize yourself so that you have ways of recording your ideas and
car, for example. Jot down any ideas or meaningful thoughts that come to
you during these times especially if you feel no urgency to act on these.
I just recently received the repeated internal nudge to create a vision board
for 2009. It nagged at me for about two weeks. Im not a very visual person,
and Ive always written my intentions out rather than using pictures. To be
honest, I really didnt feel like making a vision board Id have to go and
buy a bunch of magazines and craft supplies the whole thing seemed
like more of a project than I wanted to get into. Notice how my conscious
mind was making all kinds of excuses NOT to make a vision board? Buy-
ing magazines can add up and be costly, I dont know what magazines to
buy, I dont have the time, all that paper will make a mess, I could just write
things out, bla bla bla. Needless to say, I made my vision board. It was a
quite unanticipated results. Our Higher Self always knows whats good for
Intuitive information also comes to us through life themes. Ill give you an
example. For a week, absolutely everything was taking longer than I want-
ed. I have never gotten stuck in traffic, held up in check-out lines, or had so
many clients and appointments running late in a single week! Im not a very
patient person, so for a few days I felt like I was banging my head against an
invisible wall until I got the message. I needed to slow down and take my
time. Doing more was not going to yield better results. I relaxed and focused
on each task at hand, and ended up having a very successful and productive
Another good example of a recurring theme was when I kept running out of
batteries. Several of my little daughters toys all ended up with dead batter-
ies in the same week. My digital recorder with which I record my personal
sessions ran out of batteries, too. And then my car battery died, leaving
me stranded for a few hours! While I did take care of getting a new car bat-
tery, I kept forgetting to buy new batteries at the store. My daughter played
with different toys, and I used my desktop computer to record my client ses-
sions. The message here? I was in a situation that I could not simply power
through. I had to work around the perceived obstacle for a while until it sim-
and simply flowed with the natural pace of my life for a few days. Within a
Whats been happening over and over in your life lately? Do you keep run-
ning out of household essentials, like bread and toilet paper? Maybe you
are ignoring or avoiding some fundamental issues or needs in your own life.
Have a lot of people been letting you down lately? Maybe youre not keeping
Theres no wrong way to interpret the events in your life. You are attracting
them for a reason to tell yourself something. You are not going to make
this process hard on yourself. Most likely, the first explanation that leaps to
Another subtle way that intuition will speak to you is in the advice you give to
others! Listen closely to the words of wisdom coming out of your mouth for a
few days. Often, youll find that you are dishing out the very advice that you
yourself need. Why does this happen? When we have an issue or problem,
ourselves. Often, when we find ourselves giving advice, our Higher Self is
Action Step: Keep a journal of events and thoughts that have shown up
in your life anything about your day that seems meaningful or stands out
to you. Theres no wrong way to do this journaling exercise. You may find
This is the biggest question most people seem to have. We want to ab-
solutely KNOW our Higher Self is giving us information, that were not just
making it up. Here are just a few very powerful ways the two differ from each
other.
1. Your Higher Self will make gentle suggestions. Remember, we said that
intuition is non-compelling and wont interfere with free will. The impulse will
arise and you wont feel the need to do a thing with it. Your mind, on the
preferably as soon as possible. The mind will try to compel you. Your Higher
Self, on the other hand, is just going to nudge you in the right direction. So, if
you find that information comes into your head with urgency and an agenda,
2. Your mind will tell you why you should do something. It will try to reason
with you and convince you that this is the right course of action. Your Higher
Self, on the other hand, will offer no explanation for its suggestions. It will
not give you a reason why. So if you find a long and drawn-out reasoning
3. Your Higher Self will never should you. Like I mentioned earlier, should
doesnt exist in the spiritual realm. There is only free will and free choice.
Your mind, on the other hand, uses the word should all the time. So if a
thought surfaces that tells you You really should go call this person! then
thats most likely your mind talking. On the other hand, if the thought of a
person just drifts through your head without any urgency or agenda, your
4. The insight and wisdom of your Higher Self will encourage you to step
outside of your comfort zone. This probably creates more resistance in your
conscious mind than any other aspect of intuitive development. Think about
it if you do what youve always done, you get what youve always gotten!
intuitive information will tell you to do something different than what you are
doing now! Ive never, ever done a reading for a client where theyve been
told to just keep doing what theyre already doing. Most of the time, the in-
formation they receive pushes their buttons and takes them outside of what
is comfortable. Growth only occurs on the edge of our comfort zone thats
how we expand in this life. So if the information you receive makes you feel
put yourself out there then that information is most likely coming from
With a little careful attention, you will over time come to recognize the subtle
impulses of your Higher Self. You will also know when its just your mind
voicing its opinions. The two are subtly but distinctly different from each
other.
Action Step: Sit down for five minutes and pay attention to your thoughts.
Just listen to the way your mind talks to you. Focus on the tone and quality
of the mental chatter. Your Higher Self will communicate with you in a way
Youre asking for guidance and paying close attention to the non-urgent
thoughts whispering through your mind, the life themes that are occurring,
You might be wondering if that idea youve noticed spooking around in your
head is indeed guidance from your Higher Self. You might be considering
taking action but how can you be sure that this guidance is, in fact, ac-
tual intuitive guidance? What if youre just imagining things? And how do
you know that this idea will work out to your advantage? How do you know
youre not just getting yourself into a ton of responsibility and difficulty that
ey-Back guarantee. You will not know where guidance will lead you. You
will try to guess. Your mind will attach meaning and purpose, thats for sure!
But in the end, you will not know where guidance is leading you - unless you
take action.
You can hem and haw and what if yourself all you want, but your Higher
Self is not going to lay out all the details of how choice and consequence will
unfold. Your Higher Self will nudge you into action. Its not going to show
you the direct results of your action IF you take action. You do not get a
you knew exactly what was going to happen as a result of taking intuitively
guided action.
Mind: That sounds like too much work. I dont know anything about blog-
ging.
Higher Self: Starting a blog might be nice. Two days later, you meet some-
Mind: Well, thats fine and good for them but they know what they are do-
Higher Self: Sends you someone who is just starting a blog who is excited
Mind: But then Id have to write something weekly. What if I dont know what
to say?
Higher Self: Gives you three different ideas for article while youre showering
in the morning.
Higher Self: Sends you to an article on blogs that generate a six-figure in-
Mind: Well, thats what a good writer can accomplish. Im probably not that
good a writer.
Do you see how the mind is looking for a guarantee? Your mind wants to
know that you will figure out how to set up and maintain a blog, that you will
have time for your new blog, that you will know how to generate fresh con-
tent, AND that you will eventually profit from your venture. Your mind wants
to know all of this up front, before taking any action at all. But the fact is that
we never know the outcomes of our action, unless we take that very first ac-
tion step.
I know clients who have had these ongoing conversations between their
Higher Self and their egoic minds for SEVENTEEN YEARS before they took
action. Thats a long, long time to spend arguing with the wisest part of you!
My general response is: What are you waiting for a written invitation from
the Universe? Guess what we never, ever get one! So just recognize that
you will have to take a leap of faith eventually, and just do it! Just take one
risk or big life changes. Were talking about one itty bitty little step. Once you
take one step forward, the next one generally reveals itself.
I know those first few leaps of faith are the most difficult ones. But the only
way to build intuitive confidence the ONLY way is to take action on the
outside of our comfort zone. This can make taking action seem riskier, and
create more resistance in our conscious mind. There is no way around this.
Our Higher Self also cannot do anything for us without our conscious par-
ticipation. If youre asking for a new career, dont expect one to simply drop
into your lap. You may still have to look through job listings, submit your
It is not going to swoop into your life and fix things. Perhaps youve heard
the joke about the man who prays every day, asking God to please, please,
please let him win the lottery. Finally, one day, the voice of God answers him
and says: Buy a ticket! We have to take action on our own behalf, or our
Action Steps: Take at least one small action every single day based on
your intuitive impulses. If you have a great business idea, do a little more
research about it. If youve asked for a resource and youve met someone
whos offered to help you with a project call them! If three people have
recommended the same book to you over the last month, buy it and read it.
If youre asking for information, noticing the guidance that comes into your
life, and have even started taking action, you may feel pretty good about
using your intuition right about now. But theres still one step that remains:
This may not sound like the most exciting step in the process, but this is ac-
tually where the magic happens. Youve asked. Youve received guidance.
Your mind is going to try and get in the way of this process! The mind tends
Lets say that a particular bookstore keeps popping up in your mind. You
decide that your Higher Self is telling you to go to this bookstore. Youre will-
ing to take action, so off you go. On the way there, your mind starts talking.
the bookstore. Maybe Ill even meet that special someone Ive been trying
to manifest into my life. This bookstore visit is going to change my life, I just
know it! Your mind is creating all kinds of grandiose possible outcomes. By
the time you get to the bookstore, you are full of excitement. You go in and
start wandering around, looking for that very special person you just know
youre here to meet. No-one catches your eye. No-one speaks to you. You
browse for a while, then leave, disappointed that your intuition has led you
astray.
Two days later, a friend of yours invites you to a lecture at the same book-
store. You go with her, and end up signing up for a book club meeting at the
store. Two months later, you meet your special someone the friend of one
of your book club members. By now, you may have completely forgotten
Your impulse, of course, was not wrong at all. Your mind just gave it a faulty
interpretation. Our mind is very quick to jump in and attach meaning and
reason to an intuitive impulse. The first time you went to the bookstore, you
would have noticed the sign-ups for the book club if you hadnt been so busy
We do not truly know the outcome of an intuitive nudge until we have the
very important! We want to pay attention, to notice and observe without hav-
ing already decided where an intuitive impulse will lead. Once our mind is
made up, our perceptions shrink. We begin limiting our own possibilities.
When we receive an intuitive nudge, the mind will immediately ask Why?
Whats this about? Where will it lead? And because our Higher Self is un-
able to give us the answer, the mind will make up its own reasons. A very
good habit to develop when the mind begins spinning its whys is to answer
I dont know. Live in the uncertainty. Its okay to take action without having
a good reason for that action. Give yourself that permission, even if you feel
a little foolish at first. You feel guided to do something just do it. Dont at-
tach an outcome. Witness the unfolding of events, and youll find that small
Sometimes it can take months for the course of action and consequence to
unfold sufficiently for us to be able to witness the true power of our Higher
Self. Often, however, it takes only a few days or weeks if we are paying
attention and are willing to witness events unfolding. If we are willing to put
our egoic attachments on hold for a little bit and just show up as we are guid-
ed, we may find ourselves expanding in ways we had never even considered
possible. New doors of opportunities open along the way that we could have
never imagined. The path is rarely linear, but it is absolutely magical. When
we live an intuitively guided life, our path unfolds with an elegance and ef-
Over time and with practice, you will find yourself more and more willing to
trust your Higher Self. You will take action on your little intuitive nudges
You may find yourself outside of your comfort zone from time to time, but
that is, after all, where growth occurs. Every step outside of your comfort
zone expands your possibilities. Little by little, you will find that life is easier,
smoother, and that your needs are more than met by this abundant and gen-
erous Universe.
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