What is the sense we least use? Those of you who just used it will know I am talking about our 6th sense.
We tend to give its subtle voice little attention. Why? Because what it says rarely makes rational sense to our ego’s, does not fit our great agenda. And many times when we dare to give voice to our intuition we are the subject of mockery…not something we enjoy so we downgrade intuitions credibility

I strongly disagree.  In my experience intuition is the only credible source of TRUE: I emphasis ‘TRUE’ inner guidance. Intuition is a sense that I would strongly encourage you to develop. It saved the life of my wife and me a couple of years ago.
 
‘Several months ago I was driving with my wife on a two-lane country road. We were moving up an incline at around 45mph. I could see that there appeared to be a curve some 500 yards ahead. This urge came over me and I slammed on the brakes (thank God for seat belts) My wife looked at me stunned I shrugged, and at that moment an 8wheel tractor trailer came barreling round the corner going too fast and taking up all the road. He missed us by yards'.’

I listen intently now for that quiet voice.  Sometimes I still ignore it because “I” know better. In retrospect when I have followed that path it has always proved to be not in my, or anyone else’s, best interests.
Intuition is patient.  It is the voice beyond the ego. This sense arises as a feeling, and feelings are something we strive to avoid.
Ask a man how he feels about something and he will tell you what he thinks, who he blames, why he did it and how he expressed his emotions, without uttering a word about how he feels.
Ask a woman what she feels, she will tell quickly describe her feelings, move on to blaming something external, and finger pointing.
We all practice this kind of deflection. Why? Because in our heart of hearts, we know we contribute, and have a part to play, in all the dramas we create.
We know this in our quiet moments.  Often that is the very reason we resist quiet moments, they become uncomfortable.
Here is my mantra:

“I contribute to everything that happens to me. I am never blameless and never 100% the victim.”

I urge you to give this concept a hearing. This perspective is the window into intuition.
Intuition can play a significant role in your life. Using intuition has checkmated my blame games. Intuition has removed the miserable cloak of victimhood from my dealings with others.
Moving away from Ego central is not an easy transition. What worthwhile thing is?
Acting on intuition is taking a chance sometimes flying in the face of rationality. Intuition gives me a fuller sense of who I am.
How do you know its intuition speaking? It is, when there is no rational explanation for the urging or the message, when there is no good reason why, you should not get on that plane, not drive that way to work.  Ask people who have obeyed their intuition ask yourself when you obeyed it, did it make a difference?
Let intuition enrich your life.

If I had not listened to my intuition I would not have spoken on this topic tonight.
Up until an hour ago my original topic was, ‘The importance of Calligraphy’

Ken Macfarlane Sept 2009

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