What’s really the matter?

Deep down you do know, and you can do something about it.

Like an iceberg much of our brain is below the surface.

No matter how smart you think you are you probably can’t turn this morning’s breakfast into human skin and hair consciously. Yet the powerhouse of your brain is doing just that, and far more all the time.

And your unconscious is registering what’s going on all the time, and learning simple lessons about what’s good for us, and what’s not.

Sometimes we outgrow those lessons, but often we ignore our inner wisdom when we shouldn’t.

Your unconscious is your inner self, or perhaps inner selves, as there can be many parts that make up who we are deep down.

You might like to ask your unconscious if it would like to communicate what the real problem you are facing is.

Don’t ask yet what the problem actually is. Be aware that often our unconscious tries to communicate with our conscious mind, but doesn’t get much of a hearing.

The unconscious will pop up ideas, but because they’re too familiar, or distasteful we quickly swat them down.

After a while the subconscious expects that, so you’ve got to promise that you will give it attention.

As your unconscious for a signal, (a feeling that you can’t consciously evoke), that it is willing to communicate.

Don’t be surprised at the strength of the signal. Understand that the stronger the feeling the more important the message is. Don’t be alarmed at tears, for example. You can regard any strong signal as indicating that you’re on the right path.

Keeping your mind very open, and keeping it as quiet as you can, ask your unconscious what the problem is.

Regard what comes into your mind as a precious gift from yourself to yourself. Consider it for a moment, and then thank your unconscious for communicating it.

Now ask your unconscious, and all the parts of your inner self, if they can make arrangements among themselves to find some satisfactory solutions to the problem you face over the next few days. Ask them to bring the solutions to you as dreams, or ideas, so that you can think about them.

Expect to get plenty of ideas over the next few days, some startling, some genuinely resonant with who you are. Ask yourself what the costs and consequences are of any action that you may consider.

When you do have a solid idea of what is right for you to do, ask your unconscious about it just before you go to sleep, and dream on it. Allow yourself some time on this decision, but don’t postpone it forever.

Checking in with your intuition.

Using the same technique, ask your unconscious if it will give you signals for yes and no.

If you get a positive response, then ask for a clear signal for ‘yes’.

When you’ve got that feeling, take a break, and do something different for a few moments. Then ask if your unconscious for a signal for ‘no’.

You now have a clear channel of communication between your unconscious and your conscious. You may decide that you want to only use that for specific questions that you consciously put to your inner self.

But you may also decide to open the door wide and ask your unconscious to clearly communicate the subtlety of its reactions to situations you find yourself in.

Cultivated carefully, and especially with the use of a calm anchor, this makes for a powerful intuition.

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