19. The power of intuition
Have you ever had the experience where you thought about someone and not long after that, you ran into them, or they called you? Or maybe someone told you something and you “knew” they weren’t being truthful? Or you’ve had a strong feeling you should pursue a particular course of action and it turned out to be life changing? We all have experiences with intuition, though we don’t always recognize them as such. We cultivate this power by paying attention to the signals we receive and by following our inner guidance.
Usually, if we want to know something, we will research the topic in a book or on the internet, talk to people who are considered experts in the matter, or watch a YouTube video about it; we proactively seek out sources to acquire the information we need.
Intuition might be defined as “knowing without knowing.” It is the ability to perceive knowledge or cognition without rational thought, external evidence, or apparent procurement of data as we typically think of it. It’s been described as a “feeling,” an “instinct,” a “sixth sense.”
When I was 21 and living in Michigan, I read a book that talked about the Woman’s Building in Los Angeles. I didn’t know anything about intuition in those days, but I had an irrepressible inclination to go there. I had never been to Los Angeles, and I didn’t know anyone there, but I just “knew” it was an…
