Intuition and Modern Life
Jeffry R. Palmer
Intuitive sensing is linked directly to ancestral, primordial
survival traits. With the modernization and industrialization
of society, primitive survival traits become less and
less important. We are no longer required to venture
into the wilderness to seek our daily meals. It is no
longer necessary for modern man to maintain an intimate
connection with the environment. We select our dinners
from the grocery store shelves and freezers. For many
of us the idea of hunting and killing an animal or instinctually
knowing when the proper time to plant a crop seems to
be a foreign concept.
We have distanced ourselves from the need to rely on
intuitive sensing as a mechanism of survival. Modernization
of society has resulted in a reduced capacity to think
intuitively. While intuitive senses will always remain
an integral part of human perception, as we become less
connected with the environment, the intuitive thinking
process is neglected and unused. The trend toward diminishing
intuitive senses carries consequences beyond simply
neglecting a natural skill.
Other aspects of our growth as a society are affected
as well. Creativity suffers as a result of the over-dependency
on the industrial complex to provide our daily needs.
The connection to the environment, the intimate knowledge
of natural cycles and rhythms, the appreciation of all
things living and our responsibility and roles as higher
forms of life to care for the planet and its creatures
is lost without the bridge to higher consciousness provided
by the intuitive mind.
The trend toward distancing ourselves from natural intuitive
thinking processes is relatively simple to reverse.
It is possible to retrain the intuitive mind, to strengthen
the intuitive senses with simple exercises. Exercises
which heighten awareness, increase sensing abilities
and tap into psychic perception methods result in a
dramatic increase in psychic skills.
Perhaps one of the easiest steps to take in reconnecting
to your intuitive senses is to simply spend time listening
to nature. Take a walk in the woods or a stroll along
the beach, anyplace where you can just get away from
it all. Spend a few minutes simply listening to the
world. Close your eyes and try to hear as many different
sounds as possible. Try to focus your hearing from one
sound to the next. What is the most distant sound that
you can hear? Which sound is the closest? How many separate
sounds can you focus on? Just listen for awhile. Relax
and listen. The intuitive mind activates itself while
you are in this simple listening state. Listen to the
world and the intuitive senses will trigger automatically.
Repeat this routine anytime that you may feel disconnected
from your intuitive senses. Simply stop, enjoy a natural
setting and listen to your surroundings. You may be
pleasantly surprised to learn just how simple it can
be to reconnect to your intuitive mind. Of course there
are advanced methods available to strengthen your intuitive
senses.
The important thing to remember is that, even in this
modern world, your intuitive mind is always ready and
available to offer insight and guidance.
Jeffry R. Palmer © 2006
