Ask John – On Being Intuitive

This week’s “Ask John” question comes from an anonymous reader, who asks: Have you always been intuitive or was it something that you had to develop?

Great question Anonymous, and the short answer is yes, and yes!

I have always been intuitive, partly because we are all intuitive. It’s just another aspect of who we are. In my case, when I was a child I did not see dead people, or have premonitions, or see auras – none of that stuff. But I was very sensitive to my environment, nature, the people around me, as well as being very kinesthetically aware. I knew when things felt “right” for me to do. I was also very aware of time as a concept, and the future.

I would say those qualities are all early building blocks of intuition.

And, of course, I was fascinated by the paranormal and all things psychic! I actually spent a lot of time trying to guess the next card to be turned up in a standard card deck – and most of the time I was wrong.

I mean, very wrong.

My guesses were far less accurate than chance. Lower than chance accuracy is usually a sign that the conscious mind is somehow interfering and repressing intuition. I grew very frustrated by it, but at age eight, I was just not accessing my intuition in that way. And I had no training – yet.

Which brings me to the second part of your question.

I have developed my intuition over many years, first through studying dance and movement improvisation. I became very used to getting my thinking mind out of the way and being sensitive and open to the information waiting within.

I became fascinated by creativity, which is just a process of making intuition tangible, in manifested form.

Eventually, I directly studied intuitive development for many years with my primary teacher, Sonia Choquette, as well as studying many other modalities that indirectly enhanced and built on my intuition – including meditation, Hawaiian lomi lomi and shamanic journeying.

As soon as I started studying with Sonia, wild things started happening! My intuitive awareness took off, as it did for many of her other students – most often the ones who immersed themselves fully in the work. It does take consistent practice, an open mind, and faith that it will happen. If those things are in place, access to your intuition usually isn’t far behind.

Anybody, anybody, anybody can develop their intuition; I’ve seen it happen time and again.

Thanks for your question!