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Honoring Your Inner Voice
The intuitive journey is exciting on many levels. Not only does it introduce you to the possibility that whole worlds exist that you hadn't previously imagined, it also gets you in touch with your inner self. Getting to know your thoughts and understand your feelings is a gift in itself. But sorting through this personal information, also helps you distinguish what comes from your intellect and feelings and what is really intuition. All of these levels come together to make up what you call ''yourself." You must learn to recognize which part of yourself is taking control when you're seeking information or trying to make a decision.
In order to access your higher consciousness, you may first need to get to the bottom of how you're feeling emotionally. If you begin to meditate and a certain thought keeps tugging at your mind, maybe you need to deal with that first. This could actually be both your emotional and intuitive sides telling you that you need to address the issue. However, if you've taken care of the big stuff and little, annoying preoccupations keep needling their way in, then you'll appreciate meditation and other mental tools for helping you focus.
Using your tools for inner guidance will get you to a place where you can hear what your inner voice wants to say. Once you ask for direction and get a clear sense (if not a strong verbal message) about what you should do, then follow it. That's what understanding your intuitionand honoring your inner voiceis all about! Trust your intuition and it will take care of you.
Mandalas
One of the more visually oriented ways to approach a higher plane of consciousness is by using a mandala to meditate. These beautiful, usually circular, designs draw your eye to their centers, which helps your mind focus during meditation. When creating a mandala, the artist tries to coordinate her personal circle with the universal circle, reflecting how her own life fits into the larger whole.
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Here's your chance to
create your own mandala.
Use this template to get you
started.

 
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