It’s not exactly a secret that I love figuring out how things work. Like, I super love it.
One thing that’s been fascinating me recently is the concept of what part of our experience is due to these meat suits we’re wearing and what part is because we’re spiritual beings?
Where’s that line? I’m continuing to explore it on my own, but today I’m covering one portion of that exploration: Intuition vs. Instinct.
What’s the difference and how is it useful in every day life?
I answer that in today’s Psychic Sunday video.
Watch it below.
Once you’ve watched, I’d love to know, what is leading your day to day experience? Intuition or instinct? Share your ahas, insights and thoughts below. I love hearing from you.
xoxo
Rev. Kerti
In the past, I suffered because of disobedience to that inner voice, because I could not trust it. I could not trust it because as an Aspergers ( undiagnosed ) I had built up a lack of trust for the real time actions of those around me and developed something called avoidance syndrome. I have realised with a shock since my dx June 2015, and using enquiries of the mind, that Demand Avoidance is probably a disordered instinct in control The trouble is that I am still suspicious of external thoughts of a ( “new” business, as all the “opportunities” that rise are faux. Penny stocks, when I know not to trade these, forex firms with new binary option formulas, which have a dodgy reputation for paying out profits, phone calls from US brokers offering purchase tips for stocks, in repetitive phone calls to my private line, and number tips for the lottery which are also faux ). I do not trust external thoughts, the only thoughts I can trust are thoughts that are true, 1John 4:1-4( New Testament). True thoughts are based on love.
I have understood there are two levels to thoughts I receive – (1) thoughts from others – from the vibrations of the earth, to those thinking about me, and those not thinking about anyone in particular who carelessly allow their thoughts to leak out, thoughts in a room from those participating in a brain storm ideas session, and (2) divine thoughts which are true – I know they are true because they come to me with no vibration, I suddenly “know” I actually see the rough text, in need of refining or redrafting, but definitely containing the raw essence of how I need to act. I have learnt since my diagnosis for Aspergers that I must counter demand avoidance syndrome, and act immediately. Divine thoughts led me to you Erin Ashley. So far [ -:) ] You have been true.
I still have to understand whether the vibration thoughts are instinct, they are external, from others, so surely not instinct. I know that emotional negative thoughts cause anxiety, and as I am Aspergers ( the brain has to struggle to process the information being received from different sensory sources at once ) this translates into a nervous itching of my skin, which I could neutralise with drugs, however, I have discovered that this is actually an advance signal of incoming external negative, emotional thoughts, and I can cease the desire to scratch by a) grounding – crown of head to sole of feet removal, or b) loving the skin, literally speaking words of love to my physical body. None of this is life or death, it is not strong enough, although I do understand that excess anxiety is dangerous in medical terms, it is important to manage anxiety. Again as Asperger, huge sensory overload, can result in complete mental shutdown, lasting many minutes, and if possible to intercept, it can be grounded with the testing of all the senses as often as possible. Where is instinct in this process, what happened to fight or flight? I have been shot at, and reacted in fight, I have been threatened with knives and run away, but surrounded with huge numbers of people and conflicting noise and flashing lights and thoughts, and smells, and touch, leads to shut down.
” literally speaking words of love to my physical body”, very inspiring, Ed. Thank you.
Hi,
I rarely listen to my instincts, As a matter of fact, they do not come into my consciousness that often. My intuition is my most direct contact to my inner self. It’s become automatic so I don’t even think about it. I just, sort of live by that now. I am grateful all day long, as it gives me truthful insight about everything.
I think I am led more by instinct. The instinct is like the body sensations-response (e.g. my body wants to eat, eat something particular, I should drink more, have a rest, it is too cold, I am in physical danger and negative emotions. It is now-time-space limited. Intuition is for me more like an idea, intelectual one, it can stay for longer time, it can be directed towards future. I ´d love put the intution in charge, instinct being the counsellor only.