My intuitive child
Developing intuition with oracle systems
Touch-ins from departed and departing relatives
The role of objective science and intuition
The voice in my head
Intuition and the body's sense of itself in space
Synchronicity and getting to the "be" state
Masculine and feminine energies in the divine feminine
A.D.D. and intuition
Precognition of Sept 11
Intuitive writing
Is it the conscious or superconscious mind?
Recognizing guidance that comes nonverbally

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MY INTUITIVE CHILD
My daughter, born in 2002, quit taking the bottle early and didn't cry to be fed. After many doctor's visits, she received a feeding tube for four months, after which I took a leave of absence from work to be with her to focus on her eating. In three months, she started to eat. Yet if she got frustrated, she went on a hunger strike. Now, at 4, she has developed some odd abilities. She comments on what I am thinking when we are alone, talks in her sleep about things my husband is dreaming, and told me to call a friend because she was sick, and sure enough, my friend was really sick. She also claims to have a friend, about her age, who lives in the clouds. I have no idea what to do with this. I certainly don't discourage it. After her unusual eating disorder, some psychologists said it was because she didn't want me to go to work. They also said that she is very smart and willful. Now I am thinking that maybe it was because she understood that I did not want to go to work. I'm just wondering how I can help nurture her skills so it will be helpful to her instead of a liability. She seems like she has an old soul.

What you describe is similar to reports I've heard from a number of parents of children being born these days—some people call them the Indigo Children, but I think that term glamorizes them a bit too much. They are just like everyone else, but they seem to retain their connections to higher dimensions—like the mental plane, more easily than the rest of us. The higher planes are real places, or focuses of attention. We all dwell in the mental realm during the day and in our dreams—and it is "fast" and immediate there, collective vs. individualistic, knowing is telepathic, and time does not exist in such a linear way. If a soul is used to being in that realm, and hasn't incarnated for awhile, when they do come into a body, they have to get used to the slowness here. Some kids get ADD, learning disabilities, or allergies. Or become enraged easily.

I suspect part of why your daughter did not eat was because it slowed her down too much. And she was creating her body so she could maintain it as a clear transmitter. I find that people on a spiritual path today—adults—who are staying in tune with the rising energies on the planet, are doing more fasting, and cleaning up their diet, which helps a great deal with mental and emotional clarity. It's just a natural instinct. When you are clear like this, telepathy is no big deal. When you're relaxed and open, thoughts are just floating in the space, and if you don't feel separate from anyone else, the thoughts don't really "belong" to one person in particular—they are shared. So it's not surprising that your daughter is catching threads of ideas from the people around her. I think it's a good idea to validate her when it happens, and make a big deal out of it. I think to validate her for the thing she is trying to do (as a soul, which is to stay clear and open) will help reduce her frustration and willfulness. Willfulness only occurs when people think they aren't being approved of for who they really are, and they know they MUST get themselves developed, because their soul has a purpose.

You might talk to her more in collective terms, like "Oh, yes—WE were all thinking about these things below the surface, weren't we?" When a situation comes up that is a quandry, you might ask her, "What do you think WE all know about this, under the surface of our outside thoughts?" Or you might ask her, "What does your body know about that person, or situation?" Help her develop her skills by eliciting information from her. At the same time, you can help her understand how to be an individual, which must occur for her to maintain her balance in this world. People call it "setting boundaries" but I think it is mainly about being true to your own self in any given moment—being able to tune in on what that is exactly.

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DEVELOPING INTUITION WITH ORACLE SYSTEMS
I have been using Tarot cards to enhance my intuitive learning. It seems to work by reflecting deep and delicate energies. What is your experience/knowledge of Tarot?

I have not used Tarot very much but am acquainted with many other oracle systems. I do think that to find correct interpretations, first you must make a faithful connection with the unknown—to realize there is no separation between you, the answer, and the symbolization. And you must realize the truth in the universal principle of the hologram: that what exists in miniature exists in a parallel way at a larger focus. So a card, or a rune, or a coin toss, can represent a particular state of being or action. Then you must be neutral and centered to allow the right ideas for interpretation to rise into your mind, so you will go in the right direction for the meaning. It can't be too much of a head thing. Anything where you work with symbols—either creating them or unlocking them—is great practice for connecting the midbrain and upper neocortex, which accelerates the flow of intuition.

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TOUCH-INS FROM DEPARTED AND DEPARTING RELATIVES
I work for the IRS and input tax returns. As I was doing my blocks of work, I would repeatedly notice my mother's name—Cynthia; she died 20 years ago, and I thought: "coincidence." Then I saw Cynthia Lane, Cynthiaville, Cynthia Ave. I then noticed my aunt's name, then all my mother's relative's names. I also got a lot of last names, Love. I thought it was odd. This was in April. In May my aunt (her sister) was diagnosed with cancer, and she died in June. Her brother was diagnosed with leukemia and died two weeks later. I wrote this in my "coincidence journal" and realized I had seen all those names on my aunt's birthday! What are your thoughts? Was that my intuition? Or was it my mother's spirit telling me she was going to be coming for them? I am confused by what is considered intuition or wishful thinking.

I think you are making yourself aware of the presence of your loved ones, probably because they are making themselves known to you in the more subtle realms. Since they communicate with telepathy, you can expect that when they're thinking about you, you will think about them, and vice versa. That's the way it works here in the physical plane as well, but mainly we're too distracted to notice or give these thoughts much credence. So I would simply relax and accept that your loved ones are actually there, and tapping you on the shoulder. My sense is it was all of them letting you know that you were going to lose your other 2 relatives soon, and not to be shocked, that everything is OK. Even the 2 who died may have been in cahoots with the others at the higher levels, helping to send you the "tendencies" to think about them. Sometimes it takes a big event like death to galvanize them into motion to get the energy up to communicate this way.

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THE ROLE OF OBJECTIVE SCIENCE AND INTUITION
I notice in The Intuitive Way that you don't really integrate objective science in the description of intuition. It is my observation that many intuitive people feel uneasy in the realm of objectivity. Unfortunately, this is precisely what is needed to bring intuition into the practical usage by the masses.

After many years of practicing and observing intuition development, I don't see science involved in it at all really. To me, science and physics are actually subsets of metaphysics; they do not explain metaphysics, they crystallize out of metaphysics, just as the body crystallizes out of the aura. I also don't agree that understanding intuition scientifically is what is required for the masses to use intuition consciously. Intuition defies scientific proof because it is larger than science. And people will accept and use it commonly as they realize they have already been doing so. This occurs when we shift from the perception of the head alone to a perception based on body-mind unity. Until then, intuition is relatively invisible or intangible. Intuition cannot be known by people perceiving totally from the upper part of the brain, especially the left brain.

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THE VOICE IN MY HEAD
I am 35 years old and have experienced a voice in my head talking to me. It is a soft voice and I react differently to it than to common thoughts. I feel happy to hear from it, though I cannot command it to appear as I want. How can I use it more in my daily life—for example, to keep motivated in losing weight, in my studies, and to make decisions?

The voice you hear may be a phenomenon called "direct voice" which is often a mild mediumistic experience. It differs from the voice of conscience in your mind, or the "little voice" of intuition. With Direct Voice it sounds like a literal voice belonging to another person, and sometimes it can produce sound effects like someone knocking at the door, the phone ringing, or various clunks or banging noises. It really doesn't matter what it is, though—what matters is how you use it. I recommend you sit down with a journal and invite the voice to speak to you, especially in response to a specific question, issue, or problem you'd like to solve. Then stretch your awareness up a bit, as if you're reaching for a high note, and let yourself relax at the new level and receive whatever comes. You may hear a word, or imagine you hear a word. It doesn't matter if the voice is literal or imaginary, it's still coming via your own perception. Just write down what you perceive that you're hearing. Then let the words, phrases, or sentences come—any way they want to. You just take dictation. Also, next time you hear the voice uninvited, sit down and work with your journal to explore the deeper meaning of what was said. Extend the message.

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INTUITION AND THE BODY'S SENSE OF ITSELF IN SPACE
I'm curious about the connection between intuition and the body's sense of itself in space. I had knee surgery recently and in physical therapy I'm doing extensive balance work to retrain the proprioceptive (Penney's note: "stimulation produced by the body tissues") mechanisms in my system. About a week ago I met a person who literally made me weak in the knees with a kind of shaking excitement. Coincidentally, the person next to me in the conversation suddenly lost their balance and fell. I've been conflicted about this ever since. Could the concentrated work on my proprioceptive network have made me more open to receiving intuitive "hits"?

Yes, doing extensive, subtle work to improve the pathways of flow in the body will cause a "rewiring" of subtle circuits in the brain, and will help you become aware of more subtle sensations, both within your own body and in the field around you, which includes other people's bodies and events. Your body is becoming the wonderful brain center it really is! We are amazingly telepathic, and it's not surprising to me that your knees weakened and your friend actually fell in response to the new person. I'd bet that the person was unconsciously running a sort of "alpha male or female" inner posture, and both you and your friend responded with the instinctive urge to humble yourselves, much the way wolves do. It probably wasn't really excitement, but more a subtle response to authority. Your bodies all communicated directly with each other. Watch this with everyone you meet from now on and see how your body responds to other bodies. It may not be as dramatic, but we are constantly positioning ourselves and adapting to each other this way.

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SYNCHRONICITY AND GETTING TO THE "BE" STATE
I recently came across The Intuitive Way at a neighborhood bookstore here in Singapore. I was initially skeptical, but decided to pick up the last copy. I am still reading it and doing the exercises and I just wanted to say Thanks! The book has opened up a new way of looking at and approaching matters for me. One little "miracle" that occurred with your book was that when I was doing the exercise where I was writing on an intuitive experience that struck me in my life, I was writing about a fellow trader and how we met up after my return from Europe. Believe it or not, that fella ends up calling PRECISELY when I was writing about him, and spooky as it sounds, what you described as intuition WORKS, and this is something I won't forget for awhile.

I do have some problems trying to get to the BE state and know exactly what it feels like for an extended period of time, and my subconscious still plays havoc with me from time to time, so much so that I can empathize totally with that Adrian Monk character in the series "Monk." Well, guess it's time to read the chapter on the subconscious, and thanks once again for a really useful, helpful and most of all, NO BS book!

Getting into the BE state isn't really so hard; it's mainly a matter of suspending your thoughts, stopping the internal dialogue, periodically throughout the day. Then dropping your attention into your body, becoming aware of the experience of what's coming through your senses (without words and description). If you can remember what it feels like to just "be with" a comfortable friend, or just "be with" a favorite pet, you can approximate the state where the mind is comfortably still, yet your awareness is wide open and engaged. In the book I talk about it as the "feminine mind," the kind of awareness that doesn't need to act, change, or control—but is content to observe, include, appreciate, be with, and understand. That feminine mind state is entirely present moment-oriented. So, drop into the body, pay attention to beauty and the senses, bring all your awareness into the EXPERIENCE of the moment—and you've got it.

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MASCULINE & FEMININE ENERGIES IN THE DIVINE FEMININE
You stir a lot of my thoughts in your newsletter (#12: Being a Medium for HER Voice). One thing was your talk about identifying with a female god. You mention Kannon and this stands out for me. A friend gave me a beautiful statue of Kannon after his trip to Japan and it has been an inspiration for some time. Kannon is particularly interesting because for all the femininity, Kannon is male. Here is a quote about Kannon: "The Male Goddess (huh?) Originally male in Indian mythology, the Kannon is more often portrayed as female in China, Japan and other Asian countries. Although Kannon is translated as Goddess of Mercy, the "goddess" part is doubtful, for according to Buddhist teachings, a female bodhisattva is impossible—and unsupported by any canonical text—and sexually specific depictions of Kannon are always male.

If you click the photo at the top this page, a close look reveals that the "goddess" has a mustache. This was not that difficult for me to accept because I knew Kuan Yin first and then discovered that Avalokiteshvara was her origin and was considered male. So I had already seen this force as truly sexless but representing itself through different gendered personages. It's useful to recognize that elegance is not feminine although it has been identified that way in the present culture.

It is also the epitome of this bodhisattva that a male energy would appear as an elegant, soft, loving, and yielding being in order to serve its compassionate purpose: "The Kannon can appear in many different forms to save people according to their time and place. The Avalokitesvara Sutra mentions 33 specific forms. Says Shaku Soen, lord abbot of Engakuji Temple: "She will be a philosopher, merchant, man of letters, person of low birth, or anything as required by the occasion, while her sole aim is to deliver all beings without exception from ignorance and suffering." Notice the mixed gender references in the quote. The beauty of Kannon is this existence between gender definition. This in itself represents the idea of molding oneself, out of compassion, to fit the purpose of the soul. Lao Tzu's description of water in your newsletter perfectly fits what Kannon is: elegant and yielding while also an anchor of strength.

Thanks so much for this fascinating insight about Kannon and Kuan Yin/Avalokiteshvara! It makes sense to me that the closer to enlightenment we get, the more integrated our masculine and feminine energies become. And I do think the soul is a sexless force, which ideally would like to express through each of us as sometimes feminine, sometimes masculine, depending on what life calls for. It seems to me that if we can equalize our yin and yang qualities, we can become equally adept at nurturing, healing, attending to, being with AND pioneering, manifesting, catalyzing, and creating—and that would please our souls, because we'd be capable of so much broader a range of activities within a single lifetime. You might also read the introduction I wrote for my poetry book, which addresses this issue as well. Thanks again for contributing this thought-provoking information!

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A.D.D. AND INTUITION
Do any of your books address strategies for adults with attention-deficit disorder? That is, how may adults who lack the usual filters for distraction work with your process? Also, does medication aid or interfere with sensing intuition?