How to develop Intuition?

Intelligence and Intuition both are essential for any success – Alexis Carrel

In this blog, I would discuss both scientific and philosophical approaches for developing Intuition. I would discuss both because philosophy carries the ‘time-tested’ wisdom whereas science carries intelligence gained through systematic observations and ‘experiments’. It is my advice that people should study both the aspects, but give priority to science because it is more reliable. 

Scientific Approach towards Intuition

Intuition is not a myth. It has been observed that there are people who have ability to analyze future and past events with high accuracy. Therefore, intuitive mind can not only predict future, but also past.

Many people don’t develop their Intuitive mind because either they don’t know how to develop this important mental skill or they don’t know how to distinguish between intuition and illusion.

Remember, intuition should have some logical backing else it becomes difficult to differentiate between intuition and illusion.

To develop intuitive mind, we need to develop Expert Power. It means that we would have to develop an expertise in a particular area. Becoming excellent in a particular field unlocks our intuitive mind. Ignorant man can never develop this power. Remember, your intuition would not work in every field. It only works in the area in which you have your core competency. If you are an expert in Biology then don’t expect your intuition would work in Accounts. If you are an expert in Military Strategies then don’t expect your intuition to work in Cooking. It has been seen that when we devote hours of study and years of work in a single field, our mind develops an ability to recognize ‘patterns’ of success and failures. This gives us a strange mental ability to see things which others completely ignore. This strange mental ability is called Intuition.

Every PhD holder needs to read approx 30 to 50 books for the research purpose. Therefore, reading around 30 to 50 books on a single subject would make you an expert in that field and if you would read 500 books on that subject then you would become the most educated person of that field. Read books written by the experts of your field. See videos, documentaries, listen to audio tapes. Keep feeding your mind with the new pieces of information. Soon your efficiency would reach up to a level which would break the dam of your mind and you would start feeling the strange mental power getting developed inside you.

Let me repeat- developing expert power is the key to open your intuitive mind.

Philosophical Approach towards intuition

In every country, we must have listened about the people who had ability to read mind.
We must have heard philosophers of different time-period saying- listen to your inner voice, gut-feeling, internal drives, etc. Nostradamus, an ancient astrologer, predicted certain things centuries ago and we see all that happening around us. People see something in their dream and it become reality. Crime investigators and Archaeologist predict things happened in the past just by seeing some small clue. These evidences prove that we have some power inside us which we completely ignore.

To develop Intuition, from the philosophical point of view, do the following things consistently- Everyday find some time (even 15 mins would work) when no one would disturb you. Close your eyes. Don’t see, don’t listen, don’t talk, and don’t move your body. Just enjoy the complete silence around you. In the beginning, you would get plenty of thoughts- let them come. Once you are completely relaxed start filling your mind with positive thoughts. Exchange all the negative thoughts with the positive thoughts. This would slowly develop Emotional Understanding of your brain. Philosophers like Mahavira, Buddha, Confucius, etc. have advocated on doing similar kind of exercise. Modern Spiritual Guru like Deepak Chopra has also advocated for this approach.

A relaxed and positive mind would give you energy to identify positivity and negativity around you. Just by seeing people, you would get a ‘spark’ that whether you want to be with them or not. You would get ability to find right and wrong in everyday work, and that would be the time when your intuitive mind would start getting evolved.

Note- I am not sure whether Philosophical Approach works or not, but I have mentioned this approach because many Great Thinkers have talked about it.

You can use whatever approach you feel like and realize your true potential.