Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Oct/Nov 2014 - Featuring Louise Hay | Page 67

Intuition operates in our body and nervous
system on levels that range from basic,
binary, survival-based communications to
complete conversations that are elegant,
sophisticated, and evolved.

Level 1: Gut Instinct
ATTRIBUTES: safety, security,
and survival.

We have all heard of
this level of intuition, and
most of us can recall
a time when we have
recognized it or felt its
presence in our lives.
Gut instinct may be the best known
and most mainstream interpretation of
intuition, but it is only a small part of the
entire intelligence system. We should
not depend on it alone to guide us to
our highest potential or outcome.
Gut instinct is simple, basic, and
binary, which means it communicates
through the feeling of opposites and
uses impressions such as yes or no,
stop or go, safe or unsafe, to convey its
message.
When your gut instinct is operating,
it will answer such questions as: “Is
this choice/person/relationship in my
best interests? Can I thrive in this
environment? Will this situation meet
my deepest needs?”

Level 2: Heart-Based
Intelligence

WISDOM & SELF-GROWTH

Intuition is a subtle language so understanding
the various ways it communicates makes
having a deep and meaningful relationship
with it rewa