When you are developing your intuition, there’s all sorts of practices and exercises that you do to strengthen your clairs, or intuitive receptors. But I’m finding more and more that people are forgetting the most important ingredient: TRUST. In this article we will explore trust for intuitive development.

My Awakening experience with Trust

I’d like to share a short story with you about part of my own awakening experience. I’ve alluded to bits and pieces of it in past articles, but I’ve left out this huge chunk of it because part of me (and my persecution wound) was very nervous about being so open about this supernatural experience that I had. Thoughts of “people will think you’re crazy” or “she’s just making it up” flooded my being.

I really had to trust myself that it is time to share.

I have a friend and mentor, Deborah, who was gently holding my hand and guiding me to my spirituality (although I didn’t know it at the time). She invited me to a “Meet your Angels” workshop led by a hypnotherapist. I really had no clue what I was getting myself into.

I wasn’t even sure angels existed. I mean sure, I read about them a few times in the Bible but other than that, you could say I was a skeptic. But because I trusted this friend, I agreed to meet her there.

That night changed my life.

When you are in a state of hypnosis, your conscious mind is gently relaxed to the side, so that 1) you can access your subconscious mind and 2) you can “see” more clearly with your 3rd eye.

My experience at this workshop started with me being very anxious and me even admitting to the host that “supernatural stuff freaked me out”. Ha. She reassured me that my angels are of the highest vibration and they are only there to support me, guide me and keep me safe. So into hypnosis I went.

She had us in our minds eye, walk down a long flight of steps. At the last step, we would enter our safe place. A place that may be familiar or home-like and just feels safe. She had us ask one of our angels to step forward. Archangel Michael was the first being to greet me that evening.

I remember telling him flat out in my mind that I didn’t believe he was there. He told me that I didn’t have to believe, he said I just need to trust myself. Right after he said that, I felt chilly air all over my right side. There were no drafts in this room, mind you.

Next, I had a flood of beings, who I now know as my spirit team, rush in to introduce themselves. I met my higher self, who I had previously met once before, but didn’t know she was my HS.

Next I met White buffalo Calf woman. She has been one of my guides since birth and is here to help my heal my ancestral lineage (and yeah, if you’re wondering, I have mostly native american ancestry).

I remember them all giving me words of wisdom and me equally doubting their existence. They all reiterated that I didn’t need to believe but that I needed to trust.

The Moral of the story

At the very end of this session, my guides all pretty much shouted at me: Trust Yourself! I saw in vivid lights and colors those same words. I also felt a slight tap on the back of my head as they were saying this to me. I was in so much disbelief that I actually asked my friend sitting next to me if she touched my head. Of course…she said no.

I was so profoundly moved by this experience. I had insomnia for days. I was really questioning my belief system. I even painted this picture to help me process what I saw and heard:

Through all of this craziness, I realized that I didn’t have to figure out what all of this meant right away. So instead of stressing, I decided I’d do something crazy: I would start trusting myself.

What happened after that

I started making really small (I mean tiny) changes about how I went about my days. In particular, making decisions. As far back as I could remember, making decisions were excruciating for me. I would agonize for days about making the littlest decision or I would ask anyone and everyone close to me what they thought I should do.

So I flipped it around. Instead of asking others what I should do, I asked myself what to do. Revolutionary, I know. Sadly, it had never occurred to me to do this before.

I would sit and close my eyes and ask myself the question. Sometimes I’d get an answer back right away, sometimes not. Other times the answers would come to me when I was in a receptive state, like doing dishes or driving in my car. This was the easy part (kind of). Journaling also helped me so much during this process. 

The hard part was trusting the answer that I got. It took a lot of practice and patience with myself. I still struggle with it now and again. This began my whole process of trusting to develop my intuition. 

Why do we have mistrust

My thoughts are that we have mistrust because of societal conditioning. Especially as women, we are taught to be seen and not heard. To not have an opinion but to just go along with what our husband says. This really goes along with the mother wound, too, and how our mother’s were taught not to trust themselves, so it was passed onto their daughters.

How to reclaim your trust of yourself

Override doubt and negative thoughts

When you start to doubt you intuition or your decision, gently redirect yourself by saying something like: “I trust in myself and my decision”. Affirmations are your friend here! You have to forge through this stage. Really. It takes a lot of patience but it’s so worth it in the end. Even if you don’t believe the words you are saying to yourself, keep saying them, and soon, you will believe them.

I have a lovely free mindset workbook that can help you with affirmations and reprogramming your mind so that it works for you and not against you.

Act on your intuitive hits

Your guides aren’t just giving you intuitive information for the hell of it. It’s there for you to use! So when you get an intuitive hit, act on it. It also shows you, your guides, and the universe that you take yourself seriously and you do trust yourself.

Practice self care and self love

Having love for yourself will support you trusting yourself. By doing self care, you begin to deepen your self love. You are a divine being in a human body. You came here with a purpose and you are worthy just by being you. The more we can remind ourselves of this, the more love we have for ourselves and the more we can trust our own sense of things.

Closing thoughts on Trust for Intuitive Development

Trusting yourself is imperative when on a spiritual journey. Whether you are trying to get to know your spirit team better or develop your intuition, without trust, you can only get so far.

So come on, let’s take a leap together! xoxox

Destiny

 

My friend, Deborah, is an amazing massage therapist, intuitive, and healer. If you are in the LA area, go see her if you can!

https://pathtoperfecthealth.com/