Vishen Lakhiani explains how to recognize real intuition: it's a quiet energetic signal that relaxes your body and silences your mind. Wishful thinking and ego feel noisy and chaotic instead.
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How do I know that I'm getting an intuitive feeling versus wishful thinking or fear or it's just my ego trying to push an agenda? They feel in your body different because intuition is a response to energy, actual energy that is giving you information that your outer and inner senses are picking up on. So when you listen to intuition your mind goes qu quiet. All that talking and noise and opinion and tug and pull stop and your body relaxes. Even if the intuition or the guidance you're getting is a warning, don't do that. Danger, danger. The minute you acknowledge that oh, your mind goes quiet and your body gets ready to respond. If it's wishful thinking or emotion or your ego, it's noisy in your head, it's a lot of talking and if it's intuition it's very simple, very clear guidance, very few words if any and it leaves you relaxed. So that's how you know the difference.