21 years ago I woke up one morning with a jolt.

I heard quite loudly this ‘voice’ say to me. “I am the consciousness of your son; my name is Charles and I am coming very soon.”

My question to myself was – Am I going mad? Is this some sort of delusion?

I wasn’t at the time planning a pregnancy so this voice, whether from my own consciousness or from somewhere else, was a bolt from the blue.

It’s tough, even for an Intuitive-Sensitive, to know when to trust your gut, even when it appears to give you a very clear message.

How do you know if it’s a true message, your ego talking or just a fear reaction?

The truth is you don’t immediately know because often your gut feeling is followed by an immediate sense of panic or denial.

Why? Your rational mind skips in, it throws out your intuitive feelings and plants your mind firmly in what can be rationally explained. 

We’re taught to question our intuition in favour of rationality, therefore we consistently dismiss our instincts. The erosion of this inner compass means we then struggle to make decisions that feel right. We are then easily overwhelmed by choice, frozen by conflicting inputs, and afraid to take risks because we don’t know if we can trust ourselves.

We’re all taught to be in a permanent state of scepticism, unsure of who or what to believe.

Many of our life experiences have taught us we’re right to be cautious, because those we’ve trusted in the past have let us down. We feel our instincts misguided us and took us on a path of trusting those who really can’t be trusted.

This state of play results in profound inner confusion, especially regarding our perception of the outside world. We can see things clearly for others, but what happens to us?

Iain McGilchrist explains in his book, The Master and His Emissary, we have lost our understanding of which side of the brain should take the lead: the right brain (the master) or the left brain (the emissary). In today's world, the left brain, the rational detail-focused side, has gained control, causing us to overlook deeper, instinctual truths.

So how do we gain control of our intuitive world, our gut instinct? 

How do we get this part of us back into balance, so that we can learn how to trust it?

Part of the solution lies in resolving what’s in the way.

Imagine our intuition is like a tube of energy running through us. A clean tube means that energy circulates smoothly. However, if there is sand in the tube, it gets clogged up and stuck. It creates emotional static, so that we no longer hear our intuition clearly. That sand in the tube is our shadow side; the parts of ourselves we have neglected, repressed or been afraid of.

By understanding and integrating the shadow, we clear the sand from the tube, allowing us to discern accurately and interpret intuitive energy.

I had been doing exactly that, before the ‘voice’ spoke to me. I had actively been clearing the ‘sand out of my tubes’ with inner work. Sure enough, a few months later to my surprise, I found out I was expecting a son, so as instructed by that very clear voice that day, I called him Charles. 

This experience became a cornerstone moment - proof that when we do the inner work to clear our emotional static, our intuition speaks with remarkable clarity. What began as my personal journey of learning to trust those inner whispers has evolved into a deeper calling.

It's why today, WE HAVE ONE MISSION:

To Help You Learn to Trust Your Gut & Transform Your Life 

Discuss this article with me

As you read this article, did you find yourself nodding along, thinking "Yes! This has happened to me!"? 

Those moments when your inner knowing spoke with undeniable clarity, even as your rational mind tried to dismiss it?

I'd love to hear about your experiences with intuitive guidance - whether dramatic like my 'Charles moment' or those quieter instances when your gut feeling turned out to be spot-on.