Many People Ask, “Exactly, What is Intuition?”
What is Intuition? Intuition is a type of communication. With so many names and explanations for Intuition it is hard to know exactly what it is. It has been referred to as gut instincts, a feeling in my bones, a hunch or the sixth sense. When you Google the definition of Intuition in comes up with information such as:
- Oxford Dictionary, Intuition is – A thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning.
- Cambridge states that Intuition is an ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts.
- Merriam-Webster are a little more abstract with two examples and dot points.
- The Power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought or inference
- A. Immediate apprehension or cognition
- B. Knowledge or conviction gained by intuition
- Quick and ready insight
Most of them explaining it as a knowing feeling, being the opposite to conscious thinking. But, all these explanations did was made you think even more about it. Even though it was all about a feeling.
What is Intuition with a different explanation
It was not until I read the late Dr Wayne Dyer explain intuition in his terms. He stated that Intuition was a deep seated knowing and that resonated with me. It felt right in that it was a deep seated knowing but where did that knowing come from? This was the question I asked and researched about continually throughout my life. Although, I was mostly unaware of it at the time.
There were lots of lessons and explanations I needed to experience and understand before the simple answer could come through. My experiences included me, that is the spiritual side of me, leaving my physical body on several occasions. More about those experiences in another blog but, needless to say I had to experience those situations to understand it. We actually do have a physical and spiritual body interwoven in us.
Intuition is communication
The physical human body brings forward information through their ancestors via the DNA. That comes with the blending of two physical bodies. The spiritual being comes into the physical human with a purpose to achieve a particular goal. It is connected to all that is in the spirit realm. Again, I had to experience this, once during an extremely violent situation where I was nearly killed. All that in order to understand where this deep-seated knowing was coming from.
Once I understood that we had two bodies, a physical human and a spiritual being, that come together to create a Human Being, intuition made sense.
Why is Intuition communicating?
Intuition is direct communication between your spiritual and physical bodies. Intuitive messages, information and guidance comes to you from your spirit and that is called intuition. Breaking it down even further intuition = “tuition” which means teaching or guiding and “in” meaning from within. Intuition is Inner guidance from your spiritual side. The side that guides you towards its purpose for coming into your physical body, its purpose becomes your purpose in life. Spirit communicates to you emotionally, physically, mentally and visually. We just need to listen in order to know what our intuition is telling us.
I really understood what listening to your body meant was when heavy in labour with my first child. The pain was increasing but not experiencing that before you just did not know how much more you could take. Or where you are up to in the labour. I didn’t want to have the baby at home, but I didn’t want to be stuck in the hospital either. I wanted to be at home for as long as I could. Without risking anything and as a first-time mum-to-be I did not know what to do.
What was my Intuition telling me?
Another contraction came and I got my way through it and quickly turned to Mum. “When do I go into hospital?” hoping that if I go now the baby will come sooner and it will over and done with. “You’ll know” was Mum’s reply.
“How will I know” I asked Mum desperately not really sure if she knew or not. After having eight babies herself I was confident she would know although aware that everyone is different. “You’ll just know” she quietly responded to ease me down.
Another contraction, the same question was asked, and the same response came back. “You’ll just know when it’s time, your body will tell you”. “How does it tell you Mum, how will I know”. I was started to get frustrated and agitated that Mum would just say when to go. Of course Mum didn’t know the exact time but she knew I would know when it was.
Listen to your body’s communication
“Listen to your body” she said “what is it telling you”
I stopped and I listened to my body. I went quiet between contractions and felt what my body was doing. It was not stressed or frustrated, it was doing what it needed to do. What it was supposed to be doing. The time between contractions became enjoyable over the next few hours as I explored what my body was feeling. A few contractions came together, and I could feel the change within, and I knew it was time.
“I thought it would be soon” Mum said as I said to her I feel it is time to go. Mum inadvertently taught me to be aware of how my body was feeling and how I was feeling. She showed me how to be aware of my intuition on one level. I didn’t know what Intuition was at that stage.
Intuition is communicating to you
Intuition is the spiritual body communicating to the physical body and it can do that emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually. In this particular situation it came through physically. As soon as I was aware of what I was feeling in my physical body the intuitive guidance came through.
How Intuition Communicates During Life Transitions
My labour story is really just one example of something much bigger — intuition tends to speak loudest during the moments when everything is shifting. New beginnings, endings, decisions that will reshape your future. Transitions strip away the noise of routine, and in that quiet, the communication between your spiritual and physical self often becomes harder to ignore.
During a life transition, intuition might show up as a physical pull toward or away from something, a sense of unease you can’t quite explain, or a sudden and unexpected clarity about a decision you’ve been wrestling with for months. Sometimes it arrives gently, like a whisper. Other times, particularly during major upheaval — a relationship ending, a career change, a health scare — it arrives more insistently, almost as though your spirit knows there isn’t time to wait for you to catch up.
The challenge is that transitions are also when our minds are loudest. Fear, grief, and uncertainty can drown out the quieter signals. Learning to recognise your intuition’s particular language — whether it speaks to you physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually, as I describe above — becomes especially valuable during these in-between seasons of life, when you most need that inner guidance to find your way through.
Why Women Lose Trust in Their Intuition After Emotional Manipulation
One of the patterns I see most often in my work is women who once had a strong connection to their inner knowing, but who have lost trust in it entirely — usually after a relationship or experience involving emotional manipulation.
When someone consistently tells you that what you feel isn’t real, that you’re overreacting, too sensitive, or imagining things, something quietly devastating happens over time. You begin to doubt the very instincts that were trying to protect you. The communication between your spiritual and physical self doesn’t stop but you stop trusting what comes through. Because you’ve been taught or manipulated, again and again, that your perception can’t be relied upon.
This is one of the most painful losses that comes from emotional manipulation. It’s not just the relationship or situation itself, it’s the erosion of your relationship with yourself. Many women describe feeling like they no longer know what they truly feel or want, because they spent so long being told their feelings were wrong.
The good news is that this connection isn’t gone. It’s buried, not broken. Rebuilding trust in your intuition after manipulation is absolutely possible. It begins with small moments of checking in with yourself, honouring what you notice even when it’s subtle, and gradually relearning that your inner voice was never the problem.
The Difference Between Intuition, Fear and Overthinking
This is one of the questions I’m asked most often, because these three can feel remarkably similar in the moment but they come from very different places.
Intuition tends to be quiet, steady, and certain. It doesn’t need to convince you with reasons or evidence. It often arrives as a single, clear knowing, and it tends to stay consistent even when you sit with it over time.
Fear is louder and more urgent. It often comes with a physical charge like a racing heart, a tightness in the chest and it tends to focus on worst-case scenarios. Fear wants you to act immediately, or to avoid acting altogether.
Overthinking is the mind looping. It’s the endless back-and-forth, the pro-and-con lists that never quite settle, the same worry circling again and again without resolution. Overthinking is mental noise rather than spiritual communication. It’s the conscious mind trying to reason its way to a feeling that intuition already knows.
A simple way to start telling them apart: ask yourself what response remains when you sit quietly and let the noise settle. What’s left in the stillness is usually closer to intuition. What keeps arguing, circling, or escalating is usually fear or overthinking.
When Intuition Feels Silent
Sometimes, despite your best efforts to listen, intuition can feel like it’s gone quiet altogether. This is more common than people realise, and it doesn’t mean your connection has disappeared.
Intuition often goes quiet during periods of extreme stress, grief, or emotional overwhelm. Much the same way a phone signal can weaken in a storm. The connection is still there, but the conditions are making it harder to receive. Chronic self-doubt, exhaustion, and prolonged periods of not trusting yourself can also mute the signal over time.
If your intuition feels silent right now, it’s worth asking gently: when did I stop listening, and why? Often the silence isn’t a loss of connection, it’s a protective pause, a kind of internal hibernation while you heal from whatever made you stop trusting yourself in the first place.
This is one of the most common topics that comes up during my Intuitive Psychic Readings. Many women don’t need more information. They need help understanding what their intuition is already trying to tell them.
If you’ve felt that silence and you’re ready to reconnect, book an Intuitive Psychic Reading and let’s listen together.
What is Intuition? Frequently Asked Questions
Can intuition be wrong?
Intuition itself tends to be accurate, but it can be difficult to distinguish from fear, wishful thinking, or old conditioning and those can lead us astray. The more you practice listening and checking in with your body, the clearer the distinction becomes between true intuitive knowing and the noise that can masquerade as it.
Why does my intuition feel stronger at some times than others?
Intuition is communication, and like any communication, it can be affected by how clear the line is. Stress, exhaustion, emotional overwhelm, and self-doubt can all make it harder to hear. Times of stillness, rest, and emotional safety tend to make the connection clearer.
Is intuition the same as anxiety?
No, though they can feel similar at first. Anxiety tends to be repetitive, future-focused, and accompanied by a sense of dread or urgency. Intuition tends to be calmer, more singular, and doesn’t need to keep repeating itself to be heard. Learning your own body’s signals helps you tell the difference over time.
How can I start trusting my intuition again after being told my feelings weren’t valid?
Slowly, and with self-compassion. Start by noticing small things you feel without needing to act on them or justify them to anyone. Each time you honour a small intuitive nudge, you rebuild a little more trust. This is gentle, ongoing work, and it’s something I support many women through in readings and coaching sessions.
Do I need to be “spiritual” to access my intuition?
Not at all. Intuition is part of human nature, it’s our Intuitive Nature, as I often say. You don’t need any particular belief system or spiritual background to access it. You simply need to be willing to slow down and listen to what your body, emotions, and inner knowing are already trying to tell you.
Communication from our spiritual body to your physical body
Intuition is the Communication from our spiritual body to your physical body in order to create action. It is how our spiritual body communicates with us. Our Spiritual body requires action or a learning, that only being in a physical body can bring.
We are all naturally Intuitive, it is part of human Nature. It is our Intuitive Nature.
If you’d like support understanding what your own intuition has been trying to tell you, book an Intuitive Psychic Reading — let’s explore it together.
