14.1.25 - A word about Intuition

Steiner said that Intuition was the highest form of intelligence. That we all had the capacity to have it, but that it had to be nurtured and nourished. In a way pattern behaviour is a kind of intuition. Older people are wise because they have seen it all before. They have been through stuff, they can read the signs, they know that it will be alright once the dust settles. In this way then, they appear to possess some kind of insight into the future - because ironically, the have lived so long and have seen it in the past.

Wisdom is one of the attributes of intuition. It is sort of proven intuition.

True intuition though is being tapped into not just the cosmos, but yourself own self as well. Intuition is the way in which not just new things come into being, but that you are able to stay true to yourself. It is gut instinct PLUS this gorgeous flower of self actualisation, but it is also what the cosmos want to bring into being.

In this way we achieve balance - between the singular and infinite. Intuition it the connection. It is how we learn to listen to our deepest selves.

Here I could bifurcate on the way in which Intuition, because it is so dangerous listening to what you know is right, has been not just over history, but many many many times during the day squashed and discredited, maligned and throttled.

Steiner said that there were three levels of intelligence. The first was Instinct, the second Imagination and the last was Intuition. Many of us are told to cultivate the first two, but once we arrive at Intuition, we are told it is 'woo' that it is fantasy, it is nonsensical. It has even been patronised or discredited, take your pick, by being called 'Women's Intuition'. If you allow yourself to work with intuition, you will discover that it is the most powerful sense you can have.

Because it cannot be measured, it means it isn't real. But here is where the beauty of spiritual science steps in. This zodiac calendar was created using spiritual science. It encompasses as much as I can know about the many different aspects of the subject and then, it invites the contemplation of the topic - the meditation, if you like - and as you meditate, through living the qualities which the zodiac embodies, you may find yourself standing at the veil of a temple and your intuition will enable you to pierce that veil to allow you to discover what your own path or course of action may be. 

Because it is a new sense, you will not get it right all the time BUT the process is as important as the result - and like a muscle which is exercised, it feels good as you do so first and then you develop some skill and ability. 

So, a large part of the Esoteric Zodiac is about the development of the Intuition. Trusting yourself and deepening it as the year goes by - as you work with the seasons, the symbols, the entire symphony of the natural world which loves you and wants you to only ever be yourself, in harmony with it.