Truth :: can certainly feel subjective within modern reality. We live in an age of information overload, where so many are screaming to be heard, liked, and followed for their particular message or idea, while mainstream media blatantly manipulates an already brainwashed public. History has been written and rewritten to fit the popular narrative of the time and people are spoon fed stories that masquerade as truth by a media that is pushing ulterior motives on society. Since the rise of the Tavistock Institute in the early 20th century, nearly unlimited resources have been applied to understanding how to manipulate the human psyche through television, internet, and other forms of mass media. Don’t believe me? Start undertaking some of your own research..
How has truth been defined? Modern dictionary definition: “The quality or state of being true. That which is in accordance with fact or reality. Truth, in metaphysics and the philosophy of language, the property of sentences, assertions, beliefs, thoughts, or propositions that are said, in ordinary discourse, to agree with the facts or to state what is the case. Truth is the aim of belief; falsity is a fault.” However if we contemplate a little further, we realize at times facts can be distortions or even mere perceptions. We can be faced with very convincing research for opposing arguments regarding what are ‘facts’ in many a situation. In cases where these arguments are particularly heated, lives have been lost and all manner of atrocities have occurred. One only needs to look at religious and cultural wars to witness this dynamic playing out. Given that our modern reality presents so many challenges to knowing truth, how can we shut out the external noise and decipher what feels innately right to us?
Intuition : “Quick and ready insight. the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.” To Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American transcendental philosopher, “the primary wisdom is intuition”, because it represents a more direct and immediate way of knowing. Albert Einstein said “The only real valuable thing is intuition.” Most of the people who make a powerful impact on our reality or are seen as leading the way in their respective fields credit intuition or some innate knowing as being responsible for their greatest actions and decisions. Intuition involves the ability to see deeply, clearly and holistically. To grasp immediately the significance and essence of a situation and make instant decisions. We have been heavily programmed within our reality to think, to reason with our minds and apply logic to all situations, while instinctive knowing has been ridiculed. But even science is slowly beginning to wake up and realize this programming is incorrect. Read this and this. Logic is certainly valid in many a basic decision, but what if the key to finding our core truth, what is right for us and even how we make our best decisions in life, is not through thought but instead through the intellect of the heart (ie, intuition)? What it really means to understand something instinctively is to get our heads out of the way and reconnect to our heart’s wisdom and power!
So how do we go about reconnecting our heart and it’s ancient wisdom within, to our daily lives? Particularly those of us who are completely unfamiliar with this concept? The first step towards re-finding that connection is to practice some form of mental stillness. Meditation in any form is wonderful, or any act that encourages a meditative state, for example walking in nature or taking the dog for a walk, taking a yoga class, gardening, surfing, painting, or automatic writing. Some people even find cleaning and housework meditative. Whatever works for you! The key is ‘practice’, ie repeating on an ongoing basis, and becoming cognisant of how it feels to be in a state of connectivity, without the incessant racing of thoughts in your head. From here, you can begin to practice consciously moving your presence into your heart centre. Sense what your heart centre feels like, and once you’re aware of that, how you can connect with the outside world from this place. As you become familiar with accessing your heart space, you can start to apply this process when making decisions in your life, when searching for truth within a situation or story, or when you find yourself in a conflict, be it with your partner, a family member, a co-worker or a stranger on the street. With practice the connection becomes easier and builds in strength, till eventually it’s instant. Being really patient with yourself is key, remember this is a resetting of your whole way of being, and mind habits can die hard!
As you venture more deeply into accessing heart space intuition, you may discover a whole new you, waiting to be expressed. At the very least you will shift your perspective on reality and walk in the world with a new sense of power, a true power based in self love and respect. You won’t be so reactive, nor swayed by outside events or opinion, and because of this change people will react differently to you. From this place you can unleash your personal brand of magic on the world, simply by being authentic and letting your truest essence shine.
