Emotion vs. Intuition (How to Tell the Difference?)

Can we trust our emotions to guide our decisions?⁠

An emotion can POINT towards an intuitive knowing, but it is not the knowing.⁠

I used to closely associate my intuition with my emotions…⁠

A strong emotion indicated a strong “sense” about something, and I would base my decision upon it.⁠

Now, I prioritize my intuition over rationality every time, but I am largely able to distinguish between an emotion & intuitive knowing.⁠

When a strong emotional charge is present, this is an indication that we are out of equanimity, and something has been triggered within us.⁠

This is neither good nor bad, it simply is.⁠

The INTUITIVE KNOWING can be felt when we can give enough presence to the emotion/trigger such that it equilibrates.⁠

The process of equilibration requires that we are able to DIS-IDENTIFY with the story the mind creates about what the trigger/emotion “means”⁠

Meaning, can you feel the emotion/trigger PURE… without the story.⁠

You will know when you have equilibrated because there is a sense of ACCEPTANCE about what is present - rather than the strong need to change it.⁠

From this place of acceptance, the intuitive knowing can be felt and, for me, it is often recognized as sensation in my body.⁠

For example, I will feel a contraction or expansion in my womb, heart, belly, etc.⁠

So while often times an emotion can POINT towards an intuitive knowing, it is usually not a knowing in & of itself.⁠

In fact, emotions can disrupt our ability to attune to our intuitive knowing because when we are emotionally charged, we are often *attached* to a particular outcome.⁠

As our capacity grows to remain in equanimity throughout various emotions & triggers (meaning we can be present to a trigger without it overwhelming our system), we can be guided by our intuitive knowing more & more fluidly 💗⁠