“Gut Feeling” ,or an “ inner voice” or “Sixth sense” Intuition is essentially the brain on autopilot, performing the actions of processing information without the person's conscious awareness that it is operating. Or A brain process that gives people the ability to make decisions without the use of analytical reasoning. or As the influence of "nonconscious emotional information" from the body or the brain, such as an instinctual feeling or sensation. It is non conscious thinking. The automatic information processing that underlies intuition called "highway hypnosis.“ can be experienced daily You drive for miles without a conscious thought about driving the car. Pedestrians walking down a street lost in thought without awareness of the processes that got them there. Operates also in complex decision-making—often enough, without due credit.

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Instinct , Intuition and Guts

2.  “An intuitive statement is one that you know is true
even before you know why or how it is true.” ~ N.D.
Walsch.
 What Is Instinct?
 Instinct is the natural tendency that a person or
animal has to behave or react in a particular
way. (Collins Dictionary).
 What Is Intuition?
 Intuition is unexplained feelings you have that
something is true even when you have
no evidence or proof of it. (Collins Dictionary).
 The gut sense is your basic human instinct.
 It is the collective intelligence of your cells all
working synchronously to keep your body
safe and in proper working order.

3. What Is Intuition?
 “Gut Feeling” ,or an “ inner voice” or “Sixth sense” Intuition is
essentially the brain on autopilot, performing the actions of processing
information without the person's conscious awareness that it is
operating. Or
 A brain process that gives people the ability to make decisions without
the use of analytical reasoning. or
 As the influence of "nonconscious emotional information" from the
body or the brain, such as an instinctual feeling or sensation.
 It is non conscious thinking.
 The automatic information processing that underlies intuition called
"highway hypnosis.“ can be experienced daily
 You drive for miles without a conscious thought about driving the car.
 Pedestrians walking down a street lost in thought without awareness of
the processes that got them there.
 Operates also in complex decision-making—often enough, without due
credit.
 People typically cite rational-sounding criteria for their actions and do not
disclose the subjective preferences of feelings that arise
spontaneously.

4. What Is Intuition?..
 Gut or “Gut feeling” usually makes for a better outcome
than if we go on intellect alone.
 We now want to master emotions and keep under control yet
giving more importance to intellect.
 Modern research shows that most of our decisions are
made with a mix of emotional and intellectual insights.
 We tend to rationalize the emotional aspects later on, and
ignore an overwhelming number of biases that also lead us to
conclusions.

5. Research on Intuition
 Psychologists at the University of New South Wales , found a way to
quantify intuition, and ran a series of experiments on how much
"nonconscious emotional information," from the body (or brain),
influences the decision-making process.
 The study shows that intuition does, indeed, exist and that can be
measured.
 While interpreting a situation of white colored dots on a screen moving left
or right and when encountered with positive subliminal images meant to
stimulate intuitive response, Participants were more accurate in their
interpretations.
 Scientists at the University of Exeter in the UK found basic drive, such as
hunger, could influence the decision-making process.
 It seems that our gut can actually “store" memories, and that hunger
can trigger a sophisticated series of calculations that make us arrive at
a decision, using our intuition or gut—in the literal sense.
 In an environment dotted with predators and fluctuating food availability
 Those animals who searched using their cognitive abilities had about
the same chance of survival as those who went on gut feeling alone.
 Prof. John McNamara said "If it costs a lot of resources to be so clever." As a
result natural selection “found a cheaper way to make decisions."
 A hungry rabbit noticing a clover patch near a hidden wolf would not only
steer clear and but move on to a completely new territory.

6. Research on Intuition…
 He said of the findings, “Our model explains why there is [a] link between our
gut and our decisions: hunger can act as a memory telling us there's not
been much food around, which it's important to respond to in the wild."
He added, "The usefulness of such memory means that animals,
including humans, may appear to be processing a great deal of
information in the brain when in fact they are just following their gut."
 Researchers say other feelings may bring up memories “encoded"
within an animal or human's gut, in order to aid in decision-making.
 Pearson said. "It's all about learning to use unconscious information in
your brain," he said.
 Just as people can become more comfortable making decisions when
they apply logic and reasoning, they may
 Also become more adept at trusting their intuition when they use it
more frequently over time.
 Intuition can help people make better decisions under the right
circumstances.
 Information subconsciously perceived in the brain will help with decisions if
that information holds some value or extra evidence beyond what people
already have in their conscious mind.
 In the future, the researchers might be able to develop a method to train
people to take advantage of their intuition and then test them to see if their
intuition truly improved with more frequent use and practice, Pearson said.

7. Biology of Intuition
 There's an important connection between the microbiome and mental
health.
 1.Bacteria in the digestive system making serotonin—the neurotransmitter
responsible our sense of well being.
 2.Bacteria producing brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which
aids memory and learning, by encouraging the formation of new neural
connections.
 Though residing throughout the digestive tract, research has mainly focused
on the colonies of the large intestine.
 3.Vagus nerve( one of the longest in the body)- We now know that signal
traffic travels in both directions rather than one way as thought earlier
from brain to gut.
 Dr. Emeran Mayer a professor of medicine at UCLA told that it actually
might be gut microflora, interacting in a collaborative way with the
vagus nerve and the brain. “The vagal pathway is activated by
serotonin released in the gut from cells that respond to signals from
microbiota," he said.
 Could this also be the source of our intuition?
 4.The enteric nervous system or “gut brain.“- a system of nerves,
considered a single entity, interwoven throughout the esophagus, stomach,
and the intestines.

8. Gut vs. Intuition: They’re Not the Same
By Valerie Varanfor YourTango.com,
 They’re not the same!
 Trusting your intuition isn’t the same thing as trusting your gut.
 With intuition, you just KNOW. Fear is absent, and you feel absolutely
clear in your heart about some path ahead, like following up with some
new person you met, or a fresh career direction that recently came to
mind.
 You may or may not choose to move forward immediately, but there is for
sure no confusion about the message you just received.
 How To Trust Your Intuition (If You Feel Like Your Judgment Is
Shaky)
 On the other hand, the gut tells you A LOT. It’s just not your intuition.
 Your gut offers feedback about how you feel about something,
based on your past experiences and fears.
 It does tell you by that swirling tension in your stomach when something
isn’t quite right about your surroundings. Or when some person close to
you may mean some harm.
 Your gut reaction comes from YOU, but that very human part of you,
made up of over 37 trillion cells. Cells that have their own radar and
form of consciousness that allows them to perform all the amazing
feats that they do moment-by-moment without you having to
micromanage the whole job.

9. Gut vs. Intuition: They’re Not the Same
By Valerie Varanfor YourTango.com,
 The gut sense is your basic human instinct.
 It is the collective intelligence of your cells all working
synchronously to keep your body safe and in proper working
order.
 While you need your gut instinct, you may not ALWAYS want to
listen to it.
 It concerns your fears and fights for survival.
 It does reflect your past.
 But maybe not your future.
 Your intuition is the voice of your soul, that highest part of you that
exists before birth and continues beyond the death of this body.
 And if you doubt that, you’re not alone because we haven’t caught
on to the decades-old findings from quantum physics that tell us that, in
the whole chicken-or-the-egg debate, consciousness exists first.
 “And…through the mind-blowing process of creation…patterns of energy-
carrying-information, as consciousness, become embryonic heart and
brain, and embodied soul.”

10. Gut vs. Intuition: They’re Not the Same
By Valerie Varanfor YourTango.com,
 YOU are a soul, living THROUGH a body. And your intuition is the
mind of this higher aspect of your consciousness.
 Clear. Calm. Collective (yes, really is like a telepathic radar).
 You can follow the gut when making a choice, and stay safely within the
confines of what has worked for you in the past. A long and varied past.
 OR,
 You can follow your intuition, and move forward beyond the reaches of
where you’ve been and into the unknown ahead of you.
 The ones perhaps you intended to venture into before you came into
this current abode.
 The ones that every so often beckon in your dreams.
 Such are among the deeper reasons you should follow your
intuition, the voice of your soul.
 As the consciousness of your soul, your intuition will ALWAYS lead
you into your highest calling.

11. Gut vs. Intuition: They’re Not the Same
By Valerie Varanfor YourTango.com,
 So why on earth might we avoid that?!
 Hello…a trillion reasons.
 “Who am I (e.g. to be an international speaker)? What if I
fail? I don’t want to feel the fool and get ridiculed by the
others.” Oh, and let’s not forget, “I have to fit in (e.g. and
this isn’t how most people believe or live)!”
 That is our typical human self-talk.
 It’s a wonder we humans ever evolve!

12. Gut vs. Intuition: They’re Not the Same
By Valerie Varanfor YourTango.com,
 Use This Tip to Intuitively Make Smart Decisions in Life
 It’s sad that we don’t believe in ourselves.
 We see our humanness, know too well our vulnerabilities, but really have
difficulty perceiving our potential greatness.
 We don’t realize there is a higher part of us there to guide us if we
only let it.
 1. Cleanse Your Mind.
 First, as we learn to quiet our human mental chatter, the subtle voice of
soul — the intuition — is naturally there. We simply have to listen to hear
it.
 Practice listening, and with practice, you will start to hear the intuition.
Practice following it, and you will soon learn to trust it.
 2. Focus on the Positive and the Future.
 To get past the negative around you, focus on the potential greatness that
could unfold…and on how.. future could beneficially affect friends and
family
 3. Work on Trusting Your Intuition Every Single Day.
 Remember that the intuition is intended as practical, daily guidance.
 The soul is trying to guide you from a higher vantage point than human
vision can see, than the mind can grasp, and that body can sense. It is