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And so, since that night at Betsy’s, I’ve been actively practicing tuning in to my intuitive Voice, a.k.a going with my gut. After all, Jung’s theory suggests that this is actually how to live the life that has been cosmically designed for us. I also love what astrologer and modern mystic Gahl Sasson said about this when I attended his Become Your Own Psychic workshop, how “you only know it works when you don’t go with your gut and everything goes wrong.” Because how many times have you found yourself trying to wriggle out of a predicament you know in your heart of hearts (yes, your gut) could have been prevented if you’d been brave enough to go against all logic (peer pressure, expectation, EGO) and just trust your instincts instead?

One huge telltale sign that you’re about to go against your own intuition / the cosmic order is when you have to keep asking other people if they think it’s a good idea or not. An example from my life is when I recently walked away from what seemed like a really prestigious and potentially quite lucrative opportunity. It had taken a good two months to negotiate the terms, during which time I had laid the whole deal out in front of everybody and anybody who came into my path. I told them I wanted their “advice,” when actually I think my inner Voice was trying to find somebody, anybody to back up its pleading argument against me taking the job. Your freedom is way more important to you than a regular salary! And besides, you’ve got your soul project to fulfill!!! it kept insisting. But my ego would always drown it out with stuff like: But this will look awesome on your résumé, and not having a regular salary is REALLY SCARY.

After months of anguish, not to mention boring everyone to tears with my massive first-world problem, I used one of Betsy’s techniques to really feel into my decision. She calls it Stop, Drop, and Roll, and it goes something like this:

STOP, DROP, AND ROLL: HOW TO LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITION

• Take one of the two (or more) scenarios you find yourself faced with, and use your imagination (yet another word for intuition, since where else do your “imaginings” come from?) to play out the scenario from start to finish in your mind. Go into as much detail as possible, seeing the colors, hearing the sounds, and mentally interacting with the other people involved.

• Then, when you have a really clear picture of the outcome in your mind’s eye, STOP the movie, DROP into your gut, and take note of how it feels. Write this down if needed.

• Now repeat for the other scenario(s). Whichever makes you feel the most content, confident, and excited—the one that feels like home—is the one to go with, regardless of which looks better on paper. That’s the “just ROLL with it” part.

Of course, it can be hard to distinguish between some gut feelings, like, say, fear (usually of the unknown, and as such no reason not to go for it) and anxiety (usually about a less-than-ideal future outcome your spirit senses is potentially up ahead, suggesting probably not such a wise move). One breed of butterflies in the gut can look a lot like another after all, especially if you’ve been drinking a lot of coffee or you’re really hungover, ’cos there’s a whole other species of stomach-dwelling creepy-crawlies right there. In his workshop, Gahl suggested another fun exercise to help distinguish the difference (see box opposite).

To simplify things even further for you, having done my own extensive work in the (unified) field, the best analogy I can come up with is this: the “right” decision always feels to me like the truth. Which suggests that every time you go against what your intuition is telling you … it could also be said you’re living a lie.

INTUITION VERSUS FEAR: HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE

“How do you know if it’s your gut or your fear telling you to act? The sensations can be similar so train your body to tell the difference.”

—GAHL SASSON

• Download some music you know you will really hate. For some people this might be gabber house; for others, anything by Justin Bieber.

• Force yourself to listen to it, loud.

• Take note: Where do you feel the sensation of disgust in your body? What does it feel like?

• Repeat with a piece of music you really love.

• Take note: Where do you feel the sensation of pleasure and happiness in your body? What does it feel like?

• Remember the difference between your physical experiences of aversion and attraction. This is your body’s way of communicating what you need to know.

(N.B. This experiment can also be conducted using food.)