How much credence do you give to intuitive healing? Are you the type of person who must have scientific evidence and proof otherwise you are not convinced? Or do you have an inner sense about your healing needs because you experience gut feelings? The question is where do these “gut feelings” come from, and can they be trusted?

Gut Feelings

Gut feelings are intuitive feelings that are so deeply rooted in our everyday language and communication with one another that not much thought is even given to where this is coming from. We are all guilty of failing to have a deeper understanding of intuitive thoughts because we just don’t think about why we have this ability…but maybe we should?

The importance of gastrointestinal functioning is paramount to the functioning of our intuitive thoughts. The existing crosstalk communication between the gut and brain is not only very complex but paramount to our feelings of affect, motivation, higher cognitive functioning, and intuitive decision making. Our gastrointestinal system needs to be healthy and bidirectional, which means the digestion and absorption need to be working together to ensure proper maintenance of the gastrointestinal tract. The gut and brain communicate via the vagus nerve, and if there is a healthy gastrointestinal system then the cross-communication of the gut/brain axis through the vagus nerve is operative.

So where do these “gut feelings” come from? Recent insights into this complex system have revealed that this crosstalk communication between gut and brain is most likely influencing our feelings of affect, motivation and higher cognitive functions. The gut/brain cross-communication also influences our intuitive decision-making process as well, given that it is the foundation of certain emotional states such as how we feel and our ability to have an intuitive decision-making process. Most neurotransmitters are made in the gut, and they have a large role in influencing how we think and feel.

If there is inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract due to SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth), obesity, eating disorders, malabsorption etc., then, the bidirectional flow remains unhealthy and inflammatory overgrowth causes disturbances in overall system breaking down the communication between the gut and the brain. So, our “gut feelings” are directly related to the biology of the gut/brain communication.

Ancient Historical Practices

Historically the role of intuitive healing has played a very formidable part in many ancient healing practices throughout the ages. Medical intuition is not a new concept. Every ancient culture believed in the caring of one’s soul as a prerequisite to physical wellness. What is unique about the role of intuition in these ancient practices is how their medical treatments were combined with their spiritual wisdom. India practised Ayurveda by using yoga, herbs and diet to balance chakra energies. Ancient Egypt, China and India long recognized the existence of energy fields in their importance in healing practices. Great emphasis was placed on energy flow in all these ancient practices whether it be called life force, qi or prana depending on the tradition. If there was any disruption in this energy flow, then it could result in illness and disease.

In ancient Greece and Rome, intuitive healing took place in the temples of Asclepius, the Greek God of medicine. Healers would interpret the dreams of the people and provide healing sessions and insights into their physical and emotional conditions. In early Christianity, the mystics and healers from the early Church through to the Middle Ages were thought to have intuitive healing abilities. However, for them there was always divine guidance involved with the spiritual practices when treating and diagnosing diseases.

Intuition and spiritual awareness were also very much an integral part of the Native American Indigenous healing and wellness traditions. These traditions included prayer, music, ritual purification, herbalism, massage, ceremony and personal innovations of individual healers or shamans that were held in sacred places. It has been a long-time tradition for the Indigenous that shamans preformed healing ceremonies by calling on healing spirits.

Philosophers and Scientists

It is very interesting to note historically how many philosophers and scientists did not disregard intuition as being untrue but perceive it to be a rather nebulous term that they tend to resort to citing when they think something is clearly true, but they were unable to prove it with any logic or clear-cut evidence. Throughout the ages, intuition has always had its place that could not be ignored.

Plato, for instance, defined intuition as a fundamental capacity of human reason to understand reality. Aristotle believed that intuition is a disposition by which the soul can arrive at truth. He also believed that intuition supports the reasoning process. However, by the 1800’s, scientists and philosophers viewed intuition more as the development of consciousness that reflected the knowledge of one’s internal state. By the 19th and 20th centuries, the rise of spiritualism and the New Age led to the resurgence of intuitive healing.

New Age Healing and Clairvoyants

It wasn’t until 1854 when Phineas Parkhurst Quimby began to use intuition and clairvoyance to access medical healing information that medical intuitive healing practices began. One of the most famous well-known medical clairvoyants was Edgar Cayce who used his intuition to transform lives through various dietary healing techniques. His followers claimed he could discern and heal people’s health conditions. More recently, notable individuals who had medical intuitive abilities were William M. Branham whose followers claimed he could identify and heal people’s health conditions and Caroline Myss who claimed to have 93% accuracy rate in diagnosing people’s illnesses.

Medical Intuitives

A medical intuitive is a person who has the capabilities of accessing their spiritual awareness and can intuitively scan the body and energy systems to obtain information. As healers, they may have had many essential diagnostic tools such as therapeutic prayer, music, ritual purification, herbalism, massage, ceremony and whatever personal intentions they may have as individual healers. They may have used a combination of healing modalities such as crystal therapy, sound healing, reiki, healing touch, reconnective therapy, therapeutic touch, access bars, kinesiology (muscle testing) and meditation, just to name a few. However, the overall focus of a medical intuitive is to focus on understanding why someone has certain experiences, situations, diseases and discomfort occurring in their body and to assist that person to help their body return to its optimum healthy place.

It is interesting to note that a medical intuitive sees the human body as a blueprint for dominant thoughts and vibrations and tries to understand what the body is saying. The health of the human body is implicitly connected to the health of human emotions, thoughts and energy, which is why more than just treating the physical body is needed. A medical intuitive can access a person’s unconscious secrets that might be buried or hiding through their pain, disease, mental anguish, emotional unrest or discomfort that the person does not often see. Intuitive healing may also help with improved sleep and overall quality of life, stress reduction and relaxation, enhanced self-awareness and personal growth, energy and vitality, strengthening of the immune system, addiction and helping to break the cycle, reduction in mental health issues and restore balance and harmony in the mind, body and soul.

As time went on, intuition began to be seen as a skill that became very useful in helping to obtain pertinent information about the body and energy systems as a support to whatever other healthcare medical information the individual may have. Medical intuition uniquely allows the client to feel empowered with a sense of completion on all levels: mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually and chemically. It can also look at the imbalances in the body and find the root causes that may eventually lead to disease. In circumstances when someone has a disease, the medical intuitive will view that disease simply as a warning sign and will try and understand what the body is saying.

The Third Eye

Some practitioners of intuitive healing may also activate the third eye, also known as the pineal gland. The pineal gland is known to be essential for spiritual growth and higher consciousness, so by activating the third eye it can enhance intuition, better clarity and a greater connection to the spiritual realm. It was often seen as the connection between the material and the spirit world even back in the early days of the bible: Genesis 32:30 “Jacob said I have seen God face to face. And I will call the place Pineal.” The third eye existed throughout history in many spiritual and religious traditions such as Taoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. The most enlightening understanding of the third eye is that it is part of someone’s intuition.

The third eye can be opened through various methods and is responsible for reality, perception, manifesting, thoughts and intuition. It can improve one’s mental health; however, it has a duality of opposing realities. It can be as amazing as the gateway to spiritual enlightenment, clarity, insight, self-awareness and emotional balance if it is clean and balanced. Or it can be blocked and not balanced, which leads to such problems as closed-mindedness, cynicism, anxiety, depression, paranoia, mood disorders and other mental health illnesses. Intuitive healers can activate the pineal gland to open the third eye allowing for a sense of peace, reduced anxiety and a strengthening of one’s intuition, mental and emotional health.

Traditional Practitioners of Intuitive Healing

No matter what the specific nuances each traditional intuitive healer has, there are similar steps to achievement: they use their intuition, they have a sensitivity to subtle energies, a connection to the spiritual forces of the universe, they develop and apply their intuitive talents through various modalities, and they all train and practice to enhance personal growth. All intuitive healers assess and treat energy imbalances by tuning into the person’s energy field so they can identify the blockages and restore balance. They achieve these goals through:

• Acknowledging and embracing intuition
• Meditation and mindfulness
• Developing psychic abilities
• Studying energy modalities
• Cultivating empathy and compassion
• Regular practice
• Maintaining personal energy hygiene
• Continual learning and growth

Medical Intuitive Metaphysicians

Today, there are intuitive healers who have a whole new approach to healing and bring a vibrant new and exciting energy to their unique intuitive “ness” to help create solutions. Their focus is to discover subconscious patterns and transform them into empowered energy so lives can be transmuted and purposeful.

Laura Graye is one of these enthusiastic energy healers with a whole new and vibrant approach. Her goal is to bridge the etheric and material world by providing the tools that allow the person to reframe their mindset and change their life. She sees empowerment in such a transforming tool and helps her clients achieve their goals by focusing on quantum medicine and consciousness. Intuition for Dr. Graye is an art and only a distinct skillset makes someone an artist. With her unique and unconventional approach, she is an inspiration for many intuitive healers and the answer for many struggling individuals.

About Teresa Badillo

She won a court case in 1995 against the Rockland County School District in New York to enable ARC Prime Time for Kids to be the first school using Applied Behavioral Analysis teaching method for autism that was paid for by the Rockland County School District. The following year she was instrumental in getting the New York Minister of Education to approve an extension of the ARC license from 5 to 21 years.

She has worked over the years in a number of alternative medical practices with doctors and practitioners organizing various biomedical intervention options for children with autism. Since the mid 1990s, Teresa has served on several boards:

• Foundation for Children with Developmental Disabilities
• The Autoimmunity Project
• Developmental Delayed Resources
• Epidemic Answers

She continues to consult and advise parents on all different areas of autism especially nutritional protocols. Since 2006 she has worked with NutraOrgana, LLC and BioCellular Analysis Testing. She currently researches, writes the newsletter and blogs Teresa’s Corner for The Autism Exchange (AEX). She also writes blog posts and pages for Documenting Hope.

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