Walsh - You Do Know: Learning to Act on Intuition Instantly

An astonishing book that takes you through how intuitive thinking can improve your life and change the world. If you think you know everything there is to know about intuition, know again!

David R. Hamilton PhD

Beckys no-nonsense approach to intuition enables readers to easily comprehend every point she makes. And what makes this read unique is the very personal experience upon which it is based.

Chris Hawkins, BBC Radio

Becky Walshs marvellous book taught me to trust my intuition, something Ive always ignored in the past, most often to my own detriment. In a very accessible and at times comical way, Walsh shows you how to listen to your inner knowing to ensure that every decision you make in life is the right one. Trust your intuition read this book!

Debbie Chazen, actress and comedian

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Text Becky Walsh, 2013

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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978-1-78180-100-0 in print
ISBN 978-1-78180-122-2 in Mobipocket format
ISBN 978-1-78180-123-9 in ePub format

Mostly, creating a book feels like sitting on your own in a room with your thoughts. However, it is who and what influences those thoughts, who gives you the love and space to put them to paper, and who gives you the breaks to get them published. All of these people and their energy are with you in the birth of a book.

So with gratitude to all of those lifelong accumulating insights given in random ways, but in more direct ways I would like to thank:

Cat Knott for her unwavering support and friendship. My family, Cohort Y; the tutors and faculty at the California Institute of Internal Studies; Will Swift, Alexia Marcou, Heena Prajapat, Mark Sherwood, Syd Martin, Anna Bullard, Linda Chard, Liz Dean, Jo Sharp, Samantha Kelly, Briana Le Bold, Marlo McKenzie, Kate Orr, and John Purkiss. Everyone at Hay House, including Michelle Pilley, Sandy Draper, and Jo Burgess.

A few years ago I was sitting in the departure lounge at Londons Heathrow airport waiting for my flight to San Francisco to be called. In the couple of months before, I had sold my home and with it the new kitchen (I had saved eight years for!), given away my belongings, ended a relationship and, despite being at the height of my career, I was leaving that, too, and going back to college. I couldnt at the time tell you why, I knew why, but I had no logical or rational reason for my actions. All I can tell you is I was following my intuition and it has ultimately led to this book being in your hands.

So if I had a magic wand, I would give you one life transformative gift, a gift that would allow you to have faith in yourself, build deep openhearted relationships, make brave and inspired decisions, and know who to trust. In fact, if I had a magic wand, I might just use it to poke you in the ribs because you already have that gift; it is your intuition.

For many years I have worked as an intuitive catalyst. Most of my clients come to see me because they are coming up against blocks or holding points that are stopping them: being who they want to be; living the life they want; or understanding their most important relationships. Using intuition, psychology, spiritual disciplines, and a bit of life coaching I give them the tools and information for change. The truth is that Im often told I am reaffirming something they already knew. All I am doing is putting into words something they knew inside, but had no words for. So in writing this book I am about to do myself out of a job, because in this book I am going to show you that YOU DO KNOW!

It pains me that there are so many people going through life feeling lonely, disconnected, unheard, not trusting themselves, or lacking self-belief. Knowing what I know about intuition, I can see that this doesnt have to be the case. When I look back over my life the things I remember most are not the places Ive been but the time I spent in the joy of other peoples company. It is part of the human condition to want to feel a loving connection to other people. After all, it is what all the great love songs are about.

Many people struggle to keep their hearts open to love. There is a very good reason for this, too, as the chances are that in your lifetime you have been hurt, shut down, shut up, and shut off. I can say this wholeheartedly as I see it in my clients every day. Yet if I asked you when you first suspected a situation or person would hurt you, the likelihood is that you already knew from the very beginning: when you first met the perpetrator or found yourself in the situation that subsequently went wrong. Yet you still allowed your mind and therefore your ego to govern your decision-making. The revolution comes when your intuition becomes stronger than the fear generated by your ego. When you dont work from the ego, other people cant control you and you cant be paralyzed by fear.

Forgive me for making a generalization and presuming that youre not already living life intuitively. To be clear, I am not talking about the kind of intuition that has been taught or experienced so far. This is a new understanding of intuitive knowing, one that doesnt involve your ego thats the voice in your head that thinks it knows whats best I am talking about a knowing without words that comes from deep inside you when youve managed to make your ego stop talking for just a minute and tune in to the softer, authentic tune of your intuition.

My challenge is writing a book about a knowing without words and having to use words to do so. This book brings together many empowering ideas, some of which you might already be aware, which can be carried from one generation to the next. This form of evolutionary intuition is revolutionary: it draws on psychology, spirituality, and self-development. You may find as you read the following pages that you feel a sense of I knew that, with a knowing deep inside of you but, perhaps, have never had the words to express it before.

Not to put too fine a point on it, to live intuitively is to live in freedom. When you know how to trust your intuition, you have much more control over your ego, over your fear, and can learn to live in happy abundance.

We live in a magical world of possibility. When they understand it correctly and see beyond the humdrum of everyday living, most people get excited about the idea of developing their intuition. However, this is not a paranormal or extraordinary ability, its a life skill. This was clearly illustrated by Thomas J. Stanley (PhD) who studied the behaviors, habits, and mindsets of 733 millionaires and multimillionaires for his book