Splenic authority is the body's oldest intuition: the survival instinct. It speaks quietly, in the present, and only once. It is a knowing without explanation: you simply know whether something is right for you.
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How to recognize it
It can show up as a hunch, a sense of alert, an unexplained 'no' or a quiet certainty. It doesn't repeat itself: if you ignore it, the mind starts doubting and the message is lost.
How to use it
Over time you will notice that when you followed that first impulse you were safe, and when you rationalized it, you weren't.
- ✓Notice your first feeling about a person, place or offer.
- ✓Act in the moment: the Spleen lives in the present.
- ✓Don't ask your intuition to justify itself.
Splenic authority and the body
The Spleen is associated with the immune and lymphatic systems and with physical well-being. People with this authority usually have a fine sense of their health.
Splenic Authority: frequently asked questions
How do I tell intuition from fear?+
Splenic intuition is neutral and brief: it appears and goes. Mental fear insists, argues and repeats itself.