The Intuitive Way: The Definitive Guide to Increasing Your Awareness

by Penney Peirce

Penney Peirce—bestselling author and renowned intuitive and visionary—shows you how to trust and develop your intuition to an advanced degree. Intuition is the skill of the future, and it will absolutely give you an advantage in whatever you do.As the first book in Peirce’s groundbreaking Transformation series, The Intuitive Way shows how intuition is an innate human capacity that can easily be enhanced and developed. Synthesizing insights from psychology, East-West philosophy, religion, metaphysics, and business, this hands-on workbook in the tradition of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way can teach anyone to achieve a heightened state of perceptual accuracy and apply it to daily life. Intuition, writes Penney Peirce, is “not the opposite of logic,” but rather “a comprehensive way of knowing life that includes both left-brain analytical thinking and right-brain direct-knowing states.”On a practical level, intuition helps you learn faster and make more inspired decisions. On a deeper level, it “is a powerful tool that can heal the painful split we all feel between our earthly, mundane selves and our divine, eternal selves.” Widely praised and highly popular, The Intuitive Way , with a foreword by Carol Adrienne, continues to bring Penney Peirce’s pioneering work to new generations of people who want a comprehensive course on this most valuable skill.

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction, Self Help, Psychology, New Age, Personal Development, Philosophy

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Penney Peirce is the author of a series of popular guidebooks: Transparency: Seeing Through to Our Expanded Human Capacity; Frequency: The Power of Personal Vibration; Leap of Perception: The Transforming Power of Your Attention; The Intuitive Way: The Definitive Guide to Increasing Your Awareness; Dreams for Dummies (out of print); Dream Dictionary for Dummies; and The Present Moment: A Daybook of Clarity and Intuition (out of print).

She is also the author of a series of eBooks: The Present Moment: A Daybook of Clarity and Intuition; Be the Dreamer Not the Dream: A Guide to 24-Hour Consciousness; and Bits & Pieces 1, 2, and 3.

Penney is a gifted clairvoyant empath and visionary, as well as a popular lecturer, counselor, and trainer. She specializes in intuition development, expanded perception, inner energy dynamics, dream work, and personal transformation. She works throughout the US, Japan, South Africa, and Europe as a coach to business and government leaders, psychologists, scientists, celebrities, other trainers, and those on a spiritual path.

Penney is known for her accurate, sophisticated, and intriguing insights into the hidden dynamics of what makes for true success, materially and spiritually. She weaves together teachings in psychology, philosophy, personality typing, and metaphysics with her experience in writing, advertising, design, and corporate art direction.

Join me for free on my new Substack page, Becoming Transparent!— https://www.penneypeirce.substack.com/

Reviews

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you make lists? Logically set up your day? Think a lot? Rarely find time to sit and just, well, let your mind randomly wander?

Do you want to mix it up a little? Maybe throw a little intuition in there and see what happens?

Penney Peirce wrote "The Intuitive Way" for you: people who want to access a subtle and often underused personal strength - intuition.

Is it a self-help book? Sure, though it's also a good read in terms of encouraging one's creativity to blossom, and in terms of thinking about intuition as a form of communication. Similar books are "The Artist's Way," or "Writing from Life," or even "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain." All creativity sparkers.

What is really nifty about this book is it includes exercises you can do as a reader to rev up your intuition. Some of them worked for me, others of them didn't, but hey, it was fun.

[Lauryn · Rating 2 out of 5]

A lot of fluff and stories surrounding a little bit of practical advice. You can tell the author created a structure from their own personal bias. If you want to learn about how Penney is intuitive this is the book for you, if you want to learn how to do it yourself, look elsewhere.

[Kris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I took me just shy of four years to read this whole book. I'm a completist, what can I say?
I thoroughly enjoyed the readings and exercises, and I can say, with certainty, that my intuition and spiritual nature has expanded by leaps and bounds over the last 4 years.

[Yaaresse · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book -- in spite of the high left field woo-woo title -- about listening to that little voice in the back of your head that often gives the best advice. Intuition is often "simply" getting all the members of the inner peanut gallery to shut up for a few minutes so you can pay attention to what you've already seen, heard, felt, etc., but not yet acknowledged.

The book has a bunch of exercises that would take weeks (months) to work through, and so I will probably revisit this at a slower pace after the first of the year.

[Aubrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was the first one I read on my spiritual journey. It helped open up my intuition and really improved the quality of my life as a result!! I love that it is like a workbook that has journal prompts and exercises to do as you go through it. It is definitely not the kind of book you can read in a day. It's more designed to read a chapter each week and then work on the exercises and applying the principles throughout the week to get the best results. It's also a great guidebook to go back to time and time again.

[Pseudonym Phoebe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great handbook for getting in touch with your present and getting to know your own soul. The suggested exercises are amazing!

[Sonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took me months to get through this book and I still can't say that I tried all the different exercises yet. It's a good guide to have handy and work with over time. I've definitely benefited from being more in tune with that little voice inside my head. No one knows you better than you, so why not look inside yourself than to others when you need advice?

The book is simply laid out and easy to follow. Repetitive at times, but you can skim or skip those parts. Some parts may be too woo woo for some people, but you can still pick out the parts that speak to you. I think everyone could benefit from following their own "intuitive way."

[Arminda Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

I take a lot for granted. That was my biggest learning having read this book. I was raised on intuition; I was taught to recognize it from my early childhood, although we didn't call it intuition.

Having been raised as a Christian, intuition was given other names, but the process for listening and attuning and experiencing it are all the same.

For that reason, alone, I'm giving this three stars -- because I got bored.

I'm aware there are a lot of people who are learning the process and for you, this is an excellent guidebook.

[Julia Bucci · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Practicing the intuitive way, you may at first encounter increased confusion, misunderstandings, and reactionary behavior in yourself and others. You may not understand how something as innocuous as intuition development can create such a stir...The process of opening this Pandora's box is normal -- in fact, it parallels the hero's journey...Before you can live in consistent clarity, you must deal with the shadow, the underworld, or the dark cloud. Poet Robert Bly calls it the 'black bag' into which we stash all the feelings society does not authorize us to feel. In the hero's journey you face these incompletely perceived experiences, see and feel them again, and finally reach heartfelt understanding and true freedom."

[Suzy Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone has intuition. Everyone can cultivate and heighten their powers of intuition and heed its messages. Penney Peirce makes it clear how, and why you want to do this. Hers was one of three books on this topic that really brought intuition into deep practice in my life. Noreen Renier's book is another, The Practical Psychic; and Gavin deBecker's The Gift of Fear will burnish into you why you want to cultivate and heed this innate, incredible tool.

[Ned · Rating 5 out of 5]

What is intuition? The answer to this question along with what it takes to awaken the intuition within you is in the book. The book has various exercises to help you connect with your intuition. These exercises are mainly about writing in a journal and with little creativity you can apply them to your way of manifesting calmness and tranquility.

[Blanche · Rating 4 out of 5]

Library book ( also available as audio on Hoopla) Decided that this was a book to read rather than listen to as you need to ponder, consider and digest what you are reading as opposed to just listening. A lot of "stuff" in this book... Some that spoke to me and some that did not. An interesting book never the less.

[Lori · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book interesting with some helpful tips but don't think that all of these steps are necessary in order to tap into your intution. I think it would be a great manual for a fun class or for someone interested in delving into tons of exercises at home.

[Eric · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was a bit shocked when I found the author was physic, its not what I expected. I do acknowledge that our Intuition is not to be taken for granted and should be cherished as this is a gift from God. But, I can't agree with all the author's views on this subject, and that's ok.

[Nikola Deglovicova · Rating 2 out of 5]

Spirituálno mi je často blízke, ale táto kniha bola na mňa too much. Prikladať váhu vranam sediacim na dvore mi pride trošku mimo. Veľa omáčok a v realite mám pocit, že som svojej intuícii rozumela viac pred knižkou ako po nej.

[Mollie Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great workbook - one I have pulled off the shelf on and off for a couple of years, and probably will be using on and off in the future.

[Adèle Robbertze (Green) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have fought intuition most of my life. If this is something you wish to understand there is no better explanation.

[Laila · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a good book.

[Tré · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was all set to give this five stars and then she told that story about being inhabited by extraterrestrial spirits.

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my all time favorites. I go back to this one often. Definitely a classic in this genre.

[Sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a wonderful book. Very well explained and structured too. I love the prompts given in this book too.

[Sherry B. Huffman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful book. I highly recommend it.

[Emmie]

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[Kaia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book about the mind and spirituality I’ve ever read.

[Penney Peirce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't mistake this book for another general explanation of how intuition can help you in life. This is a hands-on workbook that requires effort and dedication, which will yield tangible results in developing your own intuitive ability. It would be hard to imagine a more thorough, cleanly structured and encouraging book on the subject. Peirce writes with integrity and clarity. She believes in everyone's ability to develop intuition and to bring real value into every aspect of life. She covers all the ways we sabotage ourselves with doubt—how we recognize the "real thing" and how we use the information we begin to receive. This is an excellent guide for anyone willing to follow through and do the work.

—The Bodhi Tree Review of Books, Los Angeles

[Jaelithe Leigh-Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing!

This book is easy to read and has fantastic exercises to open up your intuition. A must read if you're interested in this topic.

[Julie Franks-Murray]

This book is quickly shaping up to be the go-to manual for understanding and developing intuition, which, in my opinion, is THE work of the new consciousness. It's laid out in the same style as The Artist's Way, filled with tips, tools, and exercises intended to get you on the path toward greater intuitive living.

[Gina]

I only did the first few chapters of this book and it is sitting next to my bed begging me to pick it up and really work through all the tasks.
Worth buying and exploring if you are into this kind of thing

[Lindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great place to start writing down your thoughts and connecting with the inner wisdom that is your birthright. Unlock the creative spirit within and let it guide you in your times of free writing and creative play.

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's not only a good book for the basics but also full of prompts. For those who wish to turn their intuition into practice: that's the book you need. Sometimes it's a little bit difficult to keep up with everything, yet the exercises are very interesting.