Harnessing Your Intuition to Enhance Your Safety
Intuition is the divine ability to connect with our inner self.
It is the part of us that knows the answers to questions before
they are even asked. However in our society, we seem to have
decided that it is far better to be reasonable and logical. Have
we not yet learned that the two should be in loving relationship
to one another and not in competition? By joining the forces of
logic and intuition, one can even enhance their safety from one
of the most damaging criminal acts-sexual assault.
Sexual assault is non-consensual sexual contact. Women, men and
children of all ages can be victimized by sexual assault. A
rapist may be a stranger, acquaintance, or relative. In 1998,
the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Statistics reported
that roughly 18% or 17.7 million women had experienced rape or
attempted rape at some point in their lifetime.
Most people are more at risk of being assaulted by people who
know them. Between 70-80% of all sexual assaults occur at the
hands of someone that the victim knows. By nurturing our
intuition with awareness we can help others and ourselves to
enhance their safety:
Be aware that that it can happen to you or someone you love.
Ignoring the reality may further increase the risk.
Be aware that someone may attempt to disrupt your intuitive flow
by asking you a question or providing you with information.
Often strangers will ask a question like