In most cases, intuition is a passive process. However, there is also information that can be actively obtained. Both are forms of information, but in the case of passive intuition, a guardian spirit or similar entity usually provides inspiration, and the individual receives this intuition passively. Because it is passive, the individual cannot choose the information. The entity providing the information is selecting what to provide. The receiver has no choice in whether to receive it, nor any choice in what information is received.

This is similar to hearing a voice in the physical world. Just as someone with a scattered mind may not hear a person's voice, but someone in a normal state can recognize a voice when spoken to, intuition can come as a voice or as a specific image or inspiration. While the form may vary, the common element is that the inspiration is being given.

People interested in spirituality often place great importance on this type of inspiration, sometimes believing that a voice is "the voice of God or a guiding force" and that they should follow that guidance. However, this can sometimes lead to positive outcomes, while other times it may not.

In reality, it is not much different from someone saying something inspiring to a person with a physical body. Sometimes, someone may say something very inspiring, while other times they may not. The same is true for inspiration.

There are times when inspiration is something special, and times when it is not. However, if there is a spirit watching over you, it will often call out to you as inspiration when you are in a difficult situation or need to be careful. It may repeatedly say things like, "You should do this," or "You should do that." While the spirit may be very concerned about something, most people do not notice these voices, or if they do, they may think it is their own voice and mistakenly believe, "I am such a perceptive person." In reality, it is often someone watching over you who is speaking.

■Active Intuition and Spatial Sense

Some people may consider guardian spirits or spirits to be special, but in reality, they are just like close friends who are simply not visible. It is not much different from a close friend or a kind neighbor who is concerned and speaks to you. Whether or not you accept what they say is up to you. If you listen and think it is the right thing to do, you can do it, and you are free to choose not to.

In addition to passive inspiration, there is also active inspiration.

There are two types of active inspiration: one is to use the astral body (the so-called "out-of-body experience") to go somewhere and verify things across time and space. This is more like actually seeing or hearing with the astral body's eyes and ears, which is closer to the physical senses, so it could be considered a form of inspiration. The other is a "spatial sense" that goes beyond astral sensations, which is a way to perceive things regionally. This can also be combined, such as using spatial sense while astral projecting to see and hear things across time and space.

There are also cases where this occurs without astral projection, simply with astral sensations. While astral projection requires a certain degree of freedom in the body's sensations, astral vision seems to develop relatively early. It often starts with astral projection, and then spatial sense develops. The order seems to be: passive inspiration, then astral vision or hearing, then astral projection or spatial sense.

Astral projection requires a certain amount of skill and practice, and also, if the astral body and physical body were not strongly connected from birth, it can be difficult to astral project. However, if it is easy to astral project, it may be easier to astral project by slightly detaching the astral body and shifting its vision to the outside (or slightly behind) the body. Of course, this is just a trick, and if you are sufficiently purified, you can usually astral project without any such tricks.

It starts with a mere astral sensation, a feeling, but then visual and auditory perceptions emerge. At this stage, it is often referred to as a "demonic realm" in Buddhism, but this stage is something that everyone must go through. At this stage, the aura or vibration is not yet high, so it is easily affected and one tends to get tired or be possessed by evil spirits, so caution is necessary. However, as the vibration becomes higher, one no longer suffers from evil spirits or ghosts, because their vibrations are different, so they no longer appear in one's field of vision. Eventually, one reaches a state of out-of-body experience or spatial awareness. In the case of out-of-body experience, there are some technical aspects, so it is not necessarily possible for everyone. However, spatial awareness is the next destination. This is a stage similar to what is called "samadhi." At that point, one can finally actively acquire information based on spatial awareness. However, at that point, one has already become quite positive and is no longer interested in the trivial matters of the general world, so even if one has seen it, it does not necessarily change anything.