Understanding Awareness, Consciousness, and Intuition: How They Shape Our Experience
Understanding Awareness, Consciousness, and Intuition: How They Shape Our Experience By Violette Blue, 21.01.2026 We often mix up awareness and consciousness, but they actually point to different ways we experience the world and ourselves. Add intuition to the mix, and things get even more interesting. Let’s break these down and explore how they connect. What Is Awareness? Awareness is basically about noticing. It’s the simple act of sensing what’s happening around you or inside you. When you hear a bird singing, feel your heart pounding, or suddenly realize you’re hungry—that’s awareness doing its job. It falls into two types: External Awareness: This is your radar for the world outside—what you see, hear, smell, and feel through your senses. Internal Awareness: This flips the focus inward to your thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations. Sometimes awareness is straightforward, like feeling the cold air on your skin. Other times, it gets more complex, like when you pau...