- Minimum 100 millions of neural cells are engaged in this system located in our stomach

- The system of visceral brain in our stomach uses the same neurotransmitters as our brain

- Our visceral brain has its own memory, often not pertaining to conscious self

- It’s in constant touch with our central neural system using thousands neuron links to brain

- It sends 4 times more signals/messages to our head than it receives from the brain


So what are these messages? What is the function of this intelligent creation in our inner organ that regulate extremely complex processes of digestion, extracting nutritive ingredients and nourishing our body by integrating it in our cells, absorbing and rejecting?

It is often said “I need some time to digest that” for the things that we are not ready to consciously face, accept or refuse – the events and impressions that touch us and move us, the contacts with people who arise certain emotions in us, the intensity of our emotions, all that is measured and judged by stomach, being processed and incorporated or ignored by our head.

It is getting like this – by means of sensations, feelings and foresight our visceral brain in stomach informs central neural system about its activity of spiritual and physical “digestion” and about all learning that happens connected to that.

Disgust and repulsion are messages that stomach send in case of both huge and small danger perceived. When there is a message of content and satisfaction, feelings of trust and confidence then we are moved and motivated to activities of some kind. Sometimes it sends to us just the message “Something is wrong here”.

Feelings from your stomach participate in the most rational decision making processes. “Feelings drive our complete existence and they do it in a form of complete but condensed life experience” – says Damasio. It is like that in playing football, composing music, giving the interview for a new job, buying a new house or even – purchasing detergent at the store. Feelings everywhere move us, no matter if that is on the level of new world order design of our state leaders and key business players or our individual choice between two jobs, two places, two restaurants to dine. There is always the stomach which has already made its decisions while head is still thinking.

Only milliseconds are enough for visceral brain to communicate to our head its opinion about the alternative it has already chosen and it does it in a very simple way. No abstract thoughts, no complex explanations. For instance, how modern physicists recognize in the myriads of calculations when their formula is true? “By its elegance” - Einstein said. By the intense feeling of satisfaction and happiness.
There are other intelligent reactive spots in our organism as Indian philosophy of Ayurveda is teaching us. It is about chakras located vertically on 7 body points and not only in our head and stomach. Newest research in a multidisciplinary field of pseudo-neuro-cardio-imunology show that neural cells are present in the tissue of the heart that is also soaked in neurotransmitters similar to those that make our brain function. So we may say that we feel at home everywhere inside our body.

If you test your intuition you may get into following groups by the level of use and trust to your inner voice in your life.

Having a super-intuition you live highly intuitive, spontaneous and creative way. You have good insight in what is happening to you and you let yourself being led by your inner voice. You easily understand human relations and handle the most complicated situation easily. You often see things before the other people, but you might have problems in persuading the others in your visions and foresights. In that case you may help yourself by developing better coordination between your stomach and your head. That will help you not just to lean on your intuition, but also to learn how to interpret your wishes and foresights into the possibilities of communication to the others.

In cases that you don’t rely so much on your inner voice you may find that your body IQ is not fully in use. You may find that you have capabilities but they often put you in situations where your brain and stomach get in clash. Your intuition can not break through the frame of rational thinking because whenever you need to make an important decision you tend to lean on facts only. If you don’t wish to feel torn apart like that do train yourself to listen to your intuition more often, starting from the small matters. Learn how to decide spontaneously from your stomach, starting from the choice of the book you are going to buy or choosing a meal in the restaurant or making any other small choices. Doing like that you will learn to trust your intuition to lean on it on more and more complex and important matters in your life.

In some cases of rigid behavior some may experience that your inner voice gets suffocated. We all have our strong points, and the strong point of some persons may be their rational thinking. If you find yourself in this group you are likely to hear your intuition’s messages, but then again you might feel very unpleasant if you allow yourself to make decisions based on spontaneous inner feeling. You shouldn’t feel embarrassed by that, but rather should listen to your hunch more often. It may start in being aware of the very first impression that some persons or situations have left upon you and then comparing it to the facts that you have later gathered about that person or situation. Counting more on your spontaneous first impressions can make your life more versatile and exciting and make you capable for developing some new qualities in life, experiencing it and accepting it new way.