This is a method of communication with your Higher Self (God Self) or other Divine Beings (we are all One, really). It involves asking yourself Yes/No questions and receiving an intuitive “hit” through your body’s electric system to gain clarity on what is in your Highest Good to experience in the moment. There are many other responses you can ask your body for such as Maybe and Ask Again Later. I would also describe muscle testing as body dowsing. Some like to dowse with crystal pendulums, rods, or other tools. I do too but I’m with my body all the time, so it’s most convenient 🙂
There are lots of articles on this topic, but what I found was that the techniques were too prescriptive for me. I tried different methods – body swaying, eye blinking, tongue on the roof of the mouth, interlocking fingers etc. Each method saying if this moves that way, it’s a No answer or, if this moves the other way, you’re getting a Yes answer. The results were inconsistent for me and every time something didn’t work, it made me feel progressively more doubtful of my intuitive abilities – the opposite of what is supposed to happen!
I have my own trusty method now, because I decided to stop reading about what others were doing. We are all unique and the way in which we respond will differ.
Getting started:
- Intend to stay neutral
- To be neutral, it helps to be calm. Breathe. Observe.
- Ask “Higher Self, show me a Yes answer” and notice/feel/sense the response.
- Ask “Higher Self, show me a No answer” and notice/feel/sense the response.
- Can test your response by asking a question you know the answer to, e.g. “Is my name ….?”
Practice, practice, practice.
Intend that everything you do throughout the day, no matter how seemingly menial, is super important to your spiritual growth. You are a Light Being inside a human body. Perform a bit of magick daily by muscle testing every damn day.
Some examples:
At the restaurant, muscle test which item on the menu is in your Highest Good to order (I can almost guarantee that you will get a Yes for salad, haha!).
During a walk, when you are faced with multiple possible routes to your destination, muscle test which one to take.
When you are grocery shopping, and deciding between which brand of canned beans to buy, muscle test it.
Need to hire a plumber? But which one?
Deciding your wedding or commitment ceremony date?
Ok that one is more tricky. One way to do this is to muscle test the year, then the month, and narrow it down from there.
Back to the 1st step: Intention to stay neutral. We are emotional creatures and most blessed to feel a vast array of complex emotions. An attachment to a particular choice can be so strong, our power can will that choice into being, though it may or may not be to our highest benefit. One of many ways to practice detachment from an answer is by writing potential choices down on pieces of paper, flipping them over, mixing them up, then muscle testing which one is in your Highest Good to choose.
Detachment as a topic warrants a separate discussion. Over time, it becomes easier when we realise there is no such thing as taking a “wrong” step or “failing” at something.
Whenever you are about to read a book or article or blog post (like this one), I highly suggest muscle testing how much truth is in it for you. Is it more than 60%? 80%? Go with whatever range you are comfortable with.
Happy muscle testing!
One With Nature Healing 