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Episode 87

87: Is It My Intuition or My Spirit Guides? How to Tell the Difference and Trust Your Inner Guidance

How do you know if what you’re hearing is your intuition, guidance from spirit guides, or just your own thoughts?

This is one of the most common questions on the spiritual path—and in this episode of The Spiritual Sanctuary: Wisdom for the Divine Feminine, we explore it gently, honestly, and without fear or pressure.

Many people worry they’re “doing it wrong” when it comes to intuition or spiritual guidance. In this episode, we soften that belief and explore how inner guidance actually works—through the body, the nervous system, intuition, and subtle awareness.

Rather than trying to label every inner message perfectly, this episode invites you into trust, discernment, and embodied listening.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

  1. What intuition really feels like (and what it usually doesn’t)
  2. How spirit guides communicate through intuition rather than separate from it
  3. Why mental chatter sounds different than intuitive knowing
  4. How urgency, fear, and pressure signal the nervous system—not guidance
  5. Simple ways to check in with your body to discern inner messages
  6. Why trust matters more than labeling intuition vs guides
  7. How to stop second-guessing yourself on the spiritual path

This episode is especially supportive if you:

  1. Feel unsure whether you’re receiving intuition or guidance
  2. Second-guess your inner voice
  3. Want to deepen trust in your spiritual awareness
  4. Are sensitive, intuitive, or empathic
  5. Desire grounded, compassionate spiritual discernment

You don’t need louder signs.

You don’t need dramatic messages.

You need safety, stillness, and self-trust.

And those can be cultivated gently—one listening moment at a time.

✨ Listen to the episode and step back into trust with yourself.

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Bertena Varney

Bertena is a spiritual teacher, priestess, and intuitive guide who blends ancient wisdom with grounded, modern insight. She is the creator and host of The Spiritual Sanctuary, a podcast devoted to the Wheel of the Year, Divine Feminine wisdom, goddess traditions, ritual, meditation, and soul-aligned living.

With decades of experience as a college educator and a deep background in spiritual studies, Bertena brings a rare combination of academic depth and embodied spiritual practice to her work. Her teachings weave together seasonal spirituality, priestess paths, somatic awareness, tarot and oracle wisdom, and contemplative ritual—always with an emphasis on empowerment, discernment, and personal sovereignty.

Bertena is the founder of the Ancient Arts of the Priestess Academy, where she offers self-paced courses, seasonal lessons, and immersive spiritual education rooted in the cycles of nature rather than hustle culture. Her work is especially supportive for women seeking a slower, more meaningful spiritual path—one grounded in trust, rest, and inner authority.

Through her podcast, courses, and writings, Bertena invites listeners into a sanctuary space where wisdom is remembered, not rushed, and where spiritual growth unfolds in its own time.

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