Every seed has the potential to become a tree provided it gets the right environment to grow. The same way every human being is blessed with the power of intuition, and it depends upon the individual about how he/she goes about sharpening his/her power.
You would have thought about a person, and you will be zapped to receive a call from him. You would have imagined your girl friend in a particular dress, and you will see her walking wearing the same. And you would have thought about eating something, and your friend will treat you with the same. Intuition is a power of seeing things before it happens, and it should not be confused with illusion!
Human mind keeps functioning even when you are asleep. And it keeps flashing images, scenes and sequences out of which few could be intuition, and few could be illusions. It is a tricky task to differentiate between these two, and here is how it is to be done?
*Whenever you feel a particular thing is going to happen, don?t discuss it with anybody. You can write it down if you want.
*Look for more signs that support the intuition you had.
*Become a spectator don?t interfere, and don?t force things to happen.
I will give you a simple example?
I was meditating one day, and I got an intuition that one of the guys (named Nikhil) is going to leave our office. I kept it to myself, but didn?t write it down either. I messaged one of my friends saying HE SURELY WILL LEAVE, but keep it to yourself. She agreed.
I was in no mood to tell him that he is going to leave the job. I became a spectator, and was waiting for more signs that would support my intuition. I noticed something vague. He kept hovering around my table at least 4-5 times to meet someone, which he never did for the last 4 years. Then suddenly someone called me to his desk, and I could see Nikhil standing there too. I could not resist myself now. I walked over to him and said you will quit the job within 3 months. And he did. He quit the job in a week, and flew to Australia for further studies.
Of course I have failed a lot of times trusting my intuition, because I never used to wait for signs to support my intuition. Once I did, I could differentiate between intuition and illusion.