On the other hand, if your little sister whom you love dearly pops into your head, the Universe may be telling you that this woman has a personality similar to your sister's, or that you could have a relationship with this person that is similar to your relationship with your sister. As you begin to do this, other symbols will almost certainly pop into your mind. As you meet a man and ask for information, the image of a snake may arise. Remember, the important thing is what it means to you, for your own consciousness is the translator of information from Spirit. It is this type of interpretation that psychics often work with in their readings.
Symbols contain highly condensed patterns of information.
A picture is truly often worth a thousand words. Sometimes it's hard to decipher what one's intuition is saying exactly. The simplest such tool is a pendulum. A pendulum is an object suspended by a string or chain. It doesn't have to be crystal or anything fancy.