I didn’t find it hard to find people with spiritual interests. When I moved to my current city (Charleston SC ) I went on meetup.com and found several groups geared towards spiritual interests. This might be an option for you if you are looking to meet more like minded people.

Following your intuition is like meditation, it’s a practice. You’ll get better at it the more your practice and get in tune with your own “gut”.

You’ll have to determine for yourself what qualities are deal breakers and absolutes for you. My advice would be to be very openminded about your beliefs and those of others. As you get to know more people and date more, you’ll learn what feels right for you. For example, I am quite spiritual (not religious) and my partner is atheist, but he follows buddhist teachings very similar to my own beliefs. Even though we technically don’t matchup with our beliefs, it works because we live our lives according to the same values.

Hope this helps!
~Jodi