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I wrote a rather long comment as to what I see Intuition as. There is alot more to the conversation in Intuition at the Fully Engaged in the Games of Life group.
I will climb out on that limb that (Mike S) suggested to me in (his) blog - Charge of the Light Brigade. I'm so predictable that way. What I am writing here is my general understanding of Intuition, without reading through the thread - beyond Alan and (Mike's) initial comments to him.
I believe that the human ability, to ultilize Intuition usefully, is a potential evolutionary development that hasn't completely manifested. Rupert Sheldrake has a concept called Morphic Resonance, which is similar to something called the 100th Monkey effect. It is my belief that not every person alive at this time need concern themselves with Intuition. Those that should are drawn to the subject. Thanks to more accessible information via the internet, more people are likely to be exposed to the concept. When enough people master that ability, it will be commonplace among all human beings living.
I believe all people have the latent ability to use Intution but that trying to learn to interpret the information received is still very, very difficult for most people, even those who are actually interested in even trying. This idea simply comes from personal experience and others who I know have had difficulty with it. Intuition is like searching the internet for an answer without needing hardware and software. For some people, it can be like intercepting or tuning into a broadcasted signal (like a tv or radio). These are just examples of how I personally explain the way Intuition works to myself. I do not claim it is exactly like my explanations.
The “answers” come in a non-verbal or non-language form, which is what makes being able to interpret Intuition difficult. There is no reason that a human being can't live their life normally and be very happy; while leaving Intuition out of the mix altogether. Exploring intuition in one's life is a personal choice. By intentionally being open in attitude to the “possibility” that it might exist, opportunities will arise to test that possibility and observe the results, within the context of living one's life - as Alan illustrates, though his example seems more like precognition to my understanding. Perhaps there is a related way information of both sorts is accessible. That is beyond my ability to know.
Having the ability to access Intuition is not necessarily a good experience. If an ability to interpret Intuitive Information has not been developed, it is as easy to get it seriously “wrong”, than arrive at any useful information (which usually “understood” more in hindsight, than at the time it is received). It could be likely that most people alive today who might even be aware that they are experiencing Intuition will still misinterpret what is being conveyed to them. It is like a foreign language. If one is curious about it, one can “play around” with it, test its existence without believing at all that it really does exist. A person can take the attitude of a scientist conducting an experiment, using their own life as the subject.
I think of Intuition as being somewhat similar to imagination. Another word for intuition is direct knowing. It is knowing some kind of information, for which you have no foundation or knowledge base with which to know it. Perhaps it is a primitive aspect of intelligence, similar to instinctive animal type reactions, but elevated to the quality of human thought. I don't claim to be any kind of expert in Intuition, certainly not in using it or knowing how it works, but I do believe the potential exists and because it exists, some people are able at this time to access and use it successfully.
I have a personal concept of what Ego is - that it develops in childhood, it is not a separate part of our identity, it is not a negative part of our identity, it is just a part of how we develop from birth as we begin to form an idea that we have an identity. I recently attended a performance of Dr Jekyl & Mr Hyde. It was based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novella (not the “Hollywood” version but a very intriguing exploration of personality and many aspects of what is conventionally called Ego).
In my personal concept, the Ego is not separate from what I think of as my Higher Self (which can be defined as the core essence that animates my life, unconditioned by human experiences). Some consider the Higher Self to be a more authentic expression of who we are individually. Some people think of the Higher Self aspect as no more than an observer or witness of our human life but I personally consider it my link to the Big Mind, the All That Is. Gregg Braden has called this the Divine Matrix (the sum total of all human consciousness operating as a single Intelligence, beyond all but the most limited human capability to comprehend that). Some people name that God. I once intuited an answer from It (when I asked what I should call it), that it was ME and I was me. A little bubble inside a big bubble.
I believe it is our Ego's role to [a] define our personality and [b] having done that, get us into all kinds of stimulating situations during our lifetime. Our Ego teaches us - how to get along, how to stay alive, how to be comfortable, how to make a difference and how to hurt others and cause suffering. But ” if “, or what, we may be learning, is only a theoretical guess.
Alan, I believe your premonition saved your life. If that is the same as Intuition, I'm fine with that. I've no desire to split hairs but a premotion is knowing before an event, an Intution is simply information without a timeframe. That is only my definition of the difference. I'm sure Mike would chalk it up to coincidence. Whatever you want to call it, you didn't get hit by the car.
Since Intuition is really hard to learn to interpret, a lot of trial and error is required for most people who even try to be open to it happening within them. Alan, what if your “interpretation” had been to leap (into the path of the car). There would have been a different outcome, you would not have been here to tell the tale. If I could fault intuition for something, it would be that. It is hard to get it “right”. Some people trying too hard to access intuition and misperceive whatever they are able to latch onto, a forcing or making Intution happen. I believe that approach can be quite dangerous and destructive. I believe it is the source of some psychotic and/or schizophrenic illnesses (if I have the “mental health” designations wrong, I trust Mike that you will correct me).
Not everyone is interested in even trying to receive Intuition. If your life is barely surviving and the work you do is for very little money and is physically demanding, maybe all you want to do at the end of the day, when you get home at night from work, is veg out in front of the TV with an alcoholic beverage. Such a person isn't likely to have much interest.
Where does it come from? I believe it's intelligence that “exists” beyond individual mind generated knowledge or thought. It requires the human mind / brain to tune in, pick up and translate or interpret the information. The reaction upon receiving Intuition is an awareness that the training, conditioning and knowledge inputs to the brain of the individual's life experience have not supplied the information being received. If the mind is emotionally disturbed, affected by harmful chemical substances or injury as in coping with physical illness or accident; the ability to apprehend or interpret Intuition may be impaired.
Just because intuition is useless to the majority of people does not prove it's non-existence. When enough people learn to apprehend intuitive thought and interpret it in ways that are useful to their life, everyone will suddenly be doing it, without the learning curve, and it will be just one more small step in the evolution of humankind.
I will close and read everyone else's thoughts and only comment if something seems worth adding my 2 cents to it. I apologize that this has gotten so long, that was not my intent and I'm sure at the least, the sound bite folks won't bother to read it when they see how long it is. Someday, I'll get the knack of boiling it down to alot fewer words (if not this lifetime, then the next).
Deb
Note - For this group, I have shared my initial comment. There is a follow up comment from me, in the discussion thread at the Fully Engaged group, based upon Mike's response to what I wrote.
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