Great link redonk...

I have watched Rama's lectures before... indeed a brilliant mind!

That's a really cheep shot:
... covering your embarrassment by accusing me of plagiarizm!

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(who the_Hell is Rama???)

He is a neurobiologist/scientist and has some great lectures on different aspects of the human brain/mind including some on personal delusion and other 'tricks' of perception...

click the link.

WHAT LINK???

The one at the bottom of redonkulous' post @ Tue 03/02/10 08:02 PM

Thanx, unfortunately my system is currently not all operational -- cannot watch videos -- have to re-install Javascript...

Have archaeologists discovered any skulls that show three eye sockets yet ... ?

I doubt they ever will -- after so many millenia. Yet, there have been found many ancient sketches pointing to such a possibility! (especially in India and various Eastern countries)

Besides, a "Wisdom Eye" may not necessarily require a docket

'Third eye' is a reference to one's comprehension of a double entendre during a conversation in which others involves do not, but the speaker and the 'comprehender' do - it usually goes unsaid until afterwards.

Thanx for your help, Creative, however I have a better response to Kings_Knight: Bishop to King -- Check-Mate!!! (LOL)

But seriously, its a bit more involved:

Here's an exerpt from John Daniel, Scarlet and the Beast, Vol. III, pp. 6-7, (c)1995) :

Why the symbol of the EYE? The symbol of the All-Seeing-EYE, has always been part of Earth's creation mythologies and mysteries. The eye is the observer of reality - or the illusion of reality.

What the Serpent promised Adam and Eve, was that their knowledge would be broadened, if they ate of the forbidden fruit... But the most foreboding aspect of this Scripture emerges from the fact, that the Hebrew word for "eyes" is not plural, but singular.
Thus, what the Serpent actually told Adam and Eve, was that their "eye" would be broadened by knowledge. The "eye" that is not the physical organ of sight, but the eye of the mind or soul.

This singular "eye" is called the "third eye" of clairvoyance in the Hindu religion, the eye of Osiris in Egypt, and the All-Seeing Eye in Freemasonry. The symbol was passed down, through the ancient mystery teachings and and can be found on the American dollar bill.

But the human body has another physical eye, whose function has long been recognized by humanity. It is called the 'Third Eye' which in reality, is the cone - shaped Pineal Gland. It is the Spiritual Third Eye, our Inner Vision, and it is considered the Seat of the Soul ( Descartes). It is located in the geometric center of the cranium. The Pineal Gland is about the size of a pea, and is in the center of the brain in a tiny cave, behind and above the pituitary gland, which lies a little behind the root of the nose. It is located directly behind the eyes, attached to the third ventricle.

The true function of this mysterious gland, has long been contemplated by philosophers and Spiritual Adepts. Ancient Greeks believed the pineal gland, to be our connection to the Realms of Thought.



* * * While the physiological function of the pineal gland has been unknown until recent times, mystical traditions and esoteric schools, have long known, this area in the middle of the brain, to be the connecting link... between the physical and spiritual worlds.
***Considered the most powerful and highest source of ethereal energy, available to humans, the pineal gland has always been important, in initiating supernatural powers. Development of Psychic Talents... has been closely associated with this organ of higher vision. The third eye can see beyond the physical… -- it functions as a light receptor and also is considered by some, to be the evolutionary forerunner of the modern eyes.

* Retinal research indicates that the eyes have their own built in circadian timepiece. This retinal system, is distinct from the brain’s body clock. However, No one yet knows, what the separate clock is for!!!

This gland is activated by Light, and it controls the various biorhythms of the body.
It works in harmony with the hypothalamus gland, which directs the body's thirst,
hunger, sexual desire and the biological clock, that determines our aging process.

When the pineal gland awakens, one feels a pressure at the base of the brain.
This pressure will often be experienced, when connecting to higher frequency.
* * * A head injury, can also activate the Third Eye - Pineal Gland. * * *

Considered the most powerful and highest source of ethereal energy, available to humans, the pineal gland has always been important, in initiating supernatural powers. Development of Psychic Talents... has been closely associated with this
organ of higher vision.

The pineal gland contains a complete map, of the visual field of the eyes, and it plays several significant roles in human functioning. There is a pathway from the retinas to the hypothalamus, called the retinohypothalamic tract. It brings information, about light and dark cycles, to a region of the hypothalamus, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN).
From the SCN, nerve impulses travel, via the pineal nerve (sympathetic nervous system) to the pineal gland. These impulses, inhibit the production of melatonin. When these impulses stop (at night, when light no longer stimulates the hypothalamus), pineal inhibition ceases and melatonin is released. The pineal gland, is therefore, a photosensitive organ and an important timekeeper, for the human body.

The retinal clock, produces (stimulates the production of?) melatonin.
Researchers are now looking for the exact location (s) of this clock, in the
human eye, (and expect to find it). No one yet knows, what the separate clock is for, or how it relates to the SCN.

In some lower vertebrates, the Epiphysis Cerebri - Pineal Gland, has a well developed eye - like structure; in others, though not organized as an eye, it functions as a light receptor. In lower vertebrates, the pineal gland has an eye like structure and it functions as a light receptor and also is considered by some, to be the evolutionary forerunner of the modern eye.

The gland weighs little more than 0.1 gram. The gland is large in children and begins to shrink, with the onset of puberty. (no wonder, some kids display really wonderkind qualities!)
However, the gland appears to play a major role in sexual development, hibernation in animals, metabolism, and seasonal breeding. In humans, it affects circadian rhythms, sleep patterns (melatonin levels increase at night) and is implicated in seasonal affective disorder. The abundant melatonin level in children, is believed to inhibit sexual development. When puberty arrives, melatonin production is reduced. At the same time, The pineal gland secretes melatonin, during times of relaxation and visualization. * * *

* * * As we are created by electromagnetic energy - and react to EM energy stimuli around us - so does the pineal gland. * * *

>>> To activate the 'third eye' and perceive higher dimensions, the pineal gland and the pituitary body, must vibrate in unison, which is achieved through meditation and / or relaxation. When a correct relationship is established between personality, operating through the pituitary body, and the soul, operating through the pineal gland, a magnetic field is created.

In the physical body, your eyes look outward - though it views objects upside down. It next sends the message of what it observes... to the brain, which interprets the image and makes it appear right side up to us.

The Pineal Gland is about the size of a pea, and is in the center of the brain in a tiny cave, behind and above the pituitary gland, which lies a little behind the root of the nose. It is located directly behind the eyes, attached to the third ventricle.

The true function of this mysterious gland, has long been contemplated by philosophers and Spiritual Adepts. Ancient Greeks believed the pineal gland, to be our connection to the Realms of Thought. Descartes called it, the Seat of the Soul.

This gland is activated by Light, and it controls the various biorhythms of the body. It works in harmony with the hypothalamus gland, which directs the body's thirst, hunger, sexual desire and the biological clock, that determines our aging process.

When the pineal gland awakens, one feels a pressure at the base of the brain. This pressure will often be experienced, when connecting to higher frequency. (*A head injury, can also activate the Third Eye - Pineal Gland. *)

While the physiological function of the pineal gland, has been unknown until recent times, mystical traditions and esoteric schools, have long known, this area in the middle of the brain, to be the connecting link... between the physical and spiritual worlds.

Considered the most powerful and highest source of ethereal energy, available to humans, the pineal gland has always been important, in initiating supernatural powers. Development of Psychic Talents... has been closely associated with this organ of higher vision.

Retinal research, done with hamsters, demonstrates another center for melatonin production. Located in the retina, this center implies... that the eyes, have their own built in circadian timepiece. This retinal system, is distinct from the brain’s body clock, in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Biologists found, that they could throw the retinal rhythms... out of sync, with other circadian cycles. They also found, that they could set and reset the retinal clock, even when the SCN was destroyed.
The retinal clock, produces (stimulates the production of?) melatonin.
Researchers are now looking for the exact location (s) of this clock, in the human eye, (and expect to find it). No one yet knows, what the separate clock is for, or how it relates to the SCN.

It appears to play a major role in sexual development, hibernation in animals, metabolism, and seasonal breeding. In humans, it affects circadian rhythms, sleep patterns (melatonin levels increase at night) and is implicated in seasonal affective disorder. The abundant melatonin level in children, is believed to inhibit sexual development. When puberty arrives, melatonin production is reduced.

***>>> The pineal gland secretes melatonin, during times of relaxation and visualization.
As we are created by electromagnetic energy - and react to EM energy stimuli
around us - so does the pineal gland.

When activated, the pineal gland becomes the line of communication, with the higher planes. The crown chakra, reaches down, until its vortex touches the pineal gland. Prana, or pure energy, is received through this energy center in the head. With Practice, the vibration level of the astral body is raised, allowing it, to separate from the physical.

----->>>To activate the 'third eye' and perceive higher dimensions, the pineal gland and the pituitary body, must vibrate in unison, which is achieved through meditation and / or relaxation. When a correct relationship is established, between personality, operating through the pituitary body, and the soul, operating through the pineal gland, a magnetic field is created.

Astral Travel, and other occult abilities, are closely associated with the development of the 'light in the head'. After physical relaxation, concentration upon the pineal gland, is achieved, by staring at a point in the middle of the forehead. Without straining the muscles of the eye, this will activate the pineal gland and the 'third eye'.

Beginning with the withdrawal of the senses and the physical consciousness, the consciousness is centered in the region of the pineal gland. The perceptive faculty and the point of realization, are centralized in the area between the middle of the forehead and the pineal gland. The trick is to visualize, very intently, the subtle body... escaping through the trap door of the brain. A "popping sound" may occur at the time separation of the astral body, in the area of the pineal gland.

Visualization exercises, are the first step, in directing the energies in our inner systems, to activate the 'third eye'. The magnetic field is created around the pineal gland, by focusing the mind on the midway point, between the pineal gland and the pituitary body. *** The creative imagination visualizes something, and the thought energy of the mind gives life and direction to this form.
'Third eye' development, imagination, and visualization are important ingredients, in many methods to separate from the physical form.
Intuition is also achieved, through 'third eye' development. Knowledge and memory of the astral plane, are not registered in full waking consciousness, until the
intuition becomes strong enough. Flashes of intuition come, with increasing consistency, as the 'third eye' is activated to a greater degree, through practice. Universal Knowledge... can also be acquired.

As human beings continue to evolve, further out of matter, on the journey from spirit to matter... back to spirit, the pineal gland will continue to rise from its state of age - long dormancy, bringing back to humanity... astral capacities and spiritual abilities.

At certain brain wave frequencies, a sense of "ego boundary" vanishes. In the "theta" state, we are resting deeply and still conscious, at the threshold of drifting away from or back into conscious awareness. As the brain enters deeper states, our consciousness is less concerned with the physical state, our 'third eye' is active, and separation becomes natural.
When our sense of ego and personality are set aside and we keep our mental energy
intact, we can become "conscious" of the non-physical, our inner self, the subconscious.
P.S. That's why No skulls that show three eye sockets have ever been located!!!

Holy crap ... ! That makes my brain hurt. WAY too many words for a concise defense presentation.

And it seems you play only the TWO-dimensional form of chess ... sorry, that move won't work.

"Defence presentation"? Sorry, but I've nothing to defend! My sharing information -- because your knowledge is stale and outdated -- doesn't make me defending myself: I'm just letting you down easily.
While you've been warming the seat of the couch in front of the TV (or playing chess), the progress has been passing you by! The OLD outdated models you still operate with, have long been discarded!
For the past 30 years, research has gone into the uncharted waters -- most members of the post WWII generation have no idea about! (I'm not referring just to the Third EYE...)

The major ESP studies has been undertaken at the Princeton University! (by ESP I mean the undiscovered/rediscovered capabilities of human psyche, such as Intuition, Hypnosis, Telepathy, Remote Viewing, etc.) -- under the wing of CIA!!!

Major Ed Dames is the world famous Remote Viewing Qualified Professional with over 30 years of remote viewing techniques.

His journey with remote viewing began when he served as both trainings and operations officer for the U.S. government’s TOP SECRET psychic espionage.

His contribution has been recognized and rewarded by these three following medals during his dedicated service in the U.S. Army. Military is the major driving force behind the research -- that's a sign of the times.

Unfortunately, 9/11 would have never happened had the psychic capabilities been taken more seriously!

P.S. Bishop to King -- Check-Mate!!! -- works quite well, if the king is cornered and has no escape!

Measuring Individual Differences in Affective, Heuristic, and Holistic Intuition
Consider a task that requires the use of intuition, for example, the hiring of a new
colleague. This task relies on subjective information, incomplete objective information, and
requires you to predict events in an uncertain future. Even if an analytical approach is preferred,
the inherent uncertainty of the task necessitates an intuitive solution. Much research on
judgments made under conditions of uncertainty has documented the failings of the use of
intuitive heuristics (Tversky & Kahneman, 1974). Yet other researchers have found that quick,
gut-level judgments are remarkably accurate (Ambady & Rosenthal, 1992).
Intuition is becoming a hot topic among popular writers (Gladwell, 2005) and scholars
(Hogarth, 2001; Myers, 2002). If we want to understand when intuition is accurate and reliable,
we must determine what intuition is and how we should measure it. This paper considers existing
definitions of intuition and evaluates the relationship between two theory-based measures of the
construct, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI; Myers, McCaulley, Quenk, & Hammer,
1998), and the Rational-Experiential Inventory (REI; Pacini & Epstein, 1999).
Defining Intuition
One of the first psychologists to theorize about intuition, Jung (1926) characterized
intuition as a primary mode of perception which operates subconsciously. Intuitive types prefer
to acquire information by imagining possibilities and sensing patterns, which is in contrast to
sensing types who prefer to notice concrete factual details. In this view, intuition is a basic
cognitive mode which varies among individuals. Jungian theory has been studied primarily by
individual-differences researchers, and unfortunately, has not often been tied into the cognitive
literature on intuition, with two notable exceptions. Woolhouse and Bayne (2000) found a
positive relationship between intuitive preference and implicit learning performance. LanganMeasuring
individual differences 4
Fox and Shirley (2003), in contrast, found that those who preferred intuition were not more
successful on a verbal problem-solving task requiring intuitive responses.

for the full paper http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=jean_pretz

Great link, metalwing! (no pun intended) -- another nail in the coffin of the doubters...

Meanwhile, digging deeper and deeper into the subject matter, I've dug up the following:

Everybody must've heard of the Subliminal Messages. Well, it is quite possible the *Intuition* is nothing else but the SUBLIMINAL PERCEPTION -- an unconscious learning mechanism!!!

Brain's info processing involves updating the values of context-action associations in proportion to a reward prediction error. Previous evidence suggests that such computations are expressed in the striatum -- a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere -- and, as they are cognitively impenetrable, represent ***an unconscious learning mechanism*** (i.e. bypassing awareness)!!! French researchers have determined: even without conscious processing of contextual cues, our brain can learn their reward value and use them to provide a bias on decision making.

P.S. According to my intuition, in just a few short centuries (give or take a couple of the decades) Humans will regain their rightful status of Gods!!! (however, those who doubt, will remnain being mere Mortals!)

Unfortunately most people think that in order to change their life or grow as a human being all they need to do is set goals, plan things ahead, manage their time better, say an affirmation or two, become more disciplined, work with a daily planner and a goal minder. This is (almost) completely wrong and will only cause you more grief and distance you from your goals.-----------------

Intuition really is a form of intelligence, it is not always connected to spirituality. We have often assumed that intuitives, just because they are intuitive, are spiritually oriented; this ain't necessarily so! As an ability, it can be used for good or ill, just like anything else.
_ In the past centuries, the phenomenon of intuitive/psychic manifestations have been considered to be comming in a spiritual form and/or have spiritual relevance, i.e. divine enlightement -- the more folks connected to the knowing place within themselves, the more they they also connected to the divine. And the more they consciously connected with the divine, the more true knowing they could acquire... (And, quite often, the method has been effective because, the act of preying is, essentially, similar to the act of Meditation -- for the purpose of "Emptying" one's mind!
However, intuition may manifest itself in various ways: some people will see images or hear voices (either literally through the auditory faculties of their ears or in their heads or minds). Some may see or sense colors. Others may have an impression that does not come in the form of one of the five senses.
Other people may be very sensitive to energy, whether it's the energy of a place or location, people's energy, geological or geothermal energy, nature energy, animal or plant energy, or even color or light energy. Some people are sensitive to the energy of objects, receiving information from holding them. This latter form is called psychometry and many forensic psychics who specialize in working with police on solving crimes work with this form.
The type of information that comes from intuition can also vary. We have all had mundane experiences where we think of a song right before it's played on the radio or think of someone just before they call on the phone. Psychic information can come in the form of events - what is going to happen - whether trivial or significant. It can also come in the form of meaning, what the meaning or significance is of what someone is going through.

* * * The key to developing intuitive capabilities IS recognizing the type of intuition you're most predisposed to:
We can all have one or more types of intuition in one or more forms. The information or content we get can run the gamut from the mundane to the divinely sublime. But we all usually have some form or forms of it, and, if we're truly open and don't put preconceived terms and self-imposed limitations on it, can receive many different types of information in different forms. The trick is to start to work with what we have (and may not even know that we have) -- a sense, an impression, sometimes visual images, sometimes words or quotations, sometimes colors, etc.
some can sense health issues (medical intuitives); some, in finding missing people or lost objects; some, in communicating with passed-on loved ones; some, in animal communication; etc. Some people directly access their information; others work with guides as intermediaries...

******** However, the most important (and the most trickiest) aspect of intuitive ability is in learning to distinguish what is true knowing from what may be coming from our own "stuff" - our wants, needs, fears, mindsets, beliefs, etc. True intuition is NOT colored by emotional feelings; it is neutral, colorless. Nor is it filtered through our mindsets or cultural filters, i.e. if we get a feeling about something that is tinged with, for example, fear, it may just be coming from our own issues. * Pure intuitive information is just that: pure, and uncontaminated by our reason or logic!. (*** for that reason, we often disregard, or over-analyse those fleeting baseless conjectures...)

And, finally, one of the major difficulties in acquiring the intuitive capabilities is that in our contemporary Western culture intuition hasn't been valued as much as reason & logic -- our normally used and encouraged faculties. . ***(Indeed, everything must be logically quanticised according to the strict rules of mathematical deduction (i.e. logic) -- even though Quantum Mechanics itself is based upon a still illogical -- i.e. unexplained -- phenomenon!)***
Another difficulty is that Intuition is receptive: it is a pereceiving of information, which is a different mode from that of our left-brain logical modes which are active as we analyze and probe. In fact, we all receive information (spoken to all the time), but we are not inclined to listen or pay attention to the signs we are given because we aren't trained or encouraged to pay attention to these subtleties -- we tend to analyse our every every "move"... (Obviously, its kinda scarry acting upon our unjustified instincts -- besides, only very few of us can afford such a luxury, LOL). But doubt comes only from lack of practice!)

Unfortunately most people think that in order to change their life or grow as a human being all they need to do is set goals, plan things ahead, manage their time better, say an affirmation or two, become more disciplined, work with a daily planner and a goal minder. This is (almost) completely wrong and will only cause you more grief and distance you from your goals.-----------------

Intuition really is a form of intelligence, it is not always connected to spirituality. We have often assumed that intuitives, just because they are intuitive, are spiritually oriented; this ain't necessarily so! As an ability, it can be used for good or ill, just like anything else.
_ In the past centuries, the phenomenon of intuitive/psychic manifestations have been considered to be comming in a spiritual form and/or have spiritual relevance, i.e. divine enlightement -- the more folks connected to the knowing place within themselves, the more they they also connected to the divine. And the more they consciously connected with the divine, the more true knowing they could acquire... (And, quite often, the method has been effective because, the act of preying is, essentially, similar to the act of Meditation -- for the purpose of "Emptying" one's mind!
However, intuition may manifest itself in various ways: some people will see images or hear voices (either literally through the auditory faculties of their ears or in their heads or minds). Some may see or sense colors. Others may have an impression that does not come in the form of one of the five senses.
Other people may be very sensitive to energy, whether it's the energy of a place or location, people's energy, geological or geothermal energy, nature energy, animal or plant energy, or even color or light energy. Some people are sensitive to the energy of objects, receiving information from holding them. This latter form is called psychometry and many forensic psychics who specialize in working with police on solving crimes work with this form.
The type of information that comes from intuition can also vary. We have all had mundane experiences where we think of a song right before it's played on the radio or think of someone just before they call on the phone. Psychic information can come in the form of events - what is going to happen - whether trivial or significant. It can also come in the form of meaning, what the meaning or significance is of what someone is going through.

* * * The key to developing intuitive capabilities IS recognizing the type of intuition you're most predisposed to:
We can all have one or more types of intuition in one or more forms. The information or content we get can run the gamut from the mundane to the divinely sublime. But we all usually have some form or forms of it, and, if we're truly open and don't put preconceived terms and self-imposed limitations on it, can receive many different types of information in different forms. The trick is to start to work with what we have (and may not even know that we have) -- a sense, an impression, sometimes visual images, sometimes words or quotations, sometimes colors, etc.
some can sense health issues (medical intuitives); some, in finding missing people or lost objects; some, in communicating with passed-on loved ones; some, in animal communication; etc. Some people directly access their information; others work with guides as intermediaries...

******** However, the most important (and the most trickiest) aspect of intuitive ability is in learning to distinguish what is true knowing from what may be coming from our own "stuff" - our wants, needs, fears, mindsets, beliefs, etc. True intuition is NOT colored by emotional feelings; it is neutral, colorless. Nor is it filtered through our mindsets or cultural filters, i.e. if we get a feeling about something that is tinged with, for example, fear, it may just be coming from our own issues. * Pure intuitive information is just that: pure, and uncontaminated by our reason or logic!. (*** for that reason, we often disregard, or over-analyse those fleeting baseless conjectures...)

And, finally, one of the major difficulties in acquiring the intuitive capabilities is that in our contemporary Western culture intuition hasn't been valued as much as reason & logic -- our normally used and encouraged faculties. . ***(Indeed, everything must be logically quanticised according to the strict rules of mathematical deduction (i.e. logic) -- even though Quantum Mechanics itself is based upon a still illogical -- i.e. unexplained -- phenomenon!)***
Another difficulty is that Intuition is receptive: it is a pereceiving of information, which is a different mode from that of our left-brain logical modes which are active as we analyze and probe. In fact, we all receive information (spoken to all the time), but we are not inclined to listen or pay attention to the signs we are given because we aren't trained or encouraged to pay attention to these subtleties -- we tend to analyse our every every "move"... (Obviously, its kinda scarry acting upon our unjustified instincts -- besides, only very few of us can afford such a luxury, LOL). But doubt comes only from lack of practice!)


. Next time you're feeling something you call "intuition" pause and ask yourself, "What is the *information* here?" If you can't separate out the information from the feelings, then it's possible that what you're experiencing isn't even intuition - it may just be your past conditioning, your past experiences, coming up in the present moment.

___________________________QUOTATIONS____________________________
"Your intuition can communicate with you in pictures, words, feelings and gestalts of awareness. It may come in hunches, visions, inspirations, urges, voices, flashes of insight, light-bulb moments, epiphanies and so on." - Aine Belton

"The only real valuable thing is intuition." - Albert Einstein

"Often you have to rely on intuition." - Bill Gates

"Most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition; they somehow already know what you truly want to become." - Steve Jobs

* * * * * "It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover." - Jules Henri Poincare

"The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days." - Lao-Tzu

Intuition is a form of intelligence and not a form of spirituality.

I bet master criminals make good use of it.

Good post Jane.

......................Subliminal Perception -- Perception without Awareness
Whenever you have to make a decision on the basis of less information than you would like to have, you need to use your intuition. You need to use your intuition when you are looking at possible courses of action, when you're making decisions on the basis of what you already know, which is never enough. We can never be certain of what the outcome of something is going to be, but sometimes we can have a strong intuitive sense of the direction we want to pursue. Even just perceiving possibilities is also an intuitive function.

There are different kinds of intuitions -- physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Carl Jung, the famous psychologist, described intuition as one of the four major faculties of the psyche, thinking, feeling, and sensation. So one would think that to be an optimally performing, balanced individual, not having intuition would be like having one quarter of your brain cut away. (in Jungian psychology they sometimes polarize intuition and sensation -- that is, people who are highly intuitive tend to be less in touch with their bodies.)
It seems to be that some people are more naturally inclined to one type or another. Some people who are really tuned in to their bodies can get body sensations that will give them information about what's going on, and find that that's a reliable source of information. Other people really are oriented to interacting with the world from a feeling place. Many times, the so-called femine intuition is related to feelings, and this is very useful in interpersonal situations. But mental imagery, which is more associated with thinking and the mind, tends to be the type of intuition that's more available to, say, business executives, because entrepreneurs tend to be very intuitive. (that's why women, often, make the best managers -- because they have access to both, the feminine and the business executives intuition at their disposal.)

Others are spiritually intuitive: the spiritual intuition has more to do with insight into the nature of reality, insight into the nature of who and what we really are, the nature of mind, and the quality of life. You might say it has more to do with understanding life, or having a sense of the meaning of it all. And it's this kind of intuitive sense, that is essential; it's really the key to religious experiences and experiences of self-transcendence.

So you need to quiet the feelings, quiet the body, quiet the mind, and then you're left with a kind of inner knowing (i.e. In silence you learn what can never be taught) It's really in silence that we learn the most about intuition.

For some people it means being out in nature alone and quiet; for other people it may mean meditation; for other people it may be solitude in a study. Some form of being in silence can be tremendously advantageous in terms of developing intuition, and it also has its fringe benefits in terms of putting you more in touch with yourself and what you really want. * * * In some way, truth is recognized rather than learned.* * *

However, the mainstream formal educational system tends to train primarily the intellect. In addition to that, the system is fostering competitiveness, and that, in turn, is fostering a sense of distrust among people. At the same time, the system is fostering grasping the outer world, ruther than the inner world. However, understanding ourselves helps in understanding each other too -- that all of this is part of a larger sense of wanting to experience each other more fully as who we really are, with less fear and less defensiveness, in order to be more open and more receptive to a genuine exchange of ideas and communication. As we become more intuitive we do become less fearful too -- it helps to give us a sense of being in the world in a way that we can trust ourselves and trust each other too.
(>>> DISTRUST, by the way, is the first sign of an Unintuitive personality!!! -- for that reason, I always verify the person's "Trustfulness" before agreeing to a date...)

Emanuil Kant:

**********>>> One of the simplest ways of tapping into your intuition, if you wish to tune in to your intuitive abilities, is mental imagery:
just to close your eyes, if you're having a problem that you're working on, and say to yourself: "OK, let me see what mental image that comes to mind." Imagery can be a very useful tool for bringing intuitive insights into some kind of tangible form, you might say. Using mental imagery can be a very useful way of accessing intuition. : It's as if the mind at some level is just naturally very poetic, and is always looking for poetic images in order to express the deeper essence of the situations that we're in, because images somehow get underneath the logic of things. However, there's a range of imagery, too. Some images really seem to come from a source that's deep in the unconscious, and then other images seem to be quite superficial. So we need to be aware of that range too, because not all of them are unconditioned; not all of them are free from our own conscious programming.