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Now that's forward thinking. Finally, someone has a view that our own instincts can lead to better decision making than long investigations of a subject by study or academic means. When any one of us is presented with an unexpected crisis, we act purely instinctively and more often than not, get it right. If we can use both education and innate instincts to arrive at a sensible response to a problem or to make a decision, how much more effective and kind would the outcomes be?
I believe that we overthink everything.
Laureen wrote: "Now that's forward thinking. Finally, someone has a view that our own instincts can lead to better decision making than long investigations of a subject by study or academic means. When any one ..."
Absolutely. :)
Reality and the Extended Mind -- Scientists discuss extrasensory perceptions & Psi Phenomena https://www.goodreads.com/videos/8743...
There's a group poll currently in progress on this subject. It asks members 'Have you ever experienced ESP or Extra Sensory Perception (e.g. Remote Viewing, Near Death Experiences, precognition, out-of-body experiences, telepathy, seeing auras etc)?'Have your say here:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
Here are the results of the poll above in response to the question 'Have you ever experienced ESP or Extra Sensory Perception (e.g. Remote Viewing, Near Death Experiences, precognition, out-of-body experiences, telepathy, seeing auras etc)?':62.6% voted YES
28.3% voted NO
9.1% voted UNSURE
Check out the poll discussion that occured in the comments section beneath the poll:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
Quote by Carl Jung...“INTUITION (L. intueri, ‘to look at or into’). I regard intuition as a basic psychological function (q.v.). It is the function that mediates perceptions in an unconscious way. Everything, whether outer or inner objects or their relationships, can be the focus of this perception. The peculiarity of intuition is that it is neither sense perception, nor feeling, nor intellectual inference, although it may also appear in these forms. In intuition a content presents itself whole and complete, without our being able to explain or discover how this content came into existence. Intuition is a kind of instinctive apprehension, no matter of what contents. Like sensation (q.v.), it is an irrational (q.v.) function of perception. As with sensation, its contents have the character of being “given,” in contrast to the “derived” or “produced” character of thinking and feeling (qq.v.) contents. Intuitive knowledge possesses an intrinsic certainty and conviction, which enabled Spinoza (and Bergson) to uphold the scientia intuitiva as the highest form of knowledge. Intuition shares this quality with sensation (q.v.), whose certainty rests on its physical foundation. The certainty of intuition rests equally on a definite state of psychic “alertness” of whose origin the subject is unconscious.” --C.G. Jung
Geomagnetic Factors in Spontaneous Subjective Telepathic, Precognitive and Postmortem Experiences https://www.cia.gov/library/readingro...
Intuition – It’s More Than a Feeling https://www.psychologicalscience.org/...Humans are capable of short-term precognition, study finds https://www.zmescience.com/research/s...
CIA Document Confirms Reality Of Humans With ‘Special Abilities’ Able To Do ‘Impossible’ Things https://www.collective-evolution.com/...
Lynne McTaggart's books relate to intuition in a way...The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World
The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us
The Power of Eight: Harnessing the Miraculous Energies of a Small Group to Heal Others, Your Life, and the World
What Doctors Don't Tell You: The Truth about the Dangers of Modern Medicine
Living with Intention: The Science of Using Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World
Another round of the aforementioned group poll is currently in progress on this subject. It asks members 'Have you ever experienced ESP or Extra Sensory Perception (e.g. Remote Viewing, Near Death Experiences, precognition, out-of-body experiences, telepathy, seeing auras etc)?'Have your say here:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
It’s always been considered pseudo science, as defined as “women’s intuition” too. The sixth sense isn’t mysterious anymore: it’s just the opposite of anything else, what would usually be considered the standard or what’s setting the parameters, that is IF it’s an experiment and not a chaotic collection of random events out in nature. Quantum physics tried to bridge the gap between science, religion, art, and spirituality, particularly that of eastern Buddhism and esoteric mysticism. This and nothing to do with Talmudic Kabbalah as it was considered classified and open to study and interpretation only to those truly initiated. Those and other conspiracies being true won’t make those concepts real by proxy. They can only be accessed or observed in nature sometimes. In other words if you want to go see a specific country, go travel there. It’s more than just asking your mom if it’s okay.
After the 2nd round of voting and 733 votes, here are the results of the poll in response to the question 'Have you ever experienced ESP or Extra Sensory Perception (e.g. Remote Viewing, Near Death Experiences, precognition, out-of-body experiences, telepathy, seeing auras etc)?':54.3% voted YES
33.3% voted NO
12.4% voted UNSURE
Check out the poll discussion that occured in the comments section beneath the poll:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
Scientists are zeroing in on where intuition comes from, biologicallyhttps://bigthink.com/philip-perry/do-...
There’s a complex biological system behind our intuition.
Can We Rely on Our Intuition? https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...As the world becomes more complex, making decisions becomes harder. Is it best to depend on careful analysis or to trust your gut?
Remote Viewing and the Reality of Psychic Phenomena | Waking Cosmos | Garret Moddel Ph.D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC1kT...Are psychic phenomena real? In this episode of Waking Cosmos, Adrian talks to Garret Moddel, a physicist at the university of Colorado who has carried out extensive scientific experiments exploring ESP, also known as “psi” phenomena.
Garret has conducted experiments exploring phenomena ranging from telepathy, to precognition, and mind-matter interaction. He even recounts how he and a number of students used remote viewing to successfully predict the stock market.
In addition to the evidence of psychic abilities, Garret shares his thoughts on the Global Consciousness Project - a global mind-matter experiment believed to measure collective shifts of attention in the global human population.
Of particular interest to Garret is the mysterious role of scientists' expectations and beliefs in the outcomes of their experiments.
James wrote: "Remote Viewing and the Reality of Psychic Phenomena | Waking Cosmos | Garret Moddel Ph.D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC1kT...Are psychic phenomena real? In this episode of Waking Cosmos, ..."
"He even recounts how he and a number of students used remote viewing to successfully predict the stock market." The question I immediately ask is how many of them made a huge short on Lehmans before it became obvious? Or joined in with the very few who made a packet on what followed. That would convince me, one way or the other.
https://twitter.com/TheUriGeller/stat... From Central Intelligence Agency: "GELLER'S success in this experimental period, we consider that he has demonstrated his paranormal perceptual ability in a convincing and unambiguous manner" -CIA
Gelller specialised, as I recall it, in spoon bending. I once had a demonstration from someone who could tie a fork into knots. It turned out that provided you had enough strength to get the bend started at the narrowest point and you worked fast, the crystal structure of the metal was such that it effectively flows! Nothing psychic at all! But you need someone with real knowledge of metallurgy to explain how it worked
Ian wrote: "Gelller specialised, as I recall it, in spoon bending. I once had a demonstration from someone who could tie a fork into knots. It turned out that provided you had enough strength to get the bend s..."Pretty sure if ordinary blokes like you and I know all that, which is as you correctly imply common knowledge, then the CIA would know all that too...About 50 years ago they would've known about all you write, given they have invested billions (yes billions) into psychic programmes over the decades.
And yet the CIA still officially wrote on file that GELLER "demonstrated his paranormal perceptual ability in a convincing and unambiguous manner".
Yes, but they also were convinced Assad dropped chlorine in Douma and sarin somewhere else, simply on the reports of people with real axes to grind.
Ian wrote: "Yes, but they also were convinced Assad dropped chlorine in Douma and sarin somewhere else, simply on the reports of people with real axes to grind."Fair point.
But I would say Assad fits into the category of reshaping the truth to suit America's or the CIA's interests - you're deep into geopolitics there and lots to gain with telling lies (similar to the lies they told about Saddam).
Can't think of much to gain by saying Geller had proven psychic abilities. After all, I've seen plenty of other reports on similar paranormal/psychic practitioners who have been completely dismissed by the CIA as charlatans.
Whatever Geller was, he was very good at it, but I am unsure whether he ever did anything outside of a stage show or event that could not have been staged. I guess we shall never know for sure, but when you see some of the weird magic tricks you know some of those guys really know how to fool you.
Who is that mysterious fork bender? I bet he could never be held behind bars!
The guy I watched did it by having sufficient strength to start it at the narrow point. Unless he was held by thin bars, he would stay put :-)
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The Field (other topics)The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (other topics)
The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us (other topics)
The Power of Eight: Harnessing the Miraculous Energies of a Small Group to Heal Others, Your Life, and the World (other topics)
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Steve Hammons - April 6, 2015
http://www.cultureready.org/blog/navy...
The U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) has begun a four-year project to identify, understand and use “intuitive decision-making” and what is being termed “implicit learning.”
Can this type of research enhance human relations across cultures? There seem to be indications that such training and skills could impact a wide range of U.S. efforts.
Based on other formal research and anecdotal reports over the years, the ONR study, called “Enhancing Intuitive Decision Making Through Implicit Learning,” will attempt to determine how rapid or apparently spontaneous intuitive impressions can be used by military personnel and others.
Often referred to as “gut instincts,” “hunches” and the “sixth sense,” scientific research indicates that these can be legitimate sources of accurate information and understanding. Intuition may be simply acquiring and processing information in different ways, researchers indicate.
Valid impressions can be arrived at via various kinds of information coming to us through normal sensory perception, absorption of past training and experience, our unconscious minds, our bodies and even somewhat mysterious areas of quantum physics, according to some research.
When these potential sources of information and understanding are used (often in combination) military personnel may be better-prepared to quickly integrate and process information, gain improved “situation awareness” and make rapid, effective decisions, ONR and other researchers point out.
LARGER IMPLICATIONS
According to a June 2014 article in the Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, Army Times and Air Force Times (Gannett Company Military Times publications), “the new four-year, $3.85 million program to explore the phenomenon is a joint effort among ONR, DSCI Mesh Solutions, Charles River Analytics, Defense Group Inc., Northwestern University, University of California-Los Angeles and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.”
In a March 2014 media release from the ONR, more details about the new project were explained. “ONR has embarked on a four-year basic research program to enhance intuitive decision making through implicit learning. A team of scientists will study factors such as memory and perception to better understand how decisions are made and whether there are ways to improve premonition through training,” according to the press release which was also posted on the Navy News Service website.
The media release quoted Lt. Cmdr. Brent Olde, ONR Warfighter Performance Department's division deputy for human and bio-engineered systems: “A seasoned warfighter develops a gut instinct through experience.”
Olde was also quoted as explaining, “If we can characterize this intuitive decision-making process and model it, then the hope is to accelerate the acquisition of these skills through simulation and scenarios; thus, providing our sailors and Marines with years of experience in a matter of days and greatly improving their ability to make split-second decisions.”
Also included in the ONR press release were statements from Dr. Peter Squire, program officer for human performance, training and education in ONR’s Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare and Combating Terrorism Department.
Squire said, “Ultimately, this is about sailors and Marines being able to harness their gut instincts in situations where they need to act quickly. But first, we have to understand what gives rise to this so-called ‘sixth sense.’ Can we model it? Is there a way to improve it through training?”
The article published in the Military Times also reported additional comments by Squire about stories of troops in combat who took actions based on intuitive-type perceptions: “These are quick decisions made unconsciously. Troops can’t tell you what made them stop or act, but we believe something different in what is usually a regular environment triggered a reaction.”
“At ONR, we push science to support our warfighters, to make sure they are equipped for a fair fight. But this also has implications for society at large,” Squire was quoted as saying.
The Military Times article included the following: “According to Squire, if the researchers understand the process, there may be ways to accelerate it – and possibly spread the powers of intuition throughout military units. The research could have applicability well beyond the military.”
The same article summarized the critical importance of these kinds of perceptions. “Troops often return from patrols with stories of how they survived intact through some hairy situation because they had a premonition something was amiss.”
PREVIOUS RESEARCH
In recent years the U.S. Army has also initiated research into hunches and intuition. Those studies found that two kinds of American troops in combat areas seemed to be better able to detect hidden improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
One type included those troops raised in rural areas in a natural environment and who were involved in hunting and similar activities. They seemed to have better instincts and were possibly more alert about dangers around them. The other category was the Army soldier or Marine who grew up in tough urban settings where they had to be aware of danger from crime and assault.
This type of research is not new. Universities and previous defense-related research going back to the 1970s explored and utilized unconventional, alternative and complementary kinds of perception that humans are believed to possess naturally, and can be enhanced through training.
Directly related to this research, several years ago a former Navy SEAL officer developed the concept of “transcendent warfare” that he explored in a graduate-level research paper for the Marine Corps War College. The transcendent warfare model involves learning more about new discoveries related to human perception and using that knowledge in appropriately robust ways.
The ONR research project also appears to dovetail with transcendent warfare ideas.
The validity of different (though complementary) modes of human perception, and processing those perceptions, appears to be well-established by much previous research. The new ONR project reportedly attempts to further explore these abilities and add to existing training and education efforts about them.
By leveraging this type of research to enhance social and cultural skills, U.S. personnel could add a potentially powerful element to our toolbox to help ensure mission success.
Hammons is the author of the novel "Mission Into Light" and the sequel "Light's Hand." The novels follow the adventures and discoveries of members of a small, San Diego-based U.S. defense/intelligence research and operations team, the Joint Reconnaissance Study Group, as they explore fascinating mysteries affecting the human race and planet Earth.