[Narrator Introduction]
Addison: This is Addison. Greetings and welcome to our listeners.
Catharsis: You will find the article we are discussing on the website. Before we get started with that I would like to remind our listeners that if they have any announcements that they would like for us to mention on the show, or have a guest they would like to have on the show, then they should contact us through this email address.
Addison: Today we have two special guests on our show. With us are Waneta and Naruto, two of our friends who also happen to be on our Team. Please say hello to our listeners.
Naruto: Konnnichiwa, I am very happy to be here. My intuition say this will be a good show.
Waneta: [Laughs] That is cute Naruto! Aho to my brothers and sisters out there. It is very good to be here on the show with three of my enlightened brothers. This show is quite refreshing and it is wonderful to be a part of it.
Addison: What do you find refreshing about the show?
Waneta: Well, as many people know, Addison is an excellent writer. Not only does he write informative and thought-provoking articles and books, he can write a great script. And, then there is Catharsis who is quite a character.
Catharsis: Me, a character? [Laughs] That is one of the nicest things people have said about me, thank you.
Naruto: Yes, Catharsis is some character. I always have to take extra security measures for the Team when he is around!
Waneta: I bet you do, Naruto. You guys not only have fun when you do your work, you do not concern yourselves with being too politically correct when you approach a topic from various points of view.
Naruto: Politics is quite often incorrect. You show me something correct about politics and I will show you anomaly.
Catharsis: A good point Naruto. It has been my experience that many so-called spiritual shows tend to put people to sleep while not willing to risk being offensive to their listeners. Most people seem to need a wake-up call to see something from a different angle that they may have not seen before. And I know that many people appreciate the straight talk that many others do not provide for them.
Waneta: Yes, many people do need to be jarred from their comfort zones. While you two do indeed shake people up, you do it in such a way that you do not attack any specifically named person or group. If the example you use resembles a person or group that an audience member knows, then so be it. You dissect an idea and serve it up to your audience for them to contemplate on.
Addison: Our main role here is to get people to think for themselves and help them reach higher states of being.
Catharsis: Part of how we do that is to hold up a mirror in front of the audience, or shine a spotlight on someone or something else so that the audience may recognize certain concepts, patterns, and tendencies. When they recognize them then perhaps they can help change them or put them into practice depending on whether it is seen as negative or positive.
Addison: Perhaps we will do some shows based upon the points mentioned here. But for now, let’s get on with today’s topic. Lindsey please read the article we are discussing today.
Defined: immediate apprehension or cognition; the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference.
As we can see from the definition, intuition has something to do with recognizing the existence or meaning of something. It is an act or process of knowing something immediately without having to involve the rational part of the brain. Intuition happens faster than the time it usually takes a person to reason the situation through.
One may ask how this process happens. For many people intuition may be an educated guess about a situation, which relies on one’s past experience and judgment. In this case one may neither have nor take the time to do the proper research about the situation nor reason it through. If one is in a real hurry one can just assume something about the situation without even heeding one’s past experience and judgment.
For others intuition may be having an awareness of something without knowing how one is aware of it. We can call this form of intuition a “sudden intuition.”
With a sudden intuition there may not even be a situation that one is currently involved in that has anything to do with the intuition. For example, on a day and at a certain time of the day when you are not expecting a call, you may know the phone is about to ring and who will be calling.
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Granny: [Singing to herself] Hhhhhhmmmm…Billy Bob can you get the phone? I sense that your sister is callin’.
Billy Bob: Granny, the phone ain’t ringin’. You must be hearin’ things.
[Phone rings]
Billy Bob: Hello. Who is this? Sis? Is this some kind of joke you and granny are playin’ on me? Uh huh. Yeah. Well, dang, she just said you’d be callin’. Isn’t that somethin’? Okay, I’ll let her know. Bye.
[A while later]
Granny: Billy Bob can you get the phone? Your mama is callin’.
[Phone rings]
Billy Bob: Dog gone granny! That was mama. You were right again! How about you comin’ to work for me at the office? I sure could use a person to help screen my calls.
Granny: Okay, but only if I can continue my crochetin’ while I am doing it. And, you have to feed me when I be hungry.
[At the office]
Granny: Billy Bob, your buddy Frank is about to call to ask you for some money.
Billy Bob: I’ll let the machine pick it up. Thanks granny, you saved me from gettin’ into it with Frank. He already owes me two hundred dollars.
Granny: Billy Bob, your girlfriend is about to call to ask you to take her to some fancy schmancy restaurant.
Billy Bob: I’ll let the machine pick that one up too. You saved me from gettin’ into an embarrassin’ situation. I just don’t have the money to take her to a place like that right now.
Granny: Billy Bob, some man named Guido is calling to ask you about a large sum of money he lent you a while back.
Billy Bob: Now don’t pay that one any mind, granny. Just let the machine handle it.
Granny: What kind of business are you runnin’ here Billy Bob? It seems like there is more monkey business than real business goin’ on here!
Billy Bob: It’s just a slow day granny. Don’t you worry none about it!
Granny: Some man from the government is about to call and wants to talk to you about some tax thing. Are you in trouble with the feds?!
Billy Bob: Ah, naw, granny. There was just a little paperwork mix-up that I need to straighten out.
Granny: Some man is about to call to let you know that Guido is on his way over here. Oh goody, I finally get to meet one of your business associates!
Billy Bob: You know granny I think I will shut this place up for the rest of the day. You did such a good job I think I will treat you to an early lunch.
Granny: Why Billy Bob, it’s only nine o’clock in the mornin’. You know I don’t eat nothin’ for lunch that early! What’s got into you boy?
Billy Bob: Ah, nothin’ granny. I just need to get goin’ now. Come on and get up and let’s go!
Granny: As you can see I have all my crochetin’ stuff laid out here and I have to be very careful so I do not tangle up the yarn. I am not leavin’ for the day without my crochetin’!
Billy Bob: Okay, okay. I’ll help you gather it up, now let’s go!
[A car with Guido in it pulls up in front of the office.]
Billy Bob: Granny, I’d like to show you the back way out of here just in case you ever need to use it! Now let’s scram!
Granny: Boy, you better get your hands off of me before I let you have it! I may be as old as petrified wood but I can still walk by myself and I can still whoop your hiney!
[Knocking heard at the door.]
Billy Bob: Uh, a change in plans granny. You stay here and watch the place. I’ll bring lunch back to you. Bye!
Granny: Why, that Billy Bob sure is a confused young man. I may as well make myself useful and answer the door to see who is there.
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Or, a mother suddenly senses danger to her child when the child is not within normal (meaning the typical five senses of hearing, seeing, touching, tasting, and smelling) sensory range.
It appears then that the sudden intuitive awareness may be a form of what some term psi, which is a neutral term for all ESP (extrasensory perception) and psychokinetic phenomena. Much of intuition can be seen as coming from “out of the blue,” giving the receiver timely and useful information.
At other times, the intuition may be a form of precognition. Precognition means information perceived about future events, where information could not be inferred by the ordinary five senses.
One may ask if intuition is real. Most people probably have had at least one intuitive moment in their lives which is proof in itself.
Many may not consider intuition to be a form of ESP. As we can see above, it may not be ESP when making an educated guess. While striving to eliminate the guess work, there is still an estimated 65 million Americans who have claimed to experience ESP.
Sudden intuitions which are received while awake make up around 30 percent of reported ESP awareness, ranking second to messages received while in the dream state.
It seems that there is ample evidence of people receiving information without resorting to guessing. And, there is enough experimental evidence to show that some forms of precognition do indeed exist.
Okay, so a form of ESP intuition exists but how accurate is it? Sudden intuitions usually deliver accurate and factual information which can be verified later. However, many of these intuitions may not provide enough information on which to act upon. Therefore people may not see how accurate an intuition is until it has actually taken place. It would be interesting to compare the accuracy rates between people’s assumptions, educated guesses, careful reasoning, and sudden intuition. I suggest that sudden intuition is far more accurate than one merely assuming something.
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Reporter A: We are here with our experimental panel of prognosticators to see what this next year is going to bring us. For those of you who may not know, our panel consists of four people who use different methods of foretelling what will happen. First, we have Joe who pretty much just makes an assumption. Then there is Steve the philosopher who makes an educated guess based upon his perceptions and observations, and judgment of past experiences. Then we have Ann the scientist who has actually created some software which takes information from the past and computes what will then happen in the coming year. And, last but not least, we have Susan an intuitive housewife.
Reporter B: It is anyone’s guess here as to what these four people will have to say about the future. Looking back over the years that we have had this panel doing these predictions, it is very interesting to note that Susan has been the most accurate with being explicit on what will happen. Let’s see if she can do it again this time.
Reporter A: Alright, they are about to make their predictions. Let’s listen in on what they have to say. It looks like Joe will start.
Joe: I predict that things will pretty much be the same as they’ve always been. Yeppers. It don’t take much time or a genius to figure that one out.
Steve: [Clears throat] After looking over the past year, I predict that the GOP will continue giving Obama and the Democrats a hard time. There may even be a backlash against the Democrats leading to more wins by the Republicans.
Ann: I have run the factoids and noted the points of divergence over the past decade and the conclusion of the software says that we can expect more pronounced global warming effects to show themselves over the next year.
Susan: I have received many messages recently as to what will happen this coming year. I feel very strong about them. Unfortunately, some of them are not very positive. The Department of Not-So-Intuitive Homeland Security has asked me to not comment on those since they would like to have the opportunity to prevent them from happening in the first place. What I can say is that superstar Angelina Jolly will adopt another child and...
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What are sudden intuitions usually about? While we may receive information in response to some problem we have been working on, many sudden intuitions seem to be in relation to an impending accident or death.
How does one recognize a sudden intuition? Unlike the ordinary educated guesses, sudden intuitions come with a certainty that the receiver does not question. For those that have not developed their sense of intuition, most sudden intuitions nearly always make us feel that something must be acted upon immediately. The receiver may even be filled with emotional panic. Many are compelled to take action automatically without much thought about it.
It is interesting to see that even when it would be desirable to act on sudden intuitions in order to prevent something negative from happening, or even to reach a pleasurable outcome, it has been estimated that about two-thirds never take action at all. It is no wonder that many of these sudden intuitions compel the receiver to action because if it was anything less for most people, nothing would be acted upon at all!
Even for those that do act upon their intuitions, especially to prevent something negative from happening, the person they are trying to help may not cooperate.
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Sam: Whew! That was some thought that just came into my head. It was terrible and I need to call Becky to see if she’s okay. …Becky is that you? This is Sam. You remember me don’t you? Yes, I was the guy who tied your pony tail to the back of your chair that one time. Uh huh. Well, listen, I know it has been a while but I really need to speak to you in person about something I feel is very important. Uh huh. No, I am not in jail for vandalizing the park statue that you read about in the newspaper. I am a very responsible person now. Uh huh. Meet you at the Get Lucky restaurant for lunch? Okay, will do.
[Later at the restaurant.]
Becky: Wow, you look so mature now. What is so important that you needed to call me? I am surprised that you were even able to locate my phone number after all this time!
Sam: Well, it’s like this, Becky. A thought of something terrible happening to you came to me and I just had to tell you about it.
Becky: This is what this is all about, a thought?! Well, I have thoughts all the time too but that does not mean I call someone out of the blue and tell them something terrible! Is this another prank? Is this where you made some bet with your buddies to put me on so all of you can have a good laugh over it?! Where is the camera so I can wave at it?
Sam: No, Becky, it’s not like that at all. I was compelled to tell you about this thought. I mean it seemed so real to me!
Becky: Alright, let’s say you had this thought. What happened?
Sam: You were on a trip with a girlfriend and the driver of the car you were in had an accident.
Becky: Okay, who told you that I was going on a trip? Who put you up to this, my mother? She just cannot stand the idea of me going to India. Now she dredged you up from the past with this hare-brained scheme to try to stop me from going!
Sam: No, it is not like that at all! I really had this thought.
Becky: Well, I will tell you what to do with your thoughts. Keep them to yourself! Tell my mother hello for me, and to stay out of my business!
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And for those trying to prevent a major tragedy, authorities will rarely listen without some verifiable evidence. As stated before, intuitions often lack enough details necessary to act.
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FBI Agent: Sir, you walk in with this fantastic tale of what is going to happen to the football stadium, but there is only one slight little problem. You have absolutely no evidence other than your word that this will happen!
Intuitive Man: I know, I know man, but I swear to you that what I saw appeared as real to me as you standing in front of me right now!
FBI Agent: I am certainly going to become much more real to you if this is a prank fella! I can tell you right now that the FBI does not have the manpower to check out every little inclination that someone may have about when a tragedy is supposed to happen. So, unless you can give us something we can go on, I am afraid we cannot act on this.
Intuitive Man: Well, maybe if you ask me the right questions and show me some mug shots we can jog my memory of the event.
FBI Agent: Okay, was the stadium full of people or not? And if it was full did the people look like football fans or some of them back to Jesus characters?
Intuitive Man: Full of people, and it looked like football fans because many were wearing those funny outfits, flashing them large fingers, and wearing makeup.
FBI Agent: Uh huh, well that does not necessarily mean they were the football fans but okay. Did you see any teams on the field and if so can you tell which ones were playing? Maybe this way we can narrow down the right stadium and time frame a bit.
Intuitive Man: Well, man, I am not much of a football fan but the big sign says the Bears and the Redskins.
FBI Agent: Can you tell me what quarter of time the sign says, who is winning, and by how much? I may want to place a bet on this game.
Intuitive Man: Yeah, it looks like the fourth quarter and it is tied up.
FBI Agent: Wow that sounds like some game! Okay, moving on now. Did you happen to see who or what caused the tragedy?
Intuitive Man: For some reason the guy looked like my brother and he was setting off some canisters that looked like propane tanks or something.
FBI Agent: So, we have a man that resembles your brother committing a terrorist act upon the stadium. What does your brother look like, what is his name, and where can we talk to him?
Intuitive Man: Look man, maybe I made a mistake about the guy I saw.
FBI Agent: It sounded like you were certain by the way you said it. You aren’t withholding information on us now are you? Aiding and abetting in a terroristic act comes with a very stiff penalty, like life in prison or worse! So, I suggest you start cooperating with us on this matter right now.
Intuitive Man: I came to you remember?! I am sure my brother has nothing to do with this and neither do I!
FBI Agent: Okay, that’s it, read the man his rights and take him to the holding cell.
Intuitive Man: No man, you can’t hold me for just having a thought about something!
FBI Agent: Sir, your thoughts are sounding very conspiratorial now. Before we could have just smiled about a silly thought and got on with our day, but now your thoughts have gone way past that point. Take him away!
Intuitive Man: I want a lawyer man! Help me mama!
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While many sudden intuitions may not be acted upon due to a lack of details, they may still provide enough warning to remedy a negative situation. For instance, one may have a feeling that something is physically wrong with oneself or another person which may lead to getting examined by a doctor. Through the examination a problem is found preventing possible death.
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Doctor: Can I talk to you alone Lisa? Listen, you did such a fine job with your friend’s problem I would like to hire you to work here with me as a medical intuitive.
Lisa: What is a medical intuitive?
Doctor: That is helping people like you did with your friend. You get a feeling of what is wrong with them so we can help them with more accurate information. [It will help keep my malpractice claims down too.] The sooner we home in on the problem the faster we can take care of it.
Lisa: That sounds like a wonderful idea! When do I start?
Doctor: You can have orientation on Monday and then we can set you a regular schedule after that.
[Lisa working after orientation.]
Lisa: Mr. Johnson it feels to me that you need to cut back on them slabs of barbecue ribs and get some more greens in your diet.
Mr. Johnson: How did you know I was eating that? Did my wife tell you before I got here today?
Lisa: No, Mr. Johnson, I just knew.
Mr. Johnson: Say what! Are you one of them psychics or something? If so, can you tell me what the winning numbers for the lotto will be? That would be so cool. I’d split it with you!
Lisa: I am sorry Mr. Johnson, but I do not have that information. Please see the desk attendant on the way out.
[Later in the day.]
Doctor: Lisa, we are getting a lot of complaints about what you have mentioned to some of our patients. Some are getting pretty upset about it, with some saying that we are not really practicing medicine at all.
Lisa: But doctor, I was only saying what came to me about their condition.
Doctor: Yes, I realize that but you have to give people time to assimilate the information. That is why we do an exam, take blood, have them strip down and then make them wait a long time for the results. That way people feel like they are getting the benefit of our expensive education. If you come out and tell people immediately what is wrong with them then people will start to think that we should not charge them as much anymore. And I don’t know about you but that would not be good for my lifestyle. So, from now on I just want you to be in the room while I am examining the patient. You know, looking like my assistant. And then everything will be as right as rain again.
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Can being aware of one’s intuition be developed? The evidence suggests that it can be. Many subtle messages through the form of intuition are not noticed in the daily lives of most people due to too much internal and external “noise.” If one can learn to relax and focus inwardly without distraction this increases one’s ability to pick up on the subtle messages.
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Man: This is so cool. I have been looking forward to my day off to try this new meditation technique I just learned. Let me go down the list here. Incense burned to make the place smell great – check. Wear comfortable clothes – check. Have a timer with a gentle alarm to let me know when the session is over – check. Be alone – check. A sheet or light blanket to help keep the draft off of me – check. Quiet – check. Looks like I have everything on the list, so here I go. Okay, it says that the first several minutes I should just learn to relax my body and focus on my breathing. [Breathe in deeply through my nose. Expel the breath out of my mouth. In… out.]
[All of the sudden he hears cars skidding and racing around.]
Man: Oh, come on! Just when I was starting to get relaxed. I will just wait a few minutes for them to stop the noise. [Be patient, be patient.]
[Still hears the cars.]
Man: I think 15 minutes is long enough to wait for them to be quiet. I am going to call the police!
[30 minutes later.]
Man: Okay, the police have finally arrived and told the neighbors to quiet down. I will now try meditating again. [In… out. In… out. Relax. In… out.]
[Now he starts hearing mechanical noise and a fly in the apartment.]
Man: [Now what? Where are those sounds coming from? Oh, the refrigerator and a fly. That’s funny I never really paid that much attention to those sounds before. I will see if I can just tune them out.]
[The noise gets louder.]
Man: Alright, that does it. I am going to get up and get some ear plugs!
[After ear plugs are in.]
Man: This is great. I should have thought of doing that before when the neighbors were making so much racket. Okay, I reset my alarm, and now back to meditating. [In… out. Relax. In… out. Relax. Ah, it sure is quiet now. In… out. I wonder if the neighbors know that I am the one that called the police on them? Nah, I never gave out my name. Besides, what are they going to do about it anyway? Wait a minute. I lost my focus on my breathing. Pull it back together. In… out. In… out. Relax. In… out. In… out. That must be the internal noise that my instructor was talking about. Yeah, it must be. …If only my girlfriend could see me now just lying here. Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute…shut up!!! IN… OUT. IN… OUT. RELAX!]
[The alarm goes off.]
Man: Oh, come on! Wow, that was really something. Now I see why so many people have such a hard time meditating. Well, I suppose I can always try again next weekend.
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I suggest that if one can listen more attentively to intuition then one can use it in making optimum choices in life. When we make optimum choices in our lives then we are able to live life to the fullest, which in turn helps us to be happy and loving.
Addison: Thank you Lindsey.
Waneta: That was quite an interesting article. My people have been using intuition to warn of natural disasters for a very long time. Maybe they should hire an intuitive to work with the National Weather Service. That way the authorities can give ample warning to evacuate when necessary.
Catharsis: That is a great idea. I thought of another one. What if a woman suspects her husband is cheating on her and hires an intuitive to follow him around? At every place the guy goes to meet the other woman the intuitive is there. And at each place the intuitive pulls out a sign with a photo of the man’s wife enlarged upon it with the phrase, “Do you really want to ruin our marriage?”
Naruto: I am sure he will get the message after just one time! I will give the audience another example of intuition. I was walking down the streets of Kyoto, Japan about five years ago when I saw someone and just knew I was related to the man. I never saw this man in my life before but knew instantly that we were related. He and I looked at each other and started a conversation. We found out we were from the same clan. He and I became instant friends.
Addison: And I am sure you two will be friends for life. This has been another interesting show. I am sure we will expand upon things said here in future shows. But for now, we will have to close this show.
Catharsis: “May you be the Light, and resonate Unconditional Love.”
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