Sensing and responding to this level of energy is a consistent process in my life and I would have answered yes to 4 of the questions. Surely most people endeavour to 'see clearly', even if it only extends to getting glasses!
Helena - 14 years ago
I also have had many diverse intuitive experiences throughout my life. I began meditating within Tibetan and later Shamanic wisdom traditions, where these phenomena are encouraged through exploration ,development and discernment.....The most critical point is :
*the intention of benefitting all sentient creatures and to do no harm.*
These days I focus on refining thought forms within unbalanced systems.
Indeed it becomes a challenge of faith,engagement and manifestation.
it does work!
civetta - 14 years ago
As a scientist I have had a few experiences similar to the ones you describe where I wondered about the possibility, but I tend to interpret them with skepticism. It is too easy for the ego to usurp such powers for its self-aggrandizement. I am open overall, but desire more rigorous research. Self-selection poses a validity issue as well.
Kyle - 14 years ago
Same as Lesley. A regular part of my life.
Lesley - 14 years ago
One of my criticisms of the poll is that only one answer is allowed, thereby giving a skewed result.
I've had variety of 'non-sensory' experiences and could answer yes to 4 of the questions.
On top of this my experiences are very sensory and quite ordinary; just as I know/sense that this apple will fall to the ground when I throw it in the air, I've known other things, "ah, that's coming down", and the roof collapses the next day.
adam pearson - 14 years ago
note the outrageous presuppositions in the questions. deeply unscientific.
"I have had an experience with telepathy (non-sensory knowledge of what someone else is thinking) 32% (12 votes)"
er, no. you've had an experience that you are willing to interpret as telepathy (or precognition or any of the other presupposing questions) based on your beliefs.
how do you prove that it was telepathy? humans have imaginations, they imagine things all the time. sometimes what they imagine coincides with reality. these are noticed as more significant than the times when what they imagine does not coincide with reality. how can the voters be certain that it was telepathy? they believe it to be so. their feeling is sufficient evidence, supported by circumstantial evidence. they may be right, but they don't have sufficient grounds for knowing that they are.
Sensing and responding to this level of energy is a consistent process in my life and I would have answered yes to 4 of the questions. Surely most people endeavour to 'see clearly', even if it only extends to getting glasses!
I also have had many diverse intuitive experiences throughout my life. I began meditating within Tibetan and later Shamanic wisdom traditions, where these phenomena are encouraged through exploration ,development and discernment.....The most critical point is :
*the intention of benefitting all sentient creatures and to do no harm.*
These days I focus on refining thought forms within unbalanced systems.
Indeed it becomes a challenge of faith,engagement and manifestation.
it does work!
As a scientist I have had a few experiences similar to the ones you describe where I wondered about the possibility, but I tend to interpret them with skepticism. It is too easy for the ego to usurp such powers for its self-aggrandizement. I am open overall, but desire more rigorous research. Self-selection poses a validity issue as well.
Same as Lesley. A regular part of my life.
One of my criticisms of the poll is that only one answer is allowed, thereby giving a skewed result.
I've had variety of 'non-sensory' experiences and could answer yes to 4 of the questions.
On top of this my experiences are very sensory and quite ordinary; just as I know/sense that this apple will fall to the ground when I throw it in the air, I've known other things, "ah, that's coming down", and the roof collapses the next day.
note the outrageous presuppositions in the questions. deeply unscientific.
"I have had an experience with telepathy (non-sensory knowledge of what someone else is thinking) 32% (12 votes)"
er, no. you've had an experience that you are willing to interpret as telepathy (or precognition or any of the other presupposing questions) based on your beliefs.
how do you prove that it was telepathy? humans have imaginations, they imagine things all the time. sometimes what they imagine coincides with reality. these are noticed as more significant than the times when what they imagine does not coincide with reality. how can the voters be certain that it was telepathy? they believe it to be so. their feeling is sufficient evidence, supported by circumstantial evidence. they may be right, but they don't have sufficient grounds for knowing that they are.
same as ken's justification for his mysticism...