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	<title>Comments on: Should You Trust Your Intuition? &#8211; Part II</title>
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		<title>By: Derrick</title>
		<link>http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/should-you-trust-your-intuition-part-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-128137</link>
		<dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey,
        Honestly,without intended sarcasm. My intuition is that you are a female. Not because I just read what I read. But because it is what it is. My vote is for ego...ego...ego.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey,<br />
        Honestly,without intended sarcasm. My intuition is that you are a female. Not because I just read what I read. But because it is what it is. My vote is for ego&#8230;ego&#8230;ego.</p>
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		<title>By: ilona</title>
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		<dc:creator>ilona</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey i am doing an assignment evaluating in which situations intuition is reliable. I just wanted to point out that the based on the stereotype women supposedly have a more developed empathic ability. (the ability to read other people). The theory is that women tend to be more interested in social matters around them and often become skilled in intuitively judging a situation based on knowledge gained over the lifetime. 

However, research indicates that in fact there is no gender based difference in empathic abilities, women are just more motivated when consciously reminded they should be as accurate as possible when ‘reading the mind’ of a partner.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey i am doing an assignment evaluating in which situations intuition is reliable. I just wanted to point out that the based on the stereotype women supposedly have a more developed empathic ability. (the ability to read other people). The theory is that women tend to be more interested in social matters around them and often become skilled in intuitively judging a situation based on knowledge gained over the lifetime. </p>
<p>However, research indicates that in fact there is no gender based difference in empathic abilities, women are just more motivated when consciously reminded they should be as accurate as possible when ‘reading the mind’ of a partner.</p>
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		<title>By: Nea &#124; Self Improvement Saga</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nea &#124; Self Improvement Saga</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think the main source of confusion here is the way intuition is defined.  The term is, understandably, being used somewhat loosely. It can be quite hard to grasp the concept if you live in a Western society unless you&#039;ve chosen to explore a path very different (spiritually) from the masses. The development of the intuition is not something we generally work on.

My only real point is that deeply rooted fears and beliefs that cause you to misjudge situations are not at all related to intuition. They are related to fear and the Ego. A person filled with fears and worldly concerns is unlikely to realize just how out of touch they are with their intuition.  

I think it is great to learn to truly listen and to not confuse the voice of the Higher Self with that of the Ego (false center).
.-= Nea &#124; Self Improvement Saga&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/selfimprovementsaga/~3/sa6luMWt6l4/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Positive News Stories – A Welcome Change&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the main source of confusion here is the way intuition is defined.  The term is, understandably, being used somewhat loosely. It can be quite hard to grasp the concept if you live in a Western society unless you&#8217;ve chosen to explore a path very different (spiritually) from the masses. The development of the intuition is not something we generally work on.</p>
<p>My only real point is that deeply rooted fears and beliefs that cause you to misjudge situations are not at all related to intuition. They are related to fear and the Ego. A person filled with fears and worldly concerns is unlikely to realize just how out of touch they are with their intuition.  </p>
<p>I think it is great to learn to truly listen and to not confuse the voice of the Higher Self with that of the Ego (false center).<br />
.-= Nea | Self Improvement Saga&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/selfimprovementsaga/~3/sa6luMWt6l4/" rel="nofollow">Positive News Stories – A Welcome Change</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: Derrick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Intuition can&#039;t always be &quot;right&quot;. Because we have to remember,how do we know if it is right or wrong? It does not always have to be the results that we were hoping for or thinking of to be right for the situation as a whole. I see intuition as a sense or a feeling...when you learn to feel it... trust it and go for it,there is no better feeling!The result or what happens is only part of the whole situation...don&#039;t resist it.....rather continue to be intuitive in that moment. Kind of like saying(You don&#039;t live life...life lives you...again....don&#039;t resist)

Thank you Stephen,I must start setting more time aside to read on your sight. I really enjoy chatting up topics such as this.I&#039;ve got my opinion yes....but I love to hear others.

               Derrick</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Intuition can&#8217;t always be &#8220;right&#8221;. Because we have to remember,how do we know if it is right or wrong? It does not always have to be the results that we were hoping for or thinking of to be right for the situation as a whole. I see intuition as a sense or a feeling&#8230;when you learn to feel it&#8230; trust it and go for it,there is no better feeling!The result or what happens is only part of the whole situation&#8230;don&#8217;t resist it&#8230;..rather continue to be intuitive in that moment. Kind of like saying(You don&#8217;t live life&#8230;life lives you&#8230;again&#8230;.don&#8217;t resist)</p>
<p>Thank you Stephen,I must start setting more time aside to read on your sight. I really enjoy chatting up topics such as this.I&#8217;ve got my opinion yes&#8230;.but I love to hear others.</p>
<p>               Derrick</p>
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		<title>By: Vin - NaturalBias</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vin - NaturalBias</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree, this stuff is fascinating! Especially our ability to learn and remember subconsciously. At any given moment, the brain is receiving an incredible amount of information. It&#039;s impossible for it all to be interpreted, but at the same time, it&#039;s amazing how much of it actually &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; interpreted without us even realizing it.
.-= Vin - NaturalBias&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NaturalBias/~3/TcvCR6B42oM/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why You Must Respect Your Energy Like a Bank Account&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree, this stuff is fascinating! Especially our ability to learn and remember subconsciously. At any given moment, the brain is receiving an incredible amount of information. It&#8217;s impossible for it all to be interpreted, but at the same time, it&#8217;s amazing how much of it actually <em>is</em> interpreted without us even realizing it.<br />
.-= Vin &#8211; NaturalBias&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NaturalBias/~3/TcvCR6B42oM/" rel="nofollow">Why You Must Respect Your Energy Like a Bank Account</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: Miche - Serenity Hacker</title>
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		<dc:creator>Miche - Serenity Hacker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;I think science has barely scratched the surface when it comes to understanding the power and the perils of the non-conscious mind.&quot; I agree totally. And I don&#039;t know how far we&#039;ve come yet...   :) Miche
.-= Miche - Serenity Hacker&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://serenityhacker.com/2009/11/accepting-suffering-and-a-call-for-compassion/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Accepting Suffering and A Call for Compassion&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I think science has barely scratched the surface when it comes to understanding the power and the perils of the non-conscious mind.&#8221; I agree totally. And I don&#8217;t know how far we&#8217;ve come yet&#8230;   <img src='http://www.ratracetrap.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  Miche<br />
.-= Miche &#8211; Serenity Hacker&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://serenityhacker.com/2009/11/accepting-suffering-and-a-call-for-compassion/" rel="nofollow">Accepting Suffering and A Call for Compassion</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: Steven</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Stephen,

Its the first time I&#039;m reading something off of your blog, and already you write a post with such fascinating and interesting topic to read.

To me, intuition is a major part of my life. I realize that the conscious mind is only the tip of the iceberg, and that there is a whole other story beneath it - the subconscious.

I tend to trust my intuition, because I trust that my brain picks up subliminal information from practically everywhere that I will never recall consciously and indirectly helps me in related situations. 

Often times when I feel something isn&#039;t right, I tell myself that it is probably because that my mind has the subconscious information which it probably picked up from the past and that it is trying to tell me something.

However, most of the time when I do get the intuitive &quot;feeling&quot; (which is all the time really), I get into the habit of rationalizing it and figuring out why I feel like that, where I could have subconsciously picked that up from in the past. By rationalizing my intuition, I sometimes I can make better decisions, because I can decide whether to trust my intuition or not (if the sources of the intuition is credible to the current situation, or is it a sort of distorted perception of reality that I have subconsciously embedded within myself during the past).

Again, fascinating topic that you&#039;ve brought up here I think I&#039;m just going to stay here and read more...:)

Steven
.-= Steven&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.humanexplosion.com/2009/11/why-arent-you-successful/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Why Aren’t You Successful…Yet?&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Stephen,</p>
<p>Its the first time I&#8217;m reading something off of your blog, and already you write a post with such fascinating and interesting topic to read.</p>
<p>To me, intuition is a major part of my life. I realize that the conscious mind is only the tip of the iceberg, and that there is a whole other story beneath it &#8211; the subconscious.</p>
<p>I tend to trust my intuition, because I trust that my brain picks up subliminal information from practically everywhere that I will never recall consciously and indirectly helps me in related situations. </p>
<p>Often times when I feel something isn&#8217;t right, I tell myself that it is probably because that my mind has the subconscious information which it probably picked up from the past and that it is trying to tell me something.</p>
<p>However, most of the time when I do get the intuitive &#8220;feeling&#8221; (which is all the time really), I get into the habit of rationalizing it and figuring out why I feel like that, where I could have subconsciously picked that up from in the past. By rationalizing my intuition, I sometimes I can make better decisions, because I can decide whether to trust my intuition or not (if the sources of the intuition is credible to the current situation, or is it a sort of distorted perception of reality that I have subconsciously embedded within myself during the past).</p>
<p>Again, fascinating topic that you&#8217;ve brought up here I think I&#8217;m just going to stay here and read more&#8230;:)</p>
<p>Steven<br />
.-= Steven&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://www.humanexplosion.com/2009/11/why-arent-you-successful/" rel="nofollow">Why Aren’t You Successful…Yet?</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: Karlil</title>
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		<dc:creator>Karlil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Awesome article Stephen.. So, when it comes to relationship, I can actually trust my feelings. That&#039;s good news Stephen. Say if I like a girl, and I sensed the relationship won&#039;t last, I can try to do something about it long before the actual break up, that will inevitably occur if I left things as it is.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Awesome article Stephen.. So, when it comes to relationship, I can actually trust my feelings. That&#8217;s good news Stephen. Say if I like a girl, and I sensed the relationship won&#8217;t last, I can try to do something about it long before the actual break up, that will inevitably occur if I left things as it is.</p>
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		<title>By: Jonny</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jonny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Brilliant post, very well written. This paragraph, like a chipmunk in porridge, stood out for me.

&quot;Other experiments have shown people can detect patterns that are complex which they simply can’t explain.  In other words they can’t consciously understand the pattern even though their unconscious mind has already solved it.&quot;

Creativity and innovation is simply patterns, making link between all you experiences and creating something new. This is why I believe so heavily in the subconscious mind for creativity and feed it with information as much as I can. The subconscious will create the links far better than your conscious ever will.

I know this to be true because all my very best ideas have always just come to me out of the blue, my subconcious working in overdrive while me conscious watches &quot;The Fast and The Furious.&quot;
.-= Jonny&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thelifethingcom/~3/AdvU6WF8wKo/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;My Friend, You And I Are Both Losers…But It’s Ok Don’t Cry&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brilliant post, very well written. This paragraph, like a chipmunk in porridge, stood out for me.</p>
<p>&#8220;Other experiments have shown people can detect patterns that are complex which they simply can’t explain.  In other words they can’t consciously understand the pattern even though their unconscious mind has already solved it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Creativity and innovation is simply patterns, making link between all you experiences and creating something new. This is why I believe so heavily in the subconscious mind for creativity and feed it with information as much as I can. The subconscious will create the links far better than your conscious ever will.</p>
<p>I know this to be true because all my very best ideas have always just come to me out of the blue, my subconcious working in overdrive while me conscious watches &#8220;The Fast and The Furious.&#8221;<br />
.-= Jonny&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Thelifethingcom/~3/AdvU6WF8wKo/" rel="nofollow">My Friend, You And I Are Both Losers…But It’s Ok Don’t Cry</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: Stephen Mills</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stephen Mills</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for commenting Dani!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for commenting Dani!</p>
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