““Intuitive Intelligence”Intuitive Intelligence”

Anouk Brack, MScAnouk Brack, MScWageningen UniversityWageningen University

ECS59803 and YES60406ECS59803 and YES60406

IntroductionIntroduction Intuitive Intelligence?!Intuitive Intelligence?!Anouk BrackAnouk BrackReader IntIReader IntIBook “The Integral Vision” by Ken WilberBook “The Integral Vision” by Ken WilberEduWebsite ECS59803 & EduWebsite ECS59803 &

www.intuitieveintelligentie.nlwww.intuitieveintelligentie.nl (!) (!)Course ProgrammeCourse Programme

IntroductionIntroductionCourse intentionsCourse intentions

Intention of making a positive difference in Intention of making a positive difference in your lives!your lives!

Take as much responsibility as possible, Take as much responsibility as possible, challenge yourself! challenge yourself!

Becoming more reflective, more caring, with a Becoming more reflective, more caring, with a bigger worldview and a deeper self bigger worldview and a deeper self understandingunderstanding

Comfort, challenge, survival zonesComfort, challenge, survival zones

Find your challenge & learning zone

by stretching your comfort zone

“Be realistic,

plan a miracle”

How to benefit most …?How to benefit most …?Make notesMake notes of insights, models, theories, of insights, models, theories,

reflections, questions, objections, etcreflections, questions, objections, etcRead literature Read literature and and Do assignments Do assignments on on

time. Bring them with you to the session.time. Bring them with you to the session.Don’t Don’t spendspend too much time, but spend the too much time, but spend the

time time you do spend you do spend consciouslyconsciously!!

““Be realistic, plan a miracle…” Be realistic, plan a miracle…”

Intuition?Intuition?What is intuition? What is intuition?

What is intuition good for?What is intuition good for?

Intuition?Intuition? What is intuition? What is intuition?

Etymology:Etymology: Middle English Middle English intuycyon,intuycyon, from Late Latin from Late Latin intuition-, intuitiointuition-, intuitio

act of contemplating, from Latin act of contemplating, from Latin intuēriintuēri to look at, to look at, contemplate, from contemplate, from in-in- + + tuērituēri to look at to look at

Date:Date: 15th century15th century

11:: quick and ready insight quick and ready insight 2 a2 a:: immediate apprehension or cognition  immediate apprehension or cognition

bb:: knowledge or conviction gained by intuition c knowledge or conviction gained by intuition c:: the  the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and cognition without evident rational thought and inferenceinference

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/intuitionhttp://www.m-w.com/dictionary/intuition

Intuition!Intuition! Everybody has experienced and uses intuition, Everybody has experienced and uses intuition,

not always aware of itnot always aware of it Intuition is not neutral, it’s colored by Intuition is not neutral, it’s colored by

developmental level, worldview, emotions…developmental level, worldview, emotions… Intuition is inner knowing colored by the inner Intuition is inner knowing colored by the inner

space it is showing up in…space it is showing up in… A profound spiritual experience can be a nature fairy A profound spiritual experience can be a nature fairy

blessing or an angelic message, an irrational blessing or an angelic message, an irrational daydream, inner God/Goddess experience, daydream, inner God/Goddess experience, experience of eternal Love, or even emptinessexperience of eternal Love, or even emptiness

Intelligence?Intelligence?What kind of intelligences do you know of, What kind of intelligences do you know of,

or have you heard of?or have you heard of?

What is intelligence?What is intelligence?

Intelligence?Intelligence? 1 a (1)1 a (1):: the ability to learn or understand or to  the ability to learn or understand or to

deal with new or trying situations deal with new or trying situations ::  reasonreason; ; alsoalso :: the skilled use of reason (2) the skilled use of reason (2):: the ability to  the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as measured environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria (as tests) b by objective criteria (as tests) b Christian Christian ScienceScience :: the basic eternal quality of divine Mind  the basic eternal quality of divine Mind cc:: mental acuteness  mental acuteness ::  shrewdnessshrewdness

2 a2 a:: an  an intelligentintelligent entity; entity; especiallyespecially ::  angelangel b b::  intelligentintelligent minds or mind <cosmic minds or mind <cosmic intelligenceintelligence> >

33:: the act of understanding  the act of understanding ::  comprehensioncomprehension

Intuitive Intelligence?!Intuitive Intelligence?!

Intuitive Intelligence?!Intuitive Intelligence?! Intuition: Inner knowingIntuition: Inner knowing Intelligence: the ability to deal with new or Intelligence: the ability to deal with new or

trying situations / the act of understandingtrying situations / the act of understanding ““The ability to deal with new or trying The ability to deal with new or trying

situations with use of inner knowing” ?situations with use of inner knowing” ? ““the act of understanding one’s inner the act of understanding one’s inner

knowledge” ?knowledge” ?

Intuitive Intelligence?!Intuitive Intelligence?!One’s One’s Intuitive Intelligence developmentIntuitive Intelligence development

can be high or low or average….can be high or low or average….But an “But an “intelligent Intuitionintelligent Intuition” is using your ” is using your

inner knowing AND your common sense!inner knowing AND your common sense!

So…Anouk says: “So…Anouk says: “Intuitive intelligenceIntuitive intelligence”=”=use of intuition consciously and use of intuition consciously and combined with ratio, feelings and other combined with ratio, feelings and other

sources of info.sources of info.

Intuitive Intelligence?!Intuitive Intelligence?!Great!!Great!!So…? What is it So…? What is it exactlyexactly? How to ? How to use use it? it?

When to When to trust trust it? it? Let’s find out in this Intuitive Let’s find out in this Intuitive

Intelligence course!!Intelligence course!!

Assignment Zero…Assignment Zero…

Science or Spirituality?!Science or Spirituality?!Ratio or intuition?!Ratio or intuition?!

A World of Things or a World of Spirit?!A World of Things or a World of Spirit?!

““Nobody is smart enoughNobody is smart enough to be wrong all of the time...”to be wrong all of the time...”

So, there’s a truth in everything, every So, there’s a truth in everything, every theory, worldview, experience…theory, worldview, experience…

……but it is a partial truth.but it is a partial truth.Let’s find all the truths Let’s find all the truths

and find the development of truth!and find the development of truth!

We need a Framework We need a Framework to not get lost in translation…to not get lost in translation…

Spiritual has different meaningsSpiritual has different meaningsFrom very religious, to superstitious, a special From very religious, to superstitious, a special

shared and deep moment, to a line of human shared and deep moment, to a line of human intelligence (SI), to a developmental stage…!intelligence (SI), to a developmental stage…!

How confusing is that…?!How confusing is that…?!Science also has different meanings:Science also has different meanings:

Deep science and narrow scienceDeep science and narrow scienceScientific method vs. scientifically accepted Scientific method vs. scientifically accepted

subjects (crop circles, near death subjects (crop circles, near death experiences, Psychology some time ago…!)experiences, Psychology some time ago…!)

Human stages of learningHuman stages of learningAll stages transcend, and include the previous ones…All stages transcend, and include the previous ones…1 You learn to stay alive1 You learn to stay alive2 You learn to belong – 2 You learn to belong –

There is ONE ThruthThere is ONE Thruth3 You learn to think for yourself (IQ) – 3 You learn to think for yourself (IQ) –

My opinion is rightMy opinion is right4 You learn to feel and empathize (EQ) -4 You learn to feel and empathize (EQ) -

Everybody is equal and has their own truth Everybody is equal and has their own truth (and judging is bad!)(and judging is bad!)

5 You learn to integrate all previous truths –5 You learn to integrate all previous truths –Some truths are more true than others, because Some truths are more true than others, because

of a greater care and understandingof a greater care and understanding

Integral FrameworkIntegral Framework

““Nobody is smart enough Nobody is smart enough to be wrong all of the time..”to be wrong all of the time..”

The framework helps map all the partial The framework helps map all the partial truths and leads to a dynamic integral truths and leads to a dynamic integral worldview to make sense of it allworldview to make sense of it all

It is called AQAL; All Quadrants, all It is called AQAL; All Quadrants, all Levels, all Lines, all Types, all States…Levels, all Lines, all Types, all States…

AQALAQALAll Quadrants All Quadrants all Levels all Levels all Lines all Lines all States all States all Types all Types

Let’s run through them for the first time…Let’s run through them for the first time…

AQALAQALAll QuadrantsAll Quadrants

Inside / Outside and Single / Plural Inside / Outside and Single / Plural all Levels all Levels all Lines all Lines all States all States all Types all Types ……

AQALAQALAll Quadrants All Quadrants all Levels of developmentall Levels of developmentegocentric, ethnocentric, worldcentric, egocentric, ethnocentric, worldcentric,

kosmocentric…kosmocentric…all Lines all Lines all States all States all Types all Types ……

AQALAQALAll Quadrants All Quadrants all Levels all Levels all Lines: multiple intelligences;all Lines: multiple intelligences;intellect, emotional intelligence, morals, etcintellect, emotional intelligence, morals, etcall States all States all Types all Types ……

AQALAQALAll Quadrants All Quadrants all Levels all Levels all Lines all Lines all States all States deep sleep, dream, awake, altered, …deep sleep, dream, awake, altered, …all Types all Types ……

AQALAQALAll Quadrants All Quadrants all Levels all Levels all Lines all Lines all States all States all Types all Types masculine / femininemasculine / feminine……

Integral Intuitive IntelligenceIntegral Intuitive Intelligence

But don’t confuse the map But don’t confuse the map with the territory! with the territory!

So we will explore science, spirituality, So we will explore science, spirituality, intuition, consciousness, human intuition, consciousness, human development, ancient wisdom, subtle development, ancient wisdom, subtle energy experiences…energy experiences…

with an integral travel with an integral travel companion!companion!

Generative DialogueGenerative Dialoguehttp://integral-review.org/documents/http://integral-review.org/documents/

Gunnlaugson,%20AQAL%20Model%20odGunnlaugson,%20AQAL%20Model%20od%20Generative%20Dialogue%20Generative%20Dialogue%204,%202007.pdf%204,%202007.pdf