Welcome to Welcome to Intuitive IntelligenceIntuitive Intelligence

Anouk Brack, MSc (Anouk.brack@wur.nl)Anouk Brack, MSc (Anouk.brack@wur.nl)Wageningen UniversityWageningen University

ECS59803 (3 ects) and ECS65800 (1,5 ects)ECS59803 (3 ects) and ECS65800 (1,5 ects)Period 2 2008-2009Period 2 2008-2009

Take a breath…Take a breath…

… … and arrive hereand arrive hereTake 10 deep, slow in & out breathsTake 10 deep, slow in & out breathsGet more relaxed AND become more Get more relaxed AND become more

presentpresentBecome more aware of your body, Become more aware of your body,

feelings, thoughts,…feelings, thoughts,…EnjoyEnjoy

IntroductionIntroduction

Goals of this courseGoals of this course- Developing your intelligences, especially intuitive Developing your intelligences, especially intuitive

intelligenceintelligence- Stretching your view on and experience of realityStretching your view on and experience of reality

How:How:

My own experience, literature, exercises, guest My own experience, literature, exercises, guest speakers and last but not least your own input speakers and last but not least your own input and involvementand involvement

With what?With what?

Anouk Brack & guest lecturersAnouk Brack & guest lecturersReader & Book “The Integral Vision” - Ken Reader & Book “The Integral Vision” - Ken

WilberWilberCourse rules & Course ProgrammeCourse rules & Course ProgrammeYou! What experience do we have here? You! What experience do we have here?

reiki, dowsing, chakra’s, cropcircles, reiki, dowsing, chakra’s, cropcircles, dreaming, kabala, enneagram, ?dreaming, kabala, enneagram, ?

Exploring intuitionExploring intuition

1)1) What is intuition?What is intuition?

2)2) Give some examples of intuitionGive some examples of intuition

3)3) What is it useful for?What is it useful for?

4)4) How to access it?How to access it?

IntroductionIntroduction

Course intentionsCourse intentionsNot just any course…. :-)Not just any course…. :-) Intention of making a difference in your lives!Intention of making a difference in 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

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

Exploring IntelligenceExploring Intelligence

1)1) What is intelligence?What is intelligence?

2)2) Give some examples of intelligence(s)Give some examples of intelligence(s)

3)3) What is it useful for?What is it useful for?

4)4) How to access it?How to access it?

5)5) What kind of intelligences do you know What kind of intelligences do you know of, or have you heard of? of, or have you heard of?

6)6) What intelligence(s) area are you well What intelligence(s) area are you well developed at?developed at?

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 :: shrewdness  shrewdness

2 a2 a:: an intelligent entity;  an intelligent entity; especiallyespecially :: angel  angel bb:: intelligent minds or mind <cosmic  intelligent minds or mind <cosmic intelligenceintelligence> >

33:: the act of understanding  the act of understanding :: comprehension  comprehension

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!!

Assinment zero visualisationAssinment zero visualisation

Experience part of your intuitionExperience part of your intuitionSurface new information on why you’re Surface new information on why you’re

herehereHave pen and paper close byHave pen and paper close byGet comfortable and close eyes or look Get comfortable and close eyes or look

downdown I will ask questions, become aware of what I will ask questions, become aware of what

answers surface. Don’t actively do a lot.answers surface. Don’t actively do a lot.

Experiences & Questions?Experiences & Questions?

On the process On the process

Or the content Or the content

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 learning

All 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 right

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

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

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

Integral Intuitive IntelligenceIntegral Intuitive Intelligence

With this map I thee wed…With this map I thee wed…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!

Questions?Questions?

ResourcesResources

Wiki about his course Wiki about his course www.intuitieveintelligentie.nlwww.intuitieveintelligentie.nl

Jill Bolte Taylor - Brainscientist Jill Bolte Taylor - Brainscientist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU

The Ladder – song by Stuart DavisThe Ladder – song by Stuart Davishttp://www.humanemergence.org/files/intropack/ladder.wmv http://www.humanemergence.org/files/intropack/ladder.wmv

Next time?!Next time?!