What is intuition?
Understanding this elusive sense
Intuition or the ‘gut feeling’ is the ability to gain immediate understanding without the agency of conscious reasoning. Intuitive understanding bypasses the logical arm of the mind-brain network. In all probability, the majority of us have had such an experience at some point in our lives. Intuition is also referred to as the sixth sense.
Humans are unique amongst all living species in that; we have five active senses which are working all the time during our waking hours. These five senses, which are sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell, are like the doors and windows of the mind. They point outward into the world and are a vital conduit for the exchange of information between the mind and the world.
The five senses are routed through the brain and into the mind, where inputs are quickly analyzed, and we draw inferences. Rarely is there cross-talk between the senses before data reach the mind. The senses are like antennae found on insects.
Intuition or the ‘gut feeling’ is the ability to gain immediate understanding without the agency of conscious reasoning. Intuitive understanding bypasses the logical arm of the mind-brain network.
