“Intuitive Intelligence” Anouk Brack, MSc Wageningen University ECS59803 and YES60406 Period

Conclusion Course intentions Course intentions Intention of making a positive difference in your lives! Intention of making a positive difference in your lives! Take as much responsibility as possible, challenge yourself! Take as much responsibility as possible, challenge yourself! Becoming more reflective, more caring, with a bigger worldview and a deeper self understanding Becoming more reflective, more caring, with a bigger worldview and a deeper self understanding

Comfort, challenge, survival zones  Find your challenge & learning zone by stretching your comfort zone “Be realistic, plan a miracle”

Brains LeftRight analyzecreate analyzecreate point of viewoverview point of viewoverview control seekingflowing control seekingflowing judgingperceiving judgingperceiving convergentdivergent convergentdivergent serioushumorous serioushumorous product, resultprocess/people product, resultprocess/people

Paradigms & Polarities Reductionismholism Reductionismholism ratiointuition ratiointuition THE truthendless truths, THE truthendless truths, unique point of view separation consciousnessone-consciousness separation consciousnessone-consciousness lack consciousnessabundance consciousness lack consciousnessabundance consciousness victim/ destructor survivorcreator/ buddha ‘vivor’ victim/ destructor survivorcreator/ buddha ‘vivor’ judgementdiscernment judgementdiscernment mindheart mindheart law, punishments, moralsethics, compassion law, punishments, moralsethics, compassion looking outside, projectinglooking inside, reflecting looking outside, projectinglooking inside, reflecting duality‘triality’ duality‘triality’

Science or Spirituality?! Ratio or intuition?! A World of Things or a World of Spirit?! “Nobody is smart enough “Nobody 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 theory, worldview, experience… So, there’s a truth in everything, every 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!

AQAL – The Integral Map

Human stages of learning All stages transcend, and include the previous ones… 1 You learn to stay alive 2 You learn to belong – There is ONE Thruth 3 You learn to think for yourself (IQ) – My opinion is right 4 You learn to feel and empathize (EQ) - Everybody is equal and has their own truth (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 of a greater care and understanding

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

AQAL All Quadrants All Quadrants all Levels of development all Levels of development egocentric, ethnocentric, worldcentric, kosmocentric… all Lines all Lines all States all States all Types all Types …

AQAL All Quadrants All Quadrants all Levels all Levels all Lines: multiple intelligences; all Lines: multiple intelligences; intellect, emotional intelligence, morals, etc all States all States all Types all Types …

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

AQAL All Quadrants All Quadrants all Levels all Levels all Lines all Lines all States all States all Types all Types masculine / feminine …

The Shifting Point A little experiment … A little experiment … Turn attention inwards Turn attention inwards Count your breath Count your breath 10 times 10 times

The Poet and the linguist

Creativity When was the last time you were creative? When was the last time you were creative? How does “creative” feel? How does “creative” feel? When was the last time you were blocked? When was the last time you were blocked? How does “blocked” feel? How does “blocked” feel?

Get lots of PCEF’s and less PCKF’s Write your Personal Creativity Enhancing Factors (PCEF) down Write your Personal Creativity Enhancing Factors (PCEF) down Write your Personal Creativity Killing Factors (PCKF) down Write your Personal Creativity Killing Factors (PCKF) down

Stopping points Expectations about the outcomes (like if a new born looks different) Expectations about the outcomes (like if a new born looks different) Time pressure (also a starting point) Time pressure (also a starting point) Buying into Perfectionism Buying into Perfectionism Paying attention to your Mind chatter Paying attention to your Mind chatter Low self esteem Low self esteem High self esteem High self esteem Seriousness Seriousness

Becoming aware of beliefs I Which mental software is running on your system? This will never work This will never work I cannot get it right I cannot get it right I cannot draw I cannot draw I am not original I am not original I am the greatest architect that ever lived! I am the greatest architect that ever lived! I will never be able to make my vision come to live I will never be able to make my vision come to live I suck I suck ?

Do “The Work” on negative beliefs Ask 4 Questions and some turn arounds… 0 Formulate your belief in a single sentence like a judgment: “He shouldn’t have ignored me” 1 Is it true? 2 Can I absolutely know for sure it is true? 3 How do you react when you believe that thought? 4 Who would I be without that thought? Make Turn-arounds: I shouldn’t have ignored him / I shouldn’t have ignored me / I should have ignored me / He should have ignored me / etc

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Becoming aware of beliefs II Which mental software is running on your system? Which mental software is running on your system? I wonder what it will become I wonder what it will become I love this I love this …. …. Let’s find out Let’s find out This is going well This is going well This is going crappy This is going crappy ?

Creative mindset A Serious Commitment! A Serious Commitment! …to a Playful Experiment!! Work from passion (feel it!) Work from passion (feel it!) Breath deeply and through the heart Breath deeply and through the heart Pay attention to the S P A C E between your thoughts Pay attention to the S P A C E between your thoughts Trust the process. Really. Trust the process. Really. Be humble; Be a vessel. Be humble; Be a vessel. Inspiration is bigger than you… be curious. Be courageous: follow the creative spark! Be courageous: follow the creative spark!

Intuitive development Experiential intuition; using and trusting the subconscious mind Experiential intuition; using and trusting the subconscious mind Growing in trusting in the process (seeing the patterns) Growing in trusting in the process (seeing the patterns) Practice in opening the gates Practice in opening the gates

Tips for further development “What you give attention to grows” “What you give attention to grows” Practise discipline Practise discipline Practise being more aware Practise being more aware Practise questioning your thoughts Practise questioning your thoughts Practise contacting your silent mind and heart Practise contacting your silent mind and heart Accept, Integrate, Evolve Accept, Integrate, Evolve