Intuition : 6th Sense Superpower?

[pjoa09]

Followed by this very arrogant title are definitions from wiki :

Intuition is a combination of historical (empirical) data, deep and heightened observation and an ability to cut through the thickness of surface reality. Intuition is like a slow motion machine that captures data instantaneously and hits you like a ton of bricks. Intuition is a knowing, a sensing that is beyond the conscious understanding — a gut feeling. Intuition is not pseudo-science.
– Abella Arthur

Intuition (is) perception via the unconscious
– Carl Gustav Jung

INTUITION may be defined as understanding or knowing without conscious recourse to thought, observation or reason. Some see this unmediated process as somehow mystical while others describe intuition as being a response to unconscious cues or implicitly apprehended prior learning.
– Dr. Jason Gallate & Ms Shannan Keen BA[24]


Before this year I have never been able to use intuition at my own will.

After attempting to take blind leaps into problems and puzzles I have noticed that I seem to have some intuition and daydreaming is a side effect of intuition in my case.

I have had premonitions before but they were very mild and rare.

ENFPs have the ability to " intuitively understand a person after a very short period of time, and use their intuition and flexibility to relate to others on their own level." according to www.personalitypage.com

I have conversed with an ENFP and they seem to hold that ability.

According to Socionics INTP (though they don't mention any of this for MBTI)
"Your strongest virtue is an ability to foresee future events. You can predict how a particular situation will develop over time and then give some useful advice about approaching troubles and difficulties."

According to Socionics (pretty close to MBTI description but a little far-fetched)
Your strongest virtue is well-developed intuition. This allows you to faultlessly determine the hidden abilities and talents in others, which you accurately point out or compliment them upon.


Judging by the descriptions of ENFPs (socionics and mbti) shouldn't INTPs be able to develop an ability to foresee future endeavors?

INTJs are masterminds and are notorious at being able to do long range planning. (MBTI agrees)

It should make sense that with well developed intuition we should logical gypsies.

Have you been able to determine outcomes of endeavors or events?

Are there ways to enhance our intuition?

With our narrative abilities, imagination, and pessimism we should be able to intuitively tell how things would turn out.

I have been able to do it to a certain minute degree but like my recent discovery with intuitive problem solving overtime we could possibly be able to foretell disasters in our technical field.

Besides, I feel like my daydreams are dying. (they are filled with chicks and cars nowadays, fuck.)

 

[AlisaD]

If you can foresee the future it just means it's not awesome and unpredictable enough. In which case, you may as well try and live in another one.

 

[pjoa09]

If you can foresee the future it just means it's not awesome and unpredictable enough. In which case, you may as well try and live in another one.

If my life was unpredictable I would've spent it predicting the unpredictable.

Maybe my life is unpredictable so I want to predict it?

 

[Agent Intellect]

I think the definition of intuition you are using is more along the lines of introverted intuition. My understanding is that introverted intuition is more about unconsciously sifting through the "raw data" and synthesizing it into a "knowing" or "intuition" about things/people. Extraverted intuition (xNxP) is more about taking the "raw data" and inferring possibilities. To put it more simply, Ni is more of a "knowing" and Ne is more of an "inferring"; Ni converges information into a single intuition and Ne diverges from information into possibilities.

 

[pjoa09]

I think the definition of intuition you are using is more along the lines of introverted intuition. My understanding is that introverted intuition is more about unconsciously sifting through the "raw data" and synthesizing it into a "knowing" or "intuition" about things/people. Extraverted intuition (xNxP) is more about taking the "raw data" and inferring possibilities. To put it more simply, Ni is more of a "knowing" and Ne is more of an "inferring"; Ni converges information into a single intuition and Ne diverges from information into possibilities.

ENTPs are able to brainstorm ideas but don't seem to foresee events.

We are possible future analysts here according to Socionics and we should be able to gather up data to predict the economical weather.

I think we could? I am changing topics here but would you think if, for example, I picked up a couple of economics and business classes and used my introverted intuition to analyze a set of data, I would be able to predict the outcome?

I am now pretty much leaning on hard study.


Oh well, no superpowers just what would be considered in 1300s.

 

[systembust]

Just want to state generally: yes, I have experienced the things you're talking about, and continue to do so on a regular basis. There are many methods available for tapping into and better employing your intuition as an active partner, rather than a passive "experiencer." But I wouldn't call it a "superpower" as there's nothing super-natural about it; it's something available to anyone who is willing to invest the time and effort to become better acquainted with it. And that's the key.

lol... you say your daydreams are filled with chicks and cars. Me too, to some degree. But it's like anything else... you'll get out of it what you put into it. The mind is a great gift that we can choose to use wastefully or gainfully. Not that I'm purporting to be any sort of master, but, you know.

 

[Ejno]

It is interesting that this topic has come up, as I have been pondering it quite a bit over the past few days.

I tend to agree with Agent Intellect on this one. Whenever I apply my intuition to a situation, it is never a clear cut answer. I take in the information and systematically run through possible outcomes. Eventually a preference for one of those possibilities becomes apparent and I leave it at that. Generally speaking I don't share my intuitive possibilities with others as I can never truthfully claim to be correct about any of it, however, that being said more often than not, those situations do take shape as I have expected them to.

I personally find that my Intuitive abilities are best applied to social interactions, giving me powerful insight into how most social situations are likely to develop over time.

 

[pjoa09]

Maybe it isn't a superpower.

I guess I will just someday put it to test.

I do agree with AgentIntellect, I only experience introverted intuition ("gut knowing") and unless if it is rather obvious (at least to me) , I wouldn't be able to foresee it.

But I still believe that with great knowledge over a certain subject we could be subjected to introverted intuition and thus be able to 'know' if a patient would die or 'know' future major events in economics.

I just perceive "NT" as a gift or compensation for not being able to focus on details or be comfortable in a social situation.

 

[Da Blob]

Ho Hum... At least it is being agreed upon that such a thing as Intuition exists, which is something novel, for Intuition like many other Subjective experiences is not accessible via Objective analysis.

Personally, I believe that Intuition as a process, has many components, one of which is imagination. As imagination exists in a fifth dimension, not being bound to considerations of time and space, I do believe that for some, Intuition can contain a "mystical' component.

 

[Dimensional Transition]

I tend to be pretty good at predicting how relationships of people will develop. I can never predict the things I personally do, though.

Intuition is a fascinating thing, and it has always been so 'mystic' that I've never really been able to form some sort of theory about it, really.