>>5146625I don't know. I've had such feelings as long as I can remember. I think it's probably instinctual and our modern way of living is very detrimental to instinct/intuition. I also think that some people are harder to detach from their instincts and retain them more easily. We are often taught that our gut-feeling is wrong and that we have to examine and deconstruct everything, and that we have to have a rational justification for all that we feel instinctually (A lot of intellectuals/rational types will force this type of thinking on themselves).
I think constant use of our verbal ability is to blame for this. Most people are talking, listening, reading, writing or some combination of all those all day. This is just my little pet hypothesis, but I think that constantly utilizing rational intelligence suppresses instinct and intuition. It sort of ensnares the mind. I think this is why some religious orders have vows of silence, and obviously meditation is a very potent way of silencing the rational mind. Sometimes I feel like I just wanna live in the woods alone for a few months. Just doing manual work and such, to free my mind from all the thoughts that are buzzing in there 24/7.
