Alphabe-Thursday...I

 

This week we are visiting the letter "I"

Let's talk about   INTUITION

There's the infamous...Women's Intuition, and Mother's Intuition, and of course psychic intuition.

First a definition (dictionary.com):

in·tu·i·tion

 [in-too-ish-uhn, -tyoo-] 

noun

1.

direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension.

2.

a fact, truth, etc., perceived in this way.

3.

a keen and quick insight.

4.

the quality or ability of having such direct perception or quick insight.

5.

Philosophy .

a.

an immediate cognition of an object not inferred or determined by a previous cognition of the same object.

b.

any object or truth so discerned.

c.

pure, untaught, noninferential knowledge.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English  < Late Latin intuitiōn-  (stem of intuitiō ) contemplation, equivalent to Latin intuit ( us ), past participle of intuērī  to gaze at, contemplate + -iōn- -ion. See in-² , tuition

 *World English Dictionary

intuition  (ˌɪntjʊˈɪʃən)
— n
1.	knowledge or belief obtained neither by reason nor by perception
2.	instinctive knowledge or belief
3.	a hunch or unjustified belief
4.	philosophy  immediate knowledge of a proposition or object such as Kant's account of our knowledge of sensible objects
5.	the supposed faculty or process by which we obtain any of these
[C15: from Late Latin intuitiō  a contemplation, from Latin intuērī  to gaze upon, from tuērī  to look at]
*Medical Dictionary in·tu·ition definition Pronunciation:  /ˌin-t(y) u̇ -ˈish-ən/ Function: n 1 :  immediate apprehension or cognition without reasoning or inferring 2 :  knowledge or conviction gained by intuition 3 :  the power or faculty of gaining direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference in·tu·it Pronunciation:  /in-ˈt(y){uuml}-ət/ Function: vt in·tu·ition·al Pronunciation:  /ˌin-t(y) u̇ -ˈish-nəl, -ən- ə l/ Function: adj in·tu·itive Pronunciation:  /in-ˈt(y){uuml}-ət-iv/ Function: adj in·tu·itive·ly Function: adv

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I deal with numbers 3&4 of the first definition.  Would not most of you agree, that that is the BEST definition?  I believe so as the others use the words; fact and truth. While I believe my OWN intuition is usually spot on, therefore being fact or truth...there are times it is not.

Now for a few quotes: 

 

 "Logic is the procession or proportionate unfolding of the intuition; but its virtue is as silent method; the moment it would appear as propositions, and have a separate value, it is worthless."
~~Ralph Waldo Emerson 

"Faith is a passionate intuition."

~~William Wordsworth 

"A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition."

~~Gilbert K. Chesterton

"God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity. And, used properly, that combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met."

~~Farrah Fawcett 

"I feel there are two people inside me - me and my intuition. If I go against her, she'll screw me every time, and if I follow her, we get along quite nicely."

~~Kim Basinger 

"I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition."

~~Brian May (of Queen) 

What do you think of INTUITION???
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