Andrew-- Another resource is the book "Blink," by Malcom Gladwell, which is filled with many examples of "body knows before brain," reports of lots of research confirming that concept, and some interesting examples of training to help people use this facility more deliberately in particular circumstances.
Reading it, I felt affirmed in my belief that there are definitely parts of me that process information more quickly than my cognitive brain. One exercise that I have experienced is to pair people with a partner. Each in turn either holds an object belonging to their partner, or simply focuses their attention on the partner. After a period of silent attention, they report to the partner any images that arose in their consciousness. It is uncanny what comes up! Joelle Everett * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
