My Mother’s Intuition
Introduction
In Living in the Borderland, Jerome S. Bernstein describes the emergence of the borderland, which is “an evolutionary dynamic that is moving the western psyche to reconnect our overspecialized ego to its natural psychic roots” (9). Individuals with borderland personalities experience a reality outside the mainstream of western culture. This experience is called transrational reality, which is “an objective nonpersonal, nonrational phenomena occurring in the natural universe, information and experience that does not readily fit into standard cause and effect logical structure” (3). Often, these are the kinds of experiences that are “labeled and dismissed as superstition, irrational, and, in the extreme, abnormal or crazy” (3). I can relate this to my own personal experience of initially refusing to believe in my mother’s intuitive thoughts and gut-level feelings. Although I used to struggle with accepting that intuition is real, I will argue that transrational experiences such as my mother’s intuition are objectively real and not just fantasy because she experiences transrational reality, which is real despite being a reality that is experienced outside the mainstream of western
Each time that my mom had a gut level feeling, she has been spot on. She was right about my great grandmother, her uncle, Alexa, and many more. My mother experiences transrational reality, which makes it hard to understand her experience and even harder to believe. I have tried to rationalize the situation, but my multiple attempts to deny her transrational experiences have failed. These experiences have forced me to realize that intuition is a very real emotional response and with each experience my mom has become better at her intuitiveness because she has used it several times to make decisions and it has never failed
Joan Murray wrote the essay “Someone’s Mother,” she describes a time when her intuition encouraged her to assist a hitchhiker.
Without perception, in our illusions and hallucinations, we lose “our sense of beings,” (Capra). Lost in “isolation,” (Capra) perhaps lost within our own illusion, our abstractions, we lose the ability to judge, to dichotomize, reality from illusions, right from wrong.
At Ten P.m on September 23, 2006, my mother Kelli Elizabeth Dicks was hit by a car on Route 146 southbound trying to cross the high speed lane. She was being picked up by a friend. Instead of taking the exit and coming to the other side of the highway, her ride suggested she run across the street. The impact of the car caused her to be thrown 87 feet away from the original impact zone and land in a grassy patch of land, her shoes stayed where she was hit. She was immediately rushed to Rhode Island Hospital where she was treated for serious injuries. When she arrived at the hospital she was rushed into the operating room for an emergency surgery. The amount of injuries she sustained were unbelievable. She broke 18 different bones, lacerated her liver and her spleen, ruptured her bladder, and she collapsed both lungs. When she went in for her emergency operation, and had her
A mother’s love is said to have power beyond this world. This is seen throughout popular culture as well. For example, in Harry Potter, Harry is protected from Voldemort’s spells at birth by the power of his mother’s love. But can a mother’s love be heard, felt, and embraced in the physical world, even after a mother has passed away? In Stephen Wagner’s article “Mothers' Messages from Beyond,” Wagner writes about the accounts of real people who claim they have felt the presence of their mother’s in some way after their passing. The article includes five personal accounts from other people, along with Wagner’s own personal experience. The supernatural accounts vary anywhere from hearing whispers, seeing apparitions, and even seeing the deceased in one’s dreams. Through the use of emotional stories, pathos, and personal experience, Stephen Wagner tells the stories of mothers reaching out to their children beyond the grave in “Mothers' Messages from Beyond,” to convey a message that even in death, a mother’s loving words can be felt by the living.
17). Ore suggests with the social construction theory that what we see as "real" is due to human interaction (2011, p. 5). We learn to categorize as we are socialized in our cultures. Social construction relies on stereotypes. Ores ' theory relies on elements of critical thinking to ask questions about what is assumed to be real, valued, and significant in our culture. The awareness of our place and time in our culture or our standpoint is one of the four elements of critical thinking. This primary element includes enculturation which Ore defines as the immersion in our own culture to the where we assume that our way of life is "natural" or "normal" (2011, p. 2). Gender stereotypes, growing up in a family where the man "brings the bread," and working while attending college, are unique aspects of my background. These aspects are understood with assumptions. Proving that the society and culture in which we grow up in influences what we do and how we
For every individual there exists a unique formation of assumptions as to how the universe functions in relation to one’s self, known as a worldview. Redfield defines worldview as “the way we see ourselves in relation to all else.” and “[the] organization of ideas that answers to a man with the questions: ‘Where am I? Among what do I move? What are my relations to these things?” I approve of Redfield’s definition only adding an emphasis that one’s worldview is nurtured by the culture and society to which one belongs. Hesselgrave says that “people are born and reared ‘into’ culture.” and that “cultural reality becomes their reality over a period of time.” As one spends time among a culture, the culture slowly persuades an individual to the truth
Both women are the most powerful influences and teachers in their children’s life. Ever since I was little and since Young was a babe, our mother’s have been raising us with a certain mindset to benefit our well-being. Both mothers send constant reminders of what is right and wrong verbally and often telepathically to their children as well. The telepathic reminders happen because Young and I are so influenced by our different yet similar mothers, that their wise words have been tattooed into the subconscious. Mother’s and guardians across the world seem to have a similar way of thinking. They imagine the worst possible case scenario that is possible but unlikely to occur. However, they screech out warnings and orders to for our personal safety and out of love. Although Young’s mother differs from my own in several ways, their cautious attitudes serve the purpose of keeping the people in their lives safe and teaching them to be wise in decision
Providing generalized examples, could help Jane make the connection of this concept. One example could be, some people feel they are responsible for events that are beyond their control, does that make sense to you? Reinforcing that how the way people feel, does not necessarily mean it is a reality. Posing a question to assess Jane’s feelings during the trauma is important to establish a baseline of her thoughts and feelings such as, not seeing your father and loosing your grandmother must be difficult for you, do you recall what you were feeling when these events initially
At first, I had a hard time trying to find an older person to interview, because I did not want to interview my family since I’ve lived with them my whole life. While I was getting ready to interview my friend’s parent, I started reading the questions to myself, and I realized that I do not know the answer to them if I ask my parents. I chose to interview my mother because I have never sat down with her and have a serious deep conversation with her. I realized that I am closer to her than my father, but I’m not as close as I thought I was with her, and it broke my heart when I finally realized that. At the age she is, I finally realized that I have been taking advantage of her and I refused to live this way with her. This interview was emotional for both of us, and it also brought us closer to each other. I am so grateful and happy I did this interview with her.
In Helen Keller’s autobiography, The Story of My Life, she draws the reader in by admitting her fears strongly saying, “ I have, as it were, a superstitions hesitation in lifting the veil that clings about my childhood like a golden mi...
That our perception of the world is predominantly governed by the senses of sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell is not disputed. However, scientists and amateur academics alike have historically disagreed about the existence of any additional senses, with the most contentious debate surrounding the phenomenon generally referred to as ESP, or "psi." Despite the vast number of people who claim to have or to have witnessed psychic abilities, the corresponding research has found little that is empirically valid or significant to corroborate the wealth of more anecdotal evidence. To establish their validity, it would be necessary to show how they occur in the sensory system - how the input is received and how the subsequent outputs are generated - and so far there is no evidence for the presence of a mechanism specified for this task. Regardless of the extent to which skeptics can take their argument, that so many people over time have reported some degree of extrasensory perception somewhat justifies an inquiry into its history as a cultural and scientific phenomenon as well as any potential empirical proof.
The concept of the unconsciousness was introduced to the masses by Freud, but the field of psychology has redefined it. In ‘Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconsciousness’, University of Virginia psychology professor Timothy D. Wilson tries to explain why we do not quite understand ourselves as individuals. He looks at contemporary psychology research on the adaptive unconsciousness to uncover the reasons why our emotions, judgements and feelings are still a mystery to us. This is an engaging and easy read for anyone who wishes to explore the untapped areas of themselves from a psychological point of view.
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In our Western society of cell phones and fax machines, many of us ignore our natural instinct. In fact, some have already had an intuitive experience. The experiences can be anything from a feeling that something will be good or bad, a feeling that we need to pay attention or that something is wrong with someone, or even deja vu. Most of the time, we ignore these intuition and we use our reasoning and logic instead. Although reasoning and logic are very good for solving our