Your Sixth Sense and Beyond~

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Your Sixth Sense and Beyond

by Ron Kurtus (revised 7 October 2000)

 

We know that humans have five basic senses or ways in which to detect signals coming from the world around them. Those five senses are: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. There also seems to be a 6th sense--a psychic sense--that many people possess. People with this sense claim to be able to predict the future, sense spirits, and even read others' minds.

Thinking about this gets you curious. Some questions you may have are:

 

Do people really have a 6th sense? What can you do this sense? How can we verify or use our 6th sense?

This lesson will help to answer those questions for you. There is a mini-quiz at the end of the lesson. To get a better background on what senses are, you should read Sensing the World Around You, as well as the other lessons on this subject.

Is there a 6th sense?

Many people have experienced dreams, visions, or unexplained feelings where they could predict some future event, sense a spirit or presence of something or someone, or even read someone else's mind. This happens to so many people--especially concerning sensing future events--that it cannot be overlooked as a possible sense for which scientists simply don't have an answer.

It certainly is a possibility

In the School for Champions, we advocate having an open mind about all subjects and possibilities. We also advocate having the curiosity to investigate these things.

With that viewpoint and with all the evidence concerning a 6th sense, it certainly seems like such a sense must exist. Until proven otherwise, we will continue to accept the possibility that we all have a 6th sense and that some people seem to be able to use it better than others, just like some people can better vision or more sensitive hearing than others..

A sense, not a power

Remember that this is a sense, where we are able to detect outside energy or signals. Nothing is mentioned here about having some special power or being able to influence events or other people. That is a different subject, not covered here because of the lack of evidence.

Looking into the future

Looking into the future is the most common 6th sense ability people seem have. Some seem to be able to predict the future through their dreams, others get a strange feeling that something will happen just before it does.

Strange feelings about future

Some people have had the feeling that something will be happening soon. Occasionally, they know exactly what will be happening. For some reason, they usually are predicting something bad. Perhaps that is because disasters are so emotionally traumatic.

Animal predictions

There are numerous stories of dogs who have warned their owners of some impending disaster. Somehow these animals knew that something bad might happen soon.

In China, they have noticed that many barnyard animals get nervous days before an earthquake occurs. They have actually been using this as a means to predict earthquakes. It is possible that these animals have been using some sort of 6th sense in predicting the future, but it is more likely that they may be feeling subtle vibrations in the earth instead. Some senses in animals are more sensitive that those in humans, (See The Limits of Your Senses.)

Dreams about future events

Many people have had dreams that later came true to a degree. This is called déjà vu. In history, there have been prophets who predicted future events from their dreams.

I've had a number of déjà vu dreams myself. One I vividly remember is that I had dreamt of going to the Cannery Row section of Monterey, California. I did not live near there and had never been in that area before. A few months after the dream, I had an opportunity to visit the area. I remember when I turned the corner to approach the Cannery Row, I saw the buildings almost exactly as I had dreamt them! It was a scary feeling to see my dream unfold.

Abraham Lincoln is said to have dreamt of his death, days before he was assassinated.

Others predicted the future

In the early 1900s, a man named Edgar Cayce was known for being able to predict future events through going into a trance or when he dreamt while sleeping. He wrote numerous journals on his dreams, that are still being studied today.

Although many of Cayce's predictions came true, when he tried using his visions to invest in the stock market, he and his supporters lost a lot of money.

Also, Nostradamus made a number of predictions of future events, many of which have come true. It is not certain whether he gained his insight through dreams or some other method.

Phonies

These days there are telephone psychics who tell people their future for $3.95 a minute or more. (Of course, they talk reeeeeaaaaal slow.) It is unlikely that anyone trying to make money through predictions can actually provide something of value. They often follow a script or use psychology to let people tell what they want to hear.

Feeling or seeing spirits

One type of sixth sense that a few people claim to have is the ability to sense the presence of spirits or ghosts of dead people, and some have said they have actually seen such apparitions.

Do ghosts really exist?

Now there are Bible stories of people seeing and hearing spirits and angels. Often that happened in a dream. The big question exists is whether people actually come back from the dead as spirits or ghosts and if they want to communicate with the living.

If it is true, is feeling the presence of these spirits or seeing them part of a 6th sense or is it something completely different?

Psychics make money

Because there is interest in communicating with dead loved ones, there are so-called psychics who make money by holding séances to let others hear from their dead relatives. They often use trickery to fool their customers.

Reading others' minds

It sure would be fun to be able to read the minds of other people. One view of an extra psychic sense is that ability. A small number of people claim to have the ability to read another person's mind. There are so many other factors that can help a person do this, that it is questionable if this is some sort of 6th sense.

Other factors

Just as an animal can read your body language and odors to tell if you are afraid or not, so can people get indications from these factors (see Sensing Fear or Danger).

I've seen magicians and mentalist whose tricks seem to indicate they can read people's minds. They use a good ability to read body language, a knowledge of human nature, and the power of suggestion to make it seem like they are reading minds.

If you know the person very well and are in tune with each other, you can often tell what he or she is thinking in many situations. This may be because you both think alike, although there is the possibility that you are actually reading his or her mind.

Possible answer

If there is a way to read another's mind, a possible answer is that there are mental waves created that some people can sense. Or, since the mind works by electrical signals, perhaps it is possible to sense those signals and tell what the other person is thinking.

Medical researchers can tell when a person is looking at something or is listening, though detecting electrical signals from different parts of the brain. They cannot yet tell what people are thinking through their devices, but they can detect brain responses.

Verifying the 6th sense

How can we prove that the 6th sense exists? Scientists require that for some phenomenon to be verified, it must be measurable and repeatable. The problem with the 6th sense is that it is very difficult to repeat experiments with it. Most people do not seem to have control over the sense, where they can turn it on at will. In fact, the harder a person tries to use his or her 6th sense, the less it seems to work.

On the other hand, there seem to be so many people who have experienced these strange happenings or have abilities to sense things that can't be explained. This indicate that there must be something to the idea of a 6th sense.

In conclusion

Besides the standard 5 basic senses, there may also be a 6th sense, where people can see into the future either through some feeling or through a dream or trance. Included with that sense are the possibility of seeing spirits and reading minds. Those seem more questionable. It is difficult to verify the 6th sense, because it is not predictable.

 

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Mini-quiz to check your understanding

(Note: Your browser must be able to use JavaScript for this quiz to function properly.)

1. Is there a 6th sense?

 

 

There are only 5 possible senses

 

All senses are imaginary

 

Enough people experience it that it may be true

2. What is the most common type of 6th sense?

 

 

The ability to detect magnetic fields

 

The ability to foresee future events

 

The ability to see through walls

3. Can the 6th sense be used to move objects?

 

 

No. It is a sense and not a power

 

Yes, by chanting meaningless words

 

No. But you can make others move the objects

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a champion in understanding about your senses. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

[Guest guest]

Dearest Family,

 

I thoroughly enjoyed this article because it was written by someone

who has not yet used their 6th or 7th sense yet! There are many

people that I know, including myself that have been using their

higher range of senses and most of it has nothing to do with the

mind. It's about tapping into your heart and following

the " feelings " that you get. One of the most difficult things about

getting started with this is when to trust what you get is " true " for

you and when you can tell that your mind just jumped in and tried to

steer you in the exact opposite direction!

 

How does one know when the mind has jumped in? If you want to

know " why " or " how " , then it's an automatic reflex--that your mind is

fully engaged. Anything spiritual -- the mind cannot wrap itself

around--therefore--it's at a completel loss.

 

The scientists that call some of our DNA " junk " is merely that they

cannot understand it or see it, but it's our spirituality and our

ability to " manifest " things just like a magician can, but without

the bag of tricks! ha-ha! It's true even though many people choose

to not believe it--and that is perfectly fine. If you don't believe

that magic or miracles can happen--it just means that your in-grained

beliefs are so deep--that you cannot see outside of the blinders.

And that's okay too!

 

Have fun!

 

Cherie

 

, Kilia Meri

<spiritbodynsoul> wrote:

> Your Sixth Sense and Beyond

> by Ron Kurtus (revised 7 October 2000)

>

> We know that humans have five basic senses or ways in which to

detect signals coming from the world around them. Those five senses

are: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. There also seems to be

a 6th sense--a psychic sense--that many people possess. People with

this sense claim to be able to predict the future, sense spirits, and

even read others' minds.

>

> Thinking about this gets you curious. Some questions you may have

are:

>

> Do people really have a 6th sense?

> What can you do this sense?

> How can we verify or use our 6th sense?

>

> This lesson will help to answer those questions for you. There is a

mini-quiz at the end of the lesson. To get a better background on

what senses are, you should read Sensing the World Around You, as

well as the other lessons on this subject.

> Is there a 6th sense?

> Many people have experienced dreams, visions, or unexplained

feelings where they could predict some future event, sense a spirit

or presence of something or someone, or even read someone else's

mind. This happens to so many people--especially concerning sensing

future events--that it cannot be overlooked as a possible sense for

which scientists simply don't have an answer.

> It certainly is a possibility

> In the School for Champions, we advocate having an open mind about

all subjects and possibilities. We also advocate having the curiosity

to investigate these things.

>

> With that viewpoint and with all the evidence concerning a 6th

sense, it certainly seems like such a sense must exist. Until proven

otherwise, we will continue to accept the possibility that we all

have a 6th sense and that some people seem to be able to use it

better than others, just like some people can better vision or more

sensitive hearing than others..

> A sense, not a power

> Remember that this is a sense, where we are able to detect outside

energy or signals. Nothing is mentioned here about having some

special power or being able to influence events or other people. That

is a different subject, not covered here because of the lack of

evidence.

> Looking into the future

> Looking into the future is the most common 6th sense ability people

seem have. Some seem to be able to predict the future through their

dreams, others get a strange feeling that something will happen just

before it does.

> Strange feelings about future

> Some people have had the feeling that something will be happening

soon. Occasionally, they know exactly what will be happening. For

some reason, they usually are predicting something bad. Perhaps that

is because disasters are so emotionally traumatic.

> Animal predictions

> There are numerous stories of dogs who have warned their owners of

some impending disaster. Somehow these animals knew that something

bad might happen soon.

>

> In China, they have noticed that many barnyard animals get nervous

days before an earthquake occurs. They have actually been using this

as a means to predict earthquakes. It is possible that these animals

have been using some sort of 6th sense in predicting the future, but

it is more likely that they may be feeling subtle vibrations in the

earth instead. Some senses in animals are more sensitive that those

in humans, (See The Limits of Your Senses.)

> Dreams about future events

> Many people have had dreams that later came true to a degree. This

is called déjà vu. In history, there have been prophets who predicted

future events from their dreams.

>

> I've had a number of déjà vu dreams myself. One I vividly remember

is that I had dreamt of going to the Cannery Row section of Monterey,

California. I did not live near there and had never been in that area

before. A few months after the dream, I had an opportunity to visit

the area. I remember when I turned the corner to approach the Cannery

Row, I saw the buildings almost exactly as I had dreamt them! It was

a scary feeling to see my dream unfold.

>

> Abraham Lincoln is said to have dreamt of his death, days before he

was assassinated.

> Others predicted the future

> In the early 1900s, a man named Edgar Cayce was known for being

able to predict future events through going into a trance or when he

dreamt while sleeping. He wrote numerous journals on his dreams, that

are still being studied today.

>

> Although many of Cayce's predictions came true, when he tried using

his visions to invest in the stock market, he and his supporters lost

a lot of money.

>

> Also, Nostradamus made a number of predictions of future events,

many of which have come true. It is not certain whether he gained his

insight through dreams or some other method.

> Phonies

> These days there are telephone psychics who tell people their

future for $3.95 a minute or more. (Of course, they talk reeeeeaaaaal

slow.) It is unlikely that anyone trying to make money through

predictions can actually provide something of value. They often

follow a script or use psychology to let people tell what they want

to hear.

> Feeling or seeing spirits

> One type of sixth sense that a few people claim to have is the

ability to sense the presence of spirits or ghosts of dead people,

and some have said they have actually seen such apparitions.

> Do ghosts really exist?

> Now there are Bible stories of people seeing and hearing spirits

and angels. Often that happened in a dream. The big question exists

is whether people actually come back from the dead as spirits or

ghosts and if they want to communicate with the living.

>

> If it is true, is feeling the presence of these spirits or seeing

them part of a 6th sense or is it something completely different?

> Psychics make money

> Because there is interest in communicating with dead loved ones,

there are so-called psychics who make money by holding séances to let

others hear from their dead relatives. They often use trickery to

fool their customers.

> Reading others' minds

> It sure would be fun to be able to read the minds of other people.

One view of an extra psychic sense is that ability. A small number of

people claim to have the ability to read another person's mind. There

are so many other factors that can help a person do this, that it is

questionable if this is some sort of 6th sense.

> Other factors

> Just as an animal can read your body language and odors to tell if

you are afraid or not, so can people get indications from these

factors (see Sensing Fear or Danger).

>

> I've seen magicians and mentalist whose tricks seem to indicate

they can read people's minds. They use a good ability to read body

language, a knowledge of human nature, and the power of suggestion to

make it seem like they are reading minds.

>

> If you know the person very well and are in tune with each other,

you can often tell what he or she is thinking in many situations.

This may be because you both think alike, although there is the

possibility that you are actually reading his or her mind.

> Possible answer

> If there is a way to read another's mind, a possible answer is that

there are mental waves created that some people can sense. Or, since

the mind works by electrical signals, perhaps it is possible to sense

those signals and tell what the other person is thinking.

>

> Medical researchers can tell when a person is looking at something

or is listening, though detecting electrical signals from different

parts of the brain. They cannot yet tell what people are thinking

through their devices, but they can detect brain responses.

> Verifying the 6th sense

> How can we prove that the 6th sense exists? Scientists require that

for some phenomenon to be verified, it must be measurable and

repeatable. The problem with the 6th sense is that it is very

difficult to repeat experiments with it. Most people do not seem to

have control over the sense, where they can turn it on at will. In

fact, the harder a person tries to use his or her 6th sense, the less

it seems to work.

>

> On the other hand, there seem to be so many people who have

experienced these strange happenings or have abilities to sense

things that can't be explained. This indicate that there must be

something to the idea of a 6th sense.

> In conclusion

> Besides the standard 5 basic senses, there may also be a 6th sense,

where people can see into the future either through some feeling or

through a dream or trance. Included with that sense are the

possibility of seeing spirits and reading minds. Those seem more

questionable. It is difficult to verify the 6th sense, because it is

not predictable.

>

> See what others have to say in Reader Feedback

>

>

>

> Use your senses to optimize your experience on Earth.

>

>

> Mini-quiz to check your understanding

> (Note: Your browser must be able to use JavaScript for this quiz to

function properly.)

>

> 1. Is there a 6th sense?

>

> [input] There are only 5 possible senses

>

> [input] All senses are imaginary

>

> [input] Enough people experience it that it may be true

>

> 2. What is the most common type of 6th sense?

>

> [input] The ability to detect magnetic fields

>

> [input] The ability to foresee future events

>

> [input] The ability to see through walls

>

> 3. Can the 6th sense be used to move objects?

>

> [input] No. It is a sense and not a power

>

> [input] Yes, by chanting meaningless words

>

> [input] No. But you can make others move the objects

>

> If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a

champion in understanding about your senses. If you had problems, you

had better look over the material again.