The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
Albert Einstein
We all have the gift of intuition but we are often in denial of it. Why? Because we assume the rational mind is meant to be in charge and any other tools the mind possesses need to be in service to it. In education and science we put the rational mind up on a pedastal. We revere it. We honor it. In so doing, we forget that we were all born with a very sacred gift, a connection to something we never truly left. If we get "inklings" of connection to that Source in the form of intuition they are considered okay as long as they serve the part of the mind we are chosing to honor without overshadowing it. Otherwise, it is just "woo-woo nonsense". The rational mind focuses on form...so we honor form, matter etc. This sacred gift comes from the formless so "it can't be real".
In the society and culture I grew up in, in reverence and loyality to the rational, intuition and anyone who attempts to establish it in its rightful position are ridiculed and ostracized.My generation has come to believe that the left hemisphere of the brain must remain dominant and in control of human functioning. Any of the qualities from the right sided brain, if recognized and accepted, are there only to assist the left side, to add a little creative diversion, some comedic relief, from the drudgery of logical functioning ; to add some lubrication to its hard working engines. Art, poetry, music and spiritual development are considered added ons, not necessities for daily functioning. These things are removed from educational systems, to make more room and resources available for enhancing the rational mind so we learn to be more "productive" in society.
I grew up in the wrong time for a predominantly right brained human to grow up in, I suppose. I could never really fit in to what was expected of me. I could bend to some degree and was able to enhance the functioning of my left brain. I could even almost forget about what was going on on the other side...almost...but never completely. There was something in me...strong enough and loud enough to keep reminding me that "This is what is really important. This is a sacred gift that needs to be honored."
I have always been pulled back from my love of science into the appreciation for beauty, to poetry, to creativity, to the emotional component of living. Like coming here everyday, for example. It certainly doesn't make sense to my rational mind...but it makes complete sense to my intuitive mind.
There is great power hidden in right hemisphere functioning, in the intuitive mind, in the formless essence of what is...We need to tap into it. The intuitive mind should be sitting on the throne we have given to the rational mind. Don't you think?
Over the centuries of history, The Master(the right hemisphere) has seen his empire and powers usurped and betrayed by his Emissary (the left hemisphere).
Ian McGilchrist
Let's begin to right this wrong. Let's stand up for the intuitive parts of our mind and demand they be explored and understood better so they eventually reclaim their place as the Master of this human experience.
All is well!
Inspired by :
Betty Edwards (2012 ) Drawing on the Right side of the Brain 4th Edition. Tarcher/Pedigree. Kindle Edition
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