Assumption or Intuition

Many times people assume, and it's often based on their background. I can write a book on this, but will keep it short so I can go to my Forum on Orthodox Spirituality meeting. Here is a common one: Someone sees a person not working. A common Christian perspective will be that they need to pray, that is their cross for now, or, in certain ethnic groups including the Greek one, there must be something wrong with them, even spiritually. They may have bad luck that we may catch if we get too close to them. Those of the Law of Attraction following will just be sure that their chakras are blocked, their thoughts or energy is off, they are not meditating enough. Some of these may be true for some people some of the time. They may think their being is off as well. But what if one is just being persistent and creating? Would these same people apply the same philosophies and theories to themselves 100%?

This kind of blanket thought is just prejudice, like if people think that black people are not as smart as white people, all divorced people have relationship issues and in no way could the other person have contributed to their issue, etc. These are assumptions, not wisdom or intuition. I am reading a Carl Jung book, and he says that each individual must be taken differently. Inquire, don't say for sure.

I believe an integrated, yin-yang balanced approach of different perspectives is the wisest. Interpretations are truths with a small "t" unless they come from a tuned-in intuition that knows what is True in the moment. Often, that can't be spoken in words. I believe each person has different intuitive abilities, and they can be cultured via exercise, meditation, self-reflection, intention and seminars. We have not talked much so I don't know where your intuition is...Reading adds a little to it if one can get into characters, human motives, etc. Intuition can always grow, while assumptions I find are part of one's family and cultural heritage, and are just conversations "in the air".

Intuition and deep listening go hand-in-hand and are not fast food transformation solutions pretending to be wisdom of the West or East.