ThemeTH·048

Intuition

Intuition is one of the themes that runs through Nectar of Time. Below is everything in the Nectarium that touches on it.

Where it comes up 12

Within this theme 7

Concepts 1

  • Distortion of Intuition

    Tamir's biggest fear: that his intuition could be distorted so that he betrays his fate in his short life. Nev says a strong unintegrated shadow produces 'intuitive hits' that are really…

People 1

  • Tamir Barzilai

    Host of the Nectar of Time podcast; in this second official episode he shares his own path back into fiction via a pandemic book club and Haruki Murakami.

Quotes 1

Insights 1

  • A loud shadow masquerades as intuition

    The stronger your unintegrated shadow, the more easily you get 'intuitive hits' that are really the shadow pushing to surface. Clear intuition is earned by acting, getting it wrong, and…

Practices 1

  • Walk through the portal, led by curiosity

    When a full-body impulse or intuitive knowing points toward the unknown, trust it and go, letting curiosity rather than the absence of fear move you. Tamir adds that you plant the idea and…

Stories 2

  • Leaving Canada on a full-body impulse

    Soon after meeting Tamir, Nev had a 'full-body knowing' that she could no longer live in Canada, though she had few logical reasons. With no expectations, she packed up and went to the…

  • Mistaking the shadow for intuition

    Nev, who calls herself extremely intuitive, says that early in her journey she often acted on 'intuitive hits' that turned out to be her shadow speaking. She only realized afterward, after…

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