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[Tao_Equus]

Talking of 6th senses..

A few weeks ago I was walking along to the local shop and as I passed a seat by a small park I "thought about" a chef I had worked with for a short time some years ago. There was no reason to think about him and I do not recall thinking about him before in a random way. I specifically thought about the woman troubles he was having when I worked with him. I carried on to the shop and on my return trip who was sitting on that very bench....this chef. He was sat there with his phone trying to phone anothwer girlfriend who had just kicked him out.
I dont see how such an event can be dismissed as chance.

Tao

[greymare]

That is eerie and interesting tao, Id say the Universe sent you a little message. Not so dramatic and life threatening as some, but It doesnt have to be a huge deal for all and sundry, just you. many years ago I had just left a very scary situation and was in the process of making a new life for myself and boys. I had severed all contact with family and friends and changed my and my childrens names etc. One night I got a phone call. it went like this. "Hello Tracy .......(my real name) its deb, goodbye mate). I freaked out. I knew a few "Debs" but I didnt understand how anyone had my number. A year later I had established some contact with family and heard that a friend of mine had died the day before I got the phone call. Her name was Debbie and she had been isuffering from Cancer. She didnt have my number and actually no one did. And she died the day before she called me but I know it was her. Suprisingly I was totally at ease with realising it was her. It was far better than thinking someone had tracked me down.

[17th Angel]

aboot here.......... To, there.

Originally Posted by Tao_Equus

Talking of 6th senses..

A few weeks ago I was walking along to the local shop and as I passed a seat by a small park I "thought about" a chef I had worked with for a short time some years ago. There was no reason to think about him and I do not recall thinking about him before in a random way. I specifically thought about the woman troubles he was having when I worked with him. I carried on to the shop and on my return trip who was sitting on that very bench....this chef. He was sat there with his phone trying to phone anothwer girlfriend who had just kicked him out.
I dont see how such an event can be dismissed as chance.

Tao

lolz omg!$£!$£!$ You are teh sighkick!!! Look in teh cristel ball! What do you c in meh futuer?

*clears throat*

I don't think there is anything special with stuff like that it's just chance or something lol... I do that all the darn time... I know when someone has bought me a suprise... Such as if my wife comes home with a bag of Turkish delight (very rare occasion.... :\) I know she has... Such as I know she has got me a new pair of Ice skates, Detroit Red Wings hockey Jersey and a Stone Island sweater for X-mas... She is hidding it over her mothers house... I walked in there and new straight away, almost gave her mother an heart attack lol. I know everything she or someone else in a face to face conversation is thinking about and what they will they say, can even say it for them... I know when there will be an acciden't or something I want to see on TV (without tv guides lol) I think it is just some of us are really flukey.... How the hell do you spell that? Is there an E? Fluky? No that isn't right....

You just get feelings.... off others.. You can sense stuff like that from reactions and behaviour... And such... And just... I think it means you can read into a situation more than average... That I wouldn't say is spiritual, or spooky or of another world... Just you pay some deep attention to detail.

[greymare]

maybe you are just a really scary guy,17th. lol only kidding. we know you are a sweetheart. lol. and I think its flukey.

[17th Angel]

I (and others would agree) am not one of the top hitters here for the Spiritual team... So I doub't I could have a spiritual skill at predictions and such when I myself do not even believe in spirits... As Grey said there is some fluke there mixed with a bit of body action reading...

[Neemai]

Originally Posted by DT Strain

(note: just FYI, this is all written from a naturalistic/materialist perspective, without inclusion of the supernatural or traditional duality. Ideas of souls and such would definitely affect these points.)

Interesting topic to speculate upon, but if you take the possibility of a soul or some form of higher existence out of the discussion, then it's ultimately a closed question.

Originally Posted by Blue

there is similarly no further material evidence we exist on some different level after our physical death.

I would strongly disagree, as researchers such as Ian Stevenson and Raymond Moody (amongst others) produced some highly well documented case-studies on the matter with evidence both for life beyond physical death, and potential remembrance from past-lives.

... Neemai