The Detroit times., 1915-09-04
WHATINTUITION is.
a. n. hpOINGToN BRUCE
Author of The Riddle OF Personality,
Psychology and Parenthoot,' etc.

We hear much nowadays about Intuition
OFTEN IS spoken OF as though 10 were some
th,nr supernatural To have iutuitive kuo~l
edge Of anything Is thought BY many 20 mean
that sucs know ledge Las been gained il an oe.
cul, way
Actually there is nothing in the least super
natural about intuition. X is based On natural
Laws. the workings ot which are not so gen
orally known "a they ought 20 be
A good example Of what IS popularity mean.
by INTUITION Is found IN the intense feelings
OF dislike which many people sometimes form
for persons whom they ara meeting fo- the
first time often il happens that later events
justify The seemingly grouadless dislike Then
those who felt IL are inclined 70 believe rnev
were warned" In some mystic Way.
As matter Of fact The warning" II such it
can be called came from the depths o. theii
owu being u Vas compounded Of knowledge
already present 2 their minds a. the time they
met the person who aroused In taem 40 much
autipatdy
More specifically. these intuitive dislikes
are most frequently due % the fact thar there
b some physical resemblance between those for
whom the dislike is felt. and other people
whose unpleasant traits OF character are al
ready weil-knowu 10 the one having the In
tuition
The resemblance may BE- only slight or
vague. but o. IS not accidental Il results from
the psycho-physical law thar facial and bodily
expression are affected IN specific ways by
mental states
TIE desires dominant IN mans hear. The
thoughts he most often thinks. give certain
SET 20 The muscles Of lis face. and even 70 the
way le walks SO true ia this that there has
come into being science Of character reading
based on ire physical expression
II one is familiar with the principles ~ this
ecieucc 'int1itive" knowledge ~ men VII be
matter % everyday occurrence Bur familiar
uy with its principles r. not necessary 20 me
making o. intuifiorTr-
All mat ts necessary f. that there Do A SUB
CONSCIOUS RECOGNITION Of the likeness
between the appearance Of the new acquaint
ance and somebody already vel' known
Stimulated by this subconsclous recognition
the mind win proceed Instantly 70 pass iudg
meut on t,e Newcomer and 81 90 doing u al
give nee 20 the feelings on The newcomer and
In SO doing 8. VIII give rise 70 the feelings o.
dislike which lsfAr occurrences may justly
or the .ntu.tye dislike may arise "a quite an
other vay. 10 may result from The fact ina
the person experiencing Do has Drevious-
heard bar hae forgotten statements rerectinl
adversely on tho character % the uew scquain,
ance
These statements. 20 With oerhaps not 'h,
slightest attention was paid F-ca they uer
heard or overheard. may te vaguely revive,
'n memory by sight % the new Acquaintance o.
by mention ~ his name 80 they are thus ~
viyed aa "Intli''Ye and possibly entirely mi
Unsuitable a.flYatHv 81 likely fr be- falr
Thus the phenomenon ~ .auH.se d.sufe
SO pulling 20 many people IS quite free fr1r
any supernatural element It fs wholly qga-
uan OF THE POWER Or THE MfSD TO PER
iCEIvE AND BENEMBEH sUBCoNsCIoUsIY
AS with IT, -o wits other irr'tons o. vhiei
mention VIII be made some Isra- day