Use your ‘superpower’
Every teen sitting around the table had a story to share. Situations in which a “sixth sense” had guided them to an unexpected outcome, connected them to a key piece of information, even protected them in scary circumstances. All the teens also agreed on something: This “sixth sense” was more than some kind of human intuition. It was so “not of this world” in its clarity and wisdom that they felt it was proof of a divine intelligence—divine Mind, or God—caring for them and loving them in a way that had practical effects in their lives.
Here’s something else they agreed on: They all wanted to know how to cultivate this sense in their lives so they could feel connected to it more regularly. When it came to providing guidance, they said, nothing else they’d encountered was more reliable, more trustworthy, more safe.
The kind of perception we’re talking about—perception that goes beyond what we see or hear, or what seem to be the facts of a situation—might sound like a superpower. How else could you know to not step off a curb because a truck that you couldn’t see was about to come barreling around the corner? And yet, the ability to perceive something beyond the details and limitations of any particular moment isn’t a magical power. In order to understand what this perception is all about, though—including how we can exercise it effectively—it’s helpful to first make sure we’re all on the same page in terms of how we understand the universe.
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