Practical Intuition

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Summary: Just What I've Been Looking For!
Review: Finally, finally, I found the book that helped me give structure to my readings. Since I was seventeen (I am twenty-three as I write this review) I've been using my intuitive abilities to read people, but I've always wanted to give more order to the information I was getting since it somehow came across as scattered. At long last the RIGHT book to help me do just that has come my way!

Thank you, thank you, Laura Day! PRACTICAL INTUITION is a life-changing book!

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Summary: Focus your Thinking
Review: I found the practical information on what intuition is and how to develop it very helpful. I also believe that the exercises helped me to develop more discipline and focus in thinking about problems and issues.

While the book talks about stock choices, etc., I didn't think it made false promises. I came away thinking that this book was about learning and mental discipline. As a result of reading it, I am reading a few other books with exercises for the development of my intuitive ability.

A reader will make a mistake thinking this is about "esp" or fortunetelling. It is about utilizing what you know and developing access to all the information we absorb every day.

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Summary: A book of "guessing" exercises.
Review: I genuinely didn't get any thing out of this book. I do believe that Ms. Day may possess special powers and I enjoyed reading about her psychic experiences, but her exercises seemd arbitrary and definately did nothing to increase what she calls "Practical Intuition". Apparently, one is suppossed to become more psychic by asking an obscure question and turning the page and finding out what they just predicted. I would recommend this book as an interesting read, but not a guide on how to harness your practical intuition.

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Summary: Great and inspiring book.
Review: I was studying this book trying to apply intuition toward the market trading success.
While reading this book and following it's exercises to interpret intuitive signs - I placed the large bet on market downturn one day before Sep 11 '01 attack. This trade returned +750% in 2 weeks and recovered all my losses from 3 previous years.
Great work by Laura Day!
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Summary: An Intuitive Shares Her Psychic Toolkit
Review: Laura Day's book, PRACTICAL INTUITION, describes ways that we can develop our psychic senses and connect more clearly with the truths that are out there -- such as what job is best, what partner is best, what to do to improve one's health, and how to make better investment and business decisions. Most of us suffer from occasional lapses in what we call "reason" or "judgement", in which we ignore deeper knowledge of who we are and what we need. This knowledge is fully accessible to each and every one of us, according to Day, who provides fun and informative exercises designed to build up our intuitive talent.

PRACTICAL INTUITION sets itself apart from other intuition books by starting with the working assumption that we all have access to universal truths and can see the future, feel how others are feeling, and generally live our lives in mystical fashion. I love this approach to the subject of intuition, because I share these beliefs and enjoy experiencing the magic in life.

I love the section Day includes in this book which shows you how you can quickly help almost anyone become your own psychic guru (even when they don't think they are psychic at all) -- for those times when you need an unbiased opinion, and don't want to hire a psychic. This is a very creative technique that you're sure to have lots of fun with as you get the answers you need to those burning questions.

Would you like to find out how intuitive you can really be? Are you open to the possibility that you already know exactly who you are and what is best for you? PRACTICAL INTUITION picks up where other intuition books leave off, and can raise your intuitive ability to heights you never knew you could reach.

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Summary: Very Impractical
Review: Laura teaches people to hallucinate and pretend that the hallucinations have meaning. It really hasn't done much for Demi's career. Pretending your hallucinations have meaning could lead to delusions, psychosis, or worse. Laura gives no advice about what to do when the hallucinations become overwhelming or interrupt your daily routine. Better read the "Stormy Search for the Self", "Spiritual Emergency" by Stan and Christina Grof or "A Path With Heart" by Jack Kornfield for information about the potential negative side effects to Laura's teachings.

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Summary: Great and inspiring book.
Review: My third eye, that is. I "accidentally" purchased this book and did the exercises exactly as she instructed. I was struck by the accuracy of my visions. Laura's book is a great teaching tool to expand your intuition. BUT it takes discipline. Practical Intuition is dynamite when you're willing to devote the time. It took me 5 weeks. I use it to evaluate the men I date -- with telling accuracy.

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Summary: Outline is good for first time intuitives
Review: The practical outline provided in this book is easy to follow for those new to working with their intuition. Packed with excercises to test accuracy and access inner answers, Practical Intuition is like a self-study program to the world of the sixth sense.

Best for readers who are into seeing intuition as a tool to help with decision-making. But if you are one who believes in having a spiritual base while being "third-eye open" this material is anemic in soul-centered higher purpose intuition. For those who prefer an intuition training book rich in "soul work" ... Divine Intuition and The Psychic Pathway offer that dimension of being a six sensory being.

Laura Day is a celebrity psychic so her accuracy must be beyond the average. However, she seems to rely alot on celebrity endorsements from well-known names, and the name dropping from movie stars creates an impression of guru-generating rather then a sharing of wisdom.

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Summary: No Intuition
Review: This book asserts that we're all born with an intuitive sense, and that we don't normally use it because we've not been educated about it from the start. But we can play "catch up" and make our lives better in the process, by practicing Laura Day's exercises.

This book does NOT assert that the "power" is either working or not working. Laura clearly states that whether we get the answer correct or not, that it is our interpretation of the internal data that makes all the difference. So, that means that a daisy will mean something different to you than it does to me. Also, it's like anything else ... don't we have to practice ANYTHING new for quite awhile before we are comfortable with our sense of what we have and haven't done correctly? In the very beginning, perhaps you might rationally think a daisy means one thing and you then discover that it actually means something totally different (to you).

A lot of mistakes, too, are made by when we try to force images on ourselves, instead of letting them come on their own. It helps tremendously to be as relaxed as possible. Very impatient and uptight people will be the first to (wrongly) criticize books of this kind, because they don't choose to slow down enough to play the intuition game correctly. And, we've all been there, right? It just helps to recognize that the end results are better when we are as calm and collected as possible.

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Summary: Paid for itself a thousand times over
Review: This book is my foundation work on intuition. It has rewarded my investment more than a thousand times over in money alone, and the insight and practical advice I have received through these intuitive exercises in other areas of my life have been worth as much again. This book differs markedly from many other books about intuition by simplifying and demystifying the whole subject. While so many other books will have you carrying out lengthy efforts of "tuning in" and receiving impressions to no particular purpose, this book gets you started right away dealing with issues of practical importance in your own life. After a couple of short introductory chapters, explaining how it works and what you will need, the exercises begin almost immediately. As the book progresses, you will formulate three burning questions of your own and carry out a series of exercises to refine and provide insight into them. The book contains 26 such exercises in all, every one different, and all carried out "blind", that is to say without knowing which question you are answering. Some of the author's own questions are thrown in, so you really never can guess the question you are dealing with. This is not the kind of book you can simply dip into or read for interest alone. You are forced to carry out the exercises as you reach each one before moving on in the text. This may be off-putting to some, but following the rules will reward you with much practical experience by the end of the book, and most likely some genuinely useful answers to a few of your own questions. Added to this, the book is full of examples from the author's students, so you get plenty of insight and encouragement from the efforts of other novices. If you are serious about putting intuition to practical use in your life, then this is the book to get. In fact, it may be the only book you will ever need on the subject.