A clear inner voice or knowing experienced as authoritative and distinct
An internal knowing, voice, or directing presence, not heard as external sound but experienced as a clear, authoritative inner communication. Distinct from ordinary intuition by its absolute clarity or felt authority. May include receiving direct information from a non-personal source.
The higher number includes anyone who mentioned an inner knowing or guidance; the lower number counts those who described it as a distinct, quasi-perceptual experience in their own words.
I was feeling such incredible, powerful, unconditional love. It just felt like I was home. And I knew — not because I heard a voice — I just knew in my soul that my soul would live on, whether my body lived or died.
I just heard such a strong voice that just told me what I'm here for... 'You are that. And bring this love to the world. Teach that. Live that. Show that. Be that.'
I heard this voice and it said, 'Relax, all is one.' When I heard this, I said, 'OK, if all is one, that means that the person who's talking to me is also me. So, OK, I will trust.'
All of a sudden out of this thing, I hear 'Dude.' And then I hear 'Love you, bro.' And Rocky knew Billy and she said, 'Mark, that was Billy's voice.' And I said, 'Yes, it was.'
First-hand accounts from people who described this experience, drawn from the interviews in this collection:
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