We believe that some of the most mysterious experiences of deep connectedness and collective wisdom in a group occur when attention is paid to building connections between group members on subtle levels of consciousness. For example, practicing meditation together can open deeper channels of connection between group members. In our experience, this practice makes subtler group dynamics more readily discernible and also helps to develop greater harmonic or empathic resonance in the group field. We have also found that when the intuitive capacities of group members are explicitly welcomed and cultivated through intuitive sensing practices, a group can experience a quantum leap in the number of powerful collective insights that emerge and group members may experience in their lives a higher than usual amount of uncanny synchronicities that seem to suggest mysterious non-local connections having been made with each other. Research suggests that the development of intuitive ability may play a crucial role in the development of collective consciousness and wisdom. As organizational consultant and collective wisdom researcher Robert Kenny notes, with a refined intuitive capacity, individuals may be able to directly experience their union with the interconnected wholeness of life, and directly apprehend the unspoken thoughts and feelings of others in the group, leading to levels of coordination and wisdom in group functioning that far surpass the individual capacities of its members.

Articles

Kenny, Robert. (2004) What Can Science Tell Us About Collective Consciousness? (www.collectivewisdominitiative.org/papers/kenny_science.htm)

La Chapelle, David. (2003) What Supports the Emergence of Collective Wisdom? (www.collectivewisdominitiative.org/papers/lachapelle_emergence.htm)

Trainings

We are open to input here about quality trainings in developing intuition.

Books

You Already Know What to Do: 10 Invitations to the Intuitive Life. Sharon Franquemont. 1999. Tarcher/Putnum.

This book is a well written, practical and fun introduction to trusting your intuition and gaining access to the wisdom within.

Blessing: The Art and Practice. David Spangler. 2001. Riverhead Books.

David Spangler brings a wonderful balance of intellectual rigor and spiritual wisdom to the topic of working with subtle energies and group fields for personal and collective healing.

Developing Intuition: Practical Guidance for Daily Life. Shakti Gawain. 2000. New World Library

This is a short, accessible and practical introduction on the topic by a popular New Age author that makes an important point about the need to balance the rational, intuitive, and instinctual dimensions of our being.

Centered on the Edge: Mapping a Field of Collective Intelligence and Spiritual Wisdom (2001) (www.collectivewisdominitiative.org/CenteredOnTheEdge)

This is a beautifully presented report of a study supported by the Fetzer Institute which presents many stories of collective wisdom and principles about how to evoke it.