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Intuition is natural and spontaneous—but learning how it speaks to you allows it to be used more clearly and consistently.
This step is often skipped. Many people jump straight into symbolic interpretation, prediction, or meaning-making—without ever confirming whether their basic yes/no signal is reliable.
In intuitive disciplines that take accuracy seriously, calibration comes first.
This is where target practice comes in.
What is intuitive target practice?
Target practice refers to low-stakes, verifiable exercises designed to help you:
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identify your personal yes/no signals
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distinguish signal from imagination
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reduce emotional contamination
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build confidence through feedback
The goal is not impressiveness.
The goal is consistency.
Why yes/no calibration matters
Across intuition research and applied intuitive methods, there is broad agreement on one point:
If your yes/no signal is unreliable, everything built on top of it will be unstable.
Yes/no calibration:
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grounds intuition in reality
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prevents overinterpretation
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creates a reference point for symbols, time cues, and impressions
This principle appears across multiple fields—even when different language is used.
Proponents and supporting traditions
Ingo Swann — Remote Viewing Protocols
Ingo Swann emphasized signal discrimination before interpretation.
In controlled remote viewing (CRV), early stages are designed to answer basic questions:
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Is the signal present or not?
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Is this data accurate or noise?
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Continue or stop?
These are binary decisions.
Symbolism comes later.
Laura Day — Practical Intuition Training
Laura Day frequently recommends starting with:
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simple
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emotionally neutral
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verifiable questions
She cautions that intuition improves through feedback loops, not belief.
Yes/no calibration is implicit throughout her work, even when not labeled as such.
Eugene Gendlin — Felt Sense & Checking
In Gendlin’s Focusing method, a person repeatedly checks:
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“Is this right?”
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“Does this fit?”
The body responds before words do.
This checking process is essentially yes/no calibration through felt sense.
Somatic Psychology & Polyvagal Theory (Stephen Porges)
The nervous system constantly evaluates:
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safe / unsafe
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engage / disengage
These are biological yes/no processes operating below consciousness.
Intuitive yes/no signals often ride on this same circuitry.
Principles of good target practice
Before we look at exercises, a few rules matter:
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Keep stakes low
No life decisions. No emotional entanglement. -
Use verifiable targets
You must be able to check the answer. -
Stay emotionally neutral
Desire distorts signal. -
One question at a time
Avoid compound questions. -
Record results
Memory lies. Notes don’t.
Exercise 1: Reality confirmation
Start with questions you already know the answer to.
Examples:
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“Is my name ___?”
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“Am I sitting right now?”
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“Is it daytime?”
Ask the question, then notice:
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where the response appears in your body
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how fast it arrives
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what changes when the answer is yes vs. no
Do not imagine an answer.
Wait for a felt response.
This establishes your baseline yes/no signals.
Exercise 2: Hidden object (classic target practice)
This exercise is widely used in intuition and remote viewing training.
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Place an object in one of two locations (e.g., left drawer or right drawer).
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Forget which one you chose.
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Ask:
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“Is the object in the left drawer?”
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Note your yes/no response.
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Check physically.
Repeat over days, not hours.
Patterns matter more than single hits.
Exercise 3: True / false statements
Prepare a list of neutral statements:
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“The sky is blue.”
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“I am wearing shoes.”
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“This paper is green.”
Mix true and false.
Ask each one slowly and observe:
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bodily response
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emotional tone
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clarity vs. hesitation
Over time, differences sharpen.
Exercise 4: Time-delayed feedback
Ask questions whose answers you’ll learn soon but don’t know yet:
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“Will it rain this afternoon?”
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“Will my next email be from ___?”
This builds tolerance for waiting, which is crucial for clean intuition.
Common calibration errors
Be gentle with yourself—these are normal:
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confusing imagination with signal
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mistaking anxiety for “no”
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mistaking excitement for “yes”
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asking questions you want answered a certain way
These are not failures.
They are data.
Tracking your results
Use an intuition notebook and record:
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the question
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the perceived signal
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the outcome
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your emotional state
Over time, you’ll notice:
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which signals are reliable
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which states distort perception
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how neutrality improves accuracy
This mirrors scientific method more than mysticism.
When calibration is complete (enough)
Calibration is never “finished,” but you’ll know you’re ready to move forward when:
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your yes/no signal is consistent
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errors make sense in hindsight
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confidence is calm, not excited
At this point, symbolic intuition, time cues, and more complex targets become safer to explore.
Why this matters for ethical intuition
Target practice is not just technical—it’s ethical.
It:
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prevents self-deception
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reduces harm from false certainty
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builds humility alongside skill
Serious intuitives train quietly before speaking loudly.
A final note
Yes/no intuition is not glamorous.
It doesn’t feel mystical.
But it is the spine of intuitive perception.
Before intuition tells a story,
before it offers meaning,
before it touches the future—
it answers a simpler question:
Is this correct or not?
Learning to hear that answer clearly is one of the most grounding skills an intuitive can develop ✨
- Chris
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