Starshower
But Nissy, how would you know that the apparently unrelated idea hasn't got some relation to your stream-of-consciousness which you cannot see or have forgotten? Like a consciously-forgotten memory triggered by a physical sensation or un-noticed thought association? (I often have dreams with unfamiliar elements apparently unrelated to my waking experiences ... but ages later, on reflection, I suddenly realise how my unconscious mind got & used them.)
Also - how do you know what is 'intuition' rather than a random thought (though I don't 'believe' in randomness - but that's another discussion.) Is it only with hindsight, when you know your random thought was correct, that you label it 'intuition'?
Also - how do you know what is 'intuition' rather than a random thought (though I don't 'believe' in randomness - but that's another discussion.) Is it only with hindsight, when you know your random thought was correct, that you label it 'intuition'?