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It's hardly surprising that
business people would be among the first to appreciate the potential utility of
psi; given the increasingly chaotic and unpredictable scene of
ever-changing markets, even a little precognition
or clairvoyance could make a big difference!
The business world has itself been undergoing a profound transformation in the last couple
of decades, with downsizing, increasing automation, even the emergence of new values and
ethics. Companies are beginning to view themselves in a larger perspective of social
change and responsibility, rather than just in terms of productivity, markets, and
profits. Rigidly hierarchical modes of management are giving way to more flexible
approaches emphasizing teamwork as well as individuals' needs and personal strengths. And
creative problem solving techniques are coming into the mainstream, as innovation begins
to be seen as a necessity for survival.
This climate of risk-taking and openness is certainly conducive to psi. On the one hand,
there's a growing - though still discreet - demand for the services of psychics, who may
be consulted about a particular venture or investment. On the other hand, CEOs are talking
more openly about intuition as a respectable basis for decision-making, and are becoming
more interested in their own latent psi. In their book Executive ESP, Douglas
Dean and John Mihalsky present a number of "success stories" of business people
who had gotten ahead when they acted at the prompting of intuition, in apparent violation
of all logic. |
