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[DJC]

Just going back to the subconscious mind, I think that we see far more than our conscious mind can process but our lizard brain takes it all in and spits out anything that could be important.

Many years ago, I was walking from one of the La Trobe carparks towards the library.  There was a bloke walking in the opposite direction about 200m away and a thought flashed through my brain, "I haven't seen Peter for a while."  As we got closer, I realised that it was Peter.  I don't know whether there was something about his gait or posture but there's no way that I could have recognised him at 200m.

I spend a lot of time in the bush and have had numerous encounters with snakes but they are rarely unexpected.  One close call was when I foolishly decided to walk through some scrub wearing thongs. I was in mid-step when I suddenly thought, "This is a good place for a snake."  I kept my foot raised and, sure enough, there was a smallish Tiger Snake coiled up right where I was about to plant my Japanese safety boot.  I retreated and found another route. 

I have had many similar experiences and I am sure that they are the subconscious mind using sensory skills we've forgotten we have.