It seems that the more technological or the more comfortable or the more we become grounded in a material world you can even say, it seems to me the less we realize certain natural abilities. Throughout history we have always been closer to death than we are today. Sure people are killed, there is still deseases, accidents, truly crazy people that are killing others, and governmental equations such as war and genocide and so on. There are a lot of maladies that have been become curable or pretty much wiped out like yellow fever, tuberculosis, small pox and so on. There are still pockets of these diseases and they still pop up from time to time in other areas. I won't even go into the survival aspect like having to hunt for food and foraging and trying to maintain a diet to prevent scurvy and other dietary imbalances. Now all we have to do is go to the nearest Wal Mart Supercenter (here in the States that is) and pick up you weeks worth of groceries and whatever clothing you need for the season. It may just be me but I believe the more we get grounded in the "real" world the more we are going to lose our natural abilities.
There is something about wide open spaces when people are few and far between each other. I am an introvert big time and I find those spaces extremely comfortable. I have friends are and have talked to quite a few Native Americans about Spiritual matters. It's quite interesting what some of the elders have told me especially, some but not all, of the things about trans related issues. It's really interesting how you called trans people two spirited. Like I always say, even though I believe in Creationism I also believe in Evolution on all levels just as strongly.
With me, it's not so much the telphone as it is with deaths in the family. Usually I will feel strange the day someone dies or I will have dreams about them "going away" at night. I have never dreamed of someone close to me dying but rather telling me bye with a somber, bitter sweet parting. I have been in two auto accidents, nothing major and niether one I was a fault, and for one I dreamed about it but not specifically and in the other I was on edge the whole day before. The one that I had a sort of expectation of, once the accident happened the anxiety and edginess was instantly gone.
Speaking of Aborigines and their walkabouts, I do these on a lesser extent. I have to get back to nature and away from people and all the noise. It allows me to be introspective and and get somewhat wild in a wilderness sort of way. I will fish or hunt depending on the season but will also bring food just in case. I'm kinda' miserable when it comes the fish because I hate touching fish and cleaning them. This is the only time that I will though. I'm such a girl when it comes to slime.
Sometimes I even fast for a good portion of my little excursions. It really does my Psyche good and allows a sort of purging and rejuvenation. Like I said I am extremely introverted probably to more unhealthy levels than most and without the excursions I would probably have to be commited.
Anyway when it comes to phones and the main way I work I am sort of like Povlov's dogs. When the phone rings I have no idea when I'll see home again, where I am going, and I know how miserable it will be especially in the summer time. So for me mentally the phone means unsurity, anxiety, danger and discomfort. Unlike Povlov's dogs relating the bell to food and being a positive, when the bell rings for me it's pretty much negative and one of the reasons that type of telepathy doesn't happen to me as much.
