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==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*a [[reflective]] looking inward : an [[examination]] of one's own [[thoughts]] and [[feelings]]
*a [[reflective]] looking inward : an [[examination]] of one's own [[thoughts]] and [[feelings]]
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Introspection''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Introspection '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
'''Introspection''' is the [[self]]-[[observation]] and reporting of [[conscious]] inner [[thoughts]], [[desires]] and sensations. It is a conscious mental and usually [[purposive]] [[process]] relying on [[thinking]], reasoning, and examining one's own thoughts, feelings, and, in more [[spiritual]] cases, one's [[soul]]. It can also be called [[contemplation]] of one's [[self]], and is contrasted with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrospection extrospection], the observation of [[things]] external to one's [[self]]. Introspection may be used synonymously with and in a similar way to [[human]] [[self]]-[[reflection]]. It is used greatly as a spiritual examination.
'''Introspection''' is the [[self]]-[[observation]] and reporting of [[conscious]] inner [[thoughts]], [[desires]] and sensations. It is a conscious mental and usually [[purposive]] [[process]] relying on [[thinking]], reasoning, and examining one's own thoughts, feelings, and, in more [[spiritual]] cases, one's [[soul]]. It can also be called [[contemplation]] of one's [[self]], and is contrasted with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrospection extrospection], the observation of [[things]] external to one's [[self]]. Introspection may be used synonymously with and in a similar way to [[human]] [[self]]-[[reflection]]. It is used greatly as a spiritual examination.
