What do wisdom traditions say?

“Our people could navigate without the stars — a feat that requires tuning into, and merging with, the “spirit that lives in all things.” The real human being is able to navigate by feeling the energy of the sea and land, watching the direction of swells in the sea and the kinds of birds and seals that come through the fog, knowing the direction of tidal movements, feeling the rhythm of the water, listening to animals on the rookeries and cliffs, intuition, “gut feel” and heart sense.”

— “Wisdom Keeper” by Ilarion Merculieff of the Unangan Nation