I use self-hypnosis in my quest for spiritual development.
While in trance, the answers to the questions I ask are very concise, and startling in their straightforwardness. I also noticed that the answer pops in my mind before I finish formulating my question. If I finish my formulation without an answer, then I won't get an answer, and I have to avoid rationalizing it.
It seems that my intention for the question forms in my mind, then my brain formulates it. Whatever higher source, that answers it, gets the question directly from my mind, and, when it sees fit to reply, it does it instantaneously, hence it arrives into my mind while my brain still formulates the question. From the brain point of view it is like and invalidation of the causality principle (https://www.google.com/search?q=causality+principle&rlz=1C1AOHY_enUS708US708&oq=causality+principle&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.4193j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8), the cause (question) doesn't precede the effect (answer).
It is an amazing feeling to notice that, and even a more amazing feeling concluding about what that means.
:-) 8-)