Vineeto: And to leave no doubt about the exact nature of pure intent -
[Richard]: Also, here is a hint for future reading: the word pure, in the phrase pure intent, indicates to a puzzling-it-out-reader that whatever it is which the word intent refers to one thing is for sure: it cannot be affective (else it be not pure). (Richard, List D Jonathan, 16 February 2014).
James: This quote from Richard posted by V above about pure intent really stuck with me. Especially this part: " it cannot be affective (else it would not be pure)."
The only thing I know to do to tap in to pure intent is remember the purity of it from my last PCE. So far this is not working. Like @Kub933 told me I am missing intent. It does make sense that I need to crank up intent to experience pure intent and it cannot be affective. Which begs the question: Can I have intent w/o it being affective?