Okay, I actually believe that. There is my credo. I believe that what is symbolically encountered in these fantastic events is the real world manifesting in the body-brain of the experiencer in ways that the person can hear and integrate in some fashion—which is to say that these events are mediated by the “imagination,” which, in these moments at least, is no more, and no less, than a function or dimension of consciousness as such. I believe we should not believe the literal contents of such imaginal productions or movies, but we should nevertheless watch and listen to them with great care
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