The idea of embodied imagination (Jungian) introduces the notion that through dreams, imagination presents us with a complete reality that is different from our waking reality, not constrained by logic or rationality, and based more on our individual archetypal system of symbols. My latest thinking is that we carry this system into our waking conscious life, but are less aware of it because of the constraints our rationality imposes when awake. This system may be what calls us into a spiritual awakening to more fully integrate all levels of consciousness.
Several years ago I was invited (all expenses paid) to the Lucidity Institute <http://lucidity.com/> in Hawaii for a month long study in dreaming and consciousness. There have been a few invitations I regret not feeling free enough to accept in my life and this is one, but my mother in law was in hospice in our home and those love ties reign. Even as a kid I paid attention to my dreams and it has been for me, a life long fascination. It has led me to understand that there are states of consciousness in both waking and sleeping that are the same peak states, just the movie on the screen has a different tone, like the difference between Brooks' Blazing Saddles and Polanski's McBeth. I think that imagination is the mechanism that puts the movie on screen in all circumstances. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
