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Not Here, Not There, Not Anywhere
There is a thing about magic, Wonderlands, Imaginal Realms, spirit bodies, and tulpas that is tangible and simultaneously ineffable. It is possible to have your feet in two worlds. From the spirit’s perspective, soul is not in the physical realm, but rather it is remotely using a body/avatar and personality set constructed by it and history with contributions to psyche by other soul players- in another dimension outside of space/time. Tulpas are this, only they are initiated in the field of space/time. Are roots are there, tulpas roots are here, but we extend into all realities. Tulpas are no less collaborative beings than any of us, growing first by commission, but then in participating in a growing dialogue and gestalt of activities that define them and the partner. This world is as insanely weird as Alice’s Wonderland, as consistent as anything in this world, and yet it remains fringe, only a few brave souls willing to cross the doorway to other realms.
Maybe you think CS Lewis simply invented Narnia, but I suspect he went there, using the Magician’s avatar. Thomas Campbell’s “My Big Toes” discusses worlds he learned to access, the same way Robert Monroe learned to access this. These experiences are often more detailed and consistent than even Lucid Dreams. Having had Lucid Dreams, I can say there is…