Posted: Jul 15, 2017 7:32 pm
by John Platko
Perhaps someday the mind will be understood well enough for a nuts and bolts explanation of why and how this works but today we must settle for less than completely satisfying explanations. The best one I know of is Jung's theory of active imagination, which this video gives and overview of:



I've noticed Tulpa communities forming on the web where people are engaging in what seems to me to be active imagination, mostly in a way that doesn't resemble traditional religion. Although it seems like a religious practice to me.

A family member recently got himself in some trouble that had an alcohol component to it and he's now going to AA meetings so I reviewed the 12 steps. It seems like good stuff to me.