I'mfamiliar with that theme from other sources but don't remember it from the book, I do remember the discussion about fairies in days of yore corresponding to alien visitations in modern times
Or something like that!
thanks for starting the thread Sciborg;;/?
I've now downloaded all the podcasts and will be listening...especially to Mr Sheldrake!
doesnt he just, I hope we have a Sheldrake revival :D
Perhaps if I change inconsequential to 'of little consequence in the wider scheme of things'
I dunno really, the more I ponder these things the more unknowable it all seems and i can't come up with any concrete points:eek:
What if when you die you suddenly see that all that happened in your life was as inconsequential as dreams often seem once you wake up?
All the grinding suffering and anguish that we humans endure, you die, shrug, pft whatever....it fades like a dream
I agree and I hadn't thought about that before I made my dream analogy!
However, if we suppose that in the after life a much bigger picture is revealed to us then maybe it is hopeless to try and extrapolate from physical life in order to image how we might behave having passed over?
Just too...
Why would we expect communication with the other side to be clear or easy to understand?
Assuming (for the sake of argument) that there is another side then it's inhabitants are surely in a different state of being, a different dimension.
Might it not be akin to trying to receive an analogue...
I'm not sure that the analogy with illegally produced whiskey quite stands up?
Isn't a distillery a bit of a faff (and dangerous?) to set up and run?
To grow your own dope you just need some compost and a seed or two that you picked out from your stash the last time you rolled a spliff
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oh I see! It's interesting to think about how dreams may reveal the underlying archetypal nature of things, also interesting to commune with your dream self and see where it takes you.
I can certainly relate to the experience of waking up with a 'light bulb moment'
Not sure what to say about that Gabriel, most of the animals in my dreams are lions, with occasional visits from now deceased pet dogs.
Do you think the dream was triggered by the wasp buzzing?
Hello, I'm Suzanne from the UK, I've been a regular listener to the Skeptico podcast for a couple of years now and have a lifelong interest in all things mystical, spiritual and metaphysical.
I hope to be able to contribute to some of the discussion and debate on the forums:D