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I’m trying to frame this question properly, so bear with me. For most of my life I’ve been pretty sceptical when it comes to spirits in a literal sense. I’ve always leaned more toward seeing things like angels or demons as archetypal or energetic expressions, something real in a symbolic or non-physical way, but not necessarily something that could take on a formed presence.
At the same time, I do believe in consciousness, energy, and reality as an emanation of a deeper source, and have come to find magick is real, so I’m not coming at this from a purely materialist angle either.
What I’m genuinely curious about is this, has anyone here had a direct experience where a spirit seemed to actualise in a formed, perceivable way, something that felt distinct from imagination, symbolism, or internal vision, something that presented itself as an external presence with its own agency?
I’m not asking about general feelings, intuition, or altered states alone, but rather experiences where you felt you encountered something that was, for lack of a better term, a formed spirit, not just spirit as an abstract or underlying essence.
Would be really interested to hear how people interpret or make sense of those kinds of experiences, especially from those who didn’t always believe in that sort of thing.
At the same time, I do believe in consciousness, energy, and reality as an emanation of a deeper source, and have come to find magick is real, so I’m not coming at this from a purely materialist angle either.
What I’m genuinely curious about is this, has anyone here had a direct experience where a spirit seemed to actualise in a formed, perceivable way, something that felt distinct from imagination, symbolism, or internal vision, something that presented itself as an external presence with its own agency?
I’m not asking about general feelings, intuition, or altered states alone, but rather experiences where you felt you encountered something that was, for lack of a better term, a formed spirit, not just spirit as an abstract or underlying essence.
Would be really interested to hear how people interpret or make sense of those kinds of experiences, especially from those who didn’t always believe in that sort of thing.