I’m going to tell you how to simulate a certain type of brain damage.
Interested?
Okay then, let’s get rid of that troublesome neocortex!
“Logos” and “Rhema” both mean “The Word of God”. Logos is used to mean the written word and Rhema is when God speaks directly in your heart. Those in the Abrahamic world generally understand this in a similar way. The first is whatever is contained in their sanctioned holy books. The second denotes what in Christianity is referred to as the Holy Spirit.
This is all wrong, of course.
The Word is just simply that. A label we stick on things. What we name something. This is a useful mental tool. The distillation of what was there before we replaced it with a symbol. But like many other tools, it can be dangerous if improperly used.
Labels are blindfolds.
Does the world around you seem broken up and difficult to make sense of? Why might that be? The world seems crazy and incomplete because we can’t see it anymore. All we see are the labels and most of those don’t make a lot of sense. When we go out into nature, (by which we mean away from the influence of humans) we find peace. Why? Do the wild animals and plants seem to be struggling to understand the world? Are they confused? No. Because they are experiencing only the Rhema. A little of that rubs off on us when we are around them. Domestic animals are more troubled and can even go mad but that is because a little of us rubs off on them.
So you go into the woods and encounter something and immediately say to yourself, “deer!” or, “fish!” or whatever.
And that’s it. You just ruined the experience. You killed a part of God so you could nail It’s skeleton on your wall. I’m speaking metaphorically here. See if you can rise above my words.
The next part is a discipline. It is best to start as far away from other people as you can. Better yet, take some camping gear and go out alone into the wilderness for a few days. Take a phone in case of an emergency but leave it turned off.
Then…
Shut the hell up!
As quickly as you can, start ripping labels off. When you see something, only see it. When you hear something, only hear it. Don’t name anything. Keep at it. You will fail at first but you will gradually get better at it. Try to experience the world the way a baby does. What does a deer look like if you don’t know it is a “deer”?
Once you achieve this, you will become connected to the world directly. Once that happens, once you stop defining everything, the world will have the capacity (with your permission) to offer you new things. If so, most likely, you will do what you have been trained all your life to do. You’ll say to yourself, “hallucination!”
And in a way, it is. You will see that the world is really like God’s dream. Anything is possible here. Careful though, if you have fear in your heart, it may manifest. You may come across something monstrous. If you do, rip that label off and try to truly see it.
You may fail and find yourself getting your ass kicked by some hellish beast, but you may also gain some insight on how it is you who shapes reality.