The Material Dream

 

The dimensions of the material realm are of time, empty space, mass and energy. Science defines matter as something that has mass and occupies space. The dimensions of the spiritual realm are of the emotions, personality and such. If the spiritual realm could be located, it would all fit on the point of a needle. The spiritual realm is not located in the material realm, rather the reverse is true.

Where in the brain is the imagination located? Just as the material realm is located in a dream space of the spirit, the human body is located in a dream space of of the spirit occupying the body. These dream spaces are created by the imagination. The eyes are thought of as sensors but they actually operate as a projector. The imagination forms an image in the brain, say of a table. The eyes project the image into the imagined space. This is all a collective effort of the billions of spirits participating in the dream of the material realm. So the table look real, as does the rest of the imagined setting: a restaurant, other tables with people, a table cloth, etc.

The other senses, touch, smell, hearing, voice, are also extenders. The spirit imagines the table is solid while the tablecloth has texture. Extending the hand and touching the table extends these feelings to the material object. It took a long time to develop the coordination and conventions needed to make this possible. By participating in the material dream, we agree to these conventions; otherwise for example, some people could walk through walls and we would not all see colors the same way. Well some people do not see colors. I wonder what that means.

For the creative cycle to work, it has to be imperfect; however, there also has to be a bias. If the cycle were perfectly random, then regressive changes would cancel progressive changes. On the average, there would be no change. Obviously, a great deal of progress has been made, so there must be a bias to progress. Unfortunately, there seems also to be a perverse bias. My observation is that in spite of our ability to learn to do better, things continue to get worse.

Copyright 2013 Dennis Wayne Dapremont