the imaginal
the world or realm that "separates the visible world from realms invisible but still perceivable through the eye of the heart" - Cynthia Borgeault
the imaginal
Introducing the Imaginal — Cynthia Bourgeault
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It is traditionally understood to be a boundary realm between two worlds, each structured according to its own governing conventions and unfolding according to its own causality. In traditional metaphysical language, it is the realm separating the denser corporeality of our earth plane from the progressively finer causalities which lie “above” us i... See more
Introducing the Imaginal — Cynthia Bourgeault
Reality is something much bigger than our ordinary senses are capable of perceiving, and learning to be in relationship with it requires us to enter the imaginal realm. Mysticism, magic, and animist frameworks are ways of doing that, so I write a lot about those topics.
Rebekah Berndt • We are all cells in God's body
I say “boundary,” but the imaginal world is actually more of a confluence , for the word “boundary” suggests a separation while what is really at stake in this realm is an active flowing together. “Where the two seas meet” is a beautiful Sufi metaphor to convey the essence of what actually happens here. The imaginal realm is a meeting ground, a pla... See more