Introduction
Here are notes from a talk that my marvellous missionary
gave on fantasy and imagination. Top stuff! This was an excellent lecture.
Fantasy
Fantasy is about creating scenarios. It is anything that is outside
the frame of reality in our current environment.
Imagination involves the participation of the essence!
Fantasy uses emotional, intellectual and sexual energies to
make the fantasy appear real.
We have desire and fantasy on one side and imagination and will
on the other side.
Top Point Right Here!
Imagination is used as a faculty to see to learn or to know
about something by seeing. When we use fantasy we don't want to see anything we
are seeing already.
With imagination we want to see. With fantasy we are not wanting
to see, we are wanting ‘to be' or ‘to have’ or rather actually convince ourselves
that 'we are' or 'we have'. With imagination ‘we are’ already because it is the
essence ‘that is’ and it is the essence that is using the faculty of
imagination.
Imagination and Will
When we use imagination the aspect of will is in there in
action as the will to want to see and to know. The imagination aspect is there
waiting and seeing.
Fantasies of Lust
The fantasies of lust are based on: "what could happen
with that person". If we stick to reality this base statement crumbles,
because we know "nothing will happen" with that person.
Fantasy is Mechanical
Fantasy is mechanical. People can not imitate others without
fantasy. Fantasy is the agent of imitation, we want in our fantasy to be like
that person or have what he/she has.
Fantasy is the projection or focus of our light onto
something that is not real for us.
Searching Within is the Use of Imagination
When we search within ourselves looking for the ego or
reasons behind the ego or within the ego we are using imagination.
When we use imagination we stay within the parameters of
reality and reason. Fantasy goes outside of these parameters.
Most Dangerous Fantasies
The most dangerous fantasies are those that are based on our
false self-image, our false identity and our false self-concept.
If we are really John McArthur for example, where were we before
we were born? Were you John McArthur before you were born? No you are something
different you are something universal and perennial. John McArthur is certainly
not universal and perennial, when John MacArthur dies that is the end of John MacArthur
but something else lives on.
Self-Concept and Self-Image
Self-concept, self-image. are a self-photo a selfie, that we
create. Every ego we have is actually an identity.
Top Point Right Here
Self-concept is also quite dangerous too! It is used to communicate
with life, it is like a mask. That we actually also create. We nearly do
everything in life through this concept. It is something that is a relatively
true and relatively false concept of ourselves.
Our identity changes. Self-concept is a perception of
ourselves.
Our identity changes through life. So then which or what is
our true identity.
We have to in our work change our perception that we have of
ourselves. We can not progress in the work on ourselves otherwise.
We have to change our perception to our real nature as an
essence and not as a personality. If we see ourselves as a person, a
personality, we will end having no other remedy than to see ourselves as a
bunch of interests that we have to pursue and defend.
End (1268).
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