Imagination is the Language of Spirit
Spirit communicates through imagery, symbols, and archetypes. Imagination is one of the primary ways this information is received and translated into human awareness.
Your inner imagery—personal memories, archetypal patterns, cultural symbols, and sensory associations—becomes the palette Spirit uses to form messages. If you have a deep love of forests, guidance may appear through the image of a tree or forest being. This does not make the message less real; it makes it intelligible and personal.
It is important to distinguish imagination from fantasy. Fantasy is consciously directed—you steer the storyline, shape the outcome, or create imagery through effort as you might when daydreaming or writing. Imagination in journey work feels different. It carries a quality of arrival as if images, sensations, or impressions are presenting themselves rather than being generated; it unfolds on its own. You are receiving, not inventing.
In ordinary reality, imagination often feels like creativity or play. In non-ordinary reality, imagination functions as receptivity.
You can think of imagination as a translator between worlds: Spirit transmits energy, insight, or knowledge. Your imagination converts that transmission into images, sensations, impressions, or narrative forms the human mind can perceive.
Imagination is not a barrier to spiritual connection—it is the language Spirit uses to speak to you. Learning to trust this faculty is part of developing discernment and skill as a psychic, intuitive guide, and spirit journeyer. Over time, the distinction between mental activity and received information becomes familiar and second (first) nature.
My 4-hour class Intentional Perception: Working With Energy and Information , is designed to train imagination as a receptive faculty rather than a creative one. This class teaches participants how to distinguish between imagery that is mentally generated and imagery that is received—an essential skill when working with subtle information.