This hypnagogic condition. Attention-faculty diminished so that twilight state obtains; world seen merely in symbolic, archetypal aspect, totally confused with unconcious material.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- In a twilight state between wakefulness and sleep, attention fades and the world appears as symbols mixed with unconscious thoughts.
- In plain terms
- When half asleep, the world looks like symbols and dreams instead of reality.
- What can you take from it?
- Dream states blur reality with subconscious symbols.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does your subconscious show you when you are half awake?
- How do symbols shape your view of reality?
Another view
It assumes all twilight states produce symbolic visions equally.
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