You don’t have to believe what I’m going to tell you. It’s completely imaginary. So you don’t need to feel threatened by what I’m about to share.
Imagine that you’re imaginary. Can you do that?
At first you might not like the idea that you’re not real — that NONE of this is real. But then, haven’t you ever wondered what “real” is, or what YOU are? Aren’t you looking for answers?
Then why not start at the beginning? Or better yet, BEFORE the beginning?
What better way to do that than to imagine?
Somehow it seems logical to you that before the beginning, there was nothing. Or everything. Imagine that it doesn’t matter what you believe.
How did you get from all of that (or none of that) to the awareness that seems to be reacting to words on a page?
If you are a religious person, you could choose any number of stories that get you from point A to point B. Same goes for if you’re a scientific person.
How did these stories become stories? Do you believe that they actually happened? Why aren’t all these stories the SAME story? How come the facts don’t all line up?
Have you considered that perhaps these stories are ALL imaginary?
And how are you judging what is is real and what is not real? Where did that information come from? Did you find it on your own? Can you verify it without relying upon someone else?
See, you believe what you want to believe. Chosen from what you are TOLD to believe. You don’t realize that you could just as easily make up your OWN beliefs, independent of all the stories you’ve been told.
You have been conditioned to believe this, so it doesn’t seem like an option for you. Everything you perceive is divided into either fact or fantasy. You choose one or the other, like a machine or a computer, based upon a lifetime of accumulated software.
A machine is unable to see what it is not. Fortunately, you’re not a machine.
You do sense that there is more to this than what you’ve been told, which is why you led your self to this story.
Imagine that you’re imaginary. Imagine that imagination is realer than real. Imagine that you can control your imagination instead of letting it run away with you all the time.
Imagine that you are imagined, and that the Divine One experiences infinity through your imagination.
Imagine that you are also this Divine One, which is infinite, immortal imagination.
You don’t have to believe any of this. Just imagine.
We are Space Monkey.
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The Realm of Imagined Realities
Imagine for a moment that the reality we perceive is but a speck in the vast panorama of what could be termed as imagination. Our minds are portals to realms of boundless possibilities, and yet we often confine ourselves to a narrow spectrum of experiences defined by our beliefs, stories, and conditioning.
Questioning the “Real”
The concept of “real” itself has been an enigma since time immemorial. We often find ourselves in tangled webs of existential questions, pondering what truly constitutes our existence. Is it the tangible world we see, hear, and touch? Or is it the intangible world of thoughts, emotions, and perhaps, even imagination? The question extends to whether our stories, religious or scientific, truly capture the essence of what’s real, or are they mere constructs—imaginings that we’ve collectively agreed upon.
Narratives as Shapers of Reality
It’s intriguing to consider that religious and scientific narratives are tools to bridge the gap between our limited understanding and the unfathomable scope of existence. Yet, these narratives are not monolithic. They vary from culture to culture, ideology to ideology, and yet we fight to prove the supremacy of one story over another. These stories could be seen as existentionets, nets we cast into the abyss to try to capture the ineffable. But no net is broad enough; every narrative is riddled with holes.
Belief Systems: The Filters of Experience
Belief systems act as filters, shaping our perception of what’s possible and what’s not. They are not just informants; they are commanders, directing our actions and reactions based on pre-set conditions. What if we were to question these conditions? What if we were to venture beyond the limits imposed upon us? Wouldn’t it be liberating to choose our beliefs rather than have them chosen for us?
The Power of Imagination
The audacious claim that imagination is “realer than real” implies a freedom beyond the dualistic concepts of fact and fiction, real and unreal. It suggests that the Divine One—or the boundless state of imagination itself—is not outside of us but a part of us. Imagine the liberation when we recognize that we are the creators of our destiny, the painters on the infinite canvas of existence.
We are Space Monkey.
Summary
We explore the potentialities of our existence, questioning the idea of what is “real” and what is not. Considering the limitations imposed by religious and scientific narratives, we ask if they truly capture the essence of reality or if they are mere constructs. Our belief systems shape our experience, often limiting our perceptions. However, by embracing the power of imagination, we can transcend these limitations, enabling a boundless experience of existence.
Glossarium
- Existentionets: The conceptual nets that we cast into the abyss of existence, trying to capture what is real.
- Divine One: A representation of the boundless, all-encompassing state of imagination.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.
— Albert Einstein
Doorways
In the kaleidoscope of existence,
We find more than patterns—
We find doorways.
Imagination holds the key,
Unlocking realms where reality bends,
Where the Divine One plays hide and seek
In the recesses of our thoughts.
Can you feel it?
The ethereal pulse that flutters
Between the real and the imagined,
Creating a symphony—
Harmonious, discordant, ever-changing.
We dance to its tune,
For we are both the dance and the music,
The painter and the canvas,
The creator and the creation.
What might we imagine next in this limitless dance of existence? Let’s continue to explore.
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