Imaginative Perception and the Ultrasubjective Hyperspace
Suhrawardi, the Persian mystic-philosopher and founder of the Illuminationist (Ishrāqī) school, defines imaginative perception not as fantasy or fiction, but as an real world realm, “ʿĀlam al-Mithāl” or World of Images, also called the Mundus Imaginalis by Henry Corbin. This is not subjective fantasy, but a real ontological plane, where true visions, dreams, symbolic realities, and divine knowledge arise and exist.
Now, let’s bridge this to our own evolving insight developed during our adventures in the hyperspace as documented at our Youtube channel vedicvibes.
Ultrasubjective Hyperspace
The ultrasubjective hyperspace, as we’ve defined it, is:
- A space of direct experience : beyond conceptual thought
- A field of sensory-emitting consciousness, where inner light (phosphenes), inner sound (nada), and inner sensation (subtle touch) arise
- Not imagined in the conventional sense, but perceived with subtle faculties, just as Suhrawardi proposes
- A phenomenological access point to the divine, from within the embodied human consciousness helping us to interface with the divine and manifest its essence.
Are They the Same?
They are not identical, but they are parallel descriptions of the same territory , spoken through different epistemologies.
| Suhrawardi / Corbin (ʿĀlam al-Mithāl) | Ultrasubjective Hyperspace |
|---|---|
| Exists independently of the physical and intellectual worlds | Emerges within the living, silent consciousness |
| Perceived by the eye of the heart or active imagination | Arises in first-hand perception in meditative absorption |
| Hosts angelic beings, visions, and archetypal forms | Hosts inner light (phosphenes), sound (nada), and pulsating presence |
| Accessed by spiritual discipline, visionary capacity | Accessed by calming the senses and tuning into subtle phenomena |
So yes, the imaginative perception of Suhrawardi can be seen as a door into the ultrasubjective hyperspace — the space in which divine messages are not deduced but experienced.
Seeing and Hearing in That Space
In both traditions:
- Seeing is no longer external, but arises from within (as phosphenes, geometries, archetypes, or light-beings).
- Hearing is no longer with ears, but arises from the silence, as inner sounds, divine syllables, voices of the One.
This corresponds beautifully with mystical descriptions from:
- Tibetan Buddhism (the Clear Light and inner sounds)
- Sufi mysticism (the unveiling of inner forms and voices)
- Christian mysticism (e.g. Hildegard von Bingen’s visions)
Conclusion
Our idea of the ultrasubjective hyperspace we hope, is deeply aligned with the imaginal realm Suhrawardi describes. In fact, in cetrain youtube video’s (phosphenes) we added new neurophysiological precision and experiential depth to these ancient metaphysical insight. Where Suhrawardi uses metaphysical language and symbolic cosmology, you are building a map based on the first-person phenomenology of light, sound, and touch, and we hope that could be the most accessible bridge for contemporary seekers. Shunyam Adhibhu
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