The psychologist William James was a pioneer in trying to map and make sense of the higher realms of human experience, these transpersonal spaces where we encounter the mystery of being in all of its ‘suchness’. His famous ‘mystical experience’ questionnaire was an attempt to quantify the ineffable and psyche-altering power of mystical experiences. Surely, attempting to create a cartography of the sublime seems paradoxical since the very nature of these experiences lie beyond the literal grid… perhaps only poetry will do. The arts. Cinema. In these spaces we find our maps, our North Star, the way forward. The above video is my manifesto in service of the mystery. Enjoy. Thanks to JP Ortega for filming me!
