XLIX

I initially drew a circle, with my fingers, in the dew on the grass.

The clouds overhead casted their shadows, as they passed the blue light of the moon.

Sitting silently, I felt the presence of a great beast in the distance.

An owl swooped overhead and startled me.

As I regained control, a beautiful woman entered the circle.

I enveloped us both in my garment, blocking out the light of the moon.

Suddenly the darkness became illuminated, as if the light was emanating directly from the woman herself.

I was instructed in the ritual of the wand and the cup.

Once achieving control, the woman became the owl and flew away.

I caught a glimpse of the great beast, slithering along the edge of the tree line, but I was not scared.

I then de-robed, leaving the circle with nothing but myself.

I climbed a mountainous cliff, where I came upon a cave.

Upon entering the cave, I was attacked by a large cat.

While on the ground, I grabbed a rock, and bludgeoned the animal to death.

After breaking the rock into a sharp shard, I gutted, and dressed the animal keeping only the fur of which I wore.

I built a fire to which I burned the animal’s carcass as an offering to the gods.

The great beast drew near.

Grabbing a large stick from the fire, I drew a new circle around my perimeter, 

this time made of flames.

After having this vision, I researched the symbolism, only to find that I had encountered the Greek goddess Diana.  The question here would be, how much of this information was retained in my mind previous to the vision?  I have, after all, read my fare share of Greek myths.  On the other hand, Jung found so many similarities within different cultures, pertaining to these "coincidental" phenomenons, that are similar to this.

Language is simply an agreed upon system of symbols, employed to describe our visual experiences ( I suppose visual could also explain the experiences of the mind )...

Imagery is simply information...