ABSTRACT
Primordial consciousness and its language undergirds numerous phenomena of everyday life. In addition to dreaming and mother-infant bonding, which were described in chapter 4. Several of these are described, including the manifestly pathological (psychosis), and more ordinary phenomena including belief systems, ordinary and extreme, altered states of consciousness whose manifestations can seem normal or abnormal depending on contextual circumstances, and creativity. Belief systems expressed in primordial consciousness that are not amenable to modification by reflective thoughtful logic are described. They are similar to the delusions characteristic of psychosis except that they may be shared with others in a cultural or political community. They often involve a movement or cult or extreme religion, and the movement usually has a leader - a guru or a priest. An illustration of situational psychosis is presented as well as examples from the music and poetry of Nobel Prize laureate Bob Dylan.
