That's a fascinating read, egan. It's only a shame most of us cannot attain that level of spirituality in our life times as it requires so much training - training which most of us do not have access to. The imaginary monk that woman created in your excerpt reminded me of dakinis from the Bon religion if any of you are familiar. They're self-conjured female guardians basically, intended to assist us when we're scared or hurt. Though I don't think anyone ever reaches such a state with dakinis that you can actually see them like the monks or demons from your quote.

Great stuff. Keep it coming! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />