THE SPATIALIZATION OF THE INNER BODY

Now let's shift our attention to the medium in which this flowing, pixelated energy occurs. What does the stage look like? What is the nature of the dimensionality of this inner world—so familiar that we overlook it?
 
The Inner Cathedral
With eyes closed and immersed in these inner phenomenons, we find ourselves in what could be described as a dark spatial void. I prefer to call it our 'inner cathedral,' inspired by the sense of awe it instills in me. As often mentioned on this site, the most marvelous wonders often lie hidden behind the veil of the obvious. The manifestation of this inner space is so straightforward that we don't realize how wondrous this phenomenon truly is. Even more amazing is the fact that we can actually experience this body-void multiple times and then forget it the moment our "awareness camera" swings back to its usual outward-facing mode. It is exceptionally curious that we can host such a space within us and yet still concern ourselves with mundane matters like mortgages.
 
Duality and Non-duality in a state of Super-position
The inner dark void does not behave like an ordinary three-dimensional space.

I will explore its unique spatial characteristics based on insights from a YouTube video, where former army pilot Tony Woody recounts his profound and authentic near-death experience during a plane crash:

Although I have commented this video elsewhere on this site, I would like to specifically address his description of an exploding Pepsi can in front of him in this context. The description begins at the 5:00-minute mark. Below is a transcription:

" ... and moving forward at 150 plus miles an hour and it had to have gapped the front corner of that fire truck that's how close we came to it as it's spinning without hitting it and and I just there's a difference between I think I'm going to die and I'm dead and I know it there's a big difference in that and that's where I was at and so when I was out of body about that time he went into reverse thrust and because we're on asphalt it's not planes don't normally travel on there's a lot of dust and debris out there and somewhere from somewhere this pepsi can came up and shot across the windshield from left to right it probably took milliseconds right but It was slow motion. I'm seeing this thing tumble pepsi. I could see pepsi. It's a pepsi can 12 ounces. I could see that the fluid coming out of it - brown fluid and then it atomized the fluid as it hit the air the wind that was hitting it and the turbulence, and I started focusing on the little bitty pieces of debris, and then all of a sudden I didn't just have my outside perspective and the inside perspective. I became the debris. I was where every tiny piece of debris was all wrapping and rolling around each other, but I had a 360 degree bubble vision view from every one of these millions of perspectives at the tiniest piece of debris that was in the air and I'm totally confused if you think it would be chaotic right it was a bit confusing because I didn't understand what was going on really but it was there was this uh this sublime perfection going on everything was right where it was supposed to be doing exactly what it was supposed to be doing exactly when it was supposed to be doing it and everything was perfect. I had that I don't know how I knew that but I felt it it's more like a feeling and an understanding and a knowing then but it confused me at the same time."
- Tony Woody

Tony Woody's description reveals an extraordinary shift in perception that transcends the boundaries of ordinary experience. His account moves from a moment of life-threatening danger into a deeply altered state of consciousness that challenges the conventional understanding of time, space, and identity. What begins as a hyper-focused observation of a tumbling Pepsi can transforms into a profound experience of unity, where the distinction between observer and observed dissolves entirely.

The moment when he describes becoming the debris is a critical turning point. He moves from perceiving the debris to embodying it, experiencing reality from the perspective of countless particles swirling in the air. This shift suggests a collapse of the traditional subject-object dichotomy. The observer is no longer separate from what is observed; instead, he becomes part of the unfolding moment, experiencing it from multiple simultaneous perspectives. This could be interpreted as an experiential understanding of non-duality — a concept found in many spiritual traditions where the self and the universe are understood as one interconnected whole.

Woody’s description of “360-degree bubble vision” and the ability to perceive from millions of viewpoints simultaneously resonates with the idea of expanded consciousness. In this state, spatial and temporal boundaries dissolve. He describes a paradoxical sense of confusion alongside a profound recognition of order: everything was "right where it was supposed to be, doing exactly what it was supposed to be doing, exactly when it was supposed to be doing it." This realization points to a deeper, intuitive understanding of reality as inherently structured and harmonious, even amidst apparent chaos.

Drawing from Woody's experience, we can explore the notion of the “inner cathedral” — a metaphor for the sacred space within consciousness where duality and non-duality coexist. In this space, the observer and the observed merge, creating a locationless location where awareness expands beyond traditional boundaries. Woody's experience of becoming the debris embodies this concept. He is simultaneously everywhere and nowhere, perceiving reality from countless vantage points while being fully immersed in the unfolding moment.

This experience also invites us to consider the fluidity of identity. Woody's shift from being an individual observer to becoming the debris challenges the fixed notion of self. In this expanded state, identity is not confined to a single body or perspective but flows through the entirety of the experience. The “self” becomes the entire field of perception — an interconnected web of particles, each carrying its own viewpoint within the collective whole.

From a theoretical perspective, Woody’s account can be seen as an experiential manifestation of superposition, a concept from quantum physics. In superposition, a particle exists in multiple states simultaneously until observed. Similarly, Woody experiences reality from countless perspectives at once, embodying a multiplicity of viewpoints without being confined to a single, fixed identity.

In a state of heightened awareness during meditation, I now dare to extend my hand through words to pose the question: What are sensations of attention really like in themselves—before thoughts have translated them into a language that our verbal consciousness can understand? What are emotions like love or anger, before they are named within our dual consciousness?

The Spheric Eversion of the Spaceholer
This spatiality is fluid, capable of expanding and contracting like a balloon, from the infinitely large to the infinitely small, and vice versa. Initially, we discover this sanctuary within our body. However, often after reaching a certain point of no return, the body finds itself as a minuscule droplet within a vast universe cradled by super-awareness.

This next statement is crucial: as you approach the vertical self-referential singularity, the space can expand to such an extent that, as Meister Eckhart put it, the body is more within the soul than the soul is within the body.

Picture this: I remember the first time I felt like I was truly inhabiting my own body. But in a heartbeat, my entire perception shifted, and my body became this tiny little speck in an endless expanse of space. Suddenly, the feeling of being in a body vanished altogether. It was like a tennis ball turning inside out, an absolutely mind-bending realization that permanently changed how I saw the world.

This incredible experience is what can happen happens when short-distance senses, which occur within the realm of awareness, merges and expands into the realm of self-referential consciousness. And when you finally reach the singularity, everything - even light and sound - disappears into the void of pure, unfathomable full nothingness.

God's exit is his entrance.
He broke in to let us out.
Meister Eckhart

It's wild to think about, but it's true: the way in leads out. This journey takes you from the meditation lounge to a limitless expanse beyond anything you could have ever imagined.

The miracle of the spheric eversion is a natural property of the self feeding snake of Ourorobos. As there is an eternal beginning in no beginning and an eternal end in no end, as there is existence in no existence, there is inside in outside and outside in inside. I have become the outside, and the outside has become my inside. This fascinating phenomenon is further explored in the chapter on Shared Fields of Consciousness.
 
In the enveloping darkness, stars invisible in daylight suddenly emerge, uncovering another layer of self-evident obscurity. Within the dark cathedral of our inner night, we can newly perceive the dormant states of our body.


The galactization of the inner Cathedral
In a state of deep meditative attention, the sensations and feelings you experience are all contained within an inner space. Wihin this 'cathedral' various sensed phenomenons take place as it was a traditional three dimemensional space. However, as our your focus spirals inward, the dark space that hold these phenomenons in an experimental field begins to morph in ways that transcends the confines of logic.

As the inner space becomes more conscious of the sensory phenomenons it also begins to become conscious of itself. When the feelings inner sensations grow more intense, so does the awareness of the container that holds them. In the same moment it discovers itself it begins to morp in ways that are impossible to understand unless one has experienced it. Only a self-aware space will morph.

With warm regards,
Gunnar Mühlmann
gunnars@mail.com