1) What form do these experiences take? I am not asking anyone to reveal the intimate dealings that they have with their chosen deity. I am simply asking what the broad nature of these experiences consists of. Visions? Voices? Feelings of euphoria? Feelings of enlightenment? What?
As someone who doesn't believe in supernatural nonsense, I thought it might be interesting to relate that I did have the unnerving experience of hearing voices only a couple of weeks ago.
I was scuba diving at the time and as such it could almost certainly be attributed to some kind of hallucinations - a well-known symptom of narcosis that can affect divers. We were at a depth of about 25 metres and fighting against a very strong current and I really thought I heard someone in distress calling my name. The voice sounded crystal clear and I heard my name called several times. I was really convinced someone was calling me and actually looked around to see where it was coming from. For a moment I was very anxious (another symptom of narcosis) but I soon came out of this state. I emphasise that we had absolutely no equipment to enable voice communication - there is no way I could have heard a real voice.
I just submit this to demonstrate how real and convincing such voices can sound. It's easy to see how people could conclude there must be some supernatural cause if they don't know of any other explanation.
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