{"id":1825,"date":"2024-06-30T12:34:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T10:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triality.nl\/index.php\/2024\/06\/30\/imagination-is-closer-to-truth-than-you-think-tom-cheetham\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T09:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T07:32:34","slug":"imagination-is-closer-to-truth-than-you-think-tom-cheetham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triality.nl\/index.php\/2024\/06\/30\/imagination-is-closer-to-truth-than-you-think-tom-cheetham\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagination Is Closer To Truth Than You Think | Tom Cheetham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_41569\"  width=\"840\" height=\"472\"  data-origwidth=\"840\" data-origheight=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1xCQ-XTlV1M?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Natalia Vorontsova talks to Dr Tom Cheetham about active imagination, consciousness and life-changing experiences in the context of the philosophy and theology of Henry Corbin, Ibn Arabi and Surhawardi. 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