““The imagination, as a subset of the lesser “irrational,” has been rejected and devalued by our culture to the point that we acknowledge its existence, if at all, as a deviation from psychological health and normalcy. To get a taste of our cultural prejudice, just look at these synonyms for “irrational”—unsound, untenable, absurd, foolish, inane, silly, crazy, demented, insane, and mad. What about the wonder, awe, Eros, creative pulsing, energetic vitality, and meaning brought forth by the irrational aspects of the psych? We continue to face a poverty of language that limits our experience when we try to speak of these faculties that have been marginalized for so long.””
