They influence his thinking, as well, and even his powers of perception. This is true even with regard to things that would be otherwise intuitively obvious. Sometimes a vivid and impressive thing happens. The patient cannot permit himself to perceive the trauma, until he is ready to take a stand toward it. Man is an intelligent, expressive and creative force in the universe.
Man is an intelligent, expressive and creative force in the universe.
He realizes this, and is proud of it. This being the case, if there were indications that, really, his entire existence is an expression of a higher intelligence, he would be greatly shaken. Moreover, if this notion is correct, it would require him to make major adjustments in terms of how he views himself and the world around him. Accordingly, such indications would be very threatening, and would trigger great amounts of dissonance in him. From popular literature we can gain a feeling for just how much trauma might be involved.