It seems like the shamanic scene here is pretty dead. I'd say with hallucinations that they're our perception of energy. The origin of that energy is a little murky in my concept of it, though.
I've had a few experiences where I've been lead to believe that myself, and many others I met in a spiritual journey are of one being, collectively a god-form. All these people were in my head, and in front of them was a man dressed in buddha rhobes. He was the only one I could make out from the...
It doesn't work. At least not with me. I can't lie to myself about what I believe for any lengthy time period, and I doubt anyone can who's really looking for answers. (I've done this multiple times, by the way, over the course of... five or so years, I think.)
I think anyone would believe what they feel is an easier thing to accept. At least if they're honestly looking for true things. This happened with me, and I left Mormonism, went atheist, got very into LeVeyan Satanism, went agnostic, went Mormon, delved into Wicca, Thelema type magicks, and all...
It blows my mind a bit how I haven't seen this site in the years I've been digging through the internet looking for the answers to my questions... It seems like it's been around for a while too... Oh well. My name is Adam. I've been learning about religions and spirituality for longer than I can...