How often does the holy spirit talk to you?

[Jenny A]

Mystical experiences do not have the same content as the the products of mental illness. While each experience is unique, they are generally marked by feelings of unity with the divine and transcendence of ego awareness. The opposite is true of hallucinations and delusions which produced a heightened feeling of alienation between self and others. The objects seen and heard by the mentally ill are described as having an independent existence from the person having the experience.

Even if mystical experiences are purely mental constructs, they still should not be grouped with mental illnesses. Hallucinatory, delusional, and drug experiences are debilitating and interfere with a person's ability to function normally in society. The same cannot be said for mystical experiences that often result in people finding themselves better adjusted afterwards.

I've had three moments of extreme clarity, at least once as the result of an oddly empowering dream that woke me up. One felt universally connected. The other two were more like being abundantly alive in way that raised goose bumps. I agree, they are not signs of mental illness. Whether they are signs of god is another matter.

I do have a question though. You have announced from time to time and place to place on these forums that god is self evident. Was god self evident to you before you had your mystical experience?