Deepertruth: The Virgin Mary 1956 Indiana, our investigation

Saint John of the Cross describes these occurrences as when imagination, without the use of the exterior senses, presents to the intellect an image or perception and the person then makes a judgement about them. God can use the imaginative faculty to convey messages and particular wisdom to people.ix The devil can also do the same thing with the interior senses in order to deceive a soul. The resulting effect can be an overstimulation of the imagination and intellect, in which there is difficulty discerning human action from divine action. This discernment is typically done on a personal level with one’s spiritual director/father. Instances that have a more public character might require the intervention of higher authorities.