What does "imaginal" mean?

Of or relating to the imagination, or to a mental image.

How do you pronounce "imaginal"?

Pronounced //ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnəl//.

Imaginal

//ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or relating to the imagination, or to a mental image. not-comparable
"Ring sees both the NDE and UFOE as modern day shamanic initiations in which the journeyer (NDEer or UFOer) enters an "imaginal" reality, an alternative reality that coexists with physical reality and that is equally real."
2
Of or relating to the insect imago. not-comparable

Example

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"Ring sees both the NDE and UFOE as modern day shamanic initiations in which the journeyer (NDEer or UFOer) enters an "imaginal" reality, an alternative reality that coexists with physical reality and that is equally real."

Etymology

From imagine + -al.

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imaginal disc imaginal disk

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