I don't really like to talk about it but when I was in the army and totally exhausted from military training i had many strange dreams and even daytime hallucinations about a young woman who comforted and talked to me it was like a divine revelation and extremely realistic. at first I was really scared i thought i was either going nuts or really had a connection to god or the mother mary or something. i'm not really religious beyond our catholic family traditions but it was immensely helpful and gave me strength and purpose. I actully liked my time in the military though we were worked to the bone and the officers were assholes. but I realized we all fought for the same purpose. that was my imagistic experience. the hallucinations stopped afterwards but i continued to talk and even pray to that girl and well the rest is history