Fw: Correction

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RON
A dream could be both horizontal and vertical. God has been known 
to speak to people in dreams. The difference in this case was I was 
not sleeping and the experience was not one of a visual, earthly 
nature.

WALT
Somehow you read "vertical" vice "veridical" in Crea's question above.
However, since his question(based upon your mis-read) impelled you to
provide a nonsense answer, what kind of dream is "vertical/horizontal", 
and why?

RON
In theological usage "horizontal" represents the earthly plane. For 
instance you and I are communicating horizontally. "Vertical" represents 
communication between material and spiritual realms. This is based on 
the old (Hellenistically inspired) understanding of a "higher" (more 
worthy) spiritual realm and a "lower" (less worthy) material world. This 
derives from the use of Aristotle, Plato and other philosophers' terms 
by influential Christian philosophers, especially Aquinas. The Semitic 
understanding is more unitive. The materail and spiritual, though 
distinct, coexist and are both worthy, having been created by God. Human 
beings (Jesus Christ included!) are composed of both matter and spirit. 

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