Welcome to "Imagine an apple"! A podcast about our different inner mental worlds. In this introductory episode, Vynn Suren and Francis Irving discuss differences in how they do (or don't) imagine, and how they got interested in this topic. What are the differences between what it is like inside our minds? From imagining an apple, to imagining in a dream - even imagined smell and proprioception. How do these vary between individuals, and how do they vary between human cultures? Timestamps: 00:20 Why Vynn and Francis are interested in inner experience 02:42 The "Imagine an apple" test 08:33 Dream imagery 12:17 Imagery of the past and the future 14:26 Smell and other senses 16:00 Proprioception 22:27 Variety between individuals 27:35 Bornean shamans and prophantasia 37:57 Socialisation of inner realities 42:10 Summary Show Links: * "Think of an Apple in Your Head" Meme [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/think-of-an-apple-in-your-head-apple-visualization-exercise] * Lucid Dreaming "Hands" Reality Check [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Lucid_Dreaming/Reality_Checks/Hands] * Bobohizan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobohizan] * How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others [https://academic.oup.com/jaar/article-abstract/89/2/774/6284135] - T. M. Luhrmann Contact Details: Please follow us, get in touch, tell us about your inner experiences! Twitter: @imagine_apple [https://twitter.com/imagine_apple] @SurenVynn [https://twitter.com/SurenVynn] @frabcus [https://twitter.com/frabcus] Email: imagine@flourish.org Theme written, performed and recorded by @MJPiercello [https://twitter.com/MJPiercello]