visions dreams poems

The Greek myths and other myths are worth studying because they express something about our deepest selves. Who's to say whether they're literally true? 

I think it's like the images we get from space telescopes and other planets. The images have to be processed. Do the images actually convey how things literally look? The question is complicated by the fact that in many ways it would be impossible for us to be in a position to look at such things in an unmediated way.

There's so much interpretation that goes on with vision. You might see a tiger for example, but it's not because you have perceived every single detail of the animal. It's a schematic thing. You perceive some key details and your brain fills in the rest. 

So what does anything actually look like? What does a cup look like? What does a pen look like? What does my face look like?