Hand raised. I am very spiritual anyway, but it kicked into high gear when manic. My mind is smart and uses my most powerful connections in these episodes.

My theory of why it occurs is based on some theories of Jung's that seem to add up. He theorized that patients sometimes allow their subconscious mind to eclipse their conscious mind. The language of the subconscious is symbols and archetypes. All of the figures represented in this thread are archetypes of the collective human subconscious. Essentially, I feel my subconscious was attempting to communicate with me and I projected it outward through an archetype instead of working with it on my own.

When I get like this it is like my entire world stares back at me. Everything is a symbol and speaking to me and holds deeper meaning. If I view the experience through the lens of dream analysis it makes much more sense.

Bpcyclist, you mentioned 2 brains and possible DID feelings. I know what you mean. I think it is your waking mind and your dream mind fighting it out for dominance. Or you could call it your conscience and your shadow. Or God and Satan... Satan means adversary. I fought that battle in my first episode. It is fitting my repressed subconscious that I had pushed down and not listened to would adopt such a form.