Rod Rees to Piet Hut

Piet,

(Can you clarify "working hypothesis" for me? You've mentioned two versions, one broad and one focused.

Broad:  "there are no intrinsic limits to knowing."

Focused:  "there is nothing to do, just see, REALLY SEE what is  already here.... as a viable alternative to years of practice"

Also I think you're looking for an even more focused hypothesis, perhaps stemming from a specific insight method. Can you say some more about this?)

There is no problem with dreams, imagination, et cetera, UNLESS you try to draw conclusions about material reality from them. Just let them be what they are, i.e., dreams & imaginations. They are just another part of consciousness. Like hypotheses & guesses & questions.

About specific methods, I'll mention four that are designed to step past conventional awareness. The first three require a great deal of effort, so I'll recommend the fourth one.
 

1. Introspective psychology.

2. Psychotherapy.

3. Phenomenological bracketing.

4. Meditation.

 
Buddhist Vipassana meditation has a specific method with tons of variations; progress is easily recognized; and we both know something about it.  It also gets into the effortful-effortless issue big time.  If that suits you, we could both present what we see as the basic vipassana method, then look for a specific hypothesis to explore.

Rod