I would hazard that the stripping away of layers entails a ‘movement’ away from diversity and separation towards connection and unity. Ultimately individuality would be lost.

I suspect space/time is something that primarily concerns our physical bodies. Where do we wake up upon waking up? I guess in no-space & no-time.

I enjoyed the end of ‘Journey to Ixtlan’, Where Don Genaro told Carlos about his awakening.

“Were those phantoms allies, don Genaro?” I asked.

“No. They were people.”

“People? But you said they were phantoms.”

“I said that they were no longer real. After my encounter with the ally nothing was real any more.”

We were quiet for a long time.

“What was the final outcome of that experience, don Genaro?” I asked.

“Final outcome?”

“I mean, when and how did you finally reach Ixtlan?”

Both of them broke into laughter at once.

“So that’s the final outcome for you, “ don Juan remarked.

“Let’s put it this way then. There was no final outcome to Genaro’s journey. There will never be any final outcome. Genaro is still on his way to Ixtlan!” Don Genaro glanced at me with piercing eyes and then turned his head to look into the distance, towards the south.

“I will never reach Ixtlan, “ he said. His voice was firm but soft, almost a murmur. “Yet in my feelings . . . in my feelings sometimes I think I’m just one step from reaching it. Yet I never will. In my journey I don’t even find the familiar landmarks I used to know. Nothing is any longer the same.”

Interesting link on your post, by the way. Mmm ‘husks’ very apt.