"It's only words. But words are all I have..."
Words are never the thing itself, but very useful for communicating. Fortunately they are not the only means possible.
Unless you know what the essence is (which requires cognitive function) you can't recognize the form.
Do you need to know the word for chocolate to taste it? The word for sun to be warmed by it?
So, we use the same "Platonic species" that mean many different things to each individual, and dress them with the same words…
"It's only words. But words are all I have..."
Based on these individually created "qualifiers" we pretend to "know" God and what is from God.
Or we describe our experience, learn from others, discuss with each other, acknowledge and appreciate the wonder of existence, mindful of our human limitations.
It need not be a bad thing.
They are real, physical entities. How do you know what is "spirit" or what is "divine"?
Or we describe our experience, learn from others, discuss with each other
How do you know when I say "love" you and I think of the same thing?