Things don't look the same from the spirit world. Or that's what the voice in my head tells me, along with hints from various people, not least among them Jesus Christ. He clearly had a spiritual sight even while he was incarnate, which explains some of the things he said.
If you are a spirit and are looking at this world, you don't see photons reflecting off the surface of things, the way our natural eyes do. You see things more the way they are. Most notably, you can see a person's mind clearly, more clearly than their body if my source is to be believed. And it probably is, because this suddenly makes sense of the Sermon on the Mount.
"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment." Now, let's say you are a bodiless spirit watching someone who is angry but manages to ball his fists behind his back and restrain himself. Watched in the natural light of the electromagnetic rays from the sun, he looks OK. But if you see his body kind of like a wavering image through water, but see his mind clearly, you will see him actually attacking his brother and bashing his brains in, or choking him to death or whatever brutal fantasies flicker through his mind at the moment. I am not talking about someone who feels anger rise but immediately reflects on himself, but the kind of person who gives the anger room in his heart but fears the police / retaliation / public disgrace. If his anger is murder-level, then this is what fills his mind, and the whole horror of it is plainly visible to any spirit that may be watching. Given that "God is spirit", this is pretty serious.
We have the same thing with lust. I don't think I even need to quote that one! Here again, there is a difference from recognizing that a woman is sexually attractive, and make a choice to not let that matter, except perhaps to look elsewhere. But if you give the desire room to unfold a scenario, this will be plainly visible in the spirit world. In the physical world, it is only your gaze that runs all over the other person, but seen from the other world, you are literally all over her like some kind of tentacle monster. O_O
In the same way if you are alone, and you construct elaborate scenarios of lust or revenge or deceit or whatever your forte is, the whole pocket universe where this happens is wide open to the spirit world.
Actually I suppose this might spur some people on, but they are not really my target audience.
This also answers the old question of whether your angel is watching you when you go to the toilet. The answer is yes, but he (or she) is not watching your lower body but your heart. If you're sitting on the potty and your heart is filled with gratitude and beautiful thought, you are a beautiful sight indeed. But if you are sitting in the church and your mind is full of shit, you're a truly disgusting sight. Either of these is quite possible.
I don't have any miracles or clear-cut scriptural references saying that this is how it is, but I cannot see how it could be otherwise. In any case, I am not a spiritual teacher, at my best moment perhaps I am like a tourist sending home postcards. This is more of a curiosity that may help us retain a higher awareness in everyday situations.
