"The expression: "He saw the heavens rent asunder," describes well enough the oncoming of the Cosmic Sense, which is...instantaneous, sudden, and much as if a veil were with one sharp jerk torn from the eyes of the mind, letting the sight pierce through. So, describing this same oncoming of Cosmic Consciousness, John Yepes says..."It is the soul that is moved and awakened; it is as if God drew back some of the many veils and coverings that are before it, so that it might see what he is"."