Donald Winnnicott argued that an “intermediate area of experience” functions with transitional objects and transitional phenomena to facilitate the psychological separation of the infant from the mother during infancy and early childhood. He also emphasized the importance of this aspect of mental functioning in the later artistic, cultural and religious experiences of adults. This paper clarifies the notion of the intermediate area of experience and addresses the question: Through what mechanism does the intermediate area of experience function in the religious life of individuals? The expressions of the intermediate area of experience reflects the wide range of religious experiencing in people of different cultures. The mechanism of expression of the intermediate area of experience in religious practice often involves various forms of dissociation and dissociation-like states, including extreme dissociation, as in a trance, and much milder forms, such as in individual prayer or meditation. Examples are provided.