The language of one paradigm may not be easily or truthfully translatable into another, as the landmarks and pathways of one landscape fail to guide us through another. It is dangerous to move across paradigms, as it is dangerous to move into new landscapes. Over the dance of time, however,Continue Reading
Before our ancestors began to pay attention to the qualia of mind, they were not all that different from other animals and plants, which merely react to the qualia around them. Plants react to light, acid-base balances in the soil, water, and other qualia in their landscapes; animals react toContinue Reading
Animals have a “participation mystique” with the natural landscape: it speaks to them. It reveals the qualia they need, when they need it, in order to survive. People have a mystical participation of their own, with the human landscape. If we follow the landmarks and pathways of tradition, we willContinue Reading