When Homo sapiens began to notice qualia in the mind, in addition to the qualia that our senses sense in the outer landscape, we begin to have ideas. Qualia, throughout evolution, has arrived through our senses, as signs in the environment. We notice signs, and react to them, generally without thought.Continue Reading

Joseph Campbell, the philosopher of the power of myth, suggested that our ancestors were connected to the landscape around them in a way that we, today, can barely understand. It ran deeper than the mystical participation in which landmarks somewhat magically revealed the proper pathways to follow, It was moreContinue Reading