Qualiens is my pen name. If we were all more qualiadelic we could be a new species: Homo qualiens. Not that I consider myself to be so evolved; I'm just happy to have received so many qualiadelic ideas. I think we will be seeing some really qualiadelic people come along. Soon.
My real name is Tony Brussat. I have an app called "BeQualiadelic"
Landscape intelligence is a measure of our ability to notice new qualia in the landscape when we need it. When our usual landmarks and pathways fall apart, when they fail to provide us with what we need, that is when we need to notice new qualia. A bird may noticeContinue Reading
Our brains are landscape intelligent. We are interested in the landmarks and pathways with which we have evolved. But, although our landmarks and pathways are qualiadelic, they hold our interest for only a moment before we go chasing after matter. This is perfectly understandable, the result of millions of yearsContinue Reading
Like stars moving apart from one another in the universe, the extension of consciousness creates more emptiness, more void, more space into which the harmony of the ecosystem may flow. The ecosystem expresses itself through us, through our expanded inner landscapes, informing the matters we care about, helping them endure,Continue Reading
Our wishes must contain an element of virtue, or something higher or universal, be in harmony (resonate) with the ecosystem before they will unfold into reality. The ego must relinquish the central, controlling position in the landscape before true happiness can be attained. That is why it is necessary toContinue Reading
When I was nineteen years old I bought myself a copy of the Tao Te Ching. I carried it with me in my backpack, hitch-hiking around the country. I read in it but little. Over the years, moving here and there — Washington DC, Austin, DC, Flagstaff, DC, Boulder, Dallas,Continue Reading