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"
Animals are completely bound up in their landmarks and pathways. Their senses, of course, are always open to new qualia, which might appear from in between or outside of the usual landmarks and pathways. For animals, however, new qualia is usually interpreted as danger. But animals are curious, too, andContinue Reading
The qualia in the mind helps us make order out of the world. We make patterns, we see patterns, we think in patterns. The human race has thoughts, ideas, and dreams by the billions and we’re trying to make sense of it all – but with every notion it justContinue Reading
But why do we need catharsis? It is because we live in the human landscape. We live in an economy built on addiction. Personal meaning is reduced to solving the next craving. Finding the next fix. Angst, angst, angst! We can’t not dance our pants are on fire! We mustContinue Reading
So I ask people, often skeptics, how they get their “spiritual solace,” (however they might define it), and here is what I know. The conclusion I’ve drawn is that good health, moderation in indulgences, exercise, eating right, developing the mind through reading and, most definitely, conversation, is a spiritual practiceContinue Reading
It’s obvious and I’ve probably said it a million times but the reason it’s so hard to put our faith in our inner qualia is because we’re addicted, by virtue of how we evolved, to the superficial qualia that always leads us to the matter we needed to survive. TheContinue Reading