Qualia and matter are all that there really is out there, but qualia is under-appreciated compared to matter. We must remember to look at it. We used to pay attention to qualia. The rest of our fellow creatures still do, quite fully. It is only our inventive brain that hasContinue Reading

Everywhere, Big Dopamine, addictive experiences have restructured our neurolandscapes. We need to take our brains back, and we have, at least we have if we are consciously ritualing for Little Dopamine. When we return from a ritual to a routine, we are changed by the qualia we have noticed. WhatContinue Reading

What is all this? This is the art of holding qualia in the mind. The key to the qualiasphere. No grasping. It is effortless. We evolved to be interested, and participation will follow. When qualia appears, we chase it, and it keeps us inspired. Why don’t we take a lessonContinue Reading

Holding to an ideal is as hard as breaking an addiction. In fact, the two skills are complimentary; to do one at all gives us the confidence to do the other. Very few people are hip enough to pay attention to it, but those who are realize that qualia revealsContinue Reading

Generally it is the role of art to expose the degradations and depravities of whatever culture in which it might be created. Really, it is a misnomer to produce “art” that champions any culture, no matter how minor or exploited – that role is for obsequious sycophants and toadies, notContinue Reading