Tony Brussat is the author of:
Planet Qualia: Happiness, Landscapes, and Ecosystems.
Matter, Qualia, Mind and Cosmos
God's Qualia
Conscious Ritualing
Academic jargon is frustrating. Why describe the obvious in obscure language? The reason is as simple as any mind altering drug – our habits of perception are altered by the unfamiliar and the work to understand becomes a source of Little Dopamine pleasure! (as opposed to easy Big Dopamine addiction)Continue Reading
Through ritual. A ritual is a framework we use instinctively. We ritual all the time. We notice new qualia when it appears, and we play with it. If it is good, we get the dopamine squirts we like, and we keep on ritualing with it. After a while new qualiaContinue Reading
When our usual landmarks and pathways fail us, we have to find another way to get what we need. We have to look around, notice something new, some new qualia. The problem is that the landmarks we are used to noticing can make other parts of the landscape invisible. AnimalsContinue Reading