Hits of Little Dopamine
Every habit has, and every ritual has, a beginning, middle, and end. So too, do both behaviors have a trigger, then a reaction, a response, and then a reward. The reaction is to dopamine (triggered by something in either our outer or inner landscape). The reward is returning to theContinue Reading
Symbols and Signs
Most animals’ consciousness is hard wired into their brains — the landmarks and pathways they notice and follow in their outer landscapes are simply mirrored in their neuro landscapes — in other words, most animals’ landmarks are signs. Animals see a sign and they react to it. People do too,Continue Reading
Ritual Paraphernalia
All rituals, religious, celebratory, or personal, have symbols, actions, and meanings that gather to them over time. Costumes, songs, chants, dances, and all sorts of qualiadelic paraphernalia cling to them, seemingly making the whole greater than the sum of its parts. But at the beginning, ritual doesn’t have all thatContinue Reading