Matter has consciousness of qualia, and it is attracted to it. For this reason, two or more atoms may come together around the same qualia, as oxygen and hydrogen come together around electrons (which actually resemble qualia more than matter), to form a water molecule. In just this way, allContinue Reading
On the surface, qualiadelic experiences exist within the cracks of acceptability. They rearrange the signs and symbols we use to define our world. Below the surface they can be mystical explorations—deep dives into the essence of subjective experience. Such journeys are conscious rituals, transformations of our sense of order, reshapingContinue Reading
As the great philosopher of language and meaning, Ernst Cassirer revealed: “Every impression that man receives, every wish that stirs in him, every hope that lures him, every danger that threatens him, can affect him thus religiously. Just let spontaneous feeling invest the object before him, or his own personalContinue Reading
A grain of sand is filled with crystal patterns – smaller and smaller they seem to grow, but when scientists get to the point at which things are so small that they cannot be measured, it is time to acknowledge that they are beginning to study qualia. It is uselessContinue Reading
You can’t you can’t wipe out good qualia any more than we were able to wipe out wolves and coyotes. Good qualia has deep roots, and, it can adapt. We can suppress it a little bit, but it comes back. The human landscape is no match for ecosystems.