Consciousness renders the world fixed. Once fixed, evolution slowly moves the old landscapes into the background, where they always remain a force (though we may not be conscious of it – just as we are not terribly conscious of the stars from which we came, or even the mountains offContinue Reading
I drive to work every day along the same route. It often happens that I suddenly have the feeling I don’t know where I am. Then, looking around, I realize I am exactly where I am supposed to be. What has happened? I have missed a familiar landmark. I haveContinue Reading
“Don’t let the books go away!” – that’s what my bookshelf says to me. I can hear all the voices in the books on my shelf speaking to me. They were very interested in Planet Qualia, when I first started writing it, and every one of them had something toContinue Reading
I am always struck by how often advertisements use wonderful, qualiadelic ideas to sell their products. One commercial that readily comes to mind is probably called “pay it forward.” Basically, one person helps another, then that person helps another, and so on throughout the morning. It is just a seriesContinue Reading