Nature — The ABC's of Consciousness
Nature, in The ABC's of Consciousness, refuses the idea that people are separate from it, showing nature not as a...
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Gratefulness — The ABC's of Consciousness
Gratefulness, in The ABC's of Consciousness, is shown as noticing what's already good and saying so out loud, before it...
Read MoreMaze: On Being Lost on Purpose and the Difference Between a Maze and a Trap
Maze is a Phish song about being turned around on purpose, and the key distinction it draws is between a...
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Soul — The ABC's of Consciousness
Soul, in The ABC's of Consciousness, is described plainly as the part of a person that feels steadier and older...
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Higher Self — The ABC's of Consciousness
Higher Self, in The ABC's of Consciousness, is presented as the version of a person who already knows what they're...
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Consciousness — The ABC's of Consciousness
Consciousness, in The ABC's of Consciousness, is described simply as attention, uninterrupted, the way it worked before someone told a...
Read MoreI Know the Pieces Fit: On the Feeling That Comes Before the Understanding
Sometimes you understand something long before you can explain it. The pieces fit, you can feel that they fit, and...
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Intuition — The ABC's of Consciousness
Intuition, in The ABC's of Consciousness, is described as the oldest sense a person has, the one working before language...
Read MoreBathtub Gin: On Inside Jokes, Homemade Joy, and the Language Only Some People Speak
There is a moment at every summer show, usually deep in a second set, when a song starts and a...
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