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Steve Stewart's avatar

Very interesting stream of conciousness piece..and should increase my vocabulary...although I've forgotten exactly how to say...or spell that word...though I do remember what it means. :) Conciousness is strange and wondrous. I'm currently reading Michael Pollans new book: A World Appears, a Journey into Conciousness. I don't pretend to understand much of the science he discusses but his main points so far are, and pardon my inability to find better descriptive words...mind blowing. I believe you would enjoy reading it.

Yesterday Jane's avatar

Thanks for the recommendation! I checked a thesaurus for a synonym for mind-blowing and found 54 words--all of them circle around the notion of overwhelming, which I found interesting. Having said that, I suppose blowing one's mind is an overwhelming experience. BTW overwhelming comes from Middle English -- to turn upside down. :)