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Consciousness

Ten ordinary words organise an enquiry into self, relationship, attention, action and memory. This is an experiential archive, not a sequence of historical objects.

Consciousness begins with something familiar but difficult to share completely: a first-person point of view. The entries use words such as “I”, “You” and “Now” to focus attention on different aspects of experience. They invite observation and argument, not agreement with a settled theory of mind. Personal reports matter here, while remaining distinct from claims that can be independently measured.

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Reading across the archive

01

A self among other people

“I”, “You” and “We” move from a first-person perspective to the encounter with another person and membership of a group. Similar language does not establish that two people have identical experiences.

02

Bodies, attention and action

“Breath”, “Go”, “Do” and “Now” direct attention to ongoing activity. The proposed exercises are optional ways to notice experience, not tests to pass or evidence for a universal psychological result.

03

Explaining and revisiting experience

“Why”, “Was” and “Am” turn towards explanation, memory and continuity. An account of experience can be meaningful while remaining partial, revisable and situated in one person’s life.

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