Topic

Consciousness & Self-Identity

A collection of 36 issues

Breath of Release : The Final Exhale

It’s strange how the final breath feels both foreign and familiar, like an old friend I’ve avoided but always knew would come. The air is thinner now, each inhale a negotiation with time, and with every exhale, I feel the world loosening its grip. Or is it me

The Synthetic Reality : Are GenAI’s Hallucinations a Mirror of Our Collective Unconscious?

Every so often, I find myself pondering a simple yet profoundly unsettling question : What is reality? Traditionally, we might define it as a shared, objective world, one that is perceived through our senses and verified by consensus. But when I turn to the world of Generative AI (GenAI), this clean

Beyond the Clock : When Time and Self Become One

The clock ticks forward, dragging each moment into the next as though time is an endless scroll unrolled by the invisible hand of reality. Yet, if I pause and ask myself, “What is this thing I call time?” the answer slips through my grasp like water through a clenched fist.

The Hollowing

In the fading hours of twilight, where shadows stretch their thin fingers across landscapes that have long lost their meaning, he observes a world now entrenched in the dull hum of transaction. Once, there was depth. The waters of life felt bottomless, rich with the sediment of genuine connection, of

Reflections @46

As I stand on the precipice of 46 years, a multitude of thoughts cascade through the corridors of my mind. Amidst me orbiting 46-times around the Sun, my life, a complex equation, has often teetered on the edge of absurdity, where the vastness of existence juxtaposes with the minutiae of

Between the Dream and the Deed : A Symphony of Infinite Becoming

I stand at a crossroads — no map, no compass, just the faintest echoes of the footsteps I’ve taken thus far. Each path offers its own torment: on one side, the allure of the dream, on the other, the burden of action. Both repulse me, in their own way. Dreaming

Distraction : Humanity’s Eternal Quest to Escape the Abyss

Distraction as the Heartbeat of Human Life Humanity has always been, and perhaps will always be, engaged in some form of distraction. From the dawn of civilization to our hyper-connected digital age, we have filled our lives with activities, pursuits, and technologies designed to divert our attention. But why? What

Self-Referential Thinking : The Paradox of the Mind Staring at Itself

Self-referential thinking is both the mind’s gift and its curse — an intellectual mirror of absurdity, paradox, and revelation. It is the mind that, while capable of infinite depths of introspection, can also easily drown in the waters of its own reflections. From ancient philosophy to modern artificial intelligence, self-referential

Echoes of Absence

He could still feel the emptiness when someone he loved was gone — an aching sensation, as if part of him had been carved out and left behind in the shadows of their absence. It was a feeling that haunted him, coming in waves, sometimes gentle and nostalgic, at other times