Phosphenes
I woke up this morning to a vivid phosphene display behind my eyes. It’s the same display I’ve seen since childhood, but I paid more attention to the flashes of transparent purple that moved across the regular brown field of attached hexagons and the localized white pulsing blobs. Then I remembered a Terence McKenna talk I heard, when he said, ” If we could bring it back, somehow, it would change the world.” So I decided to make a mental note of some of the highlights of the visual experience for later review, and perhaps some day I will even attempt to share my phosphenes with the world in a visual form. First things first: I have to learn to use art tools.