Essays on becoming by Chris Barclay
In Dr. Oliver Sack’s book, The Mind’s Eye, the famous neurologist explores clinical cases of individuals afflicted with fascinating perceptual aberrations, including the inability to recognize faces. Sacks, who himself suffered from this disorder all of his life, recounts a case of apologizing to a bearded man he had bumped into when in fact it […]
Continue ReadingHalfway down the rabbit hole of a recent psychedelic experience, I encountered the fable of the Scorpion and the Frog. What I always thought was a simple morality tale suddenly took on new meaning as a powerful metaphor for my own contradictions and possibility of self-integration. Through this mystical experience, I have come to see […]
Continue ReadingThe man I am writing about is not famous. It may be that he never will be. It may be that when his life at last comes to an end he will leave no more trace of his sojourn on earth than a stone thrown into a river leaves on the surface of the water. […]
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