Seeing True Reality Would (Probably) Kill You

Thank you to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: https://storyblocks.com/Wonder Order my new book, 'The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness' (out now): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FCDCCNJR?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=andrewsmcmeelpublishing-20 Other retailers: https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/the-terrible-paradox-of-self-awareness/ ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– From Perennialism to his theory of consciousness, the philosophical work of Aldous Huxley is an often-overlooked area of his writing. In this video, we explore it. Is our understanding of consciousness sort of backwards, duped by consciousness itself? According to Huxley, it is. Free Pursuit of Wonder Newsletter: https://pursuitofwonder.ck.page/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pursuitofwonder Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PursuitOfWonder If you are interested in further supporting the channel, you can contribute to the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/pursuitofwonder Special thank you to our very generous Patreon supporters: Long Hoang Joseph Geipel Congruentcrib Diana Yun Axel Alcazar David Piadozo JacquelineLS Zake Jajac Footloose Labs Alan Stein Justin Redenbaugh Christian Villanueva George Leontowicz