Celebrating the Light of Consciousness

Exploring Metaphors of Light and Darkness in Human Psychology (Vol. 3; Issue 36)

Back in the days before neuroscience existed, a group of obscure European philosophers associated consciousness with light. It’s a cinch to see it (and, yes, I intended that multi-layered pun). You wake up in the morning to brightness, no matter how dark your residence. You see things. Your look at your face in the bathroom mirror (oh no, me again?); yo…