Consciousness

  • Reading Lists for “Consciousness”

    What’s a post without an image? In this case, it’s a video: And now, on to the reading lists: “Doors of Perception” at Smithsonian World. Watts, Alan, Mark Watts, and John Snelling. Seeds of Genius: The Early Writings of Alan Watts. Shaftesbury, Dorset: Element Books, 1997. Print. (Reading right now) In my own words: Just… Continue reading

  • The Evolution of Consciousness

    What does the phrase “evolution of consciousness” mean to you? Oddly, or perhaps not at all oddly, it prompts me to begin with my own consciousness. When I was quite young, perhaps 11 or 12 years old, the image of Earth from space had a profound impact on me. In my mind’s eye, I could… Continue reading

About Me

Beth Davies-Stofka: writer, dancer, scholar. I earned a Ph.D. in Ethics at the University of Toronto and had a long and satisfying career helping students pursue their dreams of a better life. My writing has appeared in Broken Frontier, The Comic Book Bin, Patheos.com and Baseball Prospectus. Find me in Best American Sportswriting 2019. Specializing in waltz, rumba, merengue, and bachata, 2023 is the year of the samba — and the New York Mets. Ya Gotta Believe!

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