cave     sense           
                                          
                                   
                                       
                                          
 you  can tap  into the cave wherever you 
 go.  with  training,  or  with  drugs... 
 some  people  are   always  like   this. 
                                          
 the  cave  is  built  in,  an  intrinsic 
 animal part. it's  come to be associated 
 with  the  lizards,  and it's true  that 
 they  are  very  close  to  it  in their 
 lives. but as  long as youre an  animal, 
 it's  always  there, changing shape with 
                   you.                   
                                          
 the  mind   is   good   at  relativizing 
 things, placing them  within its current 
 frame   of  reference.  and  the  lizard 
 brain is good at absolutes. in  the end, 
 the  best  and  worst  things  are  both 
   within hearing range. everything else  
               is forgotten.              
                                          
                                       
                                          
 everything is specific, and local.       
 there are no generalizations. there is   
 no object permanence. what you           
 experience is acute, ineffable, and you  
 need to act. every subsection of your    
 body has a consciousness and a voice.    
 everything you see can also see you,     
 through the pupil in your eye. the       
 stones are slippery. the air is inside   
 you.