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WHAT IS UNUFIED QUALUA? AND WHAT HAS IT TO DO WITH THE CREATIVE PROCESS?

The writer in me has popped up! I do this! What set me off is finally getting the WordPress up and running! (New desktop computer! and new studio excitement!) My interest in consciousness and the creative process has been awakened.

I would like to introduce Allan Hobson to my readers. Allan Hobson is a neuroscientist. Allan has contributed to the study of consciousness which in my opinion has a lot to do with the creative processes.

It was not until I went to college where my thoughts became broader about how I and other artists created art. The good art professors I met taught me how to appreciate the technical side of creating art. Learning art theory inspires. Creating art and learning to critique others work in positive ways will teach you thinking about the creative process is important! I soon learned how little I knew as an artist on my own. Art school certainly rounded me out! My interest fed my curiosity! And continue to fuel a bigger fire! My need to understand what it is to be human came from the desire to obtain a master’s in art therapy.

Allen Hobson’s recent work suggests that during dreaming, different aspects of the conscious mind know as Primary consciousness and Secondary consciousness are significant from the conception of what is known as unified qualia. Unified qualia defined is where we enter what is known as a “self-referential interplay.” In essence a state where one’s mind constantly creates the environment of another environment.

Hobson’s AIM model of such consciousness predicts possible states of consciousness, This is done by the mind’s mapping abilities, a “states along three lines of inquiry”. There are things I do not know that marry into how to understand this statement better. This information is part of what I am researching, yet sharing. I hope to inspire others to think about their creative process. Something that facinates me.

The following statement made clear sense to me. “Unified qualia is a term used to describe the idea that consciousness is a unified experience, rather than a collection of individual experiences. It is the idea that all of our experiences are part of a single, unified whole . In other words, it is the idea that all of our experiences are connected and that they are all part of the same thing.” This is something I believe in. Now I have a label for the concept. Something I can research as a topic. I think intuition tells us a lot about this as well, such as what one’s gut feeling is as they do things. The creative process is very intuative.

It turns out that unified qualia is a topic of interest in the field of philosophy. Philosp[hy itself is brought into play during the creative process for those interested in it, and for those who are not hot on the topic because we all have a philosophy about our lives, and the world we live in.

The concept of unified qualia is ion my mind a unified experience . I suggest checking out topics on thephilosophy of the mind. A short list of authors from my research on Bing: David Chalmers, Thomas Nagel, and Daniel Dennett.

Note: Bing AI was interesting for a first time user. However, a useful tool. I asked, “What is the difference between unified qualia and multiple drafts theory?”Something more to look up. I learned that a “Unified qualia and the multiple drafts theory are two different concepts in the field of philosophy of mind. Unified qualia is the idea that consciousness is a unified experience, rather than a collection of individual experiences . In other words, it is the idea that all of our experiences are connected and that they are all part of the same thing . Think about this! What we convey through the creative processing reflects many things! Think about what you create, why you chose to create it as you personally did. The color, texture, what message or messages you wanted to reflect. Was it the commonality you have with others who like you expereinced your same expereice which you have now created. For example, I know that my art is a facilitator for others that expresses something familiar to them. The viewerof your art sees through his or her own eyes uniquely according to his or her self. We for example see color as only we do. We respond according to what we have learn during each age and state of the life we have lived, And so we our minds interpret and predict an outcome of what we see, and then zeros in on this. The mind recalls information for us to apply. I find this all interesting. Knowing it is just a new techknowlogy I can draw from if applicable to what I am doing, I can draw from it when I discuss the creative process. I have answers that someone like me wants to know. I believe we need to understand this new world we live in, and create in. It has become a new adventure, a new way of living life! Most important is we need to use our minds! Not just follow ideas along the path of others. Artist are thinkers as are writers, poets, developers, and more! But before I go into other areas, back to consciouness and wrap that up. A laste statement found. “On the other hand, the multiple drafts theory of consciousness, proposed by Daniel Dennett, is a physicalist theory of consciousness based upon cognitivism, which views the mind in terms of information processing . The theory suggests that consciousness is not a single, unified experience, but rather a collection of different drafts or interpretations of sensory information that are constantly being updated and revised . In summary, while unified qualia suggests that consciousness is a unified experience, the multiple drafts theory suggests that consciousness is a collection of different drafts or interpretations of sensory information.” Now this too make sense!

Best wishes! Pejj Nunes 2024