Subjective conscious mind is an analog of what is called the real world. It is built up with a vocabulary or lexical field whose terms are all metaphors or analogs of behavior in the physical world.

Poetry begins as the divine speech of the bicameral mind. Then, as the bicameral mind breaks down, there remain prophets.

Indeed, it is sometimes almost as if the problem had to be forgotten to be solved.

We can only know in the nervous system what we have known in behavior first.

Consciousness is always open to many possibilities because it involves play. It is always an adventure.

The mind is still haunted with its old unconscious ways; it broods on lost authorities; and the yearning, the deep and hollowing yearning for divine volition and service is with us still.

The importance of writing in the breakdown of the bicameral voices is tremendously important. What had to be spoken is now silent and carved upon a stone to be taken in visually.

I shall state my thesis plain. The first poets were gods. Poetry began with the bicameral mind.

There is no such thing as a complete consciousness.

The king dead is a living god.

Idolatry is still a socially cohesive force - its original function.

MDMA, it was beginning to be apparent, could be all things to all people.

I don’t need anyone else to distract me from myself anymore, like I always thought I would.

Live no one else today, so you can live like no else tomorrow

In the end, I worry that my arrogance shall destroy us all.

There was a time when you came forth from infinity, your essence that is. You've always existed, and you'll always exist. But there are different states of mind in the universe.

I am barren of words. For no sounds from my mouth are worthy of your hearing

Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know.

The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken.

I want to get married, but I'm always tortured in relationships.

When no discriminating thoughts arise, the old mind ceases to exist.