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Published by Catherine Toulsaly

Is the whole Universe a lark mirror, made up of looking glass that sparkles in the light for our eyes only and inspires us bottomless castles that we build on the sandy shores of our dreams?

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The Art of the Line - Consciousness and the Universe

Ontology of Absence Reaping intervals disappear in the silent blanket of Nothingness while lines cut through the chaos mounting above the dimly lit surface in a cadential hierarchy of events. The ...

https://www.consciousnessanduniverse.com/2023/10/the-art-of-the-line.html

Kindred spirits - Consciousness and the Universe

Certainly, three kindred spirits have here encountered each other; and although the first two missed each other on earth by eight centuries and the last two by twelve months, still in the heart of ...

https://www.consciousnessanduniverse.com/2019/09/kindred-spirits.html

I believe

In the emotion of time that stirs the soul of the Universe.

In a Universe that reveals itself by expressing itself and knows itself through every bit of experience.

In Nothingness as a rhizomatic time domain.

In a Multiverse explained through multidimensionality.

I follow the steps on my winding road to the house of everything. And to the best of my ability, I strike a fragile balance between science, philosophy, and poetry.

Catherine Toulsaly

November 2023

Where reality lies - Consciousness and the Universe

I woke up from a deep slumber to Thoreau's words to front only the essential facts of life and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not when I came to die, discover that I had not ...

https://www.consciousnessanduniverse.com/2022/08/where-reality-lies.html

Symmetries - Consciousness and the Universe

if I think too much about it, I can start to doubt myself. What if I'm having some kind of hallucination? What if there's no café there, but it's really some kind of mirage? What if actually, I'm ...

https://www.consciousnessanduniverse.com/2022/08/symmetries.html

Feelings - Consciousness and the Universe

Silver linings (Ollie Taylor, ESA) The pursuit of writing begs the question "why?". I feel a constant need to better grasp all the ramifications within the framework of my own intent. No meaningful

https://www.consciousnessanduniverse.com/2020/07/feelings-8.html

Published translations:

Gao Yang, Le Dévouement du Marchand. Paris: You Feng, 2008

Zhang Chengzhi, Les rivières du Nord. Beijing: Collection Panda, 1992

Zong Pu, “Haricots rouges” and “Le sacrifice du cœur”. Littérature chinoise, vol.3, 1992.

Liang Xiaosheng, “Père” in Une terre fabuleuse. Beijing: Collection Panda, 1991. Pp. 57-111.

Zong Pu, “Haricots rouges” and “Le sacrifice du coeur”. Littérature chinoise, Vol. 3, 1992.

Su Ye, “Impérissables souvenirs du sud du Yangtsé”, “Un clair de lune sur le torrent Suo”, and “Ma chanson courte sur le banc de sable”. Littérature chinoise, Vol. 2, 1991.

Artistic Research - Consciousness and the Universe

Let's be clear: creative artistic thinking is neither a creative technique nor about painting pictures or making sculptures. This is a preconception we must get rid of. Creativity is not a prisoner

https://www.consciousnessanduniverse.com/2022/01/artistic-research.html