Category Archives: Perceptual illusion

We must master the art of being in two identities at once

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, Ph.D.

Reality is not anthropocentric; it is not even perceptual-centric. The only thing that is perceptual-centric is perception itself. Each and every individual perceives as a separate center of the cosmos. This center is the experiential starting place for all creatures … Continue reading →

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More unnoticed assumptions underlying the Perceptual Illusion

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, Ph.D.

 Greetings! As you follow the list of the previous blog with this one, you may find yourself becoming ‘disillusioned’ with much of human civilization, including science, and keenly curious to know what is real beyond all the underlying assumptions. Stay … Continue reading →

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Underlying, but Largely Unnoticed Assumptions of the Perceptual Illusion

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, Ph.D.

The perceptual illusion is an appearance, sometimes even a hallucination (in that cognitive information takes a perceptual and sometimes even sensory form). But escaping the perceptual illusion is even more than escaping that appearance; it is becoming aware of our … Continue reading →

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The Illusion of Human Entitlement

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, Ph.D.

Not everything natural has been made for us to eat – as a matter of fact, none of it has… -Joshan Cultivation and domestication are the stripping of the unwanted survival strategies from plants and animals so that we can … Continue reading →

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The most pernicious perceptual illusion

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, Ph.D.

Greetings! Thank you to those who have responded to my call for like-minded people to take my projects to the next step… I’m looking forward to co-creating. To reiterate my call: I am putting together a team.  If you’re a … Continue reading →

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Whole-system change is real… and imperceptible

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, Ph.D.

Greetings! If you have been following me and are familiar with my website, you know the quality of my thinking and writing. And now, I would like to do more.  I would especially like to reach out to younger generations… … Continue reading →

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Continuing the search for what is real

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, Ph.D.

In December’s post I offered three ways in which our bodies select and process information: 1) Giving us only the information ‘we need to know’ to survive; 2) making people and things appear to be physical objects in a material world; 3) making each of us seem to be at the center of that world. Here I outline two more ways in which the perceptual illusion carries us toward the divisiveness we currently experience in our world. Continue reading →

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The ‘fake news’ within us: The perceptual illusion

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, Ph.D.

Dear Friends, This season of gratitude and loving intent naturally lends itself to reflection and greater Self-awareness. In the spirit of that reflection, I share here more of my understanding about the perceptual illusion, three ways in which our very … Continue reading →

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Perception, western culture and common knowledge

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, Ph.D.

Sunday greetings! In this complex world, living a life between what is real and the perceptual illusion is no small feat. The first step is to recognize the illusion. This is a second taste of ‘seeing between’ the things that … Continue reading →

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