Lights In

In this contemplative episode, Annaka Harris’s questions from Lights On point us toward an inward journey to explore the elusive feel of sonically altered states of consciousness. With a gentle invitation to pause, breathe, and feel the body, we explore the very markers of awareness. Through the lens of locked-in syndrome and anesthesia awareness, we challenge the assumption that observable behavior is the sole indicator of a conscious mind.

Following Harris’s suggestion that consciousness might exist even when it remains unseen, the meditation invites us to imagine our own awareness as just the surface of a vast, hidden ocean of subtle sentience. What if the parts of us that quietly process, feel, and move hold their own kind of felt-experience—inner networks of evolved perception and automatic reaction driven by a felt sense not always visible from the outside?

This episode encourages listeners to embrace humility and curiosity. Harris asks us to consider: Can a robot appear conscious without truly feeling? Might a tree, a starfish, or even the silent depths of our subconscious possess forms of intelligence beyond our detection?

Prepare to have your perceptions widened, your assumptions loosened, and your understanding of consciousness transformed (as if it ever stops) as you immerse yourself in this inner sound bath direct feeling experience of network upon network of unseen sentient awarenesses from within.