Limits...

I have recently found teachings on the perception of biocentrism. Unfortunately for you and me at this moment, this concept is incredibly complex and I've only been able to dabble my toes into its murky pool. BUT...I think there's something to be said here and now.

It makes sense AT LEAST that reality is uniquely individual, i.e. that our minds work like CD players. Information comes in, our minds read it and organize it, then they output it into our consciousnesses like a picture show. In such, the objectivity of the "physical" realm becomes much more suspect, and our only real consistency is found in matching up our individual picture shows with others'. Now beyond this is where Dr. Lanza and I have some more reckoning to do, but this is enough information to take me to the next paragraph.

As you either know or are about to know, I strive to call myself a musician, and hopefully one day a teacher of musicians (whether or not I'll actually be teaching traditional music or not is still up in the air). But if we consider the unique perceptions of the individuals' realities, there is a shift in our western musical paradigm to consider.

Consider the sonata form (made famous by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven):
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation

Essentially, for the modern mind:
Input, Process, Output

BAM! Music just became incredibly relevant (and I'll bam you again for any other case you wish to find the relevance of music). Expression is how we figure out our perception of the goings-on around us. [Cue the visual, dramatic, and musical arts with regal fanfare.] Creative interpretation of the world around us IS OUR REALITY. Artists don't live in the clouds; they live in their minds. And we're ALL artists, whether you want to be or not, for art is the only way we can perceive reality.

There's so much more to be thought out and said here, but I had to get this out before I lost it. It's midnight, and I'm buzzing. At least I'm awake with purpose though.