Battleship Psychonautica

As a race, we have historically been building upon what our fore fathers gave us. Knowledge, science, technology - we have slowly added layer by layer - from fire to lasers - from sundials to atomic clocks - from the wheel to the Saturn V. Especially in the last few decades. We walked, we ran, and we are about to sprout wings.

But with all that's going around us, how have we, as a race grown inwards? Have we found ways to synthesize new thought? Experience new feelings? How have we bettered the way we soak in the world around us? How have we made a difference to the way we sense everything? Have we discovered new realms in our minds?

What have we been feeding our heads?

Four decades back a man took a bike ride over the moon. He brought back little drops of enlightenment. They told the man that his drops were too dangerous. No wonder. Who wants an enlightened populace? They took the drops, ran tests on unknowing people to see if the drops were good for mind control. Large-scale mind control. The tests proved futile. The drops were individualistic. They responded differently to people. People responded differently to them. They grew bored of the drops. Slowly they were forgotten. Self-discovery, could wait.

But now, we are looking at a world where we need to rethink thinking. We need to refeel feelings. We need to start looking for gaps - in our thoughts, in our language, in our behavior, in our emotions. We need to define these gaps, give them names, delve into them, and fill them. 'New' sensory stimulations, emotions and thoughts. The 'old' ones felt deeper, or through different lenses. It's time to pack our bags. We are the new age Psychonauts, and we're out on a cross-cognition 'trip'.

The drops, are waiting to give us a ride.