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Episode Synopsis
'Dreams, it turns out, are like clauses. They can be configured and reconfigured in an infinite number of ways. They are quanta of information about what could be transformed in the world, whether it's your own world or a bigger social world, or both.' —from my new book, Refreshing Grammar, p. 127 Can something be both practical and dreamy? Mysteries involve holding two seemingly incompatible our irreconcilable truths. The thrill of a genuine mystery is when it cracks you open to something new. Can grammar be a gateway to mystery? We explore this question by thinking about out of body experiences. And what we're having for breakfast tomorrow. The mystery of being human is that we exist grammatically, which means we constantly shift our point of reference outside of our own body. How can the self exist outside the body? How can experience exist outside of the world? This is the mystery: grammar is creative—and what it creates is space from which new ideas can emerge. The story I read in this episode is 'In plain sight', and it's available at grammarfordreamers.com. Check out my new website, jodieclark.com, for information about Refreshing Grammar, the book, and Refreshing Grammar, the course. Subscribe on Apple podcasts, Spotify or wherever you like to listen. Rate, review, tell your friends!
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