There is no darkness, only limitedperception
ANew Understanding and Explanation of Consciousness
Björn Wadström
TranslationNote
This book, originally titled “Det finns ingetmörkerendast bristande syn” in Swedish, wastranslatedbythe author,whose nativelanguage is Swedish. Withoutthe meanstohirea professionaltranslatorand driven by acuriosity about how wordsshift in cultural context, theauthor chosetotranslate the book independently.
At times, thelanguagemay feel abit abrupt or disjointed, reflectingboththe rhythm of thebook andthe conceptof quantumleapsbetween positions.
Thankyou forengaging with thetextinthe search foran explanationofconsciousness.
ANew Understanding andExplanationofConsciousness
©2025Björn Wadström
Bookcover and lyrics: Björn Wadström
Publisher: BoD· BooksonDemand, Östermalmstorg 1, 114 42 Stockholm, Sweden,bod@bod.se
Print: LibriPlureos GmbH,Friedensallee273, 22763 Hamburg, Germany
ISBN: 978-91-8097-952-8
To theant
By theant Imeanthissmalllivingbeing that we humansshare theEarth with.
Iamlargerasanindividualthananindividualant,but theant as aspecies probablyhas ahigheratomicweight than thetotal of humanity.
Theant hasbeenaround fora long time on Earth, both as auser of theearth andasanindividualinlife. It is likelytooutlive humans.Wehavealot to learnfromanant.Why look forother lifeinspace when thereissomuchlifehereonEarth?
On ahot summer daywhenyou aresunbathingata beach, an ant will walk overyour blanket. Do not wave it away.Stopfor a moment,try to explainand understand this individuallife. Then anew worldopens foryou.
Thecontent of thebook aims to both exploreand explain consciousness,suggestingthatyour understanding evolvesover time andthatthe explanationitselfiscontinuously reshaped through reflection. Drawingonquantum theory,the book offers anew perspectiveand explanationofconsciousness.
Ant
Icomeout of theearth like an antand theflower
From thedarkdepthswhere we were allborn
Howdid theconscious grow in me
Have theant andthe flower also felt andthought as Idid
Iwatch theant carry itslittlecargo
andthe flower reaches towardsthe sunsofree
They livetheir lives in theirown way
Aretheywith me on theirway
Ihavewalkedthrough allmydays
Life hasbeen soft but also hard
I've felt joyand I've felt sadness but througheach moment Ilearnmoreabout myself on Earth
Life passes by butI stop fora while
Meetings,work, sorrowand joy
Iwill return downintothe living earth
Thesun andwater give us life,giveuswords
NowthatI look at theworld,I understand more
Theant andthe flower we sharethe same track
An eternalway that is always there
With thesun andthe waterwewill live again
So when my timeishere, I'mgoing back home in theearth
Life passes by butI stay fora while
Icomeout of theearth like theant andthe flower
From thedarkdepthswhere we were allborn
Howdid theconscious grow in me
Have theant andthe flower also felt andthought as Idid
NowthatI look at theworld,I understand more
Theant andthe flower we sharethe same track
An eternalway that is always there
With thesun andthe waterwewill live again
Have theant andthe flower also felt andthought,asI have
We allliveour livesinour ownway
Areyou with me on your way
An eternalway that is always there
With thesun andthe waterwewilllive againonEarth
Thecontentofthe book aims to both explore andexplain consciousness, suggesting that your understanding evolves overtime and that the explanation itselfiscontinuously reshaped through reflection. Drawing on quantum theory,the book offers anew perspectiveand explanation of consciousness.
