as-a-man-is-so-he-sees

# As a man is, so he sees "To the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself. As a man is, so he sees" (William Blake). Perception is not a window but an expression of the perceiver's state, and we are all to some degree prisoners of an inherited way of perceiving reality that keeps us stuck. Transformation of the seer is therefore prior to new information; you do not argue someone into seeing differently. Related: [[the-net-determines-the-catch]], [[analytical-dissection-kills-the-living-form-it-claims-to-study]], [[the-self-and-world-disclose-each-other]], [[care-organizes-facts]] Rests on: [[to-be-is-to-be-in-relation]]