Hagioptasia: Perception & Meaning (@hagioptasiatheory.bsky.social)

Quick test: Recall a childhood memory that feels somehow 'magical'. You rationally know it was an ordinary day, yet it still feels deeply 'special'. That specialness-perception is hagioptasia - the mechanism behind nostalgia, sacredness, & much more. hagioptasia.wordpress.com

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Hagioptasia “When you see somebody on the street, they can really have an aura. But then when they open their mouth, there goes the aura. ‘Aura’ must be until you open your mouth.” Andy Warhol https://hagioptasia.wordpress.com/

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