Consciousness is a subjective experience perceived only by the individual experiencing it.

Linguistic symbols are unable to express subjective experiences.

An artistic combination of notes, colors, shapes, and words can convey the emotions of artists across time.

Can artworks be considered markers of a higher level of consciousness?

Most of us have had a moment when a piece of music, a poem, a movie scene, or a passage from a novel sends chills down our spine. For a few seconds, we feel something powerful, beautiful, and almost impossible to put into words.

Maybe, hundreds of years ago, an artist, at midnight, experienced one of those rare, powerful moments. He reached for a pen and paper to capture what he was feeling before it disappeared. A poem, a melody, a painting, or the first idea for a story was born, and over time, it became a finished work.

Then, years—or even centuries—later, when we encounter that same work, we may find ourselves experiencing a feeling remarkably similar to that of the artist in that midnight moment. We get goosebumps. We are deeply moved. We struggle to explain why. It almost seems as if something hidden between the words, the notes, or the brushstrokes has survived the passage of time, quietly waiting to awaken the same feeling in another mind. Of course, not everyone responds to the same artwork in the same way. It is like a hidden message in the fabric of artwork that is perceived by certain people.

When colloquial language is not enough

Consciousness is defined as the subjective, first-person experience of the world and ourselves. It is a mysterious thing that has been a subject of debate throughout the history of human thought. According to the old scholars, consciousness is related to a metaphysical entity, the soul, whereas modern........

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