Who Switched Off Half the World: How Human Reality Became Narrowed
Modern humans live in a world that appears vast… yet they perceive it through a very narrow opening. And this limitation did not appear by accident. It has been carefully shaped over many years, beginning in early childhood.
Our perception of reality is artificially narrowed by internal information-filtering programs. These programs do not arise on their own. They are formed by society, educational systems, and the informational environment that defines what is considered “normal.” As a result, people gradually stop noticing vast layers of sensory, intuitive, and subtle signals of reality.
The mechanism of limiting perception begins to operate very early in life. A child is naturally open to the world. Children can sense the emotional atmosphere of spaces, notice things adults have long forgotten how to see, and perceive reality not only through sight and sound but through their entire being.
However, when a child speaks about something unusual, they are often pushed back into accepted boundaries. They may be told they imagined it, that they are fantasizing, or behaving strangely. Sometimes their experiences are dismissed, sometimes explained away, sometimes ridiculed. Gradually, an internal censor forms inside the person, automatically blocking anything that falls outside what is considered acceptable.
The educational system further reinforces these limitations by promoting a rigid materialistic worldview in which only what can be measured by physical instruments is considered real. The subconscious mind becomes trained to ignore signals that do not fit this narrow model of reality.
One of the strongest factors restricting perception today is information overload. People constantly exist within streams of news, messages, advertisements, social media, and scattered data. The brain spends nearly all its resources processing surface-level information. As a result, perceptual filters become overloaded, leaving no capacity for subtler signals.
Gradually, sensitivity decreases. People begin to lose connection with their intuition. They become less aware of signals coming from their own bodies. They stop sensing the deeper layers of events happening around them. The world itself does not become poorer. Human perception simply contracts into everyday noise.
Expanding perception rarely happens accidentally or instantly. It requires internal transformation. It involves reexamining habitual mental filters, observing one’s own reactions, and gradually allowing the psyche to perceive more than what is commonly accepted as “normal.”
When people begin loosening these internal restrictions, their awareness slowly opens to a broader range of signals. They start noticing connections where they previously saw only coincidence. They begin sensing environments, people, and their own inner states with greater depth and clarity.
The world itself does not change.
Only the ability to perceive it does.
The mechanism of limiting perception begins to operate very early in life. A child is naturally open to the world. Children can sense the emotional atmosphere of spaces, notice things adults have long forgotten how to see, and perceive reality not only through sight and sound but through their entire being.
However, when a child speaks about something unusual, they are often pushed back into accepted boundaries. They may be told they imagined it, that they are fantasizing, or behaving strangely. Sometimes their experiences are dismissed, sometimes explained away, sometimes ridiculed. Gradually, an internal censor forms inside the person, automatically blocking anything that falls outside what is considered acceptable.
The educational system further reinforces these limitations by promoting a rigid materialistic worldview in which only what can be measured by physical instruments is considered real. The subconscious mind becomes trained to ignore signals that do not fit this narrow model of reality.
One of the strongest factors restricting perception today is information overload. People constantly exist within streams of news, messages, advertisements, social media, and scattered data. The brain spends nearly all its resources processing surface-level information. As a result, perceptual filters become overloaded, leaving no capacity for subtler signals.
Gradually, sensitivity decreases. People begin to lose connection with their intuition. They become less aware of signals coming from their own bodies. They stop sensing the deeper layers of events happening around them. The world itself does not become poorer. Human perception simply contracts into everyday noise.
Expanding perception rarely happens accidentally or instantly. It requires internal transformation. It involves reexamining habitual mental filters, observing one’s own reactions, and gradually allowing the psyche to perceive more than what is commonly accepted as “normal.”
When people begin loosening these internal restrictions, their awareness slowly opens to a broader range of signals. They start noticing connections where they previously saw only coincidence. They begin sensing environments, people, and their own inner states with greater depth and clarity.
The world itself does not change.
Only the ability to perceive it does.