Episode 84 - If the Mind is a Lake

I begin writing this from within a storm.Hogmanay was cancelled in Edinburgh and most towns in the country were battered by high winds when New Years’ Eve parties and fireworks were due to be in full swing. A sou’ westerly blows hard and fast up the English Channel and greets my windows with a thousand salty kisses. I just gathered rosemary from the overgrown bushes in the clifftop gardens and snuck a peek at the sea: whitecaps as far as the eye can see, which to be fair, isn’t far. New Year swimmers are scant, the extant ones are smug after a ninja dip. What spirit!The rain began as I wrote the word ‘watershed’, an ideal synchrony.After Epiphany the new plans, essays and news will be ready to share with you, here at Uncivil Savant.Today, an embrace and a loving glance at possible landscapes of mind.This podcast was originally published here on Substack on 2nd January 2025, with full transcript, footnotes, links and images. Uncivil Savant is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts, podcasts and support my work, become a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Uncivil Savant at carolineross.substack.com/subscribe