> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.gilespcroft.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Your reality is a perception of the mind - URL: https://www.gilespcroft.com/your-reality-is-a-perception-of-the-mind/ - Published: 2026-02-03T07:00:01.000Z - Updated: 2026-03-24T00:45:16.000Z - Description: A short video with three helpful metaphors for how we experience the world šŸŽ¬ - Author: Giles P Croft - Tags: Neuroscience, Consciousness, MECHANICS, Metaphor, Principles, Psychology, Real stories, Video We live in the feeling of a thought-generated perceptual reality. Crazy, right?! (If you don't think that's completely bonkers, check yourself for a pulse.) Because as I sit here and type this, it really, *really* looks like thereā€™s a window on the front of my head, that Iā€™m looking out of, onto the world. But there are no windows. Thereā€™s no light inside the skull, and no sound. Thereā€™s just fluctuating energy thatā€™s being turned into my reality, by the universal, impersonal, creative Principle of Thought, moment to moment. It's not an ā€˜outside worldā€™ ā€“ it's all happening within. šŸ«  The most amazing sleight of handā€”the [best magic trick](https://www.gilespcroft.com/the-magic-trick/) in the world, ever!ā€”is happening for us, every second of our lives, day in, day out. *Everything* we feel is as a result of that internally-generated, apparently separate reality that is real, for sureā€¦ but itā€™s not true. (How could it be? Whose version is true? Mine? Yours? Any other of earthā€™s 8 billion human inhabitants?) And that has some *massive* implications! It can be hard to wrap your head around and a helpful metaphor to better understand this, is to look at something where it's a bit more obvious what's going on ā€“ like my daughter and her love for her teddy bear, for instance. In this [short clip](https://youtu.be/ym21jRt9O6o?ref=gilespcroft.com), looking at the [MECHANICS](https://www.gilespcroft.com/the-journey/#:~:text=02%20MECHANICS,-The%20nuts%20and) of how we experience the world, I share this metaphor *and* two more that point to the inside-out nature of our experience as well ā€“ that's three for the price of one! 1. The teddy bear 2. A flip-book cartoon 3. A scrolling sign on the tube It's not something you can *use*ā€¦ it's something to see for yourself. 4 minutes to upend your perceptions. I know it's a lot, so if you watch this and are left with questions or concerns, [drop me a line](https://www.gilespcroft.com/contact/), and I'll do my best to address them with a reply. šŸ’ Giles ### Related [Inside-OutThat one time I shut my mouth and life delivered the answers. šŸ¤![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/f3/9bf3d316-7d32-494b-814f-a7d94d6358c3/content/images/icon/DR_Lockup-Black-3-347.png)The Daily RemindersGiles P Croft![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9b/f3/9bf3d316-7d32-494b-814f-a7d94d6358c3/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1722962813486-1bd60ed1d825-1-5.jpeg)](https://www.gilespcroft.com/inside-out/) Looking at how this plays out in real life situations.