as visual illusions demonstrate, much of what we perceived…
Page 15 as visual illusions demonstrate, much of what we perceived comes from behind the rise in between our ears. We perceive reality not exactly as it is, but as our brains interpret it. Fed information from external sensors, our brains network of 128 billion eurons somehow makes mind. It constructs our perceptions of a campfire's heat, flicker, sent, and crackle.
— from The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)
In the book
The first and deepest fault is that perception is not a camera; it runs top-down. A great deal of what you "see" is supplied from behind your eyes — your brain projects what it expects and then shows you the projection. You do not see the world and then judge it; you judge first, and see the judgment. — The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)