The Veil · consciousness

Filed by Elara Myst

Honey is deaf. She’s a liver-and-white Brittany spaniel, a breed originally used for hunting, and she has an intriguing ability: Honey can be fast asleep and yet she knows when a human is staring at her.‘If someone is looking at her, she will wake up, even if she is in a dream or deep sleep,’ her owner told me.To anyone who is curious about how the mind works, this is fascinating. Honey can’t be reacting to an audio cue, such as a voice or a footstep, because she’s completely ...