Prepare to merge. Prepare to conflate time, people, and events that we so diligently see as separate and sequential. That is not how the real world works— the world of deep, interdependent, inter-thriving connection. But… But… But what about my own unique identity that I’ve sweated and fretted over for 68 years? What about all…

Cerulean blue spots flash and explode, visible even with my eyes closed as the star trek machine rotates around my head. I am strapped down to the narrow table by the custom-made mesh mask that covers my face. The techies have left the room, but Mick Jagger keeps me company as he wails about the…