Touching the Rock by John M. Hull Summary
Overview of Touching the Rock
Journey into blindness through Hull's extraordinary memoir, endorsed by neurologist Oliver Sacks. This landmark text transformed disability studies by revealing the profound psychological landscape of losing sight. What sensory gifts emerge when vision disappears? A powerful testament to human adaptation.
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Into the Darkness: A Journey of Transformation
Imagine waking up to discover your visual world is slowly fading away, like a photograph gradually losing its colors until only darkness remains. This was John Hull's reality as he documented his descent into complete blindness in his forties. What makes his account extraordinary isn't just the precision with which he chronicles this journey, but the profound philosophical depths he explores. This isn't merely a tale of overcoming adversity - it's a meditation on consciousness itself, examining how losing sight fundamentally transforms one's relationship with reality, identity, and spirituality. Hull's transition from being "a sighted person who cannot see" to becoming "a blind person" offers us a rare window into how perception shapes our very being. His insights have influenced artists, psychologists, and filmmakers worldwide, with Oliver Sacks calling it "the most extraordinary, precise, deep and beautiful account of blindness" he had ever read.
When Light Disappears: The Initial Descent
A New Sensory World: Rain as Revelation
The Inner Struggle: Dreams and Despair
Beyond Light: Spiritual Insights
Fatherhood Without Sight: Love Through Touch
The Gift of Darkness: A New Way of Being
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