When I first read A stream of consciousness, I was puzzled as to what the meaning of the reading was about. Even now I don’t believe i grasp the entire concept 100%, but my interpretation of this would be with the picture shown above. It is water, otherwise known as H2O in chemistry terms. It serves as the life for this planet just as the blood circulating our body serves as life for us. I feel water represents consciousness because if its shape. Water does not have a shape unless it is contained, similar to consciousness, it has not shape or form unless molded by the person its apart of.
According to James ” Every State tends to be part of a personal consciousness, Within each personal consciousness states are always changing, Each personal Consciousness is sensibly continuous, it is interested in some parts of its object to the exclusion of others. Water hold true to all these attributes described by James. It is dependent on the personality and experiences of the person. Water is also always continuously flowing on this planet to continue the life cycle, just like consciousness is continuous. Depending on the direction water is traveling, it is also interested in certain areas with the exclusion of others. Water represents the Stream of consciousness as depicted by James.