Writings & Essays

Selected essays, critical writings, and other reflective texts that explore consciousness, perception, and relational experience.

Alongside my painting practice, I explore themes of consciousness, perception, and relational identity through writing. These texts reflect the conceptual and philosophical background that informs my visual work.

Topics include consciousness studies, ethics of perception, and symbolic figurative painting.

Selected Writings:

The Compass of Consciousness (Essay — 2025)
A research-led essay exploring the claustrum as a model for subjective orientation, bridging neuroscience, philosophy, and experiential accounts of expanded awareness.
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Journeys to the Spirit World: Out-of-Body Perspectives on Consciousness and Transformation (Book — 2025)
By Iryna Ewart (Author), Allan Ewart (Editor)

An edited first-person narrative exploring out-of-body and near-death experiences as material for reflection on perception, identity, and transformation.
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The Sicilian, Mind-Control and The Bluebird of Happiness - the Story Behind It (Essay / Personal Reflection — Substack)
A narrative-based exploration of experience, memory, and interpretation, written in a more personal and reflective register.
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Ramsay Allan is a Scotland-based painter whose work explores consciousness, relational identity, and symbolic figurative imagery. Alongside his studio practice, he writes on perception, awareness, and the ethical dimensions of visual experience.