Chris Ott is a philosopher and independent researcher, bridging metaphysics, philosophy of perception, and spirituality. His principal theory is the evolution of perception.

## [Introducing my writings](https://cott12.substack.com/p/read-this-first)

### March 8, 2026

[Free Book](https://cott12.substack.com/p/free-book)

[The Evolution of Perception & the Cosmology of Substance](https://cott12.substack.com/p/free-book)

### Jun 21

[Seeing Through and Seeing As](https://cott12.substack.com/p/seeing-through-and-seeing-as)

[Below I lay out a visual metaphorical model of my idea of a process of perception as described in my book, The Evolution of Perception & the Cosmology…](https://cott12.substack.com/p/seeing-through-and-seeing-as)

### Jun 16

[The Deeper Aspects of Form](https://cott12.substack.com/p/the-deeper-aspects-of-form)

[Spiritual operations underlying outward perceived manifestations in evolution](https://cott12.substack.com/p/the-deeper-aspects-of-form)

### Jun 10

[Evidence](https://cott12.substack.com/p/evidence)

[Using lack of evidence as the starting point for a theory for which there is evidence](https://cott12.substack.com/p/evidence)

### Jun 3

[Beware of Theories](https://cott12.substack.com/p/beware-of-theories)

[Beware of theories.](https://cott12.substack.com/p/beware-of-theories)

### Apr 26

[The God Dilemma](https://cott12.substack.com/p/the-god-dielemma)

[Damned if you do; damned if you don’t. How can we solve the God dilemma?](https://cott12.substack.com/p/the-god-dielemma)

### Mar 24

[A New Movement in Consciousness Studies & the End of Gaslighting](https://cott12.substack.com/p/a-new-movement-in-consciousness-studies)

March 18, 2026

### Mar 16