A key goal of higher education should be to scaffold a deep appreciation that things are not always as they seem or what we are told they are, and that what we call obvious or even reality is in more often interpretation through a series of filters and lenses rather that objective fact. In this workshop, we will attempt to experience the power of demonstrations that lead to surprising, unexpected and counterintuitive realizations that should shake our beliefs in a firmly established reality. These epiphanies serve a double purpose: (1) they have a saliency that make them memorable moments and therefore have strong pedagogical impact and (2) they bring about a new way of looking at both specific issues and the world as a whole that makes one wary of the obvious, precludes blind acceptance of received ideas or second-hand thoughts, and in the best of cases fosters truly conscious thinking and living.