Level of Consciousness
Get to know conscious innervation, part 1
Setting the mind includes choosing which level of consciousness to operate from. Consciousness is the condition of being aware of existence — the light of our perception. Mental processes can be conscious or unconscious. When we are conscious, we can respond to stimuli by will.
In neurology, altered states of consciousness include confusion, lethargy, stupor, and coma. Less than ordinary, you could say. In psychology, altered states of consciousness include hypnosis, meditation, hallucination, trance, and the dream state. They allow us to view our lives and ourselves with a broader lens and from different angles of perception than the ordinary consciousness.
The glass elevator
In his book “The Inside-Out Revolution”, Michael Neill uses a metaphor to illustrate how our level of consciousness or understanding of reality frames our experience and understanding of the world.
Imagine an apartment building with a glass elevator. This is your consciousness going up and down. From each floor, there is a certain view and some general assumptions about reality.
