My theory on the consciousness - you, the self-existence

[livelonger8]

[KIY]

"tl;dr"? :?

It is too early in the morning for me to read all of that. It looks like it might be interesting, though.

[Foxpaw]

Being a spiritualist and exorcist, for lack of better terms. (No, not religiously aligned, so I won't bring that in here) My specialty as a spiritualist has been located almost entirely on a few specific subjects, the major one being self/anima web/souls. Due to my research into this, please keep in mind you may not agree with what I have to say, but, as long as you think about it, I'll consider the effort I spend writing this worth it.

Consciousness, as we define it now is the act of being aware of oneself as a singular entity with differences from other things. This is a state that follows even after death, and before it. I won't go into my research of what happens to a soul after death beyond what is necessary to the explanation, as it would incite heavy debate. To first define what represents Consciousness and how it is different from other states of mind and being, I will get into the 4 layers of what makes up a human soul, and by defining the spirit, defining the mind.

The first layer is the conscious mind, the physically inclined and guided processes that science has done a very good job at defining what makes people tick, to incline them to actions and certain thoughts. Since we're all hypnosis interested here, I'll assume people will or have done research as to the limits of what makes up a mind's conscious portion.

The second layer is the Subconscious mind, the primordial and evolution driven aspect that keeps in motion the portions of our brain and thoughts, our instincts and primal responses to things. It is a conglomerate of all of what our conscious mind is, and more. Again, there's better explanations then what I could give as to what the subconscious is and does.

The third layer of being is the first to delve into the spiritual, it is our link to things around us, the Anima Web for lack of better terms. This is a emotional, spiritual, and wholly unexplored facet of the mind. It represents and connects us to everything else with a spirit around us, whether we realize and recognize it or not. This is the part of us that develops more then mere emotions towards something and someone, or cultivates a sense of belonging to our homes. This is also the major portion of what holds back dead people from passing on, is the fickle and sticky connections of the Anima Web. When a person resonates so strongly to a duty, person, place, ideal, their soul may refuse to leave and pass on, to head onto their final journey of this life. Being a Exorcist, I deal mainly with "ghosts" of this type, who refuse to leave. By centering themselves on their connection to things around them, you get Ghosts of three types, conscious and aware, with most if not all memories of their life. Unaware Ghosts, with few memories and driven by subconscious instincts and feelings that really have little to no control over what they have holding them back. And finally the malevolent spirits, those who are held back by their desire to cause negative stimuli in the living. These are the mischievous, the murderous, and the presence that is quite capable of making the hair stand up on the back of ones neck, if not do more. They are separated from the other two by how the only thing they have in common with others like a Malevolent Ghost is it's malice and negative emotions.

The final layer is the Soul, that which powers the mortal shell of life, the guiding force. I won't get into what defines a soul, as my research is my own, and certainly not to be used to cause chaos and debate for no reason.

Reality itself... is, ironically, a very real Illusion. Spiritually, it exists as a conglomerated mass of spirits and souls, or hopes and dreams, of emotions and thoughts. There are great sentience(s) out there, whether you call them gods or different, that act as anchors for reality to stay centered. The most important ideal to consider when thinking about the universe is, simply by others wanting it to, it has it's own sentience, as far beyond our own that it is. It is a island of order and chaos, of simple existence inside a great Void of possibilities a branching tree of multiverses extending in a ever growing sapling of timelines and alternate realities, of universes created by mere thought to universes that define others by simple existence.

How this relates to the original poster's post is as follows. The consciousness is dependent of the soul, not the brain, and, when removed from access to the brains senses, it tends to shut down sentient and conscious thought until it receives input. If the mortal body is forced into a comatose state or death, the soul/spiritual/mind tends to seek outlets to branch out in a form of astral projection. if the anima web is used to keep a soul anchored and from passing on as quickly as it should, many spirits of this type use the anima web, the psychic impressions of spirits and things around them to replace their senses, and thus receive new input, if altered.

Infinite does exist, the joyous and complete ideal that everything is, or someday will be possible. instead of saying nothing exists, one should say everything exists. yes, one may need to branch out into alternate dimensions and timelines to define some possibilities, but they are out there.

Now, I may be off my mark somewhat about the subject matter of the original post, but I'm doing my best to be coherent and understandable in my sleep deprived state. keep in mind, this is all from personal research into dimensional spiritual physics, so, you may not agree. But hey, it works for me, hopefully it works for you.