Immersion

Elsewhere we discussed the Videotape, the 3 waves, moods & feelings & these referred to types of feeling states. Its true to say there is overlap but Immersion is potentially a more permanent state & is referring especially to our consciousness. Consciousness here, refers to our sense of inner presence & our awareness of our true self, a self independent of the mind. In immersion this awareness is quite low.

The state of immersion is unpleasant. One feels a lowered sense of esteem, but a sort of ornery version of yourself. Feelings cause a distortion of who we feel we are & a lot of behaviour can be automatic. There is truth to the idea that the feelings can make us act in certain ways or think poorly of ourselves & others. It’s a lower state of consciousness.

Whilst feelings come and go consciousness can remain at a certain level. A person who is conscious is aware of themselves at a deeper level & despite variations of feelings will remain fairly aware at that level. In our Emergence pyramid we have referred to increasing levels of consciousness with the emergence of self. This can be likened to a genie arising from a lamp. Many people are immersed to the degree that they would accept that the usual operating system, similar to the ego is who they are. Moving out of immersion, people become aware there is a deeper self beyond their ego. This is where we can say they are in a higher level of Self Emergence.