be careful with using them

→ different levels of self exist to deal with different levels of “trauma”

events exist in a spectrum between learning and trauma. the more the information absorbed contradicts the beliefs of the thinker, the more the belief challenged by the information supports other beliefs, and the less consent the thinker gave (or believes to have given) to the happening of the event; the more traumatic the event is.

layers of self exist in a spectrum between the particular and the universal. with the particular being the self that has a name, an age, friends,family and an ego; and the more universal being just the universe observing itself from a particular perspective.

higher levels of self exist to digest and metabolize events into learning. but the higher the level of the self the less connected it is to sensory and emotional information. although higher levels of self have a much greater capacity to self reflect and change, they are completely useless for actually experiencing daily life.

one can also use higher levels of self to escape reality and its responsibilities.