Meta-Awareness Practice
The Observer
Notice the awareness that notices. This exercise explores the recursive nature of consciousness through meta-cognition.
The Observer
Meta-Awareness Practice
Notice the awareness that notices. This exercise explores the recursive nature of consciousness through meta-cognition.
This is a guided meditation exploring the recursive nature of awareness. You'll be prompted to shift through layers of meta-awareness. There's no "right" experience—just observe what happens.
Why this exercise
This explores higher-order consciousness and meta-cognition. Can consciousness be aware of itself? What does that even mean? Is there an infinite regress, or does something else happen?
Connection to MAC: Central to MAC discussions on self-awareness, the hard problem, and Douglas Hofstadter's "strange loops." Also relates to meditation traditions and phenomenology.
Douglas Hofstadter (strange loops), Thomas Metzinger (self-model), Evan Thompson (neurophenomenology).