"Under general anesthesia, the conscious mind shuts off—or so we have long thought. But a new study of people in this state suggests the anesthetized brain still picks up sounds, words and even conversations." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-brain-processes-overheard-words-under-anesthesia-but-it-may-not-remember-them/

What sort of metacognition skills has everyone been working on? If you need some ideas, I know of a great book to refer :)

Hey skilled practitioners- workshop's today at 11 AM Central, just 45 minutes. I'm making these hands-on for those of you here doing the work: metacognitive navigation, exploring the ethernet, running subconscious protocols, playing with archetypes. You know who you are- the ones practicing solo and bringing curiosity + wisdom to what emerges. Let's talk: - What's coming up in your navigation - Where subconscious protocols feel sticky - Archetype encounters or ethernet glimpses - Navigation challenges and wins from The Way of the Insane No lectures- just sharing what surfaces in the work. Calendar link: https://calendar.app.google/ikcnmTfEa4jAb6VH8 See you at 11.

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I want to refine how I’m describing what Vanessa and I are working on, especially in light of the research proposal we’ve now put together and the reflections that came out of that process. For context, I’m working alongside Vanessa Valore (CEO & Founder of SandboxLife, and Co-Founder of Diverse Vitality), and a lot of what we’re sharing here comes directly from both the structure of that proposal and the lived patterns we’ve been observing over time. The language matters here, because this is exactly where things tend to get flattened if it’s said too loosely. We’re not approaching this as symbolic interpretation or traditional dream analysis. What we’re exploring is closer to direct interaction with layered cognitive and regulatory systems as they’re experienced from the inside. Not metaphor. Not decoding. More like first-person access to processes that already have function. There are certain patterns that keep showing up when people begin engaging at this level—not as stories to interpret afterward, but as experiences that appear to be doing something in real time. For example: There are moments where someone moves deeply inward and encounters what feels like a kind of organizing intelligence—sometimes described as a “light” or point of clarity—but not in a poetic sense. It behaves more like a shift in neural coherence, where perception reorganizes from within rather than being explained. There are also recurring “helper” presences that show up in dream states or deep rest states. Not symbolic figures, but something more functional—assisting with recovery, stabilizing emotional load, or helping reintegrate after stress. People interact with these, and the effects often carry forward into waking regulation. In some cases, this presents as what feels like an internal medical or regulatory intelligence. Not imagined as a character, but experienced as a consistent process coordinating repair—sleep, stress response, even physical settling. The conscious mind isn’t directing it, but it’s clearly benefiting from it.