There are poignant moments when viewing a movie when we feel both joy and sadness. Often times we hide these powerful feelings and turn away from those we are with, fearing over exposure. What if we do not turn away and allow these complex feelings to perhaps coalesce? This would be approximating We-Space; a form of non-verbal witnessing. In the next SDI meeting we will begin to articulate the experience and try to understand how these poignant moments might develop stable pathways. We will utilize selected video sequences to ignite resonance and learn how to lay down these transformative pathways that sustain the joint experience. Together we will describe the process of “how we did it” for us to later use within our community and within your intimate relationship. Please read the definitions and notes below before the next meeting.
Definitions/Stages of Collective Intelligence
Resonance: Resonance is the felt perception of an external source of energy between two or more folks. It can easily be found in nature, a poignant moment in a video, music, or in communication between people. It can also emerge in a sacred (or profane) location such as a cathedral (or a massacre), in a moment of connection seen in spectator sports or a shared experience to name a few. Repeated familiarity with resonance makes it increasingly possible that it can be sustained or summoned with increasing frequency. Thus the resonant energy begins to cohere. In most moments when resonance is felt it is fleeting and cannot be invoked although it is noticed and remembered.
Coherence: Coherence occurs when resonance is sustained, amplified, or described between two or more individuals for a brief, but increasingly absorbing, period of time. Inevitably this state experience de-coheres because of a multitude of factors (see injunctions for collective intelligence) that arise within the folks who experience it. Coherence is possible between folks with robust individual mindfulness practices who can jointly recognize and focus resonant energy. The coalescence of this state experience momentarily shifts the assemblage of a collections of I’s into the unity of We.
We-Space/Collective Intelligence Is when resonant energy is easily identified, cohered and sustained for extended periods of time between two or more people. This is rarely ever achieved event even between two people who have robust abilities to show-up in a moment. Theoretically, individuals capable of We-Space have created an operating system composed of full and informed consent to manage the intensity and rate of emergence while sustaining coherence.
Essential Capabilities We-Space is a rare and advanced form of Collective Intelligence (Roy, 2019) comprised of individuals who have sufficient familiarity with their interior that is available to intermingle with other folk’s state experiences in a dynamic interplay. This familiarity with one’s interior lends itself to be witnessed by another person with the goal of creating a stable clearing in which others may enter and stand with them in communion. The emergence of this delicate clearing is likely dependent upon each individual’s personal awareness, the availability of their energetic presence while possessing the ability to regulate the myriad of developmental issues potentially arising and frequently creating a feeling of over exposure. A robust self-awareness and self-acceptance is necessary to prevent an anxious over-reaction frequently occurring in individuals not ready for we-space.
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