I was a bit surprised to find this book, which I’ve just been meaning to read for a while. It’s written by a psychologist, Dr. Alan Watts, who is now a senior lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire. He talks about the three levels of self-awareness: conscious, unconscious, and unconscious-conscious.
The first one on the unconscious scale is “self-awareness.” The second one is “self-consciousness.” And the third one is “consciousness.
It’s the second one that I find interesting. When you think about it, it’s actually pretty easy to see the difference between self-awareness and consciousness. But I think the most important difference between the levels is that consciousness is the level with the most control over your own behavior and thoughts. Most humans are unaware of their thoughts, so they think they’re just reacting to them without any control over them. The same goes for self-awareness.
Self-awareness is something that we only come to after we experience suffering. Consciousness is something we can do anytime we choose. It’s the level with the most control over our actions and feelings.
In the latest trailer, we see a glimpse of some of the game’s environments. First is the Blackreef that the main characters wake up on, and then we see the Blackreef they woke up in. While the Blackreef is the most dangerous it is the only one with a gate to the other islands.
The people of Deathloop are all suffering from the same disease, amnesia, that has afflicted most people since mankind discovered fire. Everyone on the island is afflicted with this disease, but we see a bit of a difference in the way they go about dealing with it. The one that appears to be the most affected by it is Colt, who is so focused on what he is doing that he doesn’t notice he’s missing.
We’re told that this disease can be cured but at first it seems as if Colt isnt doing well at all. He is so focused on his mission that he forgets that he isnt exactly doing anything.
The disease itself can be cured, but the best cure is to get away from it. So Colt starts to leave the island. He begins to go through the trees to see if there are any caves or hidden rooms we can hide in, but he comes upon a strange cave, and it appears as if he went in and then came out. Colt finds himself in a strange situation as the cave seems to have two entrances and the one that he goes through appears to be a secret one.
Now here’s the thing, Colt doesn’t remember anything about the cave, and he also doesn’t remember the strange vision. He remembers only that he’s in a dark, mysterious place. So Colt thinks the cave is a maze, and he thinks he has to find his way back out. The problem is, he didn’t realize he was in a maze until he got to the other opening of the cave.
The problem with Colt’s situation is that he might not be a good person. Since his memory is fuzzy he might not realize he is in a cave maze. He might not realize he has to find the other cave or maybe he doesnt realize he is in a maze at all. When you are unsure of your surroundings you get confused. The first thing you do is try to remember where you are in relation to the rest of the world. You also want to try to remember your surroundings.
