Ego Transparency As Social Contagion
Because brain volume and the thickness of the cortical layer is positively correlated with intelligence ( Ref...) it is tempting to assume that EEG power, too, is a measure that reflects the capacity or performance of cortical information processing.
It is the meditative radiant selfhood accessed in those moments of ascent which are contained in the personality, of varying transparency. Opaque egos, dark and brittle, allow little light through. The tone of a personality filtering attentions brilliance, shading it so it may not even be visible. The outward breath of meditation is like blowing slowly and steadily into the coals beneath a fire, producing brighter internal light.
This ego tone is contagious socially -- as I have observed, it appears to be transmitted more prominently between peers of the same gender. Humor, mood, and acceptable expressions for emotional state are all examples of things defined by the social group and shared among its members. The generalized attitude of the Alpha male of a group of men will be emulated by the other males in that group, often as a bid for acceptance.
Heraclitus and the Pythian oracle (from the Greek puthon, or "serpent"). It is said that this serpent oracle "neither declares nor conceals, but gives a sign."
It is the meditative radiant selfhood accessed in those moments of ascent which are contained in the personality, of varying transparency. Opaque egos, dark and brittle, allow little light through. The tone of a personality filtering attentions brilliance, shading it so it may not even be visible. The outward breath of meditation is like blowing slowly and steadily into the coals beneath a fire, producing brighter internal light.
This ego tone is contagious socially -- as I have observed, it appears to be transmitted more prominently between peers of the same gender. Humor, mood, and acceptable expressions for emotional state are all examples of things defined by the social group and shared among its members. The generalized attitude of the Alpha male of a group of men will be emulated by the other males in that group, often as a bid for acceptance.
Heraclitus and the Pythian oracle (from the Greek puthon, or "serpent"). It is said that this serpent oracle "neither declares nor conceals, but gives a sign."