overmind
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərmaɪnd/
- Literature
- Perhaps the ability of telepathy would be a consequential result of the "descent of the Overmind" that Aurobindo described.
Examples
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Or perhaps he could not bear to be exiled on Tee-Cee, away from the Voice, or from Mary, who may attain a kind of satori; if not in this life, then in the data-dream-stream of her life, the eddies within the vast river of the overmind.
Fiction book (2001) -
It is the supramentalised Overmind Force that has already touched, and this may at any time change into or give place to the supramental in its own native power.
Blog text (32) -
The concept of the overmind suggests a shared consciousness that connects all living beings.
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Many philosophers believe that the overmind can guide humanity toward greater understanding and unity.
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In spiritual traditions, the overmind is often seen as the source of wisdom that transcends individual thoughts.
Synonyms
A single spirit people believe connects and guides all living things
How Transcendent
- Literature
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overmind is made from over- meaning 'above', as in oversee, and mind meaning 'thought' or 'awareness'. So an overmind suggests a 'higher' or shared level of thinking that connects and goes beyond individual minds.