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overmind

overmind

9.9
A higher level of mind that connects many people
  • noun
  • /ˈoʊvərmaɪnd/
  • Literature
translation icon : mente superior
  • Perhaps the ability of telepathy would be a consequential result of the "descent of the Overmind" that Aurobindo described.

Examples

  • 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.

  • Many philosophers believe that the overmind can guide humanity toward greater understanding and unity.

  • In spiritual traditions, the overmind is often seen as the source of wisdom that transcends individual thoughts.

Synonyms

oversoul
vsovermind
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A single spirit people believe connects and guides all living things

focuses on universal consciousness and intelligence rather than guiding connection

How Transcendent

overmind
  • Literature
9.9
oversoul
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Surface Forms

overmind singular
overminds plural

Morphology

overmind = mind (transparent) = over + mind

The formation 'over-' + 'mind' straightforwardly conveys a higher or transcendent level of mind, matching the sense.

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.