> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.withrealityinmind.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Hierarchies of Dissociation - URL: https://www.withrealityinmind.com/dissociation/ - Published: 2025-02-04T17:14:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-14T23:16:32.000Z - Description: What is the difference between the self, the ego, and the subconscious? - Author: Amir Giles - Tags: recording Recording details Date: 4 February 2025 Duration: 2h 29m Free preview Title: Why a cat may get angry without holding a grudge Duration: 3:46 https://vimeo.com/1226769653/5d5b7e92f4 Chapters 0:00:00 Welcome and community connections 0:05:15 Building a community around better questions 0:15:58 Members introduce their paths to idealism 0:30:37 Where can physics students study consciousness? 0:40:12 Dissociation is closer to everyday life than you think 0:45:16 **Self and ego**: what is the difference? 0:55:03 **Could two minds merge into one perspective?** 1:00:13 How language helps create a separate self 1:05:28 When **inner dialogue becomes self-torture** 1:10:20 Can we embrace life with language’s double edge? 1:15:06 Why a cat may get angry without holding a grudge 1:20:03 Is mind at large also an alter? 1:25:13 Could some layers of mind be less dissociated? 1:30:32 **Breathing** across a dissociative boundary 1:35:15 What makes life’s dissociation distinctive? 1:40:14 **Could the universe have an ego?** 1:45:27 Where philosophy must recognise clinical limits 1:50:21 When does natural variation become dysfunction? 1:55:11 What does your body represent? 2:01:55 When a **limb no longer feels like your own** 2:05:03 Being dissociated from experience—or its appearance? 2:15:00 Turning shared questions into future sessions Thanks for an awesome meeting and your great questions! I learnt a lot I didn't know. We heard some very new thoughts from Bernardo on the hierarchies of dissociation as well as: - The difference between self and ego - The role of **language** in dissociation - Two alters in one body? - What the body represents - The mechanics of alien hand syndrome Recordings are down below... As mentioned, introductory membership prices have now gone up, but anyone who needs financial help can always email to gain access. Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help with member onboarding, welcoming and creating more community! Next week we'll aim to cover the questions we didn't have time for, such as: - The Nature of dissociation related to internal negation of satre? - Byron - What exists in the subconscious mind - What causes a sense of continuity after deep sleep? - Arezky - Are we multiple alters? - Aaron Day - How are dreams different from life? - Robert - Are Dreams a Fundamentally Substantive Human Language? - Shane Nagle We will then dive into the mysteries of Mind at Large! You can start to discuss and vote on Mind at Large questions here: [Tues 11th Feb - Mind at LargeFollowing on naturally from the previous week’s theme of dissociation, this week we’ll focus on Mind at Large. In these meetings, we distinguish between ‘Mind at Large’ (MAL) and Universal Consciousness. Universal Consciousness is the ultimate substrate, the excitation of which shows up as the, universe and as living beings.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c5/20/c520bbe6-927b-460d-bf38-d4f48d5dc338/content/images/icon/Heraldry-Icon-transparent-bg-1-3.png)Bernardo Kastrup: With Reality in MindAmir Giles![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c5/20/c520bbe6-927b-460d-bf38-d4f48d5dc338/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1536904132820-d4760eae1463.jpeg)](https://www.withrealityinmind.com/tues-11th-feb-mind-at-large/) See you soon! Amir Speakers ![CTA Image](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c5/20/c520bbe6-927b-460d-bf38-d4f48d5dc338/content/images/2026/09/Bernardo-Kastrup-profile.jpg) Bernardo Kastrup Analytic idealism Bernardo Kastrup is the Executive Director of Essentia Foundation and Founder/CEO at AI systems company Euclyd BV. His work has set off the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). As a scientist, he has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the ‘Casimir Effect’ of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). He has also been creatively active in the high-tech industry for almost 30 years, having founded parallel processor company Silicon Hive (acquired by Intel in 2011) and worked as a technology strategist for the geopolitically significant company ASML. Most recently, he has founded AI company Euclyd BV. Formulated in detail in many academic papers and books, his ideas have been featured in **Scientific American*, the magazine of **The Institute of Art and Ideas*, the **Blog of the American Philosophical Association* and **Big Think*, among others. His most defining book is **Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell: A straightforward summary of the 21st-century’s only plausible metaphysics.* [Explore Bernardo’s work →](https://www.bernardokastrup.com/?ref=withrealityinmind.com)