Episode 5.18: Sources of the self.

If we only have access to our selves through a narrow band of consciousness in the now and it consists mostly of immediate experiences but no access to the deeper totality of our self, then where does our sense of self come from? There are at least three perhaps four answers: from memory and anticipation; from the interactions that we have with others and the stories that they tell about us; and lastly from the narrative that we weave about ourselves consisting of pieces of all those other features. There are also of course mistaken things and lies told about us that may constitute a fourth source, but I don’t deal much with that here.