THE AMAZEMENT

Title: THE AMAZEMENT

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Published Time: 2026-04-16T16:12:34Z

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# THE AMAZEMENT. 🧐 A complicated situation, but one… | by Eckhard Umann | Apr, 2026 | Medium

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🧐 **A complicated situation, but one that remains manageable: unusual occurrences that I can’t quite make sense of, yet which do not frighten me and do not seem likely to have any unpleasant consequences**

📖 _Efference of maximum stimulus reception — a response to information or a perception that significantly expands or transcends one’s existing worldview: the ego opens all sensory channels to take in the ‘magnitude’ of the stimulus. This serves to integrate the new: ‘I acknowledge something that is greater or more unexpected than my previous horizon. I open myself up to process this stimulus without immediately judging it.” The expression appears friendly, “innocent” or highly focused. It signals a willingness to learn and openness_


🤓 It combines the multifaceted experience of a complex process centred on a singular miracle: creative curiosity with a wealth of narrative possibilities

😉 Eyebrows raised in the middle, with the upper eyelids lifting slightly

😶 The focus is on the process

🤔 A passively o