This image is an unfinished model of the BrainMind as I interpret Jaak Panksepp. It represents two of the three levels of vertical/horizontal Mind emerging from Brain.
Level 1: The foundation (brainstem)
the unknowing consciouness
instinctual meaning
Level 2: The scaffolding
the learning and remembering
experiential meaning
Nine participants in the True Self Project filled out the third level with their personal, implicit memories, making a mandala reflecting the universality and uniqueness that each of us manifests in life.
Level 3: The pinnacle
the self-reflective consciousness
family and cultural meaning
This has become the logo for True Self Project.
Any misinterpretation, misstatement or oversimplification of Jaak Panksepp is mine alone.