Lake-Consciousness Analogy
| Consciousness | Ocean |
| Consciousness | Visible Surface of the Lake |
| Interactions with World | Shore of the Lake |
| Trauma | Dead animal/radioactive material/toxins in the water |
| Positive Emotions | Fish and life inside the river |
| Healthy emotions | Health of Ecosystem |
| urges, motivations | waves |
| following the urge | surfing the wave |
| deciding to do it or not | deciding to surf the wave or not |
| consciousness in its endless complexity | the ocean with its extreme diversity, depth |