Core Idea
Layered Existentialism explores that stability may emerge as an outcome of interacting systems. including automatic regulation, biological capacity, narrative identity construction, and reflective self-awareness.
The Four Layers of Self
Layer 01
Autopilot / Habitual
The surface layer. What we do, how we move through the world, our habits and patterns.
Layer 02
Biology / Nervous System
The physical body. Nervous system, physiological rhythms, and everything else in between.
Layer 03
Narrative / Meaning-Making
The stories we tell ourselves, how we interpret experience, construct identity, and find meaning.
Layer 04
Coherence Preservation / Awareness
Observation from afar.
Open Research Materials
- Primary Publication: Layered Existentialism White Paper (OSF. Open Science Framework) ↗
- Operationalizing Psychological Stabilization as a Measurable Dynamical Process: A Longitudinal Pilot Study (Preregistered) (OSF) ↗
- Human Experience Survey Open
- Conceptual Framework White Paper (PDF) Coming Soon
Scope
Layered Existentialism is a descriptive and exploratory conceptual framework. not a diagnostic or therapeutic protocol. This framework is ongoing, meant to be questioned, critiqued, expanded, and explored together.