Human
Temporal Orientation
A:
The Present - The "Now" - The Cogent Moment
The
Present
is the focus of all existence. We cannot act and think but in the
Now,
and also
Memory,
the mental projections of a
Past,
and
Expectation,
the projections of a
Future,
can only happen in the present moment. In German, the
Now
is called "der
Augen-Blick",
which again leads us back to the old symbolism. In neurological terms, the
Now
is governed by a temporal coherence function spanning about three seconds: "the
three second consciousness" (Pöppel).
C:
The Future: The Expectation
B:
The Past
B1:
Personal Memory
B2:
Collective / Cultural Memory
B3:
Phylogenetic Memory, Genetic Heritage, Instincts
D:
The Forgetting, Death, Dissolution of Memory
