awareness continuum

-the ongoing flow of sensations, feelings and thoughts which makes up the ground from which the main figures (Gestalts or Gestalten) of our interest emerge. In someone who is psychologically healthy, this flow is flexible and uninterrupted.

Definition excerpted with permission from Ginger, Serge International Glossary of Gestalt Psychotherapy (Seven languages including English. Order from FORGE at 183 rue Lecourbe; 75015 Paris, France) Paperback 1995.