Experience of Awe

An experience of awe hurls you into, you're off the reservation. You're in the territory beyond your maps. And that can be the first time the grand canyon. It can be going to a safari in south africa and seeing the big five animals for the first time. They stretch your mental models of the world simply because there's something you're not familiar with. Then they force you into a state of accommodation where youd now have to make room for this new thing in your world view. Feelings of increased well being, increased compassion, increased creativity, all follow moments of awe.