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On Awe
Awe has an element of fear in it—we humbly fear the greatness and grandness of what is before us—but awe encompasses much more than fear: It has elements of reverence, appreciation, and being uplifted as well.
Tara Mohr • Playing Big: For Women Who Want to Speak Up, Stand Out and Lead

What is an experience of awe that you have had, when you encountered a vast mystery that transcends your understanding of the world?
Dacher Keltner • Awe
The first issue was how to define awe. What is it? The thesis they alighted on rested on two key appraisals: “perceived vastness” and “a need for accommodation,” qualifying the latter as “a challenge to or negation of mental structures when they fail to make sense of an experience of something vast.”
Henry Wismayer • Finding Awe Amid Everyday Splendor
awe is more than an individual experience. As Keltner suggests, awe can mobilize us toward social progress. It can help us address the systemic shocks that have made our reality so weird. In fact, awe may be the key to solving the polycrisis