Abstract (EN) The text investigates the relationship between the waking self and a deeper presence that seems to continue existing during sleep, beyond the threshold of ordinary perception. Through a series of reflections on the nature of thought, consciousness, and a possible “other self,” the author suggests the existence of an invisible, overlapping level of reality not bound to material constraints. Sleep becomes an access point to an energetic dimension in which consciousness does not switch off but operates through non‑linear modes. The work is part of The Liminal Field project and contributes to the development of a phenomenology of co‑presence and an ontology of thought as a flow emerging from a field broader than the individual self. OpenAIRE Description (EN) This work explores the relationship between the waking self and a deeper presence that appears to remain active during sleep, beyond the threshold of ordinary perception. Through reflections on the nature of thought, consciousness, and a possible “other me,” the author proposes the existence of an invisible, overlapping energetic reality not subject to material limitations. Sleep becomes an entry point into a dimension in which consciousness does not turn off but continues to operate through non‑linear dynamics. The text is part of The Liminal Field research project and contributes to the development of a phenomenology of co‑presence and an ontology of thought as a non‑local flow. Extended Description (EN) Who am I during sleep examines the theme of co‑presence between the embodied self and a deeper dimension of consciousness that does not appear to follow biological cycles. The text suggests that while the waking self sleeps, a broader layer of being remains active, alert, and operative, and that this presence may occasionally surface in waking life as intuition, thought, or subtle contact. The proposed model distinguishes three levels: waking‑self — the perceptive, bodily, narrative self deep‑self — the non‑material presence that does not sleep and does not collapse thought‑field — the flow of thoughts as a non‑local emergence The text suggests that: the deeper consciousness does not switch off during sleep, the self is not the source of thoughts but their interface, an overlapping invisible world may be active at all times, thoughts may be signals from this field, ordinary perception is only one possible mode of presence. The metaphor of the invisible crowd describes an animic field in which many presences, many resonances, and many intentions coexist, while the waking self intercepts only a fraction of the flow. The text formulates a key distinction: self → perceptive function, Self → continuous presence, thoughts → field‑flow. Sleep becomes an ontological laboratory: not an interruption, but a shift in modality. The question “who am I during sleep?” opens the possibility that identity is not unitary but stratified, and that ordinary consciousness is only one of its configurations. The document is part of The Liminal Field and the OttavaOra Project, contributing to the development of: a phenomenology of co‑presence, an ontology of non‑local thought, the relationship between self and Self, overlapping and transparent realities, perception as a threshold of conception. Keywords (EN) sleep; consciousness; deep self; co‑presence; non‑local thought; animic field; overlapping reality; inner perception; liminal field; FMOO; OttavaOra Project.
Oliva FMOO (Sun,) studied this question.