Amazement and Awe, the difference
Amazement is stunned wonder the mind cannot quite process. Awe is vast and humbling, felt before something far larger than you.
Each in a line
Amazement
Amazement is stunned wonder. Your mind cannot quite process what it has met. The chest opens, the eyes widen, and the breath catches. Something exceeds the categories you had available, and attention is briefly suspended before it.
Surprise family
Awe
Awe is vast, humbling wonder at something far larger than you. The body stills, the mind quiets, and the breath slows. The usual self-referential noise drops away. You feel like a small part of something much larger.
Existential family
Pleasantness and energy
Where each lives in the body
Amazement
Head
Tunnel-vision tightness
Face
Strong heat or tension
Chest
Tightness or warmth
Awe
Head
Pressure, fullness, mental load
Face
Heat, flush, expression building
Chest
Tightness or warmth
Arms
Subtle activation
How long they last
Duration has not been measured for these words.
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