 In a sense consciousness is usually, "outside itself," in that its object (what it thinks about, or perceives) is not itself.This is in contrast to the term enstasis which means from "standing-within-oneself" which relates to contemplation from the perspective of a speculator.This understanding of enstasis gives way to the example of the use of the "ecstasy" as that one can be "outside of oneself" with time.