This is represented by the top strut of the triangle. Consciousness has to do with knowing and choosing, believing and willing. Therefore, let us not be afraid to search for it. This is what pneumatology is all about and it deserves to be a living science. Acknowledging the reality of the pneuma, or human spirit, means that it is open to exploration and questioning as is any other reality.
Psychology is the study of the what and how of behavior.
It is about what it means to be a person. It is about the pneuma factor. It is also about that ability that seems unique to being human - the power to consciously will, to decide, or to make a choice. At this point, the challenge is for us to understand the pneuma factor and the role it plays in determining where we ought to fit on the scale between agony and ecstasy.