Senticonscious

Senticonscious refers to a system with a consciousness structure wherein all members have a separate consciousness, but are also affected by the consciousness of a sentient headspace. The majority of memories are shared with the entire collective through the headspace's consciousness; however, a gatekeeper or other memory managing headmate may choose to limit access to a single memory, or memories from a certain time period, from certain headmates. 
A sentispace, or sentient headspace, is the form of collective consciousness for this type of consciousness structure. All properties of the sentispace remain intact. Usually, only the memory of this consciousness is shared with most headmates. gatekeepers and other high ranking headmates may be able to access other parts of this consciousness through its communication with them such as: leading new headmates in the right direction, being able to tell when something has happened internally that needs their attention, or in the case of a variaspace, when the headspace has changed.
Common experiences may include: 
* Switching feeling as though the fronter is taking over or leaving, as in polyconscious systems. Switching is also often smooth and comfortable
* Each headmate feels they possess a separate consciousness
* Co-fronting feels simultaneously joined due to the headspace conscious, and divided from the separate consciousness of the members, similar to hydraconscious systems
* Headspace is extremely easy to access and move within, up to & including leaving the designated fronting area (if applicable) while still remaining in front
* Communication between headmates is experienced mainly in the form of words and physical actions in the headspace, no matter the parties the communication is between. This communication style is experienced by all of these examples & any of their permutations: fronter to fronter communication, internal to fronter (and vice versa) communication, and internal to internal communication
== History ==
The term was coined 17 May, 2024 by the Sunset Paws System with help from the Seesaw Sanctuary System. It was created due to the lack of a fitting consciousness term for Sunset’s experience. The flag is inspired by the hydraconscious and sentispace flags, the solar system symbol in the middle represents the sentispace consciousness (the star/sun), and the headmates consciousnesses (the planets orbiting around it).
== Related Terms ==
Hydraconscious systems have a similar experience with collective and individual consciousness.
A Sentispace is the basis for the consciousness structure for this type of system.
== Gallery ==
File:Senticonscious flag no symbol.jpg|alt=A flag with a design of radiating diamonds whose length is roughly double their width. The longer side is parallel to the horizontal length of the flag. The colour palette is composed of desaturated magentas & warm, dark purples. The central diamond is magenta. The next bordering stripe is desaturated plum purple. The next bordering stripe is a contrasting slightly lighter blue-violet. The next two bordering stripes are progressively darker, warmer & less saturated shades of purple.|Alternate senticonscious flag with no solar system symbol.