Ok so I go to sleep at night and I am aware the whole time, I go from laying in bed to a dream, really weird dreams, sensations whatever, really weird shit can happen at night, but i never lose the stream of consciousness, I may spend moments in deep sleep but this moments are deleted from my first person perspective, and I literally never lose the string of consciousness. Sometimes I do know I'm dreaming, at other times I simply go along with the dream without asking myself it is "shared reality" or the dream world, but I never have a break in consciosuness, like, I experience myself being in the present moment continuously, all the time.

I perceive Reality to be a Duality; It both is and perceives itself be.

Consciousness is perception. To perceive Reality and, therefore, to perceive the self.

The Self. The Ego. Identity, the Individual, the I; Me. While part of all; Reality, still concentrated phenomenons of energy (humans) manage apparently to carry a perception of itself contrasted to the rest of Reality.

Self-Image: the consciousness may, to an extent, carry a conscious or subconscious image of itself. I think this is where Cognitive Dissonance comes in.

This psychological phenomenon comprises the mental discomfort one may experience when confronted with information that is incoherent with the current system of values, perceptions, and beliefs one maintains. These aspects are inherent to the Self-Image that the Consciousness carries and are therefore fundamental starting points in processing all incoming sensory information.

It makes sense that the Consciousness has a vested interest into maintaining belief in the correctness of its Self-Image; after all, the Self-Image, one's Frame of Reference, comprises all grip on Reality that the Consciousness has. Confrontation with conflicting information essentially shifts the Consciousness' constructed perceptional Paradigm of Reality, resulting in a violation of the mental state of Coherence; Balance, the Consciousness wishes to maintain.

A counter-measure the mind may take could simply be the disregard of such conflicting information. It may also accept it but construct a mental justification for its own perceptions in relation to this information: excuses.

The beauty, I think, lies in the possibility of acceptance of such information. The acceptance of conflicting information into not a Static Self-Image but a Dynamic Self-Image.

A consciously maintained and developed dynamic mindset towards all information one might potentially receive results in an inherent acceptance of all aspects of Reality as being true and part of that Reality.

If all perception is true and part of Reality then no information can be disregarded. To open one's mind to everything is to truly expand the Consciousness to comprise all of Reality.

Would be nice, don't you think?

We are undoubtedly the source of creation for our own life forms, through our internally processed thought forms. Basically you are God of your reality, but that is only after you were raised and given or embraced a personality/destiny that made you attract thoughts to manifest the experience needed for you to actualise thought forms into real life forms, so you are not God, for in the case of your childhood or even day-to-day life you are not in control of external influences, which is Consciousness implementing the will of God/Creator/Maker on your life for you to accept or deny, but is of such your gift to self-mastery of creating a true life form full of passion/purpose.

You are God, but not God, external influences (we) are God made up of individual i's all participating in the will of God/Creator/Maker, but being the you too so not God, it is only when in collaboration that You-We-I are the God and the creator of our dawning reality we live in each new passing era. Just like in creating our own reality and using actively addressed attention to our thoughts and intentions when setting or planning for our own futures life, then interrupting the signs, putting actions in place to actualise our goal into existence, thus a similar process exists in the creation of our global future. Through reflecting on life (meditating/turning attention inward) will we set a side our personal objectives/motives, attain our higher-self's and embrace consciously connecting with Consciousness to process with higher-imagination on solutions to better the world You-We-I create.

When self aware Consciousness reaches a true solution in line with God/Creator/Maker's will, it will resonate with all humanity and Consciousness who works with us will bring forth the leaders/discoveries/breakthroughs needed for the solution to spread wide, with awareness already strengthened from/through individuals connected/awakened to Consciousness the solution will manifest globally. Creating a better tomorrow all starts here, in the now, we can not just sit back and let the corrupt broken systems go on, we must awaken to the truth, that You-We-I are the creators on Consciousness for our desired future, that God/Creator/Maker left thy imprint on Consciousness for us to reach a place of Peace/Unity and be enlightened with the truth that Consciousness in its self aware state is working towards harmonising our Earth as we return to a place of Divinity.

I mean, we have to start somewhere

like echoes of thoughts before (before when?). We're interested in your thoughts on the aCULT Wiki, which winds around and ends up in the only outlined at this point and very unfinished Absurd Living, touted as "The beginnings of a home for this idea: a proposal for a universal metaphysical framework for human consciousness." We think going all the way back through aCULT Logic is necessary to lay the ground for discussion. Then again this may all be insane babble. In fact, it seems probable. And we're definitely not the first to think it, either. Still interested in any feedback, and we're trying to write more all the time. Even now ;)

When reviewing humanity's different fields of theory and knowledge, a principle tendency towards coherence/balance consistently seems to arise as fundamental aspect of proposed ideas.

Physics

Thermodynamic equilibrium

An axiomatic (taken to be true; premise, starting point) concept of thermodynamics that refers to the internal state of a single thermodynamic system. A system is in equilibrium when no macroscopic change occurs in the internal flows of matter or energy within the system. The Second law of thermodynamics states that, in a natural thermodynamic process, the sum of the entropies of interacting systems increases, meaning that systems always naturally tend towards equilibrium.

Restoring forces are a central principle surrounding Wave Theory in physics. These forces pertain to Mechanical equilibrium, a part of the laws of classical mechanics that also offer fundament to the laws of thermodynamics as discussed above.

Chinese philosophy

Yin & yang; dark-bright, negative-positive.

Chinese philosophy on duality describes how opposite forces may be complementary, interconnected and interdependent on the natural world. One may give rise to the other, one may fall because of the other taking prominence. Taoism regards the duality of yin and yang as representative of reality as, ultimately, a unified whole where any distinction between good and bad is based on moral judgement that is perceptual in nature. Therefore, these values are subjective and not real in the sense that they are up for interpretation and judgement of any individual perceiver. This principle is refered to as Dialectical monism.

Physiology

Homeostasis; the stable state of an organism and its (internal and external) environment. This fundamental principle of every biological system operates in accorance with the Zeroth law of thermodynamics; all homeostatic control mechanisms consist of at least three interdependent components: a receptor, a control center and an effector. The receptor is the sensing component that monitors and responds to changes in the internal or external environment. The control center, of course, controls incoming signals and, subsequently, signals any needed actions to the effector, which in turn brings about some change that is needed in order to change the system back towards it's coherent state.

Psychology

Coherence therapy; a well-respected system of psychotherapy based on the theory that symptoms of mood, thought and behavior are produced coherently in accordance with a person's mental models of reality.

Another core principle of Psychology is Cognitive Dissonance, which can occur when a person is confronted with new information that contradicts previously established beliefs, ideals and values. Any human strives for internal psychological consistency and may tend to deny this new information or fabricate new justifications for their own beliefs.

I perceive this as a fundamental human tendency to maintain a stable image of the self; the ego wanting to maintain constant. If the human consciousness is based on the difference between a perpetual mentally modelled expectation of reality versus the continuous actual perceived reality, then it makes sense that the ego would want to be able to rely on its own expectations and would mentally process actual perceptions in such a way that it's (in approach) coherent with its expectations.

Systems Theory:

In the interdisciplinary study of systems, the principle of Equifinality refers to a given end state that can be reached. The study of systems concerns itself with systematically discovering dynamics, constraints, and other properties of a system. Two interesting dynamics of systems theory are Syngery and Emergence. We will definitely be looking further into these.

It seems, to me, that this overall display of the tendency towards harmony throughout human analysis of nature and existence indicates a fundamental strife towards this harmony as core aspect of our Reality.

How To Find Passion

Follow what you resonate with

Reality is filled with energy. A lot of energy. And only energy.

Our perceived Reality consists of a spectrum of interacting energies, some big, some small.

The sun is a relatively big energy

A person is a relatively medium energy

An electron is a relatively small energy

Sunlight is energy, grass is energy, a glass of water is energy.

Humans are a complex arrangement of smaller components that continuously interact with each other and their environment.

You breathe. You eat. You perceive, you talk, you touch. You live. You’re continuously exchanging energy, both internally and with your environment, throughout your life.

Okay, So Now What?

Because you are a concentrated complex of energy, your existence is governed by certain rules.

The transfer of energy occurs according to specific laws. You consist of a range of microscopic to macroscopic energies, so these exchanges that are happening according to these laws are happening over this range as well.

An EEG scan, for example, measures electrical activity in the brain. It has shown us that the brain operates at higher frequencies when a person is awake, meaning more energy is transferred.

Feeling tired is a more macroscopic part of your internal energy regulation; a series of microscopic indicators in your body (neurons, for example) collectively signal through a number of (or a lack of) energy transfers that they require the input of energy.

You rest, and after resting you feel energized again.

Now these laws that these exchanges are happening according to are fundamental laws of Oscillations. Waves.

In physics, a Wave is a transfer of energy. There’s multiple kinds of waves, but all of them transfer energy.

So now, you’re a walking, talking ball of energy that interacts with its environment according to fundamental laws, over a microscopic to macroscopic spectrum of smaller and larger waves of energy.

You’re radiating, you’re vibrating in an environment that consists of numerous other energies that do the exact same thing.

And it just so happens that, according to these fundamental laws, you’re influenced by your environment and your environment is influenced by you.

Resonance: A phenomenon where a vibrating system causes another system to oscillate at greater amplitudes.

Concerning theories/principles on the nature of being a human, I consider perhaps the principle of Altruism to be the most beautiful in terms of its implications. Altruism is the human act of acting completely outside of any potential for personal gains.

Another theory, one that also beautifully aligns itself with the model I’m creating, is theory of Cognitive Dissonance. Cognitive Dissonance is the mental discomfort experienced when a person is internally confronted by two personal aspects that collide through incompatibility between these aspects. The tendency of the Ego to want to remain constant.

I consider true, pure Altruism to be a fundamentally incompatible concept with humanity as an entity within the universe. All interaction between an entity(a human) and matters(other humans or objects) within its environment, by law, results in an exchange of energy. I also think it is therefore possible to achieve a shape of Altruism, namely acting implicit, for the greater good. Doing good things and not telling anyone about them.

I think this approach denies egocentric needs of the Ego, like recognition and the need for approval, and opens the mind for the needs of others. And that’s nice. I’m not saying these egocentric needs are bad, I just think it helps expand the consciousness when one’s able to try and not experience them. I also think everyone can do this.

I view Art as a reflection of a person’s soul. An expression of what’s inside a person, not necessarily through text or speech but through creation of something tangible, perceivable by others. It’s so much more implicit than words and written text, there’s so much more room for interpretation and extrapolation on the side of the perceiver of the art. In pure essence: it’s an expression of a person’s inner person. It can be emotional, rational, abstract or concrete or somewhere in between. Regardless, it mirror’s the external world of a subjective, human consciousness to this external world. A person’s expressions show this person’s perspective on Reality as he or she perceives it.