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January 21, 2020

Design Consciousness: A Model Worth Looking At


Conceptual impressions surrounding this post are yet to be substantiated, corroborated, confirmed or woven into a larger argument, context or network.




The concepts of meaning and purpose are fundamental to Life. Meaning and purpose reflect upon the ancient Hindu concept of Kama Manas which states that with every thought there is an emotion and with every emotion a thought. This simple concept is rooted in common sense. You can't have one without the other no matter how hard you try. By simply saying you don't have any feelings towards a particular situation is clear admittance that you do. Stating that you don't have any feeling towards anything is itself an admission to feeling nothing at all. Catch 22.

This simple paradox conjures up the realization that anything we think of, or have feelings about, are intimately connected to this inescapable fact. In other words, no matter what we know or believe about the concept of consciousness our thoughts and emotions will always be mysteriously linked. In Life however, we actually act and respond in a unified fashion. Every choice we make will naturally take into account how we think and feel about a certain situation or circumstance. Duality is an integral part of who we are and how we perceive the world and reality.

There is however a major factor missing in this simple relationship, which is that of the context in which our observations and perceptions are made. The concept of meaning and purpose have no meaning or purpose if they're not placed into a context where they can be purposely and meaningfully contemplated. 

Every observation and is made within circumstances, that are always changing. What we bring to every circumstance requires we make a choice and it is by this choice that we move forward.  This pattern is deeply hard wired in our consciousness and fundamental to the dualistic framework from which we view the world.

The dynamic created between what might first appear to be opposing positions/stands/states are actually two distinct POV stemming from the same source ... and that's you. In reference to design, the concepts of meaning and purpose don't take opposing positions, rather they complement each other so that the observer/creator can advance, evolve and progress through awareness. Meaning and purpose, i.e. design, embrace progress and are key in the evolution of the species.

We progress through Life by virtue of the many dynamic relationships we've created over time. Together they reflect upon of all we've experienced. Together they share in the fabrication of all we perceive to be real. Time and space create the framework, i.e. context needed, to creating these realities. 

In fact, our reality reaches far beyond what we've come to know or told to believe. The most obvious example rests in the unconscious - and reality of dreamtime. This point of view along with the many realities it embraces, is entirely personal and truly unique. We are the ones that create the links between the many "senses" of consciousness by design.  

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Albert Einstein

Design is at the root of all that can be created, interpreted, learned, discovered and experienced. Design is made apparent to all humanity by means of its usage of signs, symbols and metaphor. This concept is simply expressed in the English spelling of Design including the many other derivations of the word , e.g. designation, signal, significant, insignificant, ensign, signed, signaled, signaling, signaled, signals, signature, significance, signified, signing ...

sign1 a sign of affection: indication, signal, symptom, pointer, suggestion, intimation, mark, manifestation, demonstration, token, evidence; literary sigil.2 a sign of things to come: portent, omen, warning, forewarning, augury, presage, danger sign; promise, threat.3 at his sign the soldiers followed: gesture, signal, wave, gesticulation, cue, nod.4 he read the sign on the wall: notice, signpost, signboard, warning sign, road sign, traffic sign, guidepost, marquee.5 the dancers were daubed with signs: symbol, mark, cipher, letter, character, figure, hieroglyph, ideogram, rune, emblem, device, logo.The concept of design is rooted in who we are. We implicitly know that we have a meaning and a purpose to our Life. We typically spend a lifetime searching for what our purpose is and what it means. By the virtue of evolution we've come to learn that much of what we believe to be true has been purposely hidden, or lost by means of the lack of awareness. Who we/you are is purposely and meaningfully expressed in all we/you do, say, think, and feel.

Consciousness itself is the product of a Design process that is changing our concept of reality before our very eyes, every day and more importantly every instant. 





A sign becomes symbolic by virtue of the emotional context in which it is observed. Consciousness is subjectively "measured" by weighing the relationship between what is believed to be true and what is not. Consciousness can also be objectively "measured" by weighing the relationship between what we know and what we don't.

A meaningful gesture often precedes a purposeful one. New information is absorbed subconsciously and symbolically. An observer is at the core of every point of view. At initiation the dynamics established between these impressions depends upon the view of an observer where all impressions are subconsciously internalized, measured and categorized.

Humanity is intellectually, emotionally and physically affected by the relationship between what is being observed and the context in which these observations are made and interpreted. For the most part these impressions are typically "felt" and rarely true.

All systems of symbolic enterprise (design) are meant to bring a particular meaning, purpose and if lucky, a certain degree of human reasoning to an unknowing mystery that overwhelms description. 


Design permeates all that can be known in addition to that which is unknown through signs, symbols, metaphor and analogy. Our concepts of reality are founded upon a human interpretation of events and experiences perceived, interpreted and acted upon. When observed in unison they create an all inclusive field of symbolic correspondences. Correspondences create the links between threads of awareness by virtue of symbolic representation, i.e. a designed consciousness. See Fractals

Forces, i.e. impressions, can be both meaningful and purposeful. They are intuitively felt, intellectually cognized and emotionally dependent upon personal decisions made upon reflection. However, signs along with their symbolic counterparts, don't always communicate with the same degree of intensity. Every interpretation harbors an intuitive response. Every sign is interpreted differently. Signs don't entirely communicate the emotional impact common to many correspondences. Symbols do.




Design is your tool. Design is the language you use every waking and sleeping moment. Key to learning about who you are, what your purpose is and what it all means is something we all share as a species. We are all in this "situation"together. 

If you so choose, your journey will embrace many signs, many directions, many teachers and an abundance of data to support and guide you along the way. You are a designer in the midst of a design process meant to create a reality for yourself in collaboration with others. You/we cannot design alone, we all need to create within a common context we all share. Human know thyself.




"Working from the idea of a universe of flowing energy lines, we looked for a single building block for the flowing energy. If we could find and define such a thing, we hoped we could use it to accurately make predictions about the universe at the largest and tiniest scales. There were many building blocks to choose from mathematically, but we sought one that had the features of both the particle and wave—concentrated like the particle but also spread out over space and time like the wave. The answer was a building block that looks like a concentration of energy—kind of like a star—having energy that is highest at the center and that gets smaller farther away from the center. Much to our surprise, we discovered that there were only a limited number of ways to describe a concentration of energy that flows. Of those, we found just one that works in accordance with our mathematical definition of flow. We named it a fragment of energy"

"Our initial work demonstrated how a new building block is capable of accurately modeling bodies from the enormous to the minuscule. Where particles and waves break down, the fragment of energy building block held strong. The fragment could be a single potentially universal building block from which to model reality mathematically—and update the way people think about the building blocks of the universe."
 
Larry M. Silverberg, Jeffrey Eischen











Meaning and purpose are at Life's core. Both participate in a what might collectively be described as a stream of Consciousness. The Life stream like every flow of energy, is forever changing and adapting to and within the context in which is observed. Energy responds to the context in which is is observed. 

One might assume that every stream of energy originates from a single source or, the result of a relationship/correspondence of two or more re-sources. The fact of the matter is, the context in which both options might be interpreted still requires an observer of the whole event/experience. A singularity (1) can be realized both as result of a dynamic relationship between differing impressions/frequencies, ex. male/female (2), or if observed "out of context" to appear whole and "unto itself". The two become like one. All "forms" of origin/awareness unify about a single pointed consciousness, i.e. a center, a focus, a point of balance, a singularity, a common designer/observer.



Space and time are conceptual in origin. Together they create the two fields (duality), i.e. context, in which human observations and interpretations of reality are made apparent. Together they are meant to appear real for referential purposes only. They appear as allusions in reference to the identity of the original source, i.e. observer/designer. 

References are required for the expansion and perpetuation of consciousness by means of observation. By most standards both contexts take on the the qualities of a field in which contrasts can be made solely for purpose of creating the necessary dynamics necessary to instill the drive towards creativity, growth and expansion. This is one of the primary reasons behind duality. 

From within the electric forces of the universe are generated a wide variety of sequential energy fields/contexts that together bring energy/light and information to a particular set of characteristics. Every system/matrix and network can likewise be fragmented into attributes that together unite to make each conscious/contextual field unique in its shape and form.



Design and Consciousness transcend each other.

Edited: 01.30.2020, 02.01.2020, 02.27.2020, 03.15.2020, 03.26.2020, 06.30.2020, 12.10.2020, 01.02.2021, 01.24.2021. 02.21.2021, 07.10.2023, 08.15.2024
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September 29, 2016

Design Marks a New Era: The recognition of the Soul


Conceptual impressions surrounding this post are yet to be substantiated, corroborated, confirmed or woven into a larger argument, context or network. Objective: To generate symbolic links between scientific discovery, design awareness and consciousness.

So just what is the meaning and purpose behind design? Why does design exist? What is its purpose? Where does it come from? Who, what or whomever created it? What is the source of design? Where does this source originate? What does design have to do with me? Below are just some of the objectives of design.
- To sensitize humanity to the importance of creating in harmony with Nature.
- To nurture a Taoist-like point of view when participating in the creative process.



- To demonstrate through the creative process the universality of the design function as the primary method by which all Life evolves and made manifest.
- To reveal through interpretive verse and association the meaning and purpose of the design function as it relates to all Life forms.
- To demonstrate the unifying power of design as the integrating force by which all of Consciousness is made aware of itself.
- To demonstrate that design is the universal process towards self-empowerment and enlightenment, which is the primary function of involution and evolution.
- To demonstrate that design works in correspondence with the Tao.
- To demonstrate that the harmonious evolution of consciousness at all levels of resonance is accomplished through design.
- To create a vocabulary and language for the Soul.
- To demonstrate that all desires and needs are reflections of a greater scheme of events symbolically expressed in form and that design re-presents a symbolic network that brings reality to this experience.
- To demonstrate that there are realms, i.e. dimensions, domains and realities, existing that remain undetectable to human observation, perception and awareness.
- To demonstrate that design allows us the opportunity to expand and in consciousness through symbolic methods of translation and interpretation.




- To demonstrate to ourselves that design requires we become multi-dimensional in our perceptions of the world, and that "authentic power" is internal and rooted in the soul.

- To demonstrate to ourselves that design fashions the symbolic journey of the soul and that our intentions, i.e. choices, determine the situations that shape our experiences.
- To prove to ourselves that the path, i.e. the Tao of design, is eternal and brought to awareness by virtue of our heart's focus.
- To prove to us that Life lies within and beyond the shells of form.
- To learn to describe, transfigure and create reverently and responsibly.
- To accept the principles and forces surrounding the value of Life by recognizing and supporting those design principles associated with Earth, solar, galactic and universal consciousness.
- To demonstrate and bring recognition to a higher quality of mind contained within the needs and desires of the soul, which is the true impetus behind every e-motion and feeling.
- To demonstrate that the creative process is dependent upon our ability to make connections and that naturally create the symbolic pathways toward higher orders of awareness and therefore greater consciousness.

Design demonstrates that there is a deeper dynamic (order/chaos) expressed in all that is both seen and unseen.



- To demonstrate that all forms of energy are symbolic and metaphorical reflections of a holographic presence emerging from within constraints of space and time - a non-physical dynamic (desire, need) that administers design consciousness as its fundamental method of expression.

- To reflect upon our soul's desire by witnessing and bringing into manifestation what we feel. 
- To demonstrate to ourselves and others that design gives expression to a non-physical dynamic that reaches beyond the constraints of mind, body and emotion.
- To demonstrate to ourselves that all dimensions are symbolic in character and origin. Every circumstance is designed to change and adapt in reference to what our soul desires -we gather and collect these events and call them experience.
- To learn that design describes the method in which energy is exchanged, transformed and interpreted universally. Design is the universal language of consciousness.


"Man has no Body distinct from his soul: for that called Body is a portion of a Soul discerned by the five senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age:
William Blake

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- To learn by means of the creative process that design is a symbolic methodology meant to expand consciousness through awareness.
- To demonstrate that design appears before human consciousness in the form of duality, a linear conjecture meant to reflect upon the dynamic created between two or more symbolic elements/agents



- To demonstrate that design serves the Tao by harboring the instruments necessary to "bring to Life" the concepts of meaning and purpose.
- To illustrate that the purpose of design is to expand awareness in both content and context. Design creates the matrices in which all things are linked microcosmically and macrocosmically.
- To learn to establish a harmonic resonance with Gaia by means of a collective language designed to both create and respond to rapid change.    
- To demonstrate the universality of the design function by creating tangible and intangible correspondences at all levels of conscious awareness.
- To prove to ourselves that the intuition summons the "voice of the non-physical world" and where the sound of silence becomes the common language by which our feelings and soul's desires are conveyed and made manifest.
- To demonstrate that consciousness shapes light (waves) into form (particles) by means of focusing our awareness through experience.
- To propose that humanity when purposely co-creating within the parameters of Nature, becomes the primary contributor to the expansion, contraction and evolution of both the planet and the species. 
- It’s no longer about what you believe rather it’s more about what your being led to believe - not what you already know.



Design is about balance and harmony

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Design Hypothesis: 
Consciousness is conceptual, illusional, symbolic, metaphoric and virtual in character. Consciousness is the quintessential archetype. Consciousness is the concomitant consequence associated with a range of multidimensional patterns of energy whose origin rests beyond the subconscious. Awareness brings forward a “sense of consciousness” by fostering correspondences and fusing the concepts of meaning and purpose. Metaphysical in content and context, quantum, fractal and holographic in representation, all forms of energy/Life are revealed and made apparent by means of Design. Design is lovingly veiled in all that can be seen, known, measured and/or felt. (12.10.2022) 

Design describes a metaphysical and multidimensional process. The design process is dependent upon knowledge, understanding, intention, intuition, imagination and awareness. Design creates a network of energy in motion (EIM) between fields/states/points/agents and patterns of awareness. Design creates a virtual, symbiotic and metaphoric lattice between consciousness, the subconscious and the unconscious, the tangible and the intangible, the known and the unknown, the seen and the unseen. All forms of energy in motion are based upon principles of meaning and purpose both felt and understood. (01.13.2023) 

What is a designer? Designers are men and women who are faithful to themselves and others, who creatively abide and amalgamate their skills and beliefs with love and integrity - the goal: personal, collective, global and soular balance and harmony. (09.01.2022) 


Design has a science and philosophy all its own, a language that connects the realms of Truth, Beauty and Goodness. If you must ask what design is - like love - no one would be able to fully explain it to you.

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The Meaning and Purpose of Design: A Philosophical and Metaphysical Inquiry 

The concept of design is foundational, expansive, encompassing aesthetic, functional, symbolic, and metaphysical in dimension. Design, in its broadest and most philosophical sense, is not merely a human artifact or process—it is a universal principle by which form, function, and meaning are given expression in both the material and immaterial realms. The search for the meaning and origin of design invites inquiry into its metaphysical source, its ontological basis, and its teleological function in the evolution of consciousness and life. 

1. The Origins and Essence of Design 

Design is often treated as a human endeavor—an application of creative intelligence toward problem-solving and expression. However, a more profound view situates design as an ontological principle embedded in the very structure of reality. The origins of design may be interpreted through metaphysical traditions such as Taoism, where the Tao is conceived as the ultimate source and pattern of all existence—an unnameable flow from which all forms arise and to which all return (Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, trans. Mitchell, 1988). In this sense, design is not created but revealed; it is the emergent order within the seeming chaos of existence—a holographic resonance that unites the seen and unseen. 

Design, then, is both the process and pattern by which consciousness interacts with the material world. It can be seen as a cosmic grammar—a symbolic system of organization that underlies both natural and human phenomena. As Christopher Alexander notes in The Nature of Order, design is intrinsic to how life unfolds, “a field-like quality which exists in space and matter itself, and which arises as part of the wholeness of the universe” (Alexander, 2002). 

2. Design as Evolutionary Process 

Design plays a pivotal role in the evolution of consciousness and the unfolding of life. It is not simply a tool of creation, but the mechanism by which life organizes itself across scales—from atoms to galaxies, from individual consciousness to collective awareness. As Teilhard de Chardin proposes in The Phenomenon of Man (1955), evolution is not just biological but also noetic (pertaining to consciousness), moving toward greater complexity and reflective self-awareness. Design serves as the vehicle for this teleological movement—what might be called the “involution” and “evolution” of spirit into matter and back again. 

Through symbolic expression, ritual, language, and creativity, human beings participate in this unfolding by “co-designing” reality. The idea that design “requires we become multi-dimensional in our perceptions” reflects a process of expanding our inner and outer awareness—aligning human intention with the deeper patterns of the cosmos. Jung’s concept of individuation—the process by which the self becomes whole through integration of unconscious contents—parallels this journey (Jung, 1966). Design, then, is a psychological and spiritual map as much as it is a physical or artistic one. 

3. Symbolism and the Language of the Soul 

Design operates as a symbolic language—a way to transmute inner states into outer forms. The symbolic nature of design allows it to communicate beyond the limits of logic or linear thought, conveying meaning through metaphor, archetype, and resonance. Carl Jung emphasized that symbols are “transformers of energy” and containers of unconscious content (Jung, 1964). In this view, the act of designing becomes a sacred ritual—translating the ineffable into form, bridging the soul and the world. 

This symbolic function of design is particularly significant in spiritual and esoteric traditions, where symbols are used to align human consciousness with higher truths or divine principles. Whether in sacred geometry, mandalas, architecture, or mythological motifs, design becomes a vessel for transcendent meaning (Lawlor, 1982). 

4. The Ecological and Cosmic Context of Design 

The notion that design sensitizes humanity to Nature reflects deep ecological awareness. Design is not meant to dominate or extract from the Earth, but to harmonize with it—reflecting principles of biomimicry, regeneration, and sustainability (Benyus, 2002). When aligned with natural systems, design becomes a form of ecological wisdom. The Taoist imperative to act “in accordance with the flow” (wu wei) suggests a mode of creative participation that is humble, reverent, and attuned to the larger whole. 

Design also connects human experience with the cosmic suggesting that individual and planetary evolution are interlinked. As Rupert Sheldrake’s theory of morphic resonance posits, patterns of form and behavior are influenced by collective memory fields, meaning that every act of design may reverberate far beyond its immediate context (Sheldrake, 1981). Through intentional, soul-rooted design, humans contribute to the evolution of both personal and planetary consciousness. 

5. Consciousness, Energy, and Design 

Design may be understood as a function of consciousness shaping energy into form. In quantum physics, the observer effect and wave-particle duality suggest that consciousness plays a role in manifesting reality (Heisenberg, 1958; Wheeler, 1983). The proposition that “design shapes light (waves) into form (particles)” is not merely poetic—it aligns with interpretations of quantum phenomena and consciousness studies. Design, in this sense, is the intentional focusing of awareness that catalyzes potential into actuality. 

Moreover, design is inseparable from emotion and desire, which are themselves energetic expressions of consciousness. The soul’s longing, expressed as feeling and intuition, guides the creative process. As philosopher Henri Bergson argued, life is driven by an élan vital, a vital impulse that seeks expression and novelty (Bergson, 1911). Design channels this impulse into symbolic configurations that nourish, heal, and awaken. 

6. Toward a Unified Vision of Design 

Ultimately, design is a unifying function. It integrates the inner and outer, the symbolic and the material, the individual and the collective, the temporal and the eternal. It is the method by which the soul engages the world, and the cosmos expresses itself through form. As a universal language, design invites us to “see with new eyes,” as eco-philosopher Joanna Macy puts it (Macy & Brown, 2014). It calls us into deeper alignment with the sacred order of life—a resonance that is both personal and universal. 

In this light, design is not merely a skill or a profession; it is a path—a Tao—that reveals the interconnectedness of all things and offers a means to walk with awareness, purpose, and reverence. 

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The author generated this text in part with GPT-3, OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model. Upon generating draft language, the author reviewed, edited, and revised the language to their own liking and takes ultimate responsibility for the content of this publication.

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"To believe is to accept another's truth.
To know is your own creation."
Anonymous



Edited: 09.30.2016, 01.11.2017, 03.05.2018, 10.27.2018, 08.27.2019, 01.23.2021, 08.31.2021, 11.01.2021, 03.31.2022, 07.01.2022, 02.14.2023, 03.25.2023, 05.17.2023, 11.22.2023, 04.21.2024, 06.24.2025, 02.19.2026
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