Upon the Premise of Survival

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Large fields of consciousness, in the figure of organism and form, give natural expression to a wide variety of associations between elements of “like kind”. These formations resonate, for all intents and purposes, in the form of a greater whole and appear as design patterns founded upon commonly shared archetypal models.

Design acts as an expression of these vibratory elements that are seemingly attracted to each other within the confines of a particular environment or field. Design gives relative “form” to these relationships, whether they appear tangible or not. Emotions similarly lie within the capacity of this same power where an appropriate combination of elements can “bring to life” awareness through the creative reflection of a conscious act.

Balance is an expression of strength and contributes to the survival of any organism found within the constraints and parameters of a surrounding environment. The constant search for balance similarly gives birth to perpetual change both within and outside the influences of the field at-large.

Consciousness is an evolutionary symptom of an agent or group of agents that together give rise to a composite energy that is shared between them. As the intensity of this relationship increases there appears to be growth and expansion; the field has the potential to become larger, more powerful, and more apparent while simultaneously existing within the constraints of both the internal and external forces that shape it. Together these ingredients give sustenance to a lesser awareness both within (subjectivity) and beyond the field of an identifiable consciousness (objectivity).


In essence, consciousness seems to expand both collectively and individually by developing the capacity to adapt to all situations through experiences that participate in a common series of qualities expressed during the process. Specialization occurs within the confines of the field, while a collective awareness eventually surfaces as the result of an assortment of subliminal and sometimes abstruse influences.

Consciousness overlaps with itself and is shared between organisms based upon the premise that survival, within a shared environment, demands a certain degree of unity between elements. Survival requires communication, interaction and associations based upon frequency, vibration and resonance. Design facilitates this requirement by bringing to fruition the necessary vibratory threads that unify and identify consciousness at both micro and macro levels. Shared awareness, communications and consciousness are the consequence of the design process, together creating the underlying foundation and matrix of the universe.

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Edited: 11.28.2013, 10.11.2017

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An Evolutionary Symptom

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Consciousness remains the result of a process that produces an assemblage of associations and relationships between innumerable elements, both virtually and in the relative form of substance, the compilation and relative materialization of which is perceived as an array of configurations in the form energy, i.e. light.

Together and within the constraints of the field in which these various elements have joined, energy patterns give rise to the phenomenon where the parts appear to be both a source (macro) and an expression (micro) of a particular type of consciousness supported by its own awareness. Consciousness is therefore a relative term and possessor of an accumulative “effect” along with an associative “affect” and whose combination creates innumerable levels of awareness made apparent within the variable constraints of a particular field.

A patterned organization of virtual energy with the capacity to oscillate between form and formlessness, consciousness appears to lean more towards being the expression of a field rather than a form possessing “outward appearances”. Qualities inherent to any field of consciousness are symbolically expressed through relative “matter” in the form of patterns that invoke the qualities of the field itself. This similarly appears to be the purpose of the design function as the symbolic connector between awareness, consciousness and the creations induced from these relationships.

Consciousness is the “product” of this virtual energy field, always changing due to an underlying drive for survival through procreation and by making manifest its influences at both micro and macro levels of awareness.

We describe and perceive these virtual elements both within and outside the constraints of this relatively conscious field as spirit and matter. Consciousness is the communal result of a multitude of energy associations and formations, all organized about the realization that survival in the figure of appearances is based upon these connections.

Each field of consciousness responds naturally to all others in a micro and macro mix of archetypal influences, symbolic energies that perpetuate continuous movement and fluctuation within and outside the constraints of every field of consciousness. Consciousness is an evolutionary symptom of a cosmic field that continues to expand its’ environment through creations induced by its own awareness.

The formation of an organism is based upon energy patterns that appear appropriate for each “situation”, often as an assortment of kindred relationships that are constructed within the confines of the field as a whole. Likewise, consciousness must change by becoming both specialized and differentiated within its’ own parametric field, an assemblage that gives relative form to its own concept of both a communal (macro) and individualistic (micro) level of awareness.

Consciousness overlaps, is shared and infused both within the constraints of its own field and within the fields of other entities. This is founded upon the premise that survival is based upon cooperative efforts made within a shared environment that allow for the capacity for further expansion.

Life is a greater consciousness perpetually moving within a patterned cycle of transitions and constraints that similarly strive to bring “balance” within the field of its own “created” consciousness. Balance therefore becomes imperative, an evolutionary and cyclic path between virtual substance and relative form. The capacity to survive the landscape of a greater field in which a particular awareness has its place is a challenge to the meaning and purposefulness of all consciousness

Edited: 11.28.2013, 01.11.2017

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An Association of Virtual Fields

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Consciousness is the result of an organized association of virtual elements, both seen and unseen, that together give relative substance to a single larger consciousness. Paradoxically this same consciousness is also the very source of its own awareness. Consciousness appears before human awareness as a kind of substance (matter), mind and emotions in a perpetual oscillation between form and formlessness.

Consciousness is the product of a communal awareness and is a natural consequence of creation. Virtual life forms share energy in a cooperative manner and create self- sustaining systems and structures as a means of survival. Together these configurations explore, discover and respond to their own unique situations in a holistic fashion as well as an individualistic one, combining their awareness’ in what appears to be as a “desire” to subsist within the environment in which they have their being. Every form of consciousness is likewise a form of microcosmic awareness existing within the context of a greater consciousness, an identifiably unique expression within a larger field of expression created by their own individual states of being.

Structural configurations are based upon patterns that originate outside the environment required for survival. These templates create the relationships between awareness and consciousness both seen and unseen, patterns designed to either step up or step down in vibration solely for the purpose of securing, stabilizing and communicating a steady transmission of energy from one state of awareness to another.

In total these patterns co-join and conform in an attempt to adapt to a greater field of energy in which they have their being and to which together they resonate. Each species in a sense, is an identifiable component made symbolically relevant by describing a particular vibratory relationship between a macro field of consciousness and the micro patterned components/ participants resonating about and within the influence of its field of expression. In this manner by design each microcosmic expression creates its own symbolic link with both its Source, i.e. the greater environment in which it has its being and assorted other fields in approximation of its surroundings. Each field thereby becomes an active participant and symbolic “bond” that represents a particular quality that together constitutes a greater field of awareness. In essence, these relationships develop and create a relative arrangement, construction and configuration to every situation encountered and/or experienced. In a nutshell this universal phenomenon coins the concept we describe as consciousness.

The earth, air, wind and water are microcosmic expressions of a planetary consciousness (Gaia) in which all other relative formations likewise participate and have their being e.g. humanity, animals, and vegetation. Each is a qualitative expression of a greater consciousness and symbolic of archetypal patterns that reach beyond the constraints of this planetary field and into other dimensions along with their own accompanying “universes”.

Organisms (forms) are patterned upon frequencies that appear to be the most appropriate for the situation; their materialization is the result of their striving for balance brought about by the exchange of energies within the constituency of fields at-large. Association, integration, and cooperation are fundamental to survival. The result of this perpetual quest for balance and harmony brings strength and adaptability in surviving the constraints of the environment. The concept of the survival of the fittest is merely an aspect of this persuasion. Greater fields of consciousness lend to better understanding and awareness of the highly convoluted and intricate relationships inherent to survival itself.

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The Ontology and Structure of Consciousness 

Consciousness may be understood as the emergent outcome of a dynamic and organized association of virtual elements—both manifest and latent—which together confer relative coherence and substance to a unified, higher-order awareness. 

In a paradoxical reflexivity, this same consciousness is not merely a derivative of these components but is also the generative source of its own self-perception. It presents itself to human awareness as a continuum composed of matter, cognition, and affect, engaged in a perpetual oscillation between states of form and formlessness (Chalmers, 1996; Varela, Thompson & Rosch, 1991). 

This phenomenon is fundamentally collective in nature. Consciousness arises not in isolation but as a product of communal awareness—a structural consequence of creation. Virtual life-forms or energetic constituents engage in cooperative exchanges of energy and information, forming self-sustaining, adaptive systems. These systems navigate their environments both holistically and individually, expressing what might be considered a systemic impulse toward self-preservation and continuity within the energetic contexts in which they exist (Maturana & Varela, 1980; Capra, 1996). 

Each instantiation of consciousness may be conceptualized as a microcosmic node—an individuated locus of awareness embedded within and expressive of a greater macrocosmic field. These microcosmic expressions are not merely fragments of a whole but are symbolic and functional extensions of the larger field of consciousness from which they emerge (Wilber, 2000). Their uniqueness lies in the specific configurations of awareness that they manifest—configurations arising from their relational positioning within a broader ontological matrix (Bohm, 1980). 

The structural basis of these configurations is determined by archetypal templates that pre-exist and transcend the immediate material environment. These templates operate as ontological blueprints, mediating interaction between different states of awareness and levels of consciousness—both visible and subtle. They function by modulating vibrational states of energy to stabilize the transmission of information and experience across dimensional thresholds (Sheldrake, 2009; Jung, 1969). 

These patterns are not static but undergo continuous adaptation in response to changes within larger energetic fields. Each species, form, or energetic configuration can thus be understood as a symbolic expression of its vibratory relationship to a broader ontological context. These relational fields generate a symbolic resonance, constituting meaningful “bonds” that link the individual microcosm to both its Source (the macro-field) and other proximate systems (Laszlo, 2007). 

Through these symbolic and energetic interrelations, each entity becomes a co-creative participant in a unified field of consciousness. The qualities and configurations of individual expressions interact to produce emergent structures of meaning and awareness, dynamically reconstituting the field through feedback and resonance (Kauffman, 1995; Prigogine & Stengers, 1984). 

In conclusion, consciousness is not adequately explained as a mere byproduct of neurological complexity or material systems. Rather, it should be understood as an ontologically foundational phenomenon—emergent, symbolic, and structurally recursive. It is simultaneously the creator and the created, engaging in a self-referential loop that gives rise to the multiplicity of experiential and existential states across scales of being (Whitehead, 1929; Barad, 2007). 

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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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