"Quite clearly, our task is predominantly metaphysical, for it is how to get all of humanity to educate itself swiftly enough to generate spontaneous social behaviors that will avoid extinction."
R. Buckminster Fuller
Conceptual impressions surrounding this post are yet to be
substantiated, corroborated, confirmed or woven into a larger argument, or
network. Objective: To generate symbolic links between scientific discovery, design awareness and consciousness.
"The universe cannot be read until we have learned the language and become familiar with the characters in which it is written. It is written in mathematical language, and the letters are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures, without which means it is humanly impossible to comprehend a single word. Without these, one is wandering about in a dark labyrinth."
"First, images we build in our minds when we try to picture light or particles of matter are not appropriate. Language itself struggles to address quantum reality, since it is limited to verbalizations of those mental images."
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"Meta-representation is the ability to represent a representation - being able to attach an abstract concept or meaning to a separate entity - and enables humans to adapt to their environment in real-time unlike most animals who can only adapt through slow genetic change over evolutionary time. Examples are using symbolism and metaphor, which for humans are second nature and taken for granted. But verbal and written language are only possible because we can abstract the idea of a thing and assign it a name - a symbol - that can be spoken and written. The perceiver understand that the symbol refers to a thing that is not a symbol itself."
Design presents itself in the form of signs, symbols, metaphor and analogy. Design has a meaning and a purpose. Design brings meaning and purpose to Life. Design broadens consciousness through awareness. Design harbors a hidden and aetheric language that is felt and not fully understood.
Design has a science and philosophy all its own, a language that connects the realms of Truth, Beauty and Goodness. Specifically, if you have to ask what design is, no one could ever explain it to you.
"The political and social power of symbols was central to Burke's scholarship throughout his career. He felt that through understanding "what is involved when we say what people are doing and why they are doing it", we could gain insight into the cognitive basis for our perception of the world.
The use of rhetoric conveys aesthetic and social competence which is why a text can rarely be reduced to purely scientific or political implications. according to Burke. Rhetoric forms our social identity by a series of events usually based on linguistics, but more generally by the use of any symbolic figures. He uses the metaphor of a drama to articulate this point, where interdependent characters speak and communicate with each other while allowing the others to do the same. Also, Burke describes identification as a function of persuasive appeal."
"It’s important to understand that emotions are not the same as feelings. Emotions are responses the mind makes from a space of defining something as being either Good or Bad."
Design is veiled in our thoughts and feelings. Design is internal and external, seen and unseen, tangible and intangible, shared and personal. Design is euphemistic. Design is coded - marks, images and impressions that when placed in a certain order or pattern become inscribed in the form of a "signature".
code:1a system of words, letters, figures, or other symbols substituted for other words, letters, etc., especially for the purposes of secrecy:•asystemofsignals, such as sounds, lightflashes, or flags, used to send messages: •aseriesof letters, numbers, or symbols assignedtosomething for the purposes ofclassificationor identification:2Computingprogram instructions:3a systematic collection of laws or regulations: •a set of conventions governing behavior or activity in a particular sphere:a dress code.•a set of rules and standards adhered to by a society, class, or individual:
verb: 1 convert (the words of a message) into a particular code in order to convey a secret meaning: • express the meaning of (a statement or communication) in an indirect or euphemistic way: (as adjective coded) : • assign a code to (something) for purposes of classification, analysis, or identification.
Author: Hiroshi Matsuda, Tokyo University of Science
Colexification is a phenomenon in which the occurrence of a single word is associated with multiple concepts that share semantic relationships. The analysis of colexification is an innovative linguistic method for indirect semantic associativity analysis, leveraging existing semantic relations without the need for additional data.
The findings of this study may offer novel insights into the evolution of languages and cross-cultural communication since
words are considered to be intricately connected to emotions. The outcomes gain significance amid the increasing importance of comprehending natural language processing.
A better understanding of natural language processing will also aid in the development of language processing algorithms and large language models (LLMs).
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The meaning of emotion: Cultural and biological evolution impact how humans feel feelings
By Max Planck Society
"Despite the wide variation of emotion semantics, researchers found evidence of a universal structure constraining the emotion concepts that form colexification networks. Valence—the pleasantness or unpleasantness of an emotion—and activation—the physiological arousal associated with experiencing an emotion—are the strongest predictors of network membership. "The ability of valence and activation to predict structure in emotion semantics across language families suggests that these are common psycho-physiological dimensions shared by all humans," says senior author Kristen Lindquist."
Design's whispers are caressed within the voice of silence.
As the context changes so does the observer. Design is forever being recalibrated. When contexts change so do past and present impressions no longer becoming part of an observer's vocabulary. As contexts change new designs surface - in the moment. The syntax of every language must be designed to adapt in conjunction with the signs, symbols, codes, programs and forms that together support it.
Awareness, consciousness, language and design are all synonymous.
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What is the quantum field of virtual potential and probability (QFVPP)?
The quantum field of virtual potential and probability is a virtual field of energy, light and information made conscious, aware and apparent by means of symbolic representation (design). The QFVPP is characterized in the relative "form" of a particle, wave and/or force, i.e. impression.
Hypothesis: a quantum field of virtual potential and probability (QFVPP) permeates all that can be known or believed.
The QFVPP symbolizes a multidimensional condition where energy is in perpetual motion and change is eternal. The QFVPP has no boundary other than those brought into cognition within the constraints of an observer. It is within this hypothetical state of timeless Attendance that design and consciousness (Design Consciousness) are felt, observed, communicated and measured.
Light, energy, information, consciousness and design are attributes of an aetheric Presence, a virtual field of potential and probability made self-evident by means of a symbolic language known only to the observer.
Sciences' current description and interpretation of the QFVPP demonstrates its endeavor to measure (quantify) and describe (qualify) a conceptual state of Awareness within the parameters of a particular system of belief and knowing.
Mathematics is a symbolic language designed in the form and shape of numbers, signs and impressions.
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Symbolic behavior in AI refers to a system's ability to use symbols to represent objects, concepts, and relationships, manipulating them with rules to perform tasks like reasoning, problem-solving, and making inferences. This approach, often called symbolic AI or classical AI, uses high-level, human-readable logic, a key difference from data-driven methods like neural networks. Examples include representing "sphere," "cylinder," and "cube" as symbols and applying rules like "two objects are similar if they are of the same size or color".
How it works
• Symbolic representation: Uses symbols (like words or labels) to stand for things in the world, such as red, blue, sphere, or cube.
• Rule-based manipulation: Employs explicit rules to define relationships between these symbols and to operate on them.
• Inference and reasoning: Uses the rules to logically deduce new information or find solutions to problems. For example, if a system knows red is a color and sphere is an object, it can process a rule to find all red spheres.
• Human-like logic: Aims to mimic human reasoning processes, making it particularly useful for tasks requiring planning and decision-making where transparency is important.
• Arbitrary designation: A core principle is that symbols can arbitrarily represent anything, and their meaning is understood through convention, not just their content. This is how scientific concepts like "genes" are created to describe recurring situations.
Examples of symbolic behavior in AI
• Control systems: A thermostat uses symbolic rules to represent temperature settings and the current room temperature to control the heating or cooling.
• Decision support: Systems that calculate taxes or provide diagnostic advice are often based on a set of symbolic rules and logical steps.
• Automating simple tasks: An AI that moves all invoices from certain clients into a dedicated folder is performing a symbolic task based on a simple rule.
• Neuro-symbolic AI: This hybrid approach combines symbolic reasoning with the pattern-recognition strengths of neural networks. For example, a system might use a neural network to recognize a red bicycle in an image and then use symbolic rules to answer a question about it.
Strengths and weaknesses
• Strengths:
o Transparency: The reasoning process is often explicit and easy for humans to understand.
o Explainability: Makes it easier to audit and understand why a system made a particular decision.
o Ethical AI: Can be used to directly encode ethical rules and reduce bias.
• Weaknesses:
o Brittleness: Systems can fail if they encounter a situation not covered by their rules.
o Scalability: Can struggle with large, complex, and ambiguous problems that are difficult to represent with explicit rules.
o Knowledge acquisition: Creating the initial set of symbols and rules can be a significant manual effort.
“All of humanity wears a different instruction of symbols. Like a key encryption it allows them entrance into numerous levels of light yet to be presented on earth.”
“I look for what needs to be done. After all, that’s how the universe designs itself.”
R. Buckminster Fuller
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Design as a Vibratory Language
Design is not merely function or form; it is a vibratory language that resonates beyond words. It emerges through signs, symbols, metaphors, and analogies—each a carrier of meaning and intention. Design gives shape to purpose, and in turn, bestows meaning upon life itself. It acts as a conduit through which awareness is broadened and consciousness elevated.
Design is a language we feel rather than fully comprehend. It speaks in silence, whispers in intuition, and gestures through impression. It is at once hidden and luminous, veiled and revealing—an aetheric language sensed on the threshold of perception.
It holds a science and a philosophy uniquely its own, a semiotic bridge uniting the archetypal triad of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. As with certain mysteries, if you must ask what design is, no explanation will suffice. It is an experiential reality that eludes reduction.
Design is woven into our thoughts and emotions, intrinsic to both our inner landscapes and the external world. It exists at the intersection of the seen and unseen, the tangible and the intangible, the personal and the collective. Design is euphemistic.
It is coded—expressed through marks, images, and impressions that, when ordered into meaningful patterns, become a kind of signature, a symbolic signature of consciousness.
It is through design that impressions—ideas, imaginings, intuitions—find a framework. Design transmutes conceptual thought and feeling into a quantum language of holographic ideas and energetic impressions. It creates the context within which these impressions can be most fully realized, revealing themselves in the appropriate form, in the appropriate moment.
Design's whispers are carried in the voice of silence.
As context changes, so too does the observer. Design is perpetually recalibrated in response to shifting environments, states of awareness, and evolving interpretations. Past impressions may fall away; new ones emerge. With each change in context, the syntax of design—and of language itself—must adapt to encompass new symbols, codes, programs, and forms. In this way, design is not fixed but dynamic: a living intelligence that co-evolves with consciousness.
In this sense, awareness, consciousness, language, and design are fundamentally synonymous—interwoven aspects of a deeper whole.
On the Quantum Field of Virtual Potential and Probability (QFVPP)
What is the Quantum Field of Virtual Potential and Probability?
The QFVPP is a theoretical substratum—an omnipresent virtual field composed of light, energy, and information. It exists as a latent matrix of all that could be known or believed, awaiting symbolic activation through observation and interpretation.
This field is characterized by the potentiality of form, manifesting as particle, wave, or force—impressions born from symbolic cognition. It symbolizes a multidimensional realm where energy flows in constant motion and transformation is eternal.
Hypothesis: A quantum field of virtual potential and probability permeates all levels of perception, imagination, and knowledge.
The QFVPP is boundless except where the observer imposes boundaries—through belief, perception, or language. It is within this state of timeless Attendance that design and consciousness become mutually reflective and co-creative. In this space, we engage what may be called Design Consciousness—the felt experience of form arising from formless potential.
Light, energy, information, consciousness, and design are not isolated phenomena but expressions of an aetheric Presence—an intelligent field of symbolic resonance. This field becomes self-evident only through the observer’s interpretive lens.
Science, in its current trajectory, attempts to measure this field through quantification and qualification—rendering abstract awareness into models that fit within existing paradigms of logic, reason, and empirical validation. Yet these efforts may capture only shadows of the full dimension—glimpses of the symbolic undercurrent that gives rise to all perceptual and conceptual reality.
Symbolic Behavior and Artificial Intelligence
Mathematics exemplifies symbolic behavior. It is a constructed language—numbers, signs, and impressions arranged with syntactic precision. In AI and computational systems, symbolic behavior allows for representation, inference, and understanding within a constrained yet scalable domain. But even here, the origin of symbolic logic is rooted in design—the ordering principle behind the intelligibility of reality.
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.
Be assured you will not discover all the answers to your inquiries here. Continue to investigate into your role as observer, participator and creator in a design of your own making. Be aware of the by-products and outcomes that surround your every choice and decision.
Conceptual impressions surrounding this post are yet to be substantiated, corroborated, confirmed or woven into a larger argument, context or network.
A point describes the center of every circle. This point describes the nucleus at the heart of every field of energy. Metaphorically speaking a circle along with its centered point of origin describes a perfect geometry. The source of the circle is a point about which a field is inscribed in space and time. The center marks a circle's origin, its genesis, its nucleus, its spark. The center of a circle describes and pinpoints its source, the scope and the range of its creative influence.
inscribeverb[withobject](usuallybe inscribed)1writeorcarve(wordsorsymbols) on something,especiallyasaformalor permanent record:.•mark (anobject) with characters:•write an informal dedication to someone in or on (a book):•archaicenter the name of (someone) on a list or in a book; enroll.2Geometrydraw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect:Compare withcircumscribe.
The field surrounded by pointed inscription is an extensions or enlargement of that which is central to its creation. By means of a compass the point becomes a circle. The compass is an instrument describing a pointed and linear action (projection) about which an arc or circle can inscribed and made apparent.
compass
2. an instrument fordrawingcirclesand arcs and measuringdistancesbetween points,consistingoftwo armslinkedbyamovablejoint,onearm ending in a point and the other usually carrying a pencil or pen.
What was once unseen is now seen, measurable and describable. The scope, range and extent of what can be created can now be made apparent within the circumference of the circle. The circle describes the limits or boundaries of the source's (center point) creative influence. The circle creates a border line that objectively represents the concept of twoness (duality) by purposely distinguishing "insideness" from "outsideness", light from dark, matter from wave, consciousness from the unconscious and meaning from purpose. (Note: Keep in mind while pondering metaphorically upon these events that you are both an observer and creator of the same secondly, the border line is merely a veil made cognitive and apparent by choice.)
3[insingular]the range or scope of something:the event had political repercussions that arebeyond the compass ofthis book.•the enclosing limits of an area:this region had within its compass many types of agriculture.•the range of notes that can be produced by a voice or a musical instrument:the cellos were playing in a rather somber part of their compass.
A point remains a point until projected beyond its "original position" and to reach beyond the limitations and constraints surrounding its birth and origin.
DESIGN'S BECOMING
A Quantum Field of Virtual Potential (QFVP) harbors every concept of perfection along with the dualistic/linear processes/methodologies required to experience/attain it. Design re-presents the symbolic and metaphorical circumstances and situations needed to acquire a pointed awareness as required of consciousness.
THE CONICAL (conceptual) FULCRUM:
Conceptual in essence the conical fulcrum is based upon abstract ideas, general notions and impressions. Based upon a plan, intention or conception, a mental picture or groups of objects or impressions, experimental models and testing modes of thinking and/or feeling. Beliefs, hypothesis, opinions, images, convictions and abstractions.
Conceptsare defined asabstractideasor generalnotionsthatoccur in the mind, in speech, or in thought.Theyareunderstoodto be the fundamentalbuilding blocks ofthoughtsandbeliefs. Theyplayanimportantrole in all aspectsofcognition.[1][2]As such, concepts are studied byseveraldisciplines, such as linguistics, psychology,andphilosophy, and thesedisciplinesareinterested inthelogicalandpsychological structure ofconcepts, andhowtheyare put together to form thoughtsand sentences. The study of concepts hasservedasanimportant flagship of an emerging interdisciplinaryapproachcalled cognitive science.[3]
Concepts can be organizedintoahierarchy,higherlevelsofwhichare termed "superordinate" andlowerlevels termed "subordinate". Additionally, there is the "basic" or "middle" level at which people will most readilycategorizea concept.[5]For example, a basic-levelconceptwould be"chair", withitssuperordinate, "furniture", and its subordinate, "easy chair".
When the mind makes a generalization such as the concept oftree, it extractssimilaritiesfrom numerous examples; the simplification enableshigher-level thinking.
A concept isinstantiated (reified)by all of its actual or potential instances, whether these are things inthereal worldor otherideas.
^Chapter 1 of Laurence and Margolis' book called Concepts: Core Readings.ISBN9780262631938
^Carey, S. (1991). Knowledge Acquisition: Enrichment or Conceptual Change? In S. Carey and R. Gelman (Eds.),The Epigenesis of Mind: Essays on Biology and Cognition(pp. 257-291). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
All modes of cognition are based on mental, emotional, physical and spiritual patterns.
All forms of design have a meaning and a purpose. All forms of design embrace the potential of going beyond thought and emotion.
Concepts are intuitively driven and made cognitively apparent by means of feeling.
Design fulcrums are synesthesiastic in character.
Synesthesia or synaesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.[3][4][5][6]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia
Balance can be attained by utilizing and implementing both the rational and conical fulcrums of perception and observation. Consciousness is an exercise in balancing each with the other.
THE RATIONAL (tetrahedral) FULCRUM
In essence, the rational design fulcrum hinges upon the reasonable, logical, clear, sensible, quantifiable, expressible, intelligent, commonsensical, sound, practical, pragmatic, grounded, normal, coherent, balanced, analytical.
The rational fulcrum represents linear thinking and emotional response. Dualistic in character and at times extreme in response, awareness can often appear to be a black or white issue. Balance can cause extreme reactions, misrepresentations and/or ill thought due to a lack of flexibility, adaptability and sequential thinking. One issue may have simply followed another in the past but everything changes - every situation is different. Linear thinking can easily ignore or misinterpret changes in context and observation thereby exhibiting a lack of flexibility necessary when functioning and processing unknown variables.
THE COMMON POINT OF AWARENESS
Each fulcrum comes to a point that corresponds with the intentions of the observer. Perfect balance, i.e. focus, is often short lived, appears in an instant and is a challenge to discover and retain. Gainful awareness is the prize for attaining a productive focus through symbolic expression and expansion. Both fulcrums are pointed in their own unique way facilitating a symbolic POV in reference to every observer. In this way design assists and enables awareness (the center point in every circle) to expand, explore and grow within its own field of consciousness.
Perception is generic. Focus is imperative in every observation. Life is found in the present.
Balance is difficult to find, experience and retain for lengths of time because Life is founded upon the active process of "balancing". Dualities purpose: to seek greater balance through self conscious awareness.
To be design conscious you must be more than an observer.