Conceptual impressions surrounding this post have 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.
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Imaginative and Coherent Resonance
Imaginative Coherence: Major Patterns and Pathways
Light, energy, information, intelligence, emotion and intuition resonate both coherently and imaginatively. In many of these instances feeling in the form of signs, symbols, analogy and metaphor are the primary channels with consciousness as its medium.
coherence: consistency, logicity, good sense, soundness, organization, orderliness, unit, clarity, intelligibility, comprehensibility
imagination: creative power, creativity, imaginativeness, vision, inspiration, insight, inventiveness, invention, resourcefulness, initiative, ingenuity, enterprise, originality, innovation, innovativeness, individuality, unorthodoxy, noncomformity, cleverness, wit, genius, artistry
Together they establish a field of (EIM) in perpetual resonance, transition and transformation. Functioning within a virtual field, i.e. the subconscious, where signs, symbols, analogy and metaphor prevail. Vibrating trajectories influence, entangle, connect and create dimensional patterns and forms for observation.
They create the major gateways and resources for the transition, transfer and transformation of energy in motion. These vibratory fields are linked by means of symbolic impressions generated by an imaginative coherence.
coherence: consistency, logicity, good sense, soundness, organization, orderliness, unit, clarity, intelligibility, comprehensibility
imagination: creative power, creativity, imaginativeness, vision, inspiration, insight, inventiveness, invention, resourcefulness, initiative, ingenuity, enterprise, originality, innovation, innovativeness, individuality, unorthodoxy, noncomformity, cleverness, wit, genius artistry
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Imaginative Coherence: Systemic Patterns and Gateways
Design Conscious Network
The Physical System of EIM
Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight, Sound and the sixth sense Intuition
system: structure, order, organization, arrangement, framework, plan, complex, network.
matrix: environment or material in which something develops, a mold in which something is cast or shaped, a rectangular array of quantities or expressions in rows and columns and treated as a single entity and manipulated according to particular rules
The five senses describe the most dense and identifiable attributes that harbor design consciousness. The intuition symbolically penetrates the known and the unknown, the tangible and the intangible, consciousness and the unconscious.
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The Metaphysical Design Network
Truth, Beauty, Goodness, Knowing, Believing and Feeling
network: web, grid, lattice, net, matrix, webbing, tangle, system, complex, interconnected, system structure.
Intuitively driven, symbolic in content and context, the Metaphysical Design Network functions within the scope and framework of the subconscious, i.e. an interdimensional and dynamic state of awareness symbolically linking human consciousness (physical, mental, emotional and "spiritual") with the unconscious.
dynamic: a process or system characterized by constant change, activity or progress. Physics: relating to forces producing motion. Linguistics: expressing an action, activity or event or process. (of person) positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas. NOUN a force that stimulate change or progress within a system of process, energetic, spirited, lively, vital, strong, powerful, potent, positive, effective, high powered, bold, electric, magnetic, passionate, gutsy.
The Quantum Field of Virtual Potential and Probability (Archetypal Impressions)
Intelligence, Emotion, Intuition, Light, Love and Power are Universal in status; states and expressions, i.e. vibrations that attract, mix, quantify, harbor and qualify the Design Archetype.
mix: blend, mingle, combine, stir, merge, fuse, unite, unify, join, amalgamate, incorporate, meld, mesh, coalesce, homogenize, intermingle, intermix, interweave, (entanglement), interpenetrate, interlace, cross, hybridize.
The quantum field of virtual potential and probability is easy to perceive because its all around you and difficult to observe because it's also within you. This is key in every step of the design process, i.e. transition, transformation and enlightenment. All Life leads towards a greater Design Consciousness.
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Metaphysical Resonance and Symbolic Cognition in Design Theory: Toward an Emergent Field of Design Consciousness
Light, energy, information, intelligence, emotion, and intuition are increasingly recognized in design theory as interdependent fields of perceptual resonance and cognitive function. Rather than functioning independently, these elements converge to shape what can be described as a symbolic-energetic matrix. This convergence is fundamental to the creation and interpretation of design, wherein signs, symbols, analogies, and metaphors serve as primary vehicles for meaning making (Krippendorff, 2006; Cross, 2011). Within this matrix, consciousness acts as both the medium and the modulator through which these elements are synthesized.
This dynamic interaction constitutes what may be termed an Energy-Information Matrix (EIM)—a field defined by continual resonance, transition, and transformation. The EIM is not static; it functions within a virtual, often subconscious dimension of the designer’s cognition, where symbolic structures precede logical formulation. In this space, design becomes a process of vibrational modulation—trajectories of signification that entangle, influence, and generate perceptual forms and multidimensional patterns (Bohm, 1980; Varela, Thompson, & Rosch, 1991). These trajectories serve as active sites for observation and engagement, contributing to the symbolic and aesthetic coherence of the design.
Crucially, these fields serve as gateways for the transmission and transformation of energy as emotion—literally “energy in motion.” Through symbolic impressions generated by imaginative coherence, these patterns become legible to the designer. This process aligns with semiotic design theory, wherein design is both the creation of meaning and the structuring of experience through form (Buchanan, 1985; Margolin, 2002).
Intuition plays a central role in this process. The Metaphysical Design Network—a conceptual model of intuitive, symbolic, and systemic design thinking—operates within the subconscious or interdimensional cognitive domain. It connects human consciousness (across physical, emotional, mental, and symbolic-spiritual dimensions) with the unconscious reservoir of archetypal forms.
These links evoke Carl Jung’s (1964) concept of the collective unconscious and its influence on symbolic creativity, suggesting that design arises from an entanglement of deeply rooted archetypes and contemporary cultural forms.
From this perspective, the Quantum Field of Virtual Potential and Probability becomes a metaphorical model for understanding design as emergent, multidimensional, and probabilistic. This field is composed of archetypal impressions—symbolic patterns in flux that inform and shape the designer’s intentionality. Key universal vibrations—intelligence, emotion, intuition, light, love, and power—operate as attractors and modulators within this field. They embody qualities that resonate with the Design Archetype, a foundational, dynamic structure that underlies all acts of meaningful creation (Barad, 2007).
Designers are therefore situated within a paradox: the quantum field is both all around them and within them. This internal-external simultaneity is vital to the design process, as it blurs the lines between subjectivity and objectivity, experience and expression. As such, every phase of design—transition, transformation, and realization—participates in an unfolding of what may be termed Design Consciousness, a heightened, reflexive awareness of design as both process and ontological inquiry (Findeli, 2001).
Ultimately, design is not merely a functional or aesthetic act but a metaphysical engagement. It is a way of knowing and shaping reality through imaginative, intuitive, and symbolic cognition. Through this lens, all acts of design point toward the emergence of a collective, embodied, and resonant Design Consciousness, an evolving synthesis of meaning, matter, and mind.
References
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