Consciousness
Is awareness an outcome of physical complexity, a fundamental aspect of reality, or something our current categories do not adequately describe?
PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS
Wonder, with room
for disagreement.
Homeward Bound asks what consciousness might be, how it might relate to matter, and what those possibilities could mean for the way we live.
THE HOMEWARD BOUND FRAMEWORK
A relationship
between experience
and form.
The ontology behind Ce2 proposes resonance as a medium through which the energies of consciousness and matter may interact.
In these writings, Ce names consciousness energy and Pe names physical energy. Descent describes the emergence of increasingly constrained form; ascent explores experience, integration, and a return toward coherence.
These are the terms of a philosophical framework. They are not presented here as established physical entities or a scientifically confirmed account of consciousness.
You do not need to adopt the framework to read the books, enjoy the fiction, or find value in Cetherial.
WAYS INTO THE QUESTION
Cosmology
What conditions allow structure and experience to coexist? The Architecture of Descent approaches that question through a proposed model of levels and circulation.
Ethics
What should follow from the possibility that experience matters beyond ourselves? Respect and ethics set the boundaries within which altruism can act.
A PRACTICE OF ATTENTION
Noticing before concluding.
The Homeward Bound writings also make room for mindfulness: a pause between impulse and response, an attention to experience before deciding what it means.
That practice has a counterpart in inquiry. A compelling pattern can open a question without settling it. Personal meaning and scientific evidence can each be discussed clearly without treating them as interchangeable.
Read the Homeward Bound books →AN INVITATION, NOT A TEST OF BELIEF
Bring curiosity.
Keep your own judgment.