What is a consciousness unit?

[Sol Logos]

I’ve been thinking about this topic for a while and wondered if my framing of it is accurate or not. Here’s a recent post I brought it up.

If Panpsychism is true and all matter is composed of conscious, indivisible units, we can refer to these as 'consciousness units'. This raises the question of which units have more or less consciousness and how this can be determined. A possible way to assess this is by looking at the range of behaviors. For instance, we can infer that insects, which typically possess more observable behaviors than rocks, contain more consciousness units. It is also reasonable to assume that one human has more consciousness units than thousands of insects combined. This suggests that the amount of matter is not necessarily indicative of the amount of consciousness units. To address this, we can hypothesize that there are different qualities of consciousness units, with some providing more "free will" than others. It is possible that these qualities are not all inherited through species, and some may be acquired throughout life. Humans, for example, may have the capacity to acquire more consciousness units throughout their lifetime.

My questions are:

- Would all existence be made up of consciousness units, each with varying levels of conscious potential?
- Or is it more like there are consciousness units and there are non-conscious units and the mix of those influence our capacity for consciousness?
- Or instead, are we as a human a single consciousness unit rather than made up of many?

I’ve added some excerpts from the material to help with this topic.

In the higher densities, the Name of the Game is Consciousness. This simply means that the higher densities of existence, whether positive or negative in orientation, all recognize that the business of all being and existence everywhere is always that of Consciousness... becoming more and more "Aware." Awareness is related to "density" of consciousness, so to say. The STS way of achieving "density of consciousness" is to "gain weight" by assimilation of other consciousness units. This is generally promoted as "All is One" and refers to "evil" as a "rebellion" or a fault or something that will ultimately be "done away with."

Micheal Topper on Stalking - by Laura Knight-Jadczyk

Q: (A) What does having a soul or not having a soul have to do with bloodline?

A: Genetics marry with soul if present.

Q: Do "organic portals" go to fifth density when they die?

A: Only temporarily until the "second death."

{This refers to an esoteric tradition teaching that some consciousness units dissipate over a period of 40 days after death unless the individual has crystallized an individuated soul.}

Q: (V) What is the "origin" of these organic portal human types? In the scheme of creation, where did they come from?

A: They were originally part of the bridge between 2nd density and 3rd density. Review transcripts on the subject of short wave cycles and long wave cycles.

A: If you look more closely at the material, it was not stated that the consciousness levels currently represented by humans and many others "stepped into" anything in particular but PHYSICALITY.

Q: (F) Perhaps individual consciousness units have stepped into different physical forms. Some may have "stepped" in as humans right off the bat, and some may have done otherwise. (B) You can't get hung up on any kind of evolutionary system. It's just an ongoing and concurrent thing.. (F) It is simply that WE chose to experience physicality in many forms, maybe simultaneous rather than in a linear progression, but since we perceive time the way we do, it seems that it is a progression. We could be all kinds of things in other realities. (L) So that relates back to the idea of "simultaneous disbursement?" Half of The All chose to "fall asleep" as matter, and other "units" or groups chose to interact with matter by "informing" it with life of all different varieties, more or less simultaneously? So we can have souls that are slow accretions out of matter over the long wave cycle, moving through the densities over aeons, and souls that thought they would speed things up a bit by a different method of entering directly into bodies and changing them. Well, that seems like a sort of "right off the bat" violation of the free will of the energies of such bodies and their emerging consciousnesses in the long wave cycle. That right there is STS even if it was not realized as such at the time. And such an act could have some tremendous implications in terms of what you have called a "desire based imbalance." It takes us back to the story of the Prodigal Son. So we have a very complex idea of souls and their evolution in more than one mode.

A: Yes.

Q: Does that mean soporific screen alteration?

A: Soporific/phosphorous.

Q: What is the purpose of this screen alteration?

A: Deterrence of colinear wave reading consciousness units.

Q: What is a 'colinear wave reading consciousness unit?'

A: Suggest you "look in the mirror."

Q: Well! I don't know if I like being a colinear wave reading consciousness unit!

A: Why not?

(L) Yes.

(Ark) What are densities?

A: States of awareness in interaction with information.

Q: (L) Does that mean the state of awareness interacting with the information somehow affects what is "real" to use a loose term?

A: More or less.

Q: (Ark) Awareness of whom?

A: Consciousness that is capable.

Q: (Ark) I don't understand. Which consciousness? Whose consciousness? I don't understand.

A: Wave reading consciousness units.

Q: (Ark) Where is this wave reading consciousness unit? Where is it?

A: You are one.

 

[BlueKiwi]

Maybe if you break up the phrase they using might help understand better ? We have :

• Colinear
• Wave reading
• Consciousness unit

Or is it

• Colinear Wave reading
• Consciousness unit

They refer to the ability to interact with the information field is related to level of density. This implies the information field is wave like in nature i.e "wave reading"

Here's another quote from session 27 may 2000 that might help :

(L) Moving along to the next question: we have been discussing memories and how memories of, say, past lives are stored, and that leads to the question of what is the structure and composition of the soul? How does the soul remember? How does it carry its memories from lifetime to lifetime, from body to body, whether simultaneous or sequential? How does the soul "store" them?

A: Has to do with atomic principles. These with gravity present the borderland for the material and the nonmaterial. Which theoretical atomic particulates would you think form the basis here?

Q: (L) How about tachyons?

A: Maybe neutrons?

Q: (A) Neutrons? Or neutrinos?

A: Neutrinos.

Q: (A) Well, first they say neutrons, then neutrinos. Or "maybe neutrons." I say "neutrinos" and they say "yes." So a "maybe" is only a pointer. Neutrinos are funny particles because they are massless. But, some people don't believe that neutrinos exist. My guess would be neutrinos. Do they exist?

A: Okay, we are going to throw caution to the "winds," and say yes. [Laughter.]

Q: (L) In terms of these neutrinos and soul composition, how are memories formed or held or patterned with these neutrinos?

A: Contained within for release when and if suitable.

Q: (L) Memories are contained within the neutrinos?

A: Sort of.

Q: (L) Are they contained within patterns formed by the neutrinos?

A: Closer.

Q: (L) So, that means that if one "consciousness unit," or soul, has more memories or experiences than another consciousness unit, it would have more neutrinos?

A: No.

Q: (B) Different patterns?

A: No.

Q: (L) What's the difference?

A: More data per unit, sort of.

Q: (L) Does that mean that an individual neutrino can be, in and of itself, more "dense" in data, so to speak?

A: So to speak.

Q: (L) Does this increased density of data change the nature or function of the individual neutrino?

A: Maybe it changes the function of the awareness, thus the environs.

Q: (L) Is there a specific number of neutrinos that constitutes a consciousness unit, or soul?

A: Number is not quite the right concept. Orientation is closer.

Q: (L) What are the orientational options?

A: Vibrational frequencies.

Q: (L) Do the vibrational frequencies increase or decrease with density of data?

A: Change; better not to quantify.

Q: (A) We are talking about soul. Soul is what density, in concept?

A: Ark, are neutrinos related to the concept of a bridge into pure energy in some way?

Q: (A) Yes. I was going in that direction. I was wondering why you speak about neutrinos and not photons, because photons are also a bridge to pure energy, I would say. The difference between photons and neutrinos is that photons are bosons and neutrinos are fermions. Neutrinos have to dance so that they don't touch each other. Bosons are like pairs of neutrinos and photons, as bosons, are free to move in space any way they want.

A: We would mention photons in terms of this discussion, but for the tendency of some reading the WebPages to misinterpret in terms of the "love and light" fantastic.

Q: (L) Well, the "light fantastic" was a dance around the turn of the century, so that refers back to the remark about "dancing." (A) Are neutrinos the fundamental building blocks of everything? The most fundamental particle, so to speak?

A: More like a midpoint with spherical outward expansive quality. Tetrahedron, pentagon, hexagon.

 

[Sol Logos]

Maybe if you break up the phrase they using might help understand better ? We have :

• Colinear
• Wave reading
• Consciousness unit

Or is it

• Colinear Wave reading
• Consciousness unit

They refer to the ability to interact with the information field is related to level of density. This implies the information field is wave like in nature i.e "wave reading"

Here's another quote from session 27 may 2000 that might help :

Assuming reality is composed of information and the exchange of information, it stands to reason that consciousness is necessary. My colleague proposed the STAR model, a computation design framework that divides information into four components: state, thing, action, and relationship.

For example, when it comes to reading a wave, we can identify the state of readiness to read, the readers (the "consciousness units") as the things, the action of reading, and the relationship of co-linearity. But what about the wave itself? Is it a state, thing, action, or relationship?

I found this also that got me thinking:

It might be worth thinking about how free will could in fact be a physical law. I've thought for some time that a free will interpretation of quantum mechanics could provide a valid framework, and one that is more parsimonious than an infinite number of alternate universes.

Essentially, subatomic particles are motes of consciousness/awareness, and since they have free will, their behavior can only be predicted statistically, thus giving the appearance of probability waves. Quite similar to Leibniz' monad theory.

I often considered that a single consciousness unit is alike to the monad of Leibniz. I wonder too, is the wave information exchange between things?

 

[BlueKiwi]

I often considered that a single consciousness unit is alike to the monad of Leibniz. I wonder too, is the wave information exchange between things?

Maybe it's initially between individual consciousness units initially (like atoms) then as awareness grows, it becomes more with the information field / wave as well ?

Essentially, subatomic particles are motes of consciousness/awareness, and since they have free will, their behavior can only be predicted statistically, thus giving the appearance of probability waves. Quite similar to Leibniz' monad theory.

So is the reason we can predict within statistical boundaries the behaviour of subatomic particles due to the infancy of the consciousness of them ?

As for the STAR model, I'm just guessing - could it be a record of all previous, current and future states, things, actions, and relationships ?

So if you could move along the records forward or backward you could look at a snapshot of the information as it was at any moment. This is not right though, as the C's say time does not exist.

 

[Sol Logos]

Maybe it's initially between individual consciousness units initially (like atoms) then as awareness grows, it becomes more with the information field / wave as well ?

I’ve been reflecting on this a lot today. For me, it appears that consciousness is essential to effectively manage data, information, knowledge, and even wisdom (see DIKW model). Our cognitive triad of thoughts, emotions, and behaviour is how we process this information too. Depending on the combination of these three components at any given moment, it can result in a certain state of mind, feeling, and activity. For example, one could be engaged, happy, and running, or they could be disengaged, sad, and still.

This concept could also correspond to quantum level consciousness units, if such a thing exists. For example, position, orientation/spin, and motion/movement could be analogous to thought, feelings and behaviour. As we progress through time, these states and actions become the content we communicate to others through thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It is potentially the basic type of content that every aspect of matter can communicate. For instance, position in space, spin and motion determine the way things can interact with one another.

I’m now led to believe that consciousness units are determined by what we choose to focus on. At any scale, there could be coherent units of consciousness that have the capacity to interpret data from other consciousness units.

Perhaps the Wave contains a variety of information from many consciousness units that are co-linear, and so, like an ocean, smaller waves going in the same direction combine to form a large wave, in this case a wave of information that other consciousness units can understand if they can adjust their conditions or states to be in line enough to read it (become co-linear).

So is the reason we can predict within statistical boundaries the behaviour of subatomic particles due to the infancy of the consciousness of them ?

As for the STAR model, I'm just guessing - could it be a record of all previous, current and future states, things, actions, and relationships ?

So if you could move along the records forward or backward you could look at a snapshot of the information as it was at any moment. This is not right though, as the C's say time does not exist.

I am uncertain of what lies ahead - but could it include all of the past and present? If there are events taking place and alterations in states, it appears that time must exist in some form from this viewpoint.

 

[BlueKiwi]

I’m now led to believe that consciousness units are determined by what we choose to focus on. At any scale, there could be coherent units of consciousness that have the capacity to interpret data from other consciousness units.

I think what we focus on is an important part here. I would also like to add how we focus as well - with regards to the STS / STO dichotomy it would be the evolution of the consciousness unit towards either subjective or objective focus, and honing that focus over the aeons.

I'm no physicist, so please forgive me for avoiding discussion on quantum side of things.

Perhaps the Wave contains a variety of information from many consciousness units that are co-linear, and so, like an ocean, smaller waves going in the same direction combine to form a large wave, in this case a wave of information that other consciousness units can understand if they can adjust their conditions or states to be in line enough to read it (become co-linear).

This sounds like what Ra was referring to as a social memory complex

It also seems kind of "recursive" then that a co-linear wave reading consciousness unit generates information within the information field, and at the same time needs to learn to read it.

This generates an interesting possible condition where if you (as a consciousness unit) were at an awareness where you can objectively perceive what is being fed into the information field by another CU, and at the same time be experiencing that very information yourself.

 

[Sol Logos]

I think what we focus on is an important part here. I would also like to add how we focus as well - with regards to the STS / STO dichotomy it would be the evolution of the consciousness unit towards either subjective or objective focus, and honing that focus over the aeons.

I was considering some of this in the Langan thread…

Perhaps that’s a great example of the kind of information re-cycling that needs to occur (see above questions). There’s all kinds of avenues to go down that are anti-life and less that are life affirming: “the road is wide but narrow is the gate”

But practically speaking, what is there of particular value knowing all the explicit details of someone’s evil exploits and escapades - other than the general knowledge of it and the insight that such paths lead to more suffering?

I don’t find any use to hear about Alister Crowley’s step by step perverted rituals for example. Do we need all that detail to conclude it’s an unwise path to take? Could it be that such information in minute detail (and those that hold it) associated with such experiences are more likely “archived”? Just a thought…

In this sense, I wonder would evolution of consciousness be in part a recycling of STS information and perhaps consciousness that no longer provides any purposeful utility?

I'm no physicist, so please forgive me for avoiding discussion on quantum side of things.

I’m not either, I count myself a layman and a very much on-the-side casual observer. For what it’s worth, my guess is that a “consciousness unit” is a phenomenon we could identify and describe. If so, it might be observable anywhere from the micro (quantum) to the macro levels (cosmological and beyond) as a coherent unit with perhaps related qualities to its “size”.

This sounds like what Ra was referring to as a social memory complex

It also seems kind of "recursive" then that a co-linear wave reading consciousness unit generates information within the information field, and at the same time needs to learn to read it.

This generates an interesting possible condition where if you (as a consciousness unit) were at an awareness where you can objectively perceive what is being fed into the information field by another CU, and at the same time be experiencing that very information yourself.

Adding this from another thread that seems to also speak to this directly too.

Would it be safe to say there exist One All-knowing "Mind" that has allowed or provided a platform for various unknowingly consciousness units to exist? Would it then become a logical impossibility for any and all consciousness units to not know or understand the whole of that "Mind" who seemingly has allowed consciousness units to exist within itself?

Now, considering that a yes, then every plurality of distinct and separate psychic beings constitute a level of reality according to their DNA, gene codes, and bloodlines. Absolute and total unconditional love is the only intelligent reason I can come up with for something of this magnitude to exist.

The panpsychism theory suggest how the whole of consciousness units constitute any given reality, and to whatever dimensional entities that may exist within throughout the one mind. Then there's a question of could it be possible for various unknowingly consciousness units to exist outside of the one all knowing mind? I have doubts as to any truth to that, because it would bring up more questions when it comes to the suffering from every lower dimensional entities in existence, and the unnecessary suffering caused by the one above it, due to the mere desire and need for existence, unknowingly or not.

With that said, all consciousness units whether they have knowledge or not, are finding their selves slated against a unauthorized backdrop and eternal constant, who may or may not be experiencing their first taste of "life in the Universe"(or Mind), that's full of heavenly bodies and all types of species, physical, metaphysical, and or dimensional living entities mixed with new and older souls, that's literally full of distinct psychic beings who collectively constitute what we perceive as reality.

 

[BlueKiwi]

This might help

A: But why unhappy? Think, my dear... And remember, your consciousness operates on four levels, not just one!

Q: And what are these four levels?

A: Physical body, consciousness, genetic body and spirit- etheric body.

After some more searching around it seems the progression looks something like this :

A co-linear wave reading consciousness unit starts out as being in the form of the most basic matter we are aware of.

With the acquisition of knowledge of self, other units and the universe the unit grows and advances. This knowledge and memories are contained within patterns formed by neutrinos.

Eventually the CU will progress to either the STS or STO path. The STS path leading to eventual devolvement back into basic matter via a black hole (and whatever that is on other levels) or "soul smashing"

STO will eventually progress to gaining more and more of the objective truth of self, and therefore the universe, and unifying with other STO consciousnesses.

What do you think ?

 

[Sol Logos]

I follow the progression you’ve laid out. Thank you!

A co-linear wave reading consciousness unit starts out as being in the form of the most basic matter we are aware of.

It is possible that consciousness arises from matter. However, if we look back to the hypothesized beginning of existence, we could say that there must be both awareness and something to be aware of for anything to exist. This suggests that at least one of these objects must possess consciousness.

With the acquisition of knowledge of self, other units and the universe the unit grows and advances. This knowledge and memories are contained within patterns formed by neutrinos.

Could this mean that neutrinos are an integral part of our consciousness, and that they form the essential structure of our being? If so, they may be like the building blocks of our existence, holding us together and providing the framework for our conscious experience. In other words, neutrinos could be the fundamental glue that binds together our conscious experience, allowing us to live and experience the world in a meaningful way.

Eventually the CU will progress to either the STS or STO path. The STS path leading to eventual devolvement back into basic matter via a black hole (and whatever that is on other levels) or "soul smashing"

STO will eventually progress to gaining more and more of the objective truth of self, and therefore the universe, and unifying with other STO consciousnesses.

What do you think ?

The logic behind this seems sound. I am currently reading a paper that discusses consciousness units. I will update you with my findings once I have finished reading.

What if consciousness is not an emergent property of the brain? Observational and empirical challenges to materialistic models

The nature of consciousness is considered one of science’s most perplexing and persistent mysteries. We all know the subjective experience of consciousness, but where does it arise? What is its purpose? What are its full capacities? The assumption within today’s neuroscience is that all aspects...

www.frontiersin.org

 

[Toni Lorenzo]

It is possible that consciousness arises from matter. However, if we look back to the hypothesized beginning of existence, we could say that there must be both awareness and something to be aware of for anything to exist. This suggests that at least one of these objects must possess consciousness.

Consciousness can only be the product of Mind, which in and of itself is not matter, rather Simply Is, something that can't be explained nor comprehended in our finite state of being and existence. (Just my two cents.)

Could this mean that neutrinos are an integral part of our consciousness, and that they form the essential structure of our being? If so, they may be like the building blocks of our existence, holding us together and providing the framework for our conscious experience. In other words, neutrinos could be the fundamental glue that binds together our conscious experience, allowing us to live and experience the world in a meaningful way.

The "ghost in the machine" is a term originally used to describe and critique the notion of the mind existing alongside and separate to the body. In more recent times, the term has several uses, including the concept that the intellectual part of the human mind is influenced by emotions; and within fiction, for an emergent consciousness residing in a computer. P.s. thanks for the link on consciousness, I'm eating it up!

 

[Approaching Infinity]

- Would all existence be made up of consciousness units, each with varying levels of conscious potential?

I would say yes, but see next answer.

- Or is it more like there are consciousness units and there are non-conscious units and the mix of those influence our capacity for consciousness?

It depends on how you define consciousness. Some define it as bare subjectivity or mind (no matter how primitive). Others use it to refer to typical human consciousness (with clear sensory perceptions, self-referential awareness, cognition, etc).

Obviously electrons don't have vision or language skills like we do, but they arguably do have some iota of experience/subjectivity, per the arguments of panpsychists/panexperientialists.

- Or instead, are we as a human a single consciousness unit rather than made up of many?

Maybe both, and depending on the perspective. From the ultimate perspective, EVERYTHING is part of a single consciousness - God's.

 

[BlueKiwi]

I was having a think on the STAR model you mentioned earlier @Sol Logos and I'm not sure why but it reminded me of Stephen Wolframs work outlined here

 

[Sol Logos]

I was having a think on the STAR model you mentioned earlier @Sol Logos and I'm not sure why but it reminded me of Stephen Wolframs work outlined here

Thank you, I’ll have a read. Here’s a diagram of that model attached.

Consciousness can only be the product of Mind, which in and of itself is not matter, rather Simply Is, something that can't be explained nor comprehended in our finite state of being and existence. (Just my two cents.)

The "ghost in the machine" is a term originally used to describe and critique the notion of the mind existing alongside and separate to the body. In more recent times, the term has several uses, including the concept that the intellectual part of the human mind is influenced by emotions; and within fiction, for an emergent consciousness residing in a computer. P.s. thanks for the link on consciousness, I'm eating it up!

Agree! I’m finding that article a great review of current literature on this subject. Here’s a pertinent quote from it, describing one theory presented:

“Federico Faggin starts with the assumption that reality emerges from the free-will communications of a vast number of conscious entities (Faggin, 2021a). Faggin calls the totality of what potentially and actually exists, One. Any self-knowing within this one is a transformation from potential existence into actual existence, where potential existence is the “reservoir” of self-knowing that has not yet manifested. Each new selfknowing brings rise to a consciousness unit (CU). The CU reflects the whole of One and is also part of One because One is never complete in its self-knowing process. Thus there must be continued self-knowing and continual generation of CUs, which explains an apparently growing number of conscious entities (Faggin, 2021a, p. 294). Faggin describes the CUs characteristics and how they combine into self, in which an entity with identity, awareness, and agency is dynamic, holistic, and self-knowing. Faggin views the physical world as a virtual reality metaphor, in which sophisticated avatars controlled by conscious beings interact with each other, where the body that controls the avatar exists outside the computer and is not part of the program. where the body that controls the avatar exists outside the computer and is not part of the program. Similarly, the conscious entities that control physical bodies exist beyond the physical world that contains the body…”

I would say yes, but see next answer.

It depends on how you define consciousness. Some define it as bare subjectivity or mind (no matter how primitive). Others use it to refer to typical human consciousness (with clear sensory perceptions, self-referential awareness, cognition, etc).

Obviously electrons don't have vision or language skills like we do, but they arguably do have some iota of experience/subjectivity, per the arguments of panpsychists/panexperientialists.

Maybe both, and depending on the perspective. From the ultimate perspective, EVERYTHING is part of a single consciousness - God's.

This raises the question of what the fundamental traits of awareness might be that are shared by all consciousness units. Could these include awareness of one's position relative to other CUs, spin, and movement? If so, is spin linked to frequency and wavelength? Examining this in comparison to the cognitive triad may offer some insight. The cognitive triad states that we take in data through our thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations, and then process and output it through thinking, feeling, and acting. Could these be the same capability streams as position, spin, and motion, but with more complexity and nuance? Of course I’m certainly not sure but merely pondering the possible connections here.

 

[Approaching Infinity]

This raises the question of what the fundamental traits of awareness might be that are shared by all consciousness units. Could these include awareness of one's position relative to other CUs, spin, and movement? If so, is spin linked to frequency and wavelength? Examining this in comparison to the cognitive triad may offer some insight. The cognitive triad states that we take in data through our thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations, and then process and output it through thinking, feeling, and acting. Could these be the same capability streams as position, spin, and motion, but with more complexity and nuance? Of course I’m certainly not sure but merely pondering the possible connections here.

I think this is actually pretty close. Whitehead's philosophy is an attempt to generalize experience on all levels, and your questions are resonant with his overall description. Though "thinking" would only be present in primitive beings (like electrons) on a very automatic, unconscious level--not enough perhaps to earn the name 'thinking'. Spatial position is arguably one of the most fundamental things about physical reality that all beings must be aware of on some level, otherwise our cosmos would not be as stable as it is. Each organism takes in information about the relative position of itself and the other organisms in its environment, processes that information, and in its response (i.e. its self-realization) conforms to that information. At least, that's what seems to occur in the vast majority of cases - to the extent that there is enough regularity for scientists to discover and confirm "laws" about such things.

Your correspondence between thinking, feeling, and acting; and position, spin, and motion, is interesting. At first I was going to say that it's perhaps going too far. It might be a little too neat. But Whitehead did equate energy to feeling (energy being feeling as objectively experienced, feeling be energy as subjectively experienced). In the case of simple particles, they take in not only information about position, but also energetic states, so those are also factored into its 'thinking' or internal processing--just as we constantly take in conceptual, emotional, and processual information about ourselves and the world around us. Outside of conceptual abstraction, all three get blended into a unified whole in conformity with all the other unified wholes. At least, that's how I currently see it!

 

[Toni Lorenzo]

This raises the question of what the fundamental traits of awareness might be that are shared by all consciousness units. Could these include awareness of one's position relative to other CUs, spin, and movement? If so, is spin linked to frequency and wavelength? Examining this in comparison to the cognitive triad may offer some insight. The cognitive triad states that we take in data through our thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations, and then process and output it through thinking, feeling, and acting. Could these be the same capability streams as position, spin, and motion, but with more complexity and nuance? Of course I’m certainly not sure but merely pondering the possible connections here.

The fundamental trait of awareness is "pure seeing." I'm saying by just looking we are playing in a game of hide and seek as a larger part and type in a metaphysical apparatus which we possess and have been given as Gifts or "Presents" from something or someone" who has opened for us the simple experience of seeing. The actual "Seeing" is what we as humans consider life, but when the physical body passes, the eyes close and it "sees" no more, does not necessarily mean that the seeing has stopped. What if, the attribute of "Seeing" is an everlasting or eternal one?