Predictions of the Pragmatic Model of Reality: Frame of Reference

Illustration is based on Bubble by svstudioart, freepik.com Content License for this Opinion: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- Alike 4.0 International Brief The Frame of Reference concept, which is concerned with the relationship between mind, consciousness and perception, is explored in this paper based on a Pragmatic Model of Reality and its included Implicit Cosmology of mind. Pertinent … Read more

A Pragmatic Model of Reality

I recently submitted an essay based on this paper to the Essentia Foundation. Having not received even an acknowledgment that they received it, I withdrew it and will publish it here. Rejected Essentia Essay 2026: A Pragmatic Model of Reality. Brief This five part summary of the Pragmatic Model of Reality is intended to explain … Read more

The Anatomy of Consciousness

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A Pragmatic Model of Reality An Overview Content License for this paper: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- Alike 4.0 International Brief The Anatomy of Consciousness Diagram shown below is intended as a “roadmap” for people studying the Pragmatic Model of Reality. This paper originated as a Facebook post intended to attract meaningful comments. Much of the brief writing … Read more

Etheric Fields

Abstract While designing a model to describe the implications of the Trans-Survival Hypothesis, it became clear that etheric space (greater reality, nonphysical) must be described in terms of conceptual influences, rather than physical forces. The field concept best describes conceptual influences and is useful as a basic building block for modeling reality. This paper explains … Read more

Elements of a Useful Theory of Consciousness

A Pragmatic Model of Reality Version 2 changes: Change “spatial” to “dimensionless” in the description of reality as a dimensionless singularity that is conceptually infinitely large. Version 3 changes: Moved IONS essay reviews to ethericstudies.org/ions-2024-essays/ added Anatomy of Consciousness Diagram and modified paper to conform to the new diagram. Version 4 change: 1.) Layers 2 … Read more