The Basis of Order

by Sigma Fenix

A guide for the perplexed

Introduction

Where have all the philosopher’s gone? Where are our shamans? In the CyberPunk age we are without spiritual guidance; or at least spiritual guidance that rings true in light of our misgivings. These misgivings being born of the inconsistencies in belief which have developed from the contradictions between scientific truth and our former religions since the modern age.

We yearn for a way of thought that will unify the physical with the spiritual again - Something to prove to us that matter and mind are truly of equal weight. We yearn for something to eliminate existential angst; to end slow torture that is the modern dilemma.

This need is mirrored in physics, where the two fundamental theories are seemingly incompatible and the way in the middle is the region most important to human creatures.

This paper is an attempt to integrate human thought spanning centuries. I seek to unify communism with individualism. I seek to unify existentialism with NeoPlatonism. I seek to unify religion with science. I seek to unify human thoughts by their threads of truth. All times and all ways of human thought contain the same fundamental truths. This paper is an attempt to bring those known truths for once together in a coherent model. Call it what you will, I call it an early attempt at a unified theory of philosophy or MetaPhilosophy.

The Observer

Order brings life. Chaos leads to death. This is not belief, this is fact.

The Master is not one with reality. He is independent of reality - he is an Observer.

Observation by an independent entity is synonymous with creation.

Chaos is throughout the Multiverse. Chaos is the natural state of the Multiverse. Chaos over an endless amount of time resulted in Order.

Hence, chaos eventually yields to Order and Order gives dichotic definition to chaos. For without Order, chaos cannot be observed and is therefore inexistent.

Order was first observed by the first Sentient creature in the Multiverse, making both the Observer and Order distinctly real. Thus Sentience is defined by the ability of a consciousness to observe Order, independent of an outside source’s criterion. Order and chaos, the Multiverse, and Sentient beings all exist - irrespective of whether or not a God does. The concept of god/s is irrelevant to the study of Order and chaos.

In the first act of Observation, Order was brought to the formless void of swirling chaos that was reality until that point. Observation brings meaning to chaos.

Whatever and whomever was the first Sentient being created the Multiverse – despite the fact that such a being was necessarily born of chaos. Without the Observer the Multiverse was meaningless and void. Space/Time/Probability has no meaning without an Observer present to determine if energy exists at a certain point. Thus the fundamentally dualistic nature of physical reality is made clear: the Multiverse is composed of energy and information. Information necessitates an Observer.

Energy comprises both the Observer’s body and physical reality. Yet energy is only a derivative.

Clearly the Multiverse is not merely physical reality. In the higher realms of reality the thing which defines the physical – energy – ceases to be and only information exists, information clumped into data. These separate (yet related and interacting) pieces of data are called concepts. Worlds within worlds of the concepts exist in the higher realms of reality. And even here the Master must bring Order. As with reality this is done through the act of Observation.

The datum which says whether or not energy exists at a point is said to be a Qualium. A Qualium is the fundamental atom of meaning. The Observer decides in what mater Qualia comprises Order. The Master manipulates the Qualia to increase Order. He does this first by Qualia integration, also known as conceptualization; and secondly by taking actions in the physical reality to increase Order. Hence a Qualia is a single unit of perception.

Meaning is the Basis of Order. Meaninglessness and nothingness, both being hollow concepts in themselves, are the origins of chaos. There is no such thing, by definition, as nothingness; anything called nothingness is nothing more than pure potential. So dictates Observation. Once an Observer is present nothingness ceases to be possible; for the conceptualizations of the Observer bring meaning to the universe.

Chaos is destruction. Chaos in only necessary insofar as its presence contrasts with and in doing so defines Order.

Even though Order and chaos (being eternal concepts) are static principles in themselves, nothing in the physical Multiverse is static – not so long as the clock ticks. Thus all material things are dynamic, irrespective of whether or not they are in Order or chaos.

The Multiverse always was, but was not relevant until there was life. The great paradox is that the Multiverse’s original form being one of chaos, beginning without form and lacking an Observer, could have been said not to exist – yet was there. Look beyond the words.

The eternal cause of Order is life. The meaning of life is dependent upon the Observer.

The Observer is the root of all real things. The Master's life is a work of art, meant to absorb beauty and create beauty.

The act of Observation is dualistic - involving feeling and thought.

Thought is lame without emotion. Emotion is blind without thought.

Thought is necessary to continue life and to create Order. Feeling is necessary to give that continuation meaning.

An Observer’s perspective defines the Observer’s truth.

Objective truth is the truth that exists in all possible perspectives – and subjective physical reality is a thing derived from it. It is the plight of the Master to see the world subjectively and have to learn about her surrounding reality by induction. This is the case both because the Master is not omniscient and because the forces of chaos lead reality to be in a state of constant flux. The Qualia being both subject to Observation and in a constant state of change are not objective things in themselves.

Integration of Qualia to concepts and concepts to yet greater concepts on higher realms of reality may lead to Objective truths – principles. This is the essence of philosophy.

Those who serve chaos jump perspectives without learning from them. Those who serve Order master each perspective before moving onto the next one. The act of mastering a perspective is the act of concept integration.

Just as serving chaos will lead to death in the long run; in the short run it will lead to the loss of ones mind.

Mastering a perspective is an act of beauty and fulfillment; if perspectives are jumped too quickly the lack of emotional/intellectual equilibrium eventually leads to loss of Self.

One’s Self is one’s totality: The Observer’s feelings, mind, Soul and physical container. An Observer is not merely a body. One’s Ego is the Self’s defense against chaos.

The Ego should be cultivated by Order, in Order to protect the Self. The Observer’s most important Observation is herself. The Observer should ask herself what and who it is, what it seeks in existence, where it will go to find that thing, and why it is in its present local. By asking herself these questions the Observers gradually becomes the Master by bringing the Order of her Soul to her inner chaos also called suffering. The Soul is the core of one’s inner Self and the home of Order. The Soul contains emotional memory.

Defense is the martial law of Order; attack of chaos. One should never attack unless the action serves the higher Order – generally when one has been attacked first and is in jeopardy.

An Observer should endeavor always to protect two things in this Order: 1. The Observer’s values; 2. The Observer’s Self. Naturally, both encapsulate each other. Such is the essence of life.

The way of Order among Observers is to seek to better oneself while at the same time bettering the Society as a whole. If one is in a state of inner Equilibrium this synthesis is one’s natural course of action, and would appear obvious and inevitable to the Master.

A healthy Observer should be involved in a constant struggle to learn better the nature of the Multiverse. Ignorance is a weapon of chaos. All things of chaos lead to death.

Fear is a result of ignorance. Hence the Master fears nothing. The Master does not fear chaos for the Master knows that his Observation and study of the Multiverse dispels any chaos near herself.

Gender is irrelevant where Order is concerned. That which seeks to make gender relevant to any level other than the physical is an agent of chaos. Those trapped in chaos engage in self-immolation. Any agent of chaos is not Self respecting; for chaos agents respect nothing, not even chaos itself.

The Master understands the balance of the Multiverse. The presence of chaos yields time. So long as the clock ticks chaos continues to eat away at life. Contemplation of this mystery yields the great truth which cannot be placed into words directly. The ancient ones basked in this truth.

As the Observer observes she creates the Multiverse around herself. As the Master comes to understand that which is around her (truly by understanding her own nature) she comes to Master the environment around her and to dispel chaos from out her midst.

Thus the Master always pushes chaos further away from herself. This can be seen within the very body itself; on all levels of which chaos in the form of harmful waste is removed as prescribed by the very coding of life it’s-Self.

Yet life by its nature also creates chaos as we can clearly see. Life must learn to deal with this chaos and turn it back to Order. This is the act of Mammon.

Sentient life must be a self-organizing never-ending Mammon Machine. The Mammon Machine serves the purposes of life and Order thus giving increasingly more time to the individual Observer to feel.

Due to the nature of Order the Mammon Machine of life always becomes more efficient. However, the Master’s must never forget that efficiency in itself is not the goal; greater ability to feel and experience the world for the individual Observer is the goal of the Mammon Machine. This is the essence of Society.

Hence the Mammon Machine must be balanced. The machine must turn chaos to Order while allowing the Observer to think and feel. The Master understands this. This is the essence of Government.

A Master must come to physically represent what he spiritually embodies in the reality of the abstract world where his mind dwells. The physical is only a shadow world that is cast by chaos. Light is reflected into our eyes showing us the world. Sounds are bounced into our audio sensors, allowing us to hear the world. Tactile contact is pushed to the mind through re-uptake of nerves allowing us to touch the physical. Our olfactory senses warn us of dangers around us. Yet none of this is reality.

Reality, like an Observer, exists on many planes, not merely the physical. In the intellectual plane the mind differentiates Order from chaos. On the physical plane the body seeks to implement the knowledge contained by the mind and produce greater Order. In the realm of feelings the Self finds its comfort and reason for existence. In the Soul these things are integrated and stored, it is in the world of the Soul that all things are integrated.

Reason is the language of Order. Reasonable communication must be facilitated through protocols. Anything less will yield chaos.

In the music of the spheres we find bliss. Heaven is this state of contentment. Heaven and Hell are both states of mind which may exist anywhere there is an Observer. Heaven may be seen also as the greater good or as a deity that you worship. Heaven is merely to be thought of as the cause of all things. Heaven is a world in which all Sentient beings are in the state of Happiness.

Hell, or Samsara, is the state of mind of one who is in chaos.

On the Questions, Identity, and becoming a Master.

Master is short for ‘Master of Destiny’. Whose destiny? One’s own. Seeking to curve another’s destiny is an act of chaos.

Answering the Questions properly in an Ordered state of mind (through meditation) will yield the Observer’s base assumptions:

What/Who am I? What do I value/what and who do I Love/to what am I loyal? Why am I where I am/Where am I going? What do I want/Will seeking what I desire bring me to Inner Order? In answering these questions a Sentient being finds One’s goals and purpose in life.

One’s purpose in life gives One a direction and a hierarchy of relevance/priority to all other things in one’s existence.

An Observer becomes a Master by reaching a place of disciplined Equilibrium within her mind. Things brought to Order are said to be in Equilibrium. Order is the act of making a balance of things into a new singular synthesis through the use of One’s awareness.

If, as an Observer, you find it difficult to maintain focus, try creating an Order mantra for yourself. Examples of Order Mantra are:

“Live your life as if it were a work of art; Knowing always that you serve Heaven. Learn the past as a tool to feel the future. Be ever present in the moment, and have the wisdom to heal the world. Love with the Heart of a Child, the Soul of an Elder, the Mind of a Philosopher, and the Body of a Lover."

"When a person truly understands their own power, that is the moment when they become humble; When a person comes to realize his own smallness in the Multiverse, that is when they become happy. "

Code of the Master (The Credo of Order)

This is the edict of the Master -The Basis of all moral codes: existential contentmentism – the belief that all acts should come from a desire for personal happiness.

Seek your bliss and in seeking your bliss you will be in harmony with all those around you. If you should find that in seeking bliss you are unhappy then you have hidden chaos within you that you must seek to cure by yourself with your own internal Order. At the core of every Soul (no matter how difficult it may be to find) is Order. You must use this Order to attempt to heal the chaos which is the root of all unhappiness. Seek inner Equilibrium.

Herein follows the code of the Master, the path of Order:

1. Change is the nature of all things.

2. You, as an intelligent being among others, are always in one (or both) of these states: being manipulated, or manipulating.

3. You are never totally safe, no matter how safe it appears you are.

4. There is never a reason to panic if you have found inner Order.

5. Be honest, avoid hypocrisy.

6. Never sever any ties, loosen the unnecessary ones slowly.

7. Stick to your true desires; don't let anything keep you from them.

8. You serve 2 things, in this Order: Heaven and Yourself, by serving the second well you to your best service the first.

9. Don't let anyone influence you more than you affect your Self. That is, do not give others control over you. Order is never served by a slave.

10. When the time comes let your piece be heard, you only get one chance in such a situation.

11. Any rule or law that you would follow or impose first envision an entire world abiding by and check to see if that world is Orderly.

12. If you loose your direction, you'll become someone's play thing.

13. In the event you fail at something, always learn from your mistake, or you won't progress.

14. Know who you are or you won't have any direction. Know yourself fully or no one else can truly know you either.

15. Absolute isolation is absolute punishment.

16. Don't get too comfortable. Comfort leads to laziness, and laziness is one step from death.

17. Inner strength is always more important than outer strength.

18. Try to focus on the task at hand, while remembering your working for a greater purpose.

19. Anything you study you change. Thus we cast a reflection of ourselves upon all which we observe. This doesn't imply that we can only see ourselves however. Chaos’s shadow and our reflection combined is the physical reality that we see.

20. If you simply destroy every thing that annoys you, in the end there will be nothing of interest left.

21. Something isn't truly learned unless the learner either utilizes the information, passes it on, or both.

22. Life is not mere existence, life is the struggle to live and the endeavor to make that struggle a form of art.

23. Beings are best revealed in how they play their favorite game.

24. Never let brilliance blind you.

25. Truth asserts itself everyday, pay attention and you'll feel it.

26. There is very rarely an excuse for laziness and unwillingness to learn. Nonetheless, excuses are constantly given. Fight against apathy!!!

27. Everyone is a Universe unto themselves, yet eternally connected with everyone else in a multitude of ways.

28. The more freedom you gain the more responsible you become, lose of power in many cases may result in an easier life at the cost of freedom.

29. Order results from creation. Chaos results from destruction.

30. Centuries of knowledge are compressed into revelatory epiphanies.

31. It is our destiny to play an infinity of roles, but none of these roles are ourselves. An individual ultimately is defined by three things: Memories, Body, and Soul*

32. It is much easier to be destructive than to be constructive.

The one thing, the answer to who you are, the thing that motivates your unconscious, the definitive swan song that is the base of your existence, the thing that IS your basis of Sentience .

Appearance of the Master

So now that it has been shown that the Master is a being that exists in many realms, if not infinite dimensions, it must now be delineated what the physical appearance of a Master should be.

A Master must be wrapped in a cloak when outside her abode. The cloak represents the protective Ego which fights off the forces of chaos.

A Master must carry a staff. The staff represents balance and may act as a physical protection against the forces of chaos.

A Master must keep him or herself clean at all times.

A Master must be available at all times to all those who seek her guidance, and must know the Basis of Order by heart to quote from unto those still in chaos so that they might see the light of truth.

If you encounter a Master, you may ask them: Do you serve Order?

If one dressed as a Master does not respond timely and affirmatively they are an abomination, tainted by chaos. Such a being must be brought back to the light of Order.

Qualia, Mathematics, and Philosophy

When a Qualium is seen by the Observer one piece of meaning is created.

This is called the Quantification of Meaning. In utilizing it, the Master may create a personal Arithmetic, Algebra, and Calculus of meaning.

Yet this presupposes that an Observer sees individual Qualium and has the time to bring these separate Qualia into an Ordered pattern within her mind. This is hardly, if ever, the case. And even if this were this case, Qualium are still subjective.

Yet the integration of Qualium into Objects and Concepts eventually reaches into the world of the Objective.

In the act of conceptualization (Meaning Calculus) the Master determines her priority assessment of things.

Since time is a dimension it follows that it flows in both directions, like other dimensions. Hence chaos is at one end of time and Order Unity of all Qualium at the other end.

This property of time implies that the past is as subject to the present as the future, proportionately. Or, alternately that different events are related to different values going across the probability axis, depending on how you choose to see it. The meaning is the same. History is as unknowable as future, if time truly is a dimension.

Suffering and Love

Suffering is defined by the Observer. The Master does not suffer. The Master brings Order to all that is around herself and in doing so does not allow chaos to enter through her Ego boundary. If there is not chaos within there is no suffering. Inner Order is the greatest shield of all, the only impenetrable thing to all things which are chaotic.

Orderly Love is the appreciation of a fellow Observer for the suffering that they’ve endured and overcome. Love is pre-necessitated by Respect and Trust. If a relationship lacks these things it is not one of Love.

The ability to truly Love thus presupposes an earlier state of suffering. Hence the meaning of suffering is made clear. One who has never suffered cannot properly appreciate the Multiverse, nor ever become the Master.

Lust is in no way related to Love. Love obviously should be a component of a sexual relationship but is in no way limited to only sexual relationships. This attachment of Love to sex is the great lie of chaos.

A true Master must balance her Love of all things with her need to participate within the Mammon Machine.

Sources and credits:

Human history, Human mythology Human religion, And Philosophy.

I’d like to deeply thank my teachers for all their inspiration: Moshe Rebainu, Isaac Luria, Kohelet, Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Lao-Tzu, The Buddha, Confucius, Thomas Aquinas, Albert Einstein, Anna Rosenbaum and all the great Hindu, Druid, Norse, Native American and Celtic teachers as well as female thinkers whose names have been suppressed by the forces of chaos over the millennium. My sincerest gratitude to those who’ve gone before me.

Some secondary thanks to: Newton, Polonius, Pirsig, Heisenberg, Occum, Voltaire, Anno, Tolkien, Kafka, Asimov, Heinlein, Yung, Arrilius, Saul the Roman, Hillel, Churchhill, Ben-Gurion, Washington, Mitnik, and Galilieo. Who’ve all struggled against the forces of chaos before me.