SYNTROPY

Two overlapping layers. Thirteen binary decisions.
8,192 possible patterns, most unremarkable, some beautiful.

16 States of Consciousness

16 Cosmological Processes

32 Philosophical Archetypes

01 — The System

The rules came first.
The patterns followed.

Each layer operates on simple binary rules. The squares layer makes 9 decisions: each cell black or white. The rotated squares layer makes 4 decisions: each diamond present or absent.

Alone, each layer is unremarkable. When combined, they produce 8,192 distinct patterns, each one different, some of them beautiful.

Squares

9 bits
512 patterns

Rotated

4 bits
16 patterns

Composed

13 bits
8,192 patterns

Current Name

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The name is in the pattern.

Each pattern has a name, not assigned but encoded. The same 13 bits that produce the visual produce the language. The patterns and their names have always been the same thing.

Bits 0–3 Adjective States of Consciousness 16 words

Bits 4–7 Verb Cosmological Processes 16 words

Bits 8–12 Noun Philosophy of Mind 32 words

02 — Collection