🔍 Welcome to Scrying the state-space of consciousness! 🔍

You've stepped into a nascent but ambitious space dedicated to the meticulous exploration of consciousness. Drawing inspiration from the Qualia Research Institute (QRI), Qualia Computing, and the tradition of epistemic accuracy, we're laying the groundwork for a unique journey.

• 🧠 Our Initial Goals
• 🌐 What to Anticipate
• Pages for the Scrying Wiki
• Isms
• Theories of Consciousness

• Understanding Consciousness: Begin a collective inquiry into consciousness, adhering to principles of careful examination and essential understanding.
• Philosophical Collaboration: Embark on one-on-one or small-group dialogues to develop foundational principles, beliefs, and insights.
• Creative Expression: Explore and appreciate the world of GLSL (shader) art, where code and creativity merge.

• Intimate Exploration: Engage in personalized, in-depth conversations and collaborations with fellow seekers and thinkers.
• Rigorous Dialogue: Experience the excitement of dissecting philosophical and experiential questions with precision and curiosity.
• Growing Community: Be part of the foundational members, helping to shape the culture, direction, and growth of this special space.

• Goals for the Scrying Wiki
• Discord Resources
• Welcome
• Guidelines
• Understanding Consciousness
• Philosophical Collaboration
• Theories of Consciousness

• Dualism
• Materialism
• Idealism
• Panpsychism
• Functionalism

• Integrated Information Theory
• Higher-Order Theories
• Global Workspace Theory
• Quantum Consciousness
• Non-duality
• Consciousness

• Consciousness: The state or quality of awareness, or being aware of an external object or something within oneself.
• Dualism: A philosophical view positing two fundamental substances or elements in the universe: mind and matter.
• Materialism: The belief that only physical matter exists, and all phenomena, including consciousness, result from material interactions.
• Idealism: A philosophy asserting that reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally mental or immaterial.
• Panpsychism: The notion that consciousness, mind, or soul is a universal feature of all things.
• Functionalism: The theory that mental states are defined by their function rather than by their internal constituents.
• Integrated Information Theory: Proposes that consciousness correlates with the capacity of a system to integrate information.
• Higher-Order Theories: Suggest that consciousness arises from higher-order thoughts or perceptions about one's own mental states.
• Global Workspace Theory: A cognitive architecture model proposing that access to information in the brain becomes conscious when broadcasted to a 'global workspace'.
• Quantum Consciousness: Hypothesizes that quantum mechanical phenomena, such as entanglement and superposition, may play a part in cognitive function.
• Non-duality: A concept in various spiritual traditions that suggests a transcendent unity between an individual and the universe, transcending the notion of an isolated 'self'.
• Scrying: The practice of looking into a suitable medium with the intent of detecting significant messages or visions.
• GLSL (Shader) Art: A form of digital art created using the GLSL programming language, typically involving real-time rendering of visually complex scenes.
• Qualia: The subjective, qualitative aspects of conscious experience, such as the redness of red or the pain of a headache.
• Epistemic Accuracy: The degree to which a belief or understanding corresponds to the actual state of affairs, emphasizing truth and knowledge.

Remember, these definitions are starting points and can be expanded as the community grows and evolves. Happy editing!