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M The Present . Moment of Consciousness _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ | | |A-axis_______________________ | | Jan 1, May 5, | | 2000 2010 | | A.D. A.D. | |_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _| Example 1: Point M (the mind) is located outside of vertical space, matter, and energy. [Return to Article] Temporal Distance _______________________________ I M The “Initial The present moment Location” of of Conciousnessous the Mind _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ | | |A-axis_______________________ | | Jan 1, May 5, | | 2000 2010 | | A.D. A.D. | |_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _| Example 2: As consciousness persists, temporal distance increases. [Return to Article] Time Line ____________________ I M ____________________ M M=1 M=2 Example 3: Temporal distance is labeled the “Time Line.” [Return to Article] ____________________________ O-axis A B C D E F G H I J A (1st second) ____M B (2nd second)..... ____M C (3rd second)......... ____M D (4th second)............. ____M Example 4: If the sensation of motion were something which occurred “over” time, we would not experience motion psychologically; instead, we would see static images which persist individually for short finite durations. [Return to Article] |A-axis | | ________|_________ O-axis A B | | | | Example 5: A marble is perceived as moving between points A and B instantaneously. [Return to Article] _____________________ I M ______________________________ A-axis A 6:00P.M. March 1,2000 ________________________ M I | | | | |_ _ _| 6:00P.M. March 1,2000 ______________________________ A-axis A 6:00P.M. March 1,2000 Example 6: An observer “interacts” with a point A in A-space--6:00 P.M. March 1, 2000. This point is “dragged” by the observer for a very short duration (a small fraction of a second). [Return to Article] M ___ ________| . |Point A |___| | | | | ____________________ A A-axis Example 7: Point A can be visualized as existing inside the box M when M interacts with A. [Return to Article] A B C ____________________________________M | | | | | | | | | |_ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _| A-1 B-1 ______________________________________ A-axis A B C 4:00P.M. 4:00P.M. 4:00P.M. :00 :02 :03 Example 8: A physical situation may persist for an extended period of time. [Return to Article] Time A line space G|-------|G ___ | | 7 8 F|-------|F ___ | | 6 7 E|-------|E ___ | | 5 6 D|-------|D ___ | | 4 5 C|-------|C ___ | | 3 4 B|-------|B ___ | | 2 3 A|-------|A ___ 1 2 Example 9: Motion perceived over an extended period of time. [Return to Article] | M | |---------- B| ____ | | 2 3 |-------- A-1| ____ | | 1-1 2-1 |---------- A| ____ | | 1 2 | | I |A Axis Example 10: In general, adjacent points in A-space contain physical situations which are very similar to each other. [Return to Article] M-1 ___ I-1_______| . |Point A-1 |___| | | | | A Axis ________________________ A | | | | | ___ I-2________| . |Point A-2 |___| M-2 Example 11: If two minds interact with A-space, two realities are created. [Return to Article] I________________________________M ' .' ' .' .' .' ' .' ' .' ' .' ' .' ' _____ .'_________________'_______A axis Nov 1, Jan 1,2005 1705 Example 12: Interacting with lower points on the A-axis does not threaten the universe’s consistency.The Theory of Persistence: Part One