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    A Simple Explanation of

    Absolutely EverythingAn Original Cosmology of the UniverseCyd Ropp, Ph.D.

    11/20/2009

    A Simple Explanation that integrates the latest advances in math and science with traditional spiritual

    teachings. A multi-dimensional toroidal model of the conscious universe.

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    Acknowledgments

    This is an entirely original work, inspired by decades of prayer and meditation upon a

    variety of sacred and secular texts. Here is a sampling of the books and thinkers that

    have most influenced me in the past:

    The Holy Bible, various versions

    The Tao te Ching, various translations and commentaries

    The Bhagavad Gita, translation and commentary by Paramahansa Yogananda

    The Second Coming of Christ, by Paramahansa Yogananda

    The Lazy Mans Guide to Enlightenment, by Thaddeus Golas

    A number of popular physics books, including Geometry, Relativity, and the 4th

    Dimension by Rudolf Rucker; Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav; and The

    Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra

    And assorted works by Carl Jung, Fritz Perls, Baba Ram Dass, Echkart Tolle,

    Wayne Dyer, Aristotle, Plato, Cicero, and Kenneth Burke

    I have also sat at the feet of dozens of inspired individuals who did their best to satisfy

    my insatiable intellectual and spiritual hunger. These teachers came in many guises,

    from university professors to preachers to my 7th grade homeroom teacher, Mr. Bond.

    Lastly, I would like to thank my two favorite philosophical sounding boardsmy infinitely

    patient and loving husband, Gary Ropp; and my brother, Dr. Bill Puett, with whom I

    have shared a lifetime of inquiry, faith, and love.

    Cyd Ropp, Ph.D.November, 2009

    Ashland, Oregon

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    Before the Beginning

    Before the beginning, before space and time, there was nothing but pure

    consciousness. And consciousness had neither pattern nor form, only awareness. Thenconsciousness had a thought which unfolded into countless dimensions. This multi-

    dimensional metaverse still lacked space and time but it now quivered with limitless

    mathematical potential.

    Then consciousness had a particular thought. In a twinkling, our entire universe was

    imagined in the fullness of its complexity, from the tiniest quanta through the greatest

    astral body; every animal, vegetable, and mineral; every element; every thing. At the

    moment this thought occurred, the metaverse vibrated with every organizing principle

    needed to shape and sustain space and time, energy and mass.

    All was in ideal balance. Every system was theoretically in tune; every function perfectly

    performed; the consequence of every action anticipated, understood, and plotted to the

    nth degree. And it was all good.

    Having had this thought, the metaversal consciousness focused inward, and that

    concentrated thought became a singular point of limitless energetic potentialenough

    to seed our universe. On this day that time began, consciousness wrapped itself around

    the expanding space of our universe, forming a border between us and infinity. Gods

    mind took on a shape.

    BANG

    God focused organizing principles and energy into one point and touched off the Big Bang.

    For a moment, our universe was the size of a single particle. So was the interface

    between Gods mind and creation. Then, as creation roared outward, Gods mind rode

    along. Like an expanding womb enveloping a growing fetus, like a balloon embracing

    wind, Gods mind surrounds the ever expanding rim of creation ignited by the Big Bang.

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    Units of Consciousness

    As our universe expanded, over and over and over again, pale echoes of Gods mind

    attached themselves to the particles streaming out of the Big Bang.

    Here Now

    Gods mind pulses with concentration at the birth of every thing in our universe.

    These pulsations send spherical waves of consciousness inward from the border of

    Gods mind toward creation, informing each new piece of material with its own unit of

    consciousness as it emerges from the portal of here and now.

    Time passed and creation became more complex as subatomic particles reached out to

    one another according to metaversal principles of organization. And particles madeatoms, atoms made molecules, molecules made single-celled organisms, single-celled

    organisms diversified into the full panoply of life, and every one of these material

    building blocks came equipped with its own unit of consciousness (UC). Each tiny unit

    of consciousness knew what role it needed to play in order to help the universe create

    and sustain itself, for every UC could decode and instantiate its own special piece of the

    metaversal ideal.

    quanta UC atomic UC molecular UC cellular UC organism UC societal UC global UC

    At each stage along the way from simple to complex, units of consciousness

    are increasingly sophisticated in their ability to regulate and manage their existence.

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    Traits of Units of Consciousness

    Each UC is a pale echo of Gods mind.

    Each UC is capable of using the organizing principles that inform and sustain itsexistence in our universe.

    Each UC is fully capable of doing the job put to the material it governs.

    Every UC makes decisions affecting the material it governs. (A photons UC, for

    example, decides whether to go left or right according to various optical and

    physical laws of the universe and its relationships with other photons.)

    The more complex the UC, the more sophisticated its decision-making abilities.

    The more complex the UC, the more opportunities it has to exercise free will.

    Most UCs perform as expectedthey do their part, they work according to

    plan.

    Every UC has the free will to fulfill or contradict its responsibilities.

    UCs are social and additive in numberthey tend to work together in harmony

    with others like themselves.

    All UCs of the same level of complexity are linked laterally to one another in

    common purpose.

    The more UCs of the same level of complexity that are laterally linked, the

    greater their shared perception of here and now.

    All UCs aggregate hierarchically under more complex UCs.

    The degree to which any UC comprehends the universe is dependent upon the

    complexity of its aggregate UCs. Distribution of UCs is hierarchicalthe more complex the UC, the fewer

    instances of it exist.

    Life forms consist of the aggregated UCs of the material forming their bodies,

    plus the governing UC of self-awareness.

    The more complex the organism, the more UCs it possesses.

    Each functional organ system within the organism possesses its own UC that

    governs that organ.

    Gods mind is the most complex UC of all, consisting of all potential as well as

    actual UCs of our universe, plus its own metaversal omniscience. As complex systems die and disintegrate, their aggregated UCs are released

    from the responsibility of supporting that particular life or material instantiation

    and revert to their simpler states of molecular consciousness.

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    One Simple Model

    Sustaining the matter in this universe requires an uninterrupted stream of organization

    and intention funneling inward from the spherical border that separates our space andtime from the metaverse at large. Like pure potential pouring down the gravitational well

    of a great black hole, our possible futures become increasingly limited as they funnel

    toward the crucible of here and now at the heart of creation. Here and now, all

    potentials collapse as only one course of action is realized.

    all mathematical dimensions

    all uncollapsed potentialities

    all principles of organization

    all systemic patternsperfect coherence

    future action

    intention

    here now

    our universe

    the metaverse

    collapsed potential

    one course of action

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    Karma

    Karma is the mechanism through which the consequences of behavior inform future

    potential. Karma is a force of influence that arises out of the decision-making history ofevery unit of consciousness in the universe. Each UC generates its own karma.

    We are all affected by one anothers karma. The more a unit of consciousness has in

    common with another UC, the more it is affected by the others karma. Our aggregate

    karma affects all of creation.

    Like the mythical ouroboros, karma is a snake that eats its own tail. Karma emerges at

    the far side of here and now as history, and then feeds back around to influence the

    pool of potential futures.

    e

    A

    here now

    Karma reads the historical record and feeds back around

    to influence the futures possible actions.

    KARMA

    KARMA

    KARMA

    KARMA

    history

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    We Are All Here Now

    There is only one time and one place in the universe for any given observer. That place

    is always right here, right now, at this moment of conscious awareness. All units ofconsciousness realize their decision-making potential only in the crucible of here and

    now.

    The future is ungraspable, for no UC can fully know and control

    the multitude of variables approaching here and now.

    all uncollapsed potentialities

    every possible future

    here

    now

    history = collapsed potential = one course of action = karmic record

    The past has passed the point of no return.

    The karmic record has been written and may not be recalled.

    All units of consciousness are inwardly resonating waves propagated within the shell ofGods mind, therefore all UCs are standing exactly in the same no-place. I am exactly

    where you are, where we all are. I am exactly where God is, where the UC of a quark is,

    where the UC of a skin cell is. I am no bigger or smaller than any other UC because

    size is irrelevant where there is no space, and there is no space in the metaverse. No

    matter the size or complexity of the material to which the UC is attached, from quanta to

    human to star system, our UCs are all the same no-size in the same no-place.

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    Memes and Chords of Memes

    Memes are the cultural expressions of societies. In human societies, memes are most

    often propagated through mass media such as magazines, films, and the internet,although they may also be spread by word of mouth and tradition. The Beatles is a

    meme. Andy Warhols poster of Marilyn Monroe is a meme. Archetypal figures like the

    Trickster or the Shadow are memes. Football is a meme. Patriotism is a meme--all

    isms are memes. Every discrete cultural concept, mythology, or icon is a meme.

    Some memes are held in common by most human culturesthe ideal model of a caring

    family; archetypal heroes and villains; universal human values such as honesty and

    loyalty. Other memes are exclusive to their particular culture. This especially applies to

    memes dealing with local traditions, religions, politics, and regional myths.

    Humans are not the only units of consciousness affected by memes. All cultural

    aggregations of UCs propagate and utilize memes. Cats,for example, bury their waste

    because there is a strong waste-burying meme that resonates in all cats. Dog is mans

    best friend is a shared meme chord continually re-propagated by both humans and

    dogs. Flying in formation is awesome may well be a duck meme.

    Memes are energetic waves of cultural patterns fueled by repetition or starved by lack of

    usage. As wave forms, each meme has a distinct vibratory signature, akin to a musical

    note. Each individual meme is like a string on societys harp.

    Memes resonate thematically with other memes in harmonic chords. The chord of

    America, for example, includes many memes. Our world continually produces

    unimaginably complex patterns of intersecting memes and chords of memes.

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    Bundles of Memes

    We are not all affected by the same memes. Most memes pass us by unnoticed. A

    meme must be either instinctually acquired or learned in order to be invoked by a unit ofconsciousness. Once a UC does acquire a meme, it becomes a part of that UC s unique

    vibratory bundle. If the UC does not wish to continue holding that memes string in its

    personal bundle of strings and chords, it must detach the string from its grasp through

    disuse.

    Some memes are easy to detach because they do not fit in with the UCs overall bundle

    of strings and chords. One may, for example, forget a foreign film as soon as it is over

    because its memes do not bond well with the observers meme bundle.

    Some memes are very difficult to detach once they are acquired because their vibratory

    pattern is so intensethe glamorous seduction of the cigarette or the chemical allure of

    the crack pipe, for example. Emotionally evocative memes such as victimhood or

    jealousy are difficult to detach due to the intense synergistic coupling of thoughts and

    emotion. Unwanted memes must be detached through an effort of will, either through

    conscious disuse or by acquiring a competing, more desirable meme. The Alcoholics

    Anonymous meme chord, for example, has successfully replaced alcoholic meme

    patterns for many drinkers.

    A unit of consciousness may pick up entire chords of associated memes, but it is also

    common to pick and choose among individual strings. Happy Marriage is a complex

    meme chord that means different things to different people, depending upon their

    selection of particular strings. One prospective couple may resonate to the Big

    Wedding meme and so expect to invoke that meme at the outset of the Happy

    Marriage. Another couple may not be holding on to that memetic string and so do not

    need or want a big wedding. For most couples, the Happy Marriage chord includes a

    house full of children; other couples do not resonate to the offspring meme, so no

    children are necessary. For many couples, the Bouncing Baby meme may be

    adequately invoked by the Mans Best Friend dog meme.

    Every unit of consciousness holds on to a unique bundle

    of memes that informs their every decision.

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    Who Am I?

    I am the aggregate UCs of my material body, from the subatomic particles to

    molecules to cells, all the way up through the UCs of the bodys organ systems.

    I am also the self-aware unit of consciousness generated at conception.This capital-

    letter Self came into this universe as a perfect echo of Gods mind. The job of this Self

    UC is to oversee the bodys aggregate UCs and to join with other UCs to build things.

    I am influenced in my decision-making by many forces acting upon me as I approach

    the here and now. These forces include the karmic records and meme bundles of my

    Self and my bodys aggregate UCs, and the karma and memes of those around me.

    Despite these influences acting upon me, it is always within my power to make a free-

    will decision at any particular moment.

    karma

    memes memes

    karma karma

    memes memes

    memes memes

    karma karma

    karma

    My Self continually evolves according to the selection

    of memes influencing the decisions I make here and now

    and the karmic record that loops around to become my potential futures.

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    Love

    Units of consciousness gather their systemic patterns and the universal operating laws

    required to get the job done from the metaversal information constantly flowing intoand throughout our universe. The phenomenon known as coherence ensures the

    compatibility and integrity of these universal patterns and laws. What we call love is

    the felt experiences of coherence.

    Brethren units of consciousness need information and they need love in order to join

    together and work toward a common goal. Particles cohere in familiar and necessary

    atomic patterns through information and love. Atoms arrange themselves and then cling

    together as molecules through information and love. Cells work together for the greater

    good of their organisms through information and love. Families and societies get the job

    of social order and cohesion done through information and love.

    In order for human units of consciousness to join and work together for the greater

    good, they need relevant information (including shared meme chords), they need to be

    willing to channel coherence from the metaverse, and they need to love one another.

    COHERENCE

    The metaverse vibrates with organizational principles. Our God dwells in this informational sea.

    Gods mind wraps around our space-time continuum and directs organization inward toward our

    universe. This inward flowing force of coherence is what we call love.

    LOVE

    LOVE

    the metaverse

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    Putting It All Together

    Our universe is a self-contained toroidal bubble of space afloat in the infinite

    metaversal sea. Our God is wrapped around our expanding universe, holding us in, holding

    infinity out.

    We experience the holding force of coherence as love.

    Every thing in this universe comes equipped with its very own echo of Gods

    minda unit of consciousness (UC).

    No matter the size or complexity of the material to which the UC is attached, our

    units of consciousness are all the same no-size and occupy the same no-place.

    Units of consciousness make decisions on behalf of the material to which they

    are attached.

    Life forms consist of the aggregated units of consciousness of the material

    forming their bodies, plus the governing UC of self-awareness.

    Organizing principles flow inward from the metaverse, collapsing from all

    possible courses of action to a single course of action at the point of here and

    now.

    For any observer, all that exists is here and now. Decisions may only be made

    here and now.

    Karma is the mechanism through which the consequences of behavior informs

    future potential.

    Memes are energetic waves of cultural patterns produced by units ofconsciousness. Memes are fueled by repetition or starved by lack of usage.

    I am the aggregate UCs of my material body, from the subatomic particles all

    the way up through the self-aware unit of consciousness that thinks of itself as

    me.

    I influence and am influenced by the karmic record generated by my choices and

    the choices that others have made.

    I am also influenced by the bundle of memes I and others choose to hold onto.

    I am free to pick and choose the memes I hold onto.

    Although I am influenced by many forces, I always retain my ability to freely

    choose which decision I will make here and now.

    Every unit of consciousness in the universe is a self-aware I.

    Subatomic particles, universal forces, and UCs can all be modeled as a torus:

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    Random Thoughts

    For all the apparent variety of creation, there is really only one simple shape and one

    ongoing mechanisma spherical echo of Gods mind that constantly flows inward fromfuture potential through the here and now, emerging at the far side as the past.

    We humans are not in control of the universe. We cannot predict the future, for the

    variables and patterns are beyond our ability to fully anticipate and control, and the past

    is out of our hands and cannot be undone. The only thing we can control is our own,

    personal, moment-by-moment decision-making: here and now we have the potential for

    full control.

    We hold on to the things we love, and love is love, no matter the object of affection.

    The meme bundles we choose to hold on to have a huge impact on our decision-making. Therefore, it would be wise to review ones meme bundle and make a

    conscious decision which memes and chords to hold and which to discard.

    Methods for discarding memes include simple disuse; identifying with a different meme

    or meme bundle that is incompatible with that meme; developing relationships with

    those holding memes incompatible with the memes you wish to discard; and having a

    change of heart regarding the desirability of that meme.

    A meme that is especially intense is more difficult to set down because of the

    associated chords of memes that go along with it and that also must be set down.

    Every UC has a job to do. To live in Gods will means to lay aside your UCs egoic

    desires and selflessly instantiate for the greater good. When all of creation performs the

    jobs they were instantiated to perform, the machinery of our universe runs smoothly.

    Doing ones job brings joy and fulfillment. When UCs, instead, use their free will to

    deviate from the pattern of the greater good, all of creation suffers.

    If this model is in any sense true, one would expect to find it everywhere. I have found

    this theory works to illuminate both sacred texts and worldly knowledge domains with

    which I am familiar. I invite you, dear reader, to consider this Simple Explanation in light

    of what you believe and personally know to be true. Such application of this SimpleExplanation will be a welcomed step in the evolution of this model.