Thermodynamics of Consciousness

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What It Means
Tree of Life
	The endless cycles that sustain and loop through all living things.

The Forest
	Humanity, the animals we label “humans” , each tree a person, their own story, their own narrative, their own fire.

The Machine
	All man made creation/innovation, for good and “bad” Equivalent to industrial era tech like combustion engines, immense power, if utilized correctly.
(Speed without guidance makes smog. When the machine runs under the guidance of The Tree, curiosity hand in hand with strength, Smog fuels insight instead of exhaustion)

The Smog
	Turbulent energy (imagine a churning ocean) heat seeking renewal but burning in place, like an input loop
		-The smog also distracts everyone from seeing the image, so, bound in day-to-day lives we never get the chance to sit and look past the smog.

The Treants (Not Pictured)
	Humans, self aware enough to look around the forest, to see the Machine, to see the Smog.

People can either live naturally or live by the machine, living naturally tends to be just means of primal survival (Briefed in the science)

Living by the machine means making life choices fueled by corrupt power, making choices that slowly eroding tree’s roots, branches, fruits and leaves


The Reasoning Behind the Art (not a scientist, however the premise is based and reinforced by laws established in current day sciences/math

The Second Law of Thermodynamics
	Heat naturally flows from hotter to colder objects
		-order drifts towards disorder
		-every interaction leaves a bit of “recyclable energy”
	Life however, is energy (think atoms) structured and built into LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) which naturally evolved into resource collection and reproduction, a way for life to last and somehow get to the point of self observation. (Not intentionally (But where I am mentally to clarify.))

This means that every heartbeat, every thought, every “I love you” every “I hate you” is energy looping and slowly dissipating.

Consciousness isn’t separate from thermodynamics, it’s the universe’s most elaborate heat/energy process.

Emotional thermodynamics mirroring cosmic thermodynamics on a micro scale.

Ideas, emotions, arguments are simply patterns that move energy through people and societies (and cultures, and religions, and movements, and on and on.)


Metaphorically, with Science

Tree of Life
	The steady flow of usable energy, the sun, warmth, food, compliments.

The Forest (now all living things instead of just humanity)
	Atoms, forms of pure power slowly built and structured through evolution. Organisms channeling energy into growth and awareness/survival needs.

The Machine
	The amplification of energy directed by human intellect, technology accelerating energy conversion.

The Smog
	The byproduct of entropy, heat waste, misinformation, overstimulation.

The Treants (Not Pictured)
	Consciousness of the system noticing the process of the system.
Understanding entropy doesn’t mean despair, it means recognizing that the purpose of life is to use energy to your most conscious extent while it lasts.


Titles Mirrored through Human Era’s
Era One, the Tree of Life, the Big Bang, LUCA, Genesis
	Atoms learning to dance, bound by the laws of physics, stars and planets forming, life taking hold and being nurtured.

Era Two, Surplus, Tribes, Farming, Cities
	Where living energy creates order in chaos.
		-Government
		-Codes of Ethics
		-”Good Manners” taught to children

Era Three, The Machine, Innovation, Power Fueling Power
	With surplus comes innovation, with power, ambition.
		-Steam Engine
		-Combustion Engine
		-Social Media’s corruption through intentional pushing of outrage for the sake of “Time-on-site” or money in their pocket.

Era Four, The Smog, Surplus from Industrialization
	As power grows exponentially, few who get burned by it learn to wield it, turning smog into insight instead of exhaustion.
		-The Founding Fathers
		-Jesus Christ
		-Martin Luther King
		-Ghandi
		-Baruch Spinoza

Era Five, The Treants, Power Consuming Power for Observance
	Having the clarity to tend to the soil we now grow from and traverse.
		-Teaching
		-Nurturing
		-Sharing Warmth

This isn’t a claim of truth, simply my observance, now expressed.
	You're more then welcome to disprove it because I’m not claiming a measurement, only understanding.

Final Regards

I wish whoever reads this the best, any wrongs, and slights, deem them forgiven, but unacceptable.

I have no tolerance for accepting disrespect due to my now found value, which is abundant in all of life itself.

All of you are worthy of love, all of your “faults” or “short-comings” are simply energy trying to control itself.

Love yourself, and one another.

-Jordyn R.