UTOK is a new system of understanding that proposes a profound shift in how we view the world and our place in it.
It starts by diagnosing a problem that emerged during the Enlightenment. It then gives us a new scientific map that aligns the natural sciences with human consciousness and values to allow us to orient toward wisdom.
The Enlightenment Gap
The Enlightenment Gap
The Enlightenment Gap
What is human consciousness and how does it fit into the natural world? This question remains unanswered. UTOK identifies this as the Enlightenment Gap—the failure to develop a coherent worldview that properly relates mind and consciousness with matter and scientific knowledge with subjective and social knowledge. UTOK bridges this gap in our knowledge, offering a comprehensive understanding that reveals the whole.
What is human consciousness and how does it fit into the natural world? This question remains unanswered. UTOK identifies this as the Enlightenment Gap—the failure to develop a coherent worldview that properly relates mind and consciousness with matter and scientific knowledge with subjective and social knowledge. UTOK bridges this gap in our knowledge, offering a comprehensive understanding that reveals the whole.
A New Scientific Worldview
A New Scientific Worldview
A New Scientific Worldview
The Tree of Knowledge System is one of UTOK’s most important elements. It is a new map of reality and our scientific knowledge of it, as it should be organized. Instead of splitting the world into physical versus mental categories, the ToK System divides our universe into five layers, as shown below. First appearing in the academic literature in 2003, in a series of publications Professor Henriques has demonstrated that the system can define and theoretically unify psychology.
The Tree of Knowledge System is one of UTOK’s most important elements. It is a new map of reality and our scientific knowledge of it, as it should be organized. Instead of splitting the world into physical versus mental categories, the ToK System divides our universe into five layers, as shown below. First appearing in the academic literature in 2003, in a series of publications Professor Henriques has demonstrated that the system can define and theoretically unify psychology.
Culture-Person plane of existence.
This is the dimension of self-conscious humans organized into groups at various levels.
Mind-Animal plane of existence.
This is the dimension of mindedness and consists of animals with brains and complex active bodies.
Life-Organism plane of existence.
This dimension includes genes, cells, plants, fungi and the larger ecology that makes up Mother Earth.
Matter-Object plane of existence.
This is the dimension of particles, atoms, molecules, rocks, rivers, stars, and planets.
Energy-Information Implicate Order.
This is the world of energy and quantum fields; think of it as the world of potential that resides beneath the actual world.
Culture-Person plane of existence.
This is the dimension of self-conscious humans organized into groups at various levels.
Mind-Animal plane of existence.
This is the dimension of mindedness and consists of animals with brains and complex active bodies.
Life-Organism plane of existence.
This dimension includes genes, cells, plants, fungi and the larger ecology that makes up Mother Earth.
Matter-Object plane of existence.
This is the dimension of particles, atoms, molecules, rocks, rivers, stars, and planets.
Energy-Information Implicate Order.
This is the world of energy and quantum fields; think of it as the world of potential that resides beneath the actual world.
A New View of Human Consciousness
A New View of Human Consciousness
A New View of
Human Consciousness
In 1996 Professor Henriques had UTOK’s first key insight, which helps us clarify the nature of human consciousness and the evolution of culture. He realized that propositional language inevitably led to humans questioning each other, which in turn led to the problem of how we justify our actions.
Justification Systems Theory helps us explain how human primates became human persons. And it leads to a new model of human consciousness, consisting of four vectors:
1) “pure” awareness;
2) the primate core self;
3) the private ego; and
4) the public persona.
In 1996 Professor Henriques had UTOK’s first key insight, which helps us clarify the nature of human consciousness and the evolution of culture. He realized that propositional language inevitably led to humans questioning each other, which in turn led to the problem of how we justify our actions.
Justification Systems Theory helps us explain how human primates became human persons. And it leads to a new model of human consciousness, consisting of four vectors:
1) “pure” awareness;
2) the primate core self;
3) the private ego; and
4) the public persona.
UTOK's Days of the Week
UTOK's Days of the Week
UTOK's Days of the Week
UTOK is a rich system that has many parts, and to learn it takes effort and study. However, we believe it is worth it because it gives you a whole new way to understand the world. To get a feel for how UTOK can shape your sense of the world, consider UTOK’s Days of the Week. It aligns each day of the week with a layer in UTOK’s model of the world. Monday corresponds to the Void-Darkness, Tuesday the birth of Energy-Information, Wednesday the Matter-Object Plane, Thursday the Life Organism Plane, Friday the Mind-Animal Plane, Saturday the Culture-Person plane, and Sunday is God-Moon day, which aligns with the transcendent.
UTOK is a rich system that has many parts, and to learn it takes effort and study. However, we believe it is worth it because it gives you a whole new way to understand the world. To get a feel for how UTOK can shape your sense of the world, consider UTOK’s Days of the Week. It aligns each day of the week with a layer in UTOK’s model of the world. Monday corresponds to the Void-Darkness, Tuesday the birth of Energy-Information, Wednesday the Matter-Object Plane, Thursday the Life Organism Plane, Friday the Mind-Animal Plane, Saturday the Culture-Person plane, and Sunday is God-Moon day, which aligns with the transcendent.
Monday
Void-
Darkness
Void-Darkness
Void-Darkness
-1 + 1 = 0
Mathematics
Tuesday
Energy-
Information
Energy-Information
Energy-Information
I am an
Energy
Information
Singularity
I am an Energy
Information Singularity
I am an Energy Information Singularity
Physics
Wednesday
Matter-
Object
Matter-Object
Matter-Object
Ride the
Wave of
Complexification
Ride the Wave of
Complexification
Ride the Wave of Complexification
Chemistry
Thursday
Life-
Organism
Life-Organism
Life- Organism
Plant Seeds,
Grow Trees
Plant Seeds, Grow Trees
Biology
Friday
Mind-
Animal
Mind-Animal
Mind-Animal
Toggle
Between
Self
and
Awareness
Toggle Between
Self and Awareness
Toggle Between Self and Awareness
Psychology
Saturday
Culture-
Person
Culture-Person
Culture-Person
Activate
CALM-MO
Activate CALM-MO
Activate CALM-MO
Sociology
Sunday
God-
Moon
God-Moon
God-Moon
Cultivate Wisdom Energy
Philosophy/
Theology
Philosophy/Theology
Philosophy/Theology
UTOK in six key insights:
UTOK in six key insights:
UTOK in six key insights:
UTOK gives us a new way to grip the world and our place in it, and these six ideas are a place to start to understand UTOK’s core message.
UTOK gives us a new way to grip the world and our place in it, and these six ideas are a place to start to understand UTOK’s core message.
We Need to Move from Matter versus Mind to Energy, Matter, Life, Mind, Culture mapped by Science
We are Minded Primates
Justifications Turn Us from Primates into Persons
Neurotic Loops are at the root of much suffering
We Can Reverse Neurotic Loops with CALM MO
We Live at the Crucial Time of the 5th Joint Point
We Need to Move from Matter versus Mind to Energy, Matter, Life, Mind, Culture mapped by Science
We are Minded Primates
Justifications Turn Us from Primates into Persons
Neurotic Loops are at the root of much suffering
We Can Reverse Neurotic Loops with CALM MO
We Live at the Crucial Time of the 5th Joint Point
We Need to Move from Matter versus Mind to Energy, Matter, Life, Mind, Culture mapped by Science
We are Minded Primates
Justifications Turn Us from Primates into Persons
Neurotic Loops are at the root of much suffering
We Can Reverse Neurotic Loops with CALM MO
We Live at the Crucial Time of the 5th Joint Point
