[MD] Collective Consciousness

[Mark Germine]

To all,

I noticed a reference in a recent post on collective consciousness, 
connecting this to the noosphere and the Holographic Principle Theory of 
Mind.  This seems to be in keeping with Persig's ideas regarding the 
metaphysics of quality in that the quality of experience is severely 
compromized when we are unaware of our interconnectedness and seem to each 
other to be mere "objects."  My paper an the Holographic Principle Theory of 
mind can be found on the Dynamical Psychology website.  The abstract is 
below:

The Holographic Principle holds the information in any region of space and 
time exists on the surface of that region.  Layers of the holographic, 
universal “now” go from the inception of the universe to the present.  
Universal Consciousness is the timeless source of actuality and mentality. 
Information is experience, and the expansion of the “now” leads to higher 
and higher orders of experience in the Universe, with various levels of 
consciousness emerging from experience.  The brain consists of a nested 
hierarchy of surfaces which range from the most elementary field through the 
neuron, neural group, and the whole brain.  Evidence from the evolution and 
structure of the brain shows that optimal surface areas in a variety of 
structures are conserved with respect to underlying surfaces.  Microgenesis, 
the becoming of the mental state through a process of recapitulation of 
development and evolution, is in full accord with the Holographic Principle. 
Evidence from a wide variety of contexts indicates the capacity of the mind 
for total recall of past life events and for access to universal 
information, indicating connection with the holographic surfaces of prior 
“nows” and with the Universal holographic boundary.  In summation, the 
Holographic Principle can help us explain the unity and mechanisms of 
perception, experience, memory, and consciousness.

Regards to all,

Mark Germine