LEXICON
A Vocabulary of Terms Essential for theTransition into the New
Paradigm
Neological Version
alchemate: 1) [verb] to bring together separate parts or entities into
a synergestic or magical combination--especially of two or more
people 2) [noun] a friend, lover, or partner who acts as an element
of transformation to another individual (attribution to msl)
astrobiology: merges earth and space sciences, including biology, astronomy,
chemistry, geology, oceanography, and meteorology, into a comprehensive
search for life on and outside planet Earth. (attributed to NASA (1999) )
biomorph: a living structure generated by a computer (coined (1984) by Richard Dawkins)
coinic: an occasion involving a high degree of syncsilience which procurs multiple instances of percieved coincidence (attribution to Meme Works)
consilience: 1) the quality of seemingly disparate systems, or disciplines
of knowledge, to be interelated and organised in terms of a small
number of fundamental principles. 2) a coincidence; the act of concurring 3) the description of
links between seemingly disparate disciplines. [com=together;
salire=to leap] (attribution to Wilson)
cyberbiological satyagraha:
deja you: indicating a person who has particular relavence to an instance
of deja vu (attribution to msl)
deja volume: the variance and degree of intensity attributed to an experience
of deja vu (attribution to msl)
digerati: 1) computer intellectuals 2) the digital elite
(coined by New York Times editor Tim Race: people highly skilled in the processing and
manipulation of digital information; wealthy or scholary technonerds)
DJV: a extraordinarily intense experience of deja vu (attribution to msl)
e-ching: a purely electronic version of the "I Ching" based upon the
process of random binary generation. (attribution to msl)
edentity: 1) what we are becoming: each entity, evolving into a perfect
form of energy awareness, merging with eachother into collective
synergy, and a realized paradise on earth (neo-eden). 2) what
we were in the beginning, what we will be again someday, when
we return to eden on earth. 3) the conscious choice of replacing
the "i" in us an "individuals" with an "e" for everybody, energy,
expansion, emotion, empathy, ecstatic existence, enchantment,
extropic enhancment, earth embracement, ecology, environment,
equality, emancipation, experiencial education, eurhythmics, extrasensory
expression, evolution, emergence, equanimity, enlightenment ...
et cetera, et cetera ... and everything else from this economic
epoch, to elevations beyond the earth?s embryonic exosphere, and
through the entrance and exit of the elite extraterrestial empyreal
enigma of eternity. (attribution to Sapphire)
emotionalium:
entelligence:
Eschaton, the: the historic end time; the apocolypse; the omega point; the
chaotic time attractor by which we will enter into a new dimension
of living experience. (December 12, 2012) (reference to Terrence Mckenna)
esynction: the inspiring feeling of elation that is often induced during
and after a profound experience of synchronicity. (attribution to msl)
e-word: 1) any word beginning with ?e? that is deliberately associatated
to the internet, electronic communications, cyberculture, and/or
the evolution of consciousness. [e.g., see edentity] (attribution to msl)
extropianism: the evolving transhumanist philosophy of extropy. (see www.extropy.org)
extropians: those who seek to increase extropy. (see www.extropy.org)
extropy: the extent of a system's intelligence, information, order, vitality,
and capacity for improvement. (see www.extropy.org)
extrasensory expression (ESE): the ability to communicate through an alternate means--other
than physical, verbal, or communication--such as telepathy. (attribution to msl)
formative causation: (attributed to Rupert Sheldrake)
geomantic equation, the: (see geomancy)
grok: [verb] to scan all available information regarding a situation,
digest it, and form a distilled opinion [grokked, grokking] (attributed to Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land )
heptology: the study of the number seven. [heptologist] (attribution to msl)
hive mind: the idea of the beehive as a collective, distributed being,
a mass of 20,000 bees united into a democratic oneness. Hive mind
or hive thinking or swarm behavior has been seized upon as the metaphor for digital culture. (reference to Kevin Kelly)
Kevin Kelly, in Out of Control, on the Net as a hive: "The Atom is the icon of the 20th-century
science. The Atom whirls alone, the epitome of singleness. The
symbol of science for the next century is the dynamical Net. Out
of it comes swarm being--distributed being--spreading the self
over the entire Web so that no part can say, "I am the I." It
is irredeemably social, unabashedly of many minds."
holodynamics: the study of interaction and relationship between holons (see holon)
hololanguage: a language that offers a degree of communative interpretation--from
the general to the specific--as a fractalized representation of
a universal meaning. (attribution to msl)
holon: elemental component and structure of 4th-dimensional universe;
4th dimensional body of evolving form.
holopoetics: the poetic quality of a communication to bring about a universal
truth by the representation of that truth through combinations
of images or metaphores both large and small (macroscopic and
microscopic). (attribution to msl)
hyper-evolution: a state of evolution that is partly or completely self-generative
of the evolving entity, and is exceeding beyond the influence
of a purely natural evolutional process. [The rapid evolution
of an entity's extensions beyond itself (such as through synthetic
technologies) are indicative of a state of hyper-evolution]. (hyper-evolutionism )
hyper-media: any form(s) of multimedia taken to a high degree of interactivity,
and involving the existence of links between media forms.
hyperpoetics: 1) the quality of poetry to involve a multitude of expressions
beyond just words, such as linking to full text (hypertext) or
symbols, video, graphics, and audio resources. [rel = hyperpoem,
hypermetaphore] (attribution to msl)
hypohazard: 1) any dangerous situation happening under the surface of the
earth 2) any dangerous situation happening in the alternative,
cultural "underground" 3) any seemingly dangerous situation that
is not nearly as dangerous as it may be percieved (attribution to msl)
intra-tainment: the individual process of occupying oneself with activity involving
the exploration of self-knowledge towards a sense of individuation. (attribution to msl)
inter-tainment: 1) interactive entertainment 2) a group process of occupying
a collective of individuals with an activity involving the exploration
of group dynamics and knowledge towards a sense of community.
(attribution to msl)
is-ism: ideology about a person, place, or thing as having inherent
qualities that are unalterable from the current state of being
as it is. (see was-ism, will-be-ism) [attribution to Lawrence Lessig, "Code"]
bleckum: 1) yukky 2) an experience of an extremely bad taste in the mouth
(reference to amy)
MetaMorphaMeme: 1) any idea or concept that is too large, complex, or dynamic
for current human comprehensive ability, that is evolving beyond
our human comprehension or our ability to place into structural
form, or that are necessarily beyond the threshold of our present
cultural context, maintaining form within a newly evolving paradigm
(eg., the New Science, the New Language, the Eschaton) 2) a meme about memes in the form of a visual and/or auditory signifier
(such as a holonomic para-signifier (HPS), or a synaesthesic meta-glyph
(SMG)). [meme beyond form] (exp) (attribution to msl)
morphic field: the encompassing aura of self-organization that surrounds collective
systems (e.g., flocks of birds, bee hives, schools of fish, and
people). (attribution to Rupert Sheldrake)
morphic resonance: the tendency of elements within a collective system to aquire
the behaviors of other elements within a morphic field by subscribing
to the inherent memory. (attribution to Rupert Sheldrake)
morphogenetic field: (attribution to Rupert Sheldrake)
neo-eden: the new paradise on earth that we may evolve our environment into,
as we evolve our internal heavens within our hearts. (attribution to msl)
neo-luddite: a modern-day technoresister, intellectual, or author who rails
against the effects of technolgy.
neo-matter: structural material that is highly maluable, programmable, or
has the ability to interact with (or adapt to) the changing environment
(attributed to Arcosanti)
neophilia: the trait of being excited and pleased by novelty.
netizen: a member of the Net community, especially an active participant
or member of a BBS, Usenet, or IRC.
octoglow: the ineffable light phenomena that is indicative of the mysterious
interconnection between time, space, and energy [word and phenomena derived from a series of dreams occuring through
1994/95] (attribution to msl)
omnilinear: motion along all possible paths (attribution to Patrick Lugo)
paralanguage: a language which is beyond or beside another language, supplementing
semantic and/or syntactic quality. (attribution to msl)
phyber: the holonomic, inter-woven psionic substance that constitutes the language-sensative fabric of reality.
[also "phiber"] (attribution to msl)
phamily: 1) all people and living entities bound by the common heratige
of being human and living. 2) a group of people bound in commonality
to the Phion web site. (attribution to Doug Piercy)
phantom strings: the nontactile interconnection between instances of knowledge
involved within and across a variety of topical disciplines. (attribution to msl)
plur (PLUR): an acronym for Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect. (coined by the 1993 rave community -- see expanded definition )
nooplasm: thought substance before manifestation into words or material
form.
noosphere: 1) the emerging mind or "cerebral cortex" of the planetary macro-organism
(see the Gaia hypothesis) 2) the outer most developing layer of the earth's evolutionary
process, comprised of the elements of modern technologies and
human thought forms (ie, satellites, the internet, the emergence
of telepathic abilities, collective consciousness) 3) Akin to
the geosphere, biosphere, ecosphere, and atmosphere, etc.--yet
unique in it's intangability, and profound implications of emerging
global consciousness [noo = mind, see ideosphere and psi bank] (attribution to Pierre Chardin)
psi bank: the energy field around the biosphere, known as the Earth's
memory bank; energetic storage field of archetypal information
and knowledge inherent to collective consciousness (see ideosphere and noosphere)
quantum decision: a decision which allows for two or more seemingly separate choice
paths to be explored. (attribution to msl)
refluxtion: the tendency of energy to be distorted or refracted through
the process of reflection upon or through objects--particularly
within the context of interpersonal relations. In analogy, a refluxion
would occur within an amusement park's funhouse, where a person
would stand before various warped mirrors and view distorted images
of him/herself. Similarly, refluxion is the tendency to see fluctuating
reflections of oneself (behaviors, habits, psychological patterns,
etc.) in other people, possibly influencing and morphing the energetic
tendencies of the original person. (attribution to Patrick Lugo).
reso: the natural feeling of elation an individual or collective may
experience by a particularly strong field of synergestic resonance
at an event, party, or social gathering. [eg. "The music and dancing
is so great here ... I'm feeling so high on reso" ] (attribution to Meme Works)
revolute: 1) an act of revolution toward evolution 2) a particular type
of party, rave, or event with strong intention towards the revolution
in the evolution of consciousness (attribution to Meme Works)
revo: the natural feeling of elation an individual or collective may
experience as a result of revolutionizing the evolution of consciousness
[eg. "We've succeeded in healing the earth, and saving ourselves
... I'm feeling so high on revo ] (attribution to msl)
salvadelic: the fractal-like visual patterns, synaesthetic textures, temporeal
distortions, synchronic amplification, and tendency to salvinate
particular to an experience of inducing the plant salvia divinorium. (attribution to msl)
salvianaut: a person who intently explores the realm of salvadelic reality through relationship with the plant salvia divinorium.
social alchemy: the transmutation of individual and collective consciousness
through the process of intentional interpersonal communication
(through intimate conversation, dancing, healing work, travel,
etc.). (attribution to msl)
syncsilient: 1) the degree of syncronicity inherent in an entity (person,
thing, event), or the capacity to generate an aura of syncronicity
2) a potent event of dynamically arranged syncronous significance
[see coinic] (attribution to msl)
syncsilience: the quality of a person, thing, or event to radiate a high degree
of syncronicity (attribution to msl)
synthespian: a synthetic actor; a 3-D computer animation term for sophisticated
human forms that can be imported into a virtual world.
telempathy: the transmission of concepts and/or experiences that function
outside of linguistic patterns of communication. (attribution to Patrick Lugo)
transcendigital: 1) any form of digital functioning that rises high above the
fundamentals of computer processing (e.g., virtual reality, neural
networks, artificial intelligence). 2) a cognitively enhansive
result by digital means (e.g., the trance or elation aquired from
listening to electronic techno/ambient music). [see transcendentalism] (attribution to msl)
transrealism: literature 1) writing about immediate perceptions in a fantastic way, and
2) basing fictional characters on real people. (attribution to Rudy Rucker)
webonomics: the new laws of commerce and economics heralded by the World
Wide Web.
Also see Lexicon Standard Version, and Memetic Version.