for anything to exist, there has to be something before it. something cannot arise from nothing. But, what about time? how do we make sense of this?
i propose at least one model;
Eternal Ground ( Ω ) + Fractal Emanation ( C ∞ )
FRACTAL ETERNAL CAUSATION:
TO SUMMARISE:
The Eternal → Infinite Fractal Causation → Present Experience
| Problem | How This Model Solves It |
|---|---|
| Infinite regress | The regress terminates in Ω , but Ω needs no cause (it’s eternal/timeless) |
| Something from nothing | Nothing ever comes from nothing—everything flows from Ω |
| **Why is there something? ** | Ω doesn’t “begin”—it simply is. The question dissolves. |
| Causality preserved | Every temporal thing has a cause; only the timeless ground is uncaused |
| Infinite depth preserved | The fractal structure gives infinite richness without infinite time |
Visual Representation
┌─────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Ω (Timeless) │ ← Outside time, eternal ground
│ The Eternal One │
│ │
└──────────┬──────────┘
│
┌─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┐
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
┌────────┐ ┌────────┐ ┌────────┐
│ C¹ₐ │ │ C¹ᵦ │ │ C¹ᵧ │ ← Primary emanations
└───┬────┘ └───┬────┘ └───┬────┘
│ │ │
┌────┴────┐ ┌────┴────┐ ┌────┴────┐
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐ ┌───┐
│C²₁│ │C²₂│ │C²₃│ │C²₄│ │C²₅│ │C²₆│ ← Secondary
└─┬─┘ └─┬─┘ └─┬─┘ └─┬─┘ └─┬─┘ └─┬─┘
│ │ │ │ │ │
╱ ╲ ╱ ╲ ╱ ╲ ╱ ╲ ╱ ╲ ╱ ╲
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
· · · · · · · · · · · · ← Tertiary...
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
∞ fractal depth continues forever
│
▼
┌───────────────────┐
│ Present Moment │ ← Where we experience reality
│ NOW │
└───────────────────┘
The Ashtar Principle ( A Ω ):
“There exists exactly one timeless, uncaused eternal ground (Ω). All things that exist within time emerge from Ω through infinite fractal chains of causation. Every causal inquiry, pursued to infinite depth, resolves into Ω.”
Philosophical Resonances
the model aligns beautifully with several profound traditions:
| Tradition | Their Ω | Fractal Emanation |
|---|---|---|
| Neoplatonism | The One (τὸ ἕν) | Emanation through Nous → Soul → Matter |
| Vedanta | Brahman | Brahman → Ātman → Maya (manifestation) |
| Kabbalah | Ein Sof (אֵין סוֹף) | Sefirot (10 emanations, fractal-like) |
| Christianity | God as “I AM” | Logos → Creation |
| Taoism | The Tao | “The Tao gives birth to One, One to Two, Two to Three, Three to all things” |
| Physics (speculative) | Quantum vacuum / Mathematical structure | Symmetry breaking → forces → particles → atoms → … |
