Jump to Chris Langan’s Major Papers → 1 The CTMU The Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe (CTMU) is a theory of reality as a self-simulation developed in the mid-1980s by Christopher Michael Langan. Some of the basic principles are discussed on this page but will be better understood in the context of the full paper. Full ANKORT Paper Share TELEOLOGIC: CTMU Teleologic Living SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES Reality Principle – The real universe contains all and only that which is real. The reality concept is analytically self-contained; if there were something outside reality that were real enough to affect or influence reality, it would be inside reality, and this contradiction invalidates any supposition of an external reality (up to observational or theoretical relevance). Syndiffeonesis – The expression and/or existence of any difference relation entails a common medium and syntax. Reality is a relation, and every relation is a syndiffeonic relation exhibiting syndiffeonesis or “difference-in-sameness”. Therefore, reality is a syndiffeonic relation. Syndiffeonesis implies that any assertion to the effect that two things are different implies that they are reductively the same; if their difference is real, then they both reduce to a common reality and are to that extent similar. Syndiffeonesis, the most general of all reductive principles, forms the basis of a new view of the relational structure of reality. Principle of Linguistic Reducibility – Reality is a self-contained form of language. This is true for at least two reasons. First, although it is in some respects material and concrete, reality conforms to the algebraic definition of a language. That is, it incorporates (1) representations of (object-like) individuals, (space-like) relations and attributes, and (time-like) functions and operations; (2) a set of “expressions” or perceptual states; and (3) a syntax consisting of (a) logical and geometric rules of structure, and (b) an inductive-deductive generative grammar identifiable with the laws of state transition. Second, because perception and cognition are languages, and reality is cognitive and perceptual in nature, reality is a language as well.

The most useful CTMU resource I had when I was learning the CTMU was the CTMU Knowledge Base. Full stop. Seriously, you have to try this out. It has a catalog of almost 1000 answers that Langan has given on topics ranging from politics to physics to rodeo. Literally, there have been times when I’ve asked such a random, weirdly specific question and it had EXACTLY the answer I was looking for. Not only that, but it has every paper/essay ever written by Chris Langan and you can read them all on the website. It also has helpful resources such as a glossary of CTMU terms (can be VERY helpful for some people) and a list of recommended books to understand the CTMU. Much of what I know about the CTMU, I know because of the Knowledge Base. So how can you sign up? You don’t have to. Just go to http://knowledgebase.ctmu.net/. The password is CTMU2025 🤫 Don’t say I never gave you anything! Comment below what the first question you searched on there was! →→

Guerrino Mazzola's The Topos of Music provides (with CTMU support) a fresh perspective on musical interpretation incorporating logic, and geometry. It goes into the nature of ontology regarding music, and is therefore a philosophical metalanguage of music itself. Consider reading for your own edification! 🙏

https://www.cosmic-core.org/free/article-65-number-the-hexad-part-5-six-around-one-flower-of-life/

This guy is amazing. His videos are visually stunning and the soundscape is meditative. Enlightening content. A must watch. 🌺 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P2U-y_gI8Zc&t=820s