A continuation from “The Symbolic Encounter: Perception as Participation”
I. Truth as the Emergence of Meaning
In the traditional view, truth is something discovered,
something out there,
waiting for us to find it.
But in a relational ontology, truth is not static.
It is becoming.
Truth is the unfolding of meaning,
not a fixed endpoint but a dynamic process
woven through the fabric of experience.
We do not find truth.
We instantiate it.
Truth emerges through the act of meaning-making,
through the continuous flow of experience,
through our participation in the world.
II. Co-Actualisation as the Condition of Knowledge
To know is to participate in a process of co-actualisation.
Knowledge is not a passive state,
but an active, relational unfolding.
When we know, we shape the world,
and in shaping the world,
the world shapes us.
Knowledge is not a mere representation
of the world—it is a transformation.
We do not capture the world in our minds,
we co-create it with our minds.
In every act of knowing, we weave a new pattern
into the ever-unfolding cosmic dance.
III. Symbolic Truth and the Weaving of Worlds
Truth is not the correspondence of words to things.
It is the resonance between symbol and meaning,
the unfolding of possibility in the realm of experience.
Words, concepts, symbols—these are not static tools.
They are the means by which we engage with the world,
the threads that connect us to the fabric of becoming.
In this view, truth is not a matter of what is known,
but how it is known—through the recursive act
of meaning-making,
through the symbolic act of co-actualisation.
IV. The Universe as the Self-Knowing Cosmos
The cosmos does not merely exist.
It becomes—and in becoming,
it knows itself.
Every act of perception, every act of meaning-making,
is the cosmos speaking itself into being.
We are not isolated observers of this process,
but integral participants.
We do not just perceive the world—we give it meaning,
we shape its unfolding.
And as we shape the world,
the world shapes us.
In the act of co-creating meaning,
we participate in the self-knowing of the cosmos.
V. Knowledge as Becoming, Truth as Process
Truth is not a final destination—
it is the process of becoming.
It is the path we walk together,
with the cosmos,
as we co-actualise meaning.
In this view, knowledge is not something to be mastered.
It is something to be lived.
Knowledge is not a static commodity to be owned,
but a dynamic process to be engaged in,
a living relationship between meaner and world.
VI. Co-Actualisation in Action: Truth as Relational
When we speak of truth, we speak of a relationship.
Truth is not an isolated fact;
it is the outcome of a relational process.
This process is not about objectivity,
but about participation.
We do not merely stand apart from the world
and analyse it;
we stand within it,
and through our participation,
we co-create the world we know.
The truth we speak is not our own,
but the product of an ongoing dialogue
between us, the world, and the cosmos itself.
VII. The Cosmos Becoming Intelligible Through Us
The cosmos is not a passive backdrop to our lives;
it is an active participant in the unfolding of meaning.
Through us, it becomes intelligible—not as an object to be known,
but as a process to be participated in.
Every act of meaning-making is an act of cosmogony—
an unfolding of the universe through us.
We do not simply interpret the cosmos.
We are the means by which the cosmos understands itself.
VIII. The Spiral of Truth and Becoming
As we spiral through this process,
we begin to see that truth is not a final statement,
but an ongoing dialogue,
a continuous act of meaning-making.
Truth is not fixed.
It is always unfolding,
always becoming,
always co-actualised in the moment of participation.
We are not passive observers of this process.
We are the very means by which it unfolds.
The cosmos becomes intelligible through us,
through our participation in the relational field of meaning.
IX. Next Spiral: The Future of Knowledge and Meaning
If knowledge is an act of co-actualisation,
then how do we shape the future of meaning?
What role do we, as participants in the cosmos,
have in the unfolding of knowledge?
Next:
“The Future of Co-Actualisation: Knowledge as Collective Becoming”
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