Here we go for part 2 of Models of Reality.
As mentioned in part 1, the first models I’ve was confronted with were Science and Religion. Recently however I’ve discovered new models that have been challenging my ideas of reality.
Today I’m going to expose and briefly explain the main other models I’ve come across, their advantages and their limitations.
As a reminder this is my own opinion about these models and it is quite incomplete as I’m still learning about them.
Dream Perspective
After Science and Religion you have what is called the Dream perspective. The main idea is that you assume that life is actually a dream. You try to flip things around.
The main advantage of this model is that it helps break limitations and widen your concepts of what is truly possible or not. The scientific perspective is good but it tends to limit you. If you adopt and use a model that doesn’t have any limitations you start asking different questions and new possibilities come to mind.
The obvious downfall of this model is that it isn’t what one might call “realistic” in the sense that if you think you can jump off of a building and fly just because you think you’re in a dream world you might still be subject to the rules of Science and physics. A surprise might be coming for you. It is quite unlikely that you’re gonna fly.
The main utility of this model is that it widens your perceived limitations and allows for bigger thinking. I am not a big fan of this model because I don’t find it practical in everyday life. It also requires a degree of belief I can’t summon for something that has no proof or way of testing it’s validity
Subjective Reality aka The Simulation
The next model that I came across was Subjective Reality or so called Simulation Theory.
Essentially you imagine that the world you are in could be a simulation. The only thing that exists is what you perceive in this moment. Hence the name Subjective reality. You parents don’t really exist, they’re just data. Oh, you spoke with them on the phone? Who is to say it wasn’t just the Simulation creating some sound inputs to make you believe it was a real person? It is a version of Simulation Theory that is depicted in the movie the Matrix.
The main argument for this is that given sufficient technological advancement it would be possible to create a virtual reality in our objective world that could simulate what we are experiencing right now. But there is no way to tell for sure.
It could also be that we are in a subjective world that creates an objective world that obeys to specific rules that can be programmed, or it could simply be that we are in an objective world that is capable of creating an simulated version of itself. You can’t really know. You cannot prove that you are in either one or the other. You can’t falsify the theory either. It’s similar to the Last Thursday paradox I talked about here.
If you die, and you go to another world, you can’t know if you’re now in the real world or just in another simulation. The movie Inception is a good example of this idea. Additionally if you “die” in this model it’s kind of like hitting game over when your character dies in a video game. You don’t really care that much, you just play another round.
There are several twists you can apply to this model.
You can assume there might be someone in the “real world” controlling how your environment evolves, which characters appear, maybe he plants some guides to help you out just like in video games because he wants the best for you, etc. These hints from the simulator are called synchronicities. The scientific model would call it random coincidences but in this model it could actually be meaningful clues as to what is best for you.
You can imagine that all people around you are Non Player Characters (NPCs) and that they are sending you messages from the Simulator. It is a fun model to experiment with.
Another twist you can apply is one called Humanizing Reality. This means caring about your relationship to reality as if it were a human being. Have you been ignoring reality lately? How have you been communicating with it? If you have been ignoring it how do you think it feels? How do you think it would act if it were a human, how can you improve your relationship? etc.
The main advantage of this model is that you don’t really have to believe in anything. You can just play around with it and see what happens. But if you do, prepare for some really weird stuff to happen.
Source Perspective
The last main model of reality is the Source Perspective model.
This one is actually quite similar to the Simulation model, in fact I’d say that the Subjective Reality model is actually just a modernized version of the Source Perspective. This is more of a spiritual perspective on life. It is a model that has been used for over 5000 years as taught in the Bhagavad Gita and Vadic Literature.
Source perspective is the idea that everything is one and in a unified field of consciousness. Here, everyone ops into their life consciously and gets to experience life to increase Source’s awareness about itself. You also need to experience Black in order to know what White is (so called contrast).
The main ideas from this model are the Law of Attraction or Mirroring, that whatever you resist persists and living in alignement with your higher self. The main goal is to let go of resistance as a way to achieve your highest potential. There are a lot of confusion concerning this model, especially concerning the Law of Attraction, so keep an open mind when looking into it.
Something that is quite difficult with this model is that it requires a certain level of belief. It uses a lot of jargon that is unusual to the Scientific mind. Such as vibrations, and levels of consciousness. It is also heavily centered on emotions and our awareness of them.
Once you let go of your resistance to specific ideas, this model actually allows to understand a lot of what is happening in your own daily life and the world at large.
So, What Is The Best Model?
All in all best models I have found as of today, and the ones that work the best for me are Source Perspective and Simulation Theory. I find they are the best because they include all other models. They seem pretty accurate in my experience and are more precise. They offer an open and abundant perspective on life. Of course it is entirely possible that I’m completely wrong.
It’s up to you to decide what model works best for you. You’ve got to experiment and see what floats your boat.
As of today I enjoy very much exploring Simulation Theory as it is a lot of fun to play around with. I like Source Perspective too and I am now able to transfer its principles and ideas to the Simulation model that I like to play around with without really having to believe anything particular. It’s more about exploration and adventure, trying to discover what the nature of reality is.
If you haven’t read part 1 of Models of Reality, here’s a link.
If you’re interested in finding out more about Source Perspective I recommend you check out Teal Swan on Youtube for some very useful advice regardless of whether you think she is right or not. As for exploring subjective reality I’d start out with Steve Pavlina’s guide and then if you’re really curious I’d take his course called Submersion.
Have fun exploring 😉