When we think of dimensionality for non-physical reality, the point-line-plane postulate does not seem to fit. That makes sense because it was made for physical reality. My ideas will therefore move from one concept to the next in a logical order based on all the knowledge I have, to see what that looks like. In addition, we might expect some sort of symmetry in dimensionality. If there are twelve dimensions in the physical world, we can probably expect twelve dimensions in the non-physical world as well, with dimensions 10–12 being the same in both. Let us explore what I can come up with for non-physical reality. I will incorporate spiritual and religious concepts as they make sense to me.
Dimension 0 – Represents a single thought or idea without degree, magnitude, or direction. Possibly consisting of pure awareness or pure beingness. A “point” analogy, if you will. A singularity. This may represent the thought from which all other thoughts follow: the original “I Am that I Am,” the eternal now, or possibly a single thought from which all else emerged—unconditional LOVE, God or the first cause. This may also be thought of as the consciousness of the universe or God. Being an Ultimate TRUTH it has no beginning or end. It just is.
Dimension 1 – The First Creative Act. Represents all the sentient beings created by God.
The first creative act, born from love and made out of love, and arises from the desire of love to share itself. Thus, God created all sentient beings, like Himself, from Himself, forming a line from Himself out to infinity. Dimension 1 is Heaven, where we all exist in love with God, where REALITY and TRUTH meet. This can, therefore, be the beginning of “the other” or parts of oneself, created by perfect love out of perfect love, like its creator, with the ability to create just like its creator. Here, you have a line stretching out from God to infinity, representing all of us (all sentient beings) or the parts of God. This extends to all sentient beings in the universe, including animals and possibly plants.
This may also be the origin of the idea of another thought, the beginning of the idea of opposites which brings us to:
Dimension 2 – The thought of ideas and emotions other than LOVE.
This might also include all the ways LOVE can be shared and experienced. It starts with the idea itself, such as temperature.
Dimension 3 – Represents the degree of the duality that an idea produces.
This dimension represents a line stretching to infinity in both directions, reflecting the degree of the duality that an idea produces. For example, with temperature, we get the ideas of hot and cold. This line represents the duality of both ideas and emotions. Thus Dimensions 2 and 3 together may represent when Adam and Eve ate the apple in the Garden of Eden—the tree of knowledge (the idea of opposites and duality, of something other than God and LOVE). This marks the beginning of thoughts in opposition to God and LOVE, as well as the beginning of the Dao (or Tao).
Dimensions 1–3 can be considered to represent a mental or emotional “space.” So, I guess we can use the point-line-plane postulate after all, though in a slightly adapted way. Non-physical reality also has a time aspect, just like physical reality. So, we can define Dimensions 4–6 in a similar way.
Dimension 4 – A change in the state of the mental or emotional space of Dimensions 1-3, or “time.”
From duality comes the idea of a change in state. Think of this as the beginning of the idea of non-physical time, or the transition from one mental or emotional space of Dimensions 1-3 to another. In the non-physical, it is the movement from one thought or emotion to
another.
Dimension 5 – A “timeline,” if you will.
This is a record of the change in state from one moment to the next as our mind moves from one thought or emotion to another. It reflects our emotional and thought-life history.
Dimension 6 – All the possible lifetimes (timelines).
At each moment, there are thoughts and emotions we did not think or feel—the roads we did not take. This dimension contains all the possible different “lives” we could have experienced if we had followed a different order of thoughts, feelings, or emotions.
Dimension 7 – All the possible interactions with different sentient beings—a type of “starting conditions.”
Initially, I thought there was no need to add starting conditions to this discussion because we were all created the same in this reality. However, one variable might be the sentient beings we interact with by choice and chance. Chance could also be viewed as the result of different sentient beings’ choices that set up the “chance” meeting. The interaction would then influence the thoughts and feelings we might have. Thus, Dimension 7 describes all the possible beings we could interact with—even our pets. As I think about it, there can be other things that could affect our thoughts and emotions. Such things as books, music, schooling, other educational opportunities ect. Most of them can be considered the products of someone but how about AI? So maybe Dimension 7 should be thought of as the source of an influence.
Dimension 8 – Represents all the thoughts and feelings the sentient being or thing you are interacting with could have.
This dimension encompasses all the thoughts and feelings the other sentient being or thing you are interacting with could have. How their thoughts and emotions align with our own would influence how that meeting affects us. You can also think of it as a sort of resonance or dissonance. When our thoughts or feelings are in resonance, we feel good. When in dissonance we feel bad.
Dimension 9 – The “intensity” of those ideas and emotions.
This dimension represents the “intensity” of those ideas and emotions. The influence of the interaction is determined by how similar or different our thoughts and emotions are, and how strong they are. Thus, Dimensions 8–10 together represent all the possible results of all possible interactions with other sentient beings or things. The “direction” these interactions might take, would depend on how like or different the thoughts and emotions are and their intensity. It would also depend on how easily one being can be influenced by the other being.
Dimension 10 – All the possible interaction variables between physical and non-physical dimensionality.
This dimension defines all the possible interaction variables between physical and non-physical dimensionality. It is the same as Dimension 10 in physical dimensionality.
In Dimension 10, we represent Dimension 9 as a point. But what can another point represent, since we’ve accounted for all the possible variables in non-physical existence? That’s just it—all along, we’ve been examining the non-physical aspect of our existence. What about the possibility of physical forms of existence with their own kind of dimensionality, or even a mix where your existence contains both physical and non-physical aspects of dimensionality? As anticipated, Dimensions 10–12 in both forms of dimensionality are the same!
Dimension 11 – Defines the “strength” of the interaction.
It is the same as Dimension 11 in physical dimensionality.
Dimension 12 – Defines the “direction” of the interaction.
It is the same as Dimension 12 in physical dimensionality. Just as in physical dimensionality, we have now defined all the possible outcomes in a mixed reality existence.
Dimensions 10–12 introduce the idea of a possible combined dimensionality version of existence. But what could that truly mean? What could combined dimensionality actually be like? On one extreme, we have a purely physical universe, and on the other, a purely nonphysical universe. If the two interact in some way, is it just one combined universe, or are there two parallel universes that interact, creating a larger experiential whole?
In M-Theory, the math implies that there are 12 modes of vibration for an open string and 24 modes of vibration for a closed string (the two directions of propagation of the vibrational waves in a closed string double the number of modes). We could postulate that the direction of propagation might relate to the physical vs. nonphysical dimensions of existence. This would imply two parallel modes of existence that could interact, possibly resembling how ripples in a pond interact.
So, perhaps we have a reasonably accurate dimensional progression here. For combined universes (presumably such as ours), we might observe some overlap or parallelism of these two variables (the two “times”) depending on the nature of the interaction variables. This could help explain the distorted sense of time we all experience occasionally, such as when “time seemed to stand still” or “time seems to fly faster as you get older.”
Thus, we’ve come full circle and found a way to define all possible states of existence, corresponding universes, and timelines. If true, this suggests a mathematical construct capable of describing every aspect of existence, both physical and non-physical (objective and subjective). The implications of this are profound. However, it remains a theoretical proposition based on logic and the point-line-plane postulate. Since the point-line-plane postulate is rooted in Euclidean geometry, we can say, “it’s in the math.”
The six dimensions of the six “Calabi-Yao dimensions” may also reflect the starting conditions and interaction variables affecting physical “space” as they certainly would. And yet they would also be imperceptible in physical space just as string theory states.
Two “Times”
We must also address the idea of two “times” – one relating to physical dimensionality (we’ll call it tp) and the other relating to nonphysical dimensionality (we’ll call it tnp). How might this affect our subjective experiences?
Physical time (tp) follows the laws of physics as we know them, for it is, by definition, the time associated with the physical world and everything in it. Non-physical time (tnp), however, exists independent of such limitations and is more appropriately thought of as relating to the movement or change in states of thought, mind, and emotions rather than anything physical.
If we truly live in a combined dimensional universe, then we should see evidence of both “times” in our subjective experiences. And that is exactly what we observe, from time seeming to move faster or slower under certain conditions to paranormal experiences such as near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, remote viewing, precognitive events, and retrocognitive experiences, where the rules of space-time (physical reality) no longer seem to apply.
For most people, these experiences are not considered real unless they have had them personally. This perspective is understandable, as these occurrences happen “in your head” and are rarely capable of independent objective validation. And again, this is exactly what we would expect, since tnp relates to non-physical existence. However, there have been occasions where information gained through these experiences has been objectively validated, lending credence to the validity of the experience itself and, by extension, to the existence of non-physical dimensionality and all that it implies.
This 24 dimensional reality that I have laid out progresses in a logical way from the Point-Line-Plane Postulate in Euclidian Geometry. You may not agree with it and that’s OK. It’s just a theoretical construct that happens to tie many things together. It is also compatible with string theory.
My book “Life in 24 Dimensions: A Layman’s Theory of Everything” can be found at https://www.amazon.com/Life-24-Dimensions-Mark-Reinhard-ebook/dp/B0F8P4F58D?ref_=ast_author_dp https://www.amazon.com/Life-24-Dimensions-Mark-Reinhard-ebook/dp/B0F8P4F58D?ref_=ast_author_dp.