The Book Project
The Eidetica Book Project — Volumes I & II
A Two-Volume Exploration of Coherence, Cognition, and Meaning
The Eidetica book project is a two-volume book project addressing a central question of the contemporary moment:
Why does meaning collapse under technological and informational acceleration — and how can coherence be restored?
Together, the two volumes present a scientifically grounded framework for understanding how coherence forms, fractures, and renews across individual cognition, social systems, and civilizational history.
The project is intentionally structured as a paired work:
- Volume I establishes the narrative and conceptual foundation.
- Volume II formalizes the architecture, mechanisms, and assessment pathways.
Volume I — The Narrative Shape of Coherence
Volume I is written for general readers. It introduces the Eidetica framework through narrative explanation, metaphor, and historical patterning, without requiring technical background.
It explores:
- how meaning emerges from uncertainty
- why coherence breaks down under information overload
- how fragmentation scales from individuals to societies
- why renewal follows predictable developmental pathways
Key elements include:
- The Nine Forms — recurrent cognitive repair strategies (not personality types)
- MacroForms — large-scale patterns in civilizational adaptation
- decision-making as the core operation of coherence
- fragmentation, drift, and renewal as systemic phenomena
Volume I uses:
- historical and cultural case studies
- explanatory metaphors and diagrams
- clear conceptual sequencing
to show how cognition operates as a coherence-regulating system in an entropic world.
This volume frames the present moment as a structural inflection point in human cognitive evolution — not as destiny or transcendence, but as a solvable regulatory challenge.
Volume II — The Scientific Structure Beneath the Narrative
Volume II provides the formal articulation of the Eidetica framework. It does not repeat the narrative of Volume I. Instead, it specifies the architecture, mechanisms, and empirical grounding that make the narrative possible.
Drawing from neuroscience, decision science, complexity theory, evolutionary biology, and information theory, Volume II formalizes:
- cognition as a regulated decision aperture
- coherence as a negentropic process
- fragmentation as immune-like failure under load
- renewal as a function of regulatory sequencing
It includes:
- formal definitions of the Nine Forms and ParaForm
- Mode sequencing and decision physics
- predictive processing and attentional regulation
- neurobiological and neurochemical correlates
- MacroForms as collective coherence dynamics
- Praxis Modalities as operational tuning mechanisms
- foundations for empirical assessment and validation
- the Unified Coherence Architecture (UCA) as a research framework
Volume II is designed for scientifically literate readers who want the structural and methodological grounding beneath the narrative.
Why Two Volumes
The structure of the project mirrors the structure of coherence itself.
- Volume I presents lived experience: how coherence feels, fails, and reforms.
- Volume II presents architecture: how coherence is generated, regulated, and measured.
Like complementary cognitive systems, the volumes are distinct but interdependent. Neither is sufficient alone.
Together, they clarify:
- how cognitive systems adapt through stable patterns
- why those patterns strain under acceleration
- what forms of coherence are possible in an AI-mediated world
What Makes This Work Distinct
1. Architectural Integration
Eidetica synthesizes neuroscience, decision science, systems theory, evolutionary anthropology, and philosophy of science into a single explanatory architecture.
2. Mechanistic Clarity
It explains meaning-making, overload, fragmentation, and coherence restoration through identifiable cognitive and systemic mechanisms.
3. Cross-Scale Applicability
The same coherence dynamics operate at individual, institutional, and civilizational scales.
4. Narrative + Structure
Volume I provides accessibility and orientation.
Volume II provides rigor, formalization, and validation pathways.
5. A New Framework
Eidetica is not a rebranding of earlier integral or systems theories. It offers a new coherence architecture grounded in existing research but organized in a way that scales across domains.
6. Technology-Aware Cognition
The project addresses how AI and information systems amplify both cognitive capacity and vulnerability — and how coherence can be preserved under those conditions.
Intended Audience
- general readers navigating information overload
- scientists and technologists seeking integrative models
- interdisciplinary scholars
- educators and cultural analysts
- readers interested in cognition, complexity, and meaning
Current Status
- conceptual architecture finalized
- full outlines for Volumes I & II complete
- MacroForm mapping completed
- Praxis Modalities specified
- Volume I drafting underway
- diagrams and UCA scaffolding in development
Updates will be posted as the project progresses.
The full titles and publication details will be announced as the manuscripts near completion.
All publicly released Eidetica theory materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) to ensure open access while protecting early-stage coherence.
Applied materials — including Praxis tools and individualized reports — remain proprietary and ethically governed.
As the framework matures, Eidetica will move toward a phased stewardship model supporting responsible collaboration and research.