I-stuff / The I / Ground

The spiritual self or ground of all existence that can be felt in living things.

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concept

The I (ground)
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The fundamental self, ground, or substratum underlying all existence; a real thing, a blinding unity, accessible through inner light.

quote

Do not ask for whom the bell tolls / It tolls for Thee.
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John Donne's lines used to illustrate each person's participation in the I.

chapter

Chapter 9: Making Wholeness Heals The Maker
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Chapter in Vol 4 of The Nature of Order exploring how making wholeness heals the maker.

cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

The I or ground is a real thing, something which exists in the world, perhaps attached to matter, and forms a necessary substratum to all that exists.claim0.836
The groundconcept0.808
The ultimate non-material reality behind matter, experienced when living structure opens a window to the I.
Person-stuffconcept0.783
Alexander's term for the personal substrate underlying matter; living structure awakens person-stuff in matter
the ground (ground material of the universe)concept0.762
The ineffable substrate of all things, identified in many mystical traditions as what artists reach in devotion; synonymous with the Void, God, and the self.
The I, in some form, exists.claim0.760
Minimal conclusion that at least one of the two versions of the I-hypothesis must be true.
When I-stuff is created, it nourishes the maker.claim0.747
Core thesis of the chapter.
"Life is the person-stuff."quote0.746
Load-bearing ontological statement condensing Alexander's thesis about the personal nature of life
I call it 'I'.quote0.744
The moment of coining the central term.