Chemistry → Periodic Table of Elements
All consciousness states organized by two fundamental principles. Patterns emerge. Some states are natural. Some are engineered.
What states exist, and how are they organized?
Like atomic number and electron configuration organize elements, activation and orientation organize consciousness states.
Energy level of the state. How "excited" is the system?
Direction of attention and intention. Where is energy configured?
Like noble gases, halogens, and alkali metals—states that share behavioral properties.
Synthetic states don't exist in nature. Scrolling, FOMO, algorithmic outrage, compulsive checking—these are engineered consciousness states that didn't exist before extraction technology. They're designed to capture attention. Recognizing them as synthetic is the first step to sovereignty.
Each state has properties that can be read like a chemical element.
Self-sustaining once achieved. Time distortion (subjective acceleration). Intrinsically rewarding. Depletes via fatigue or interruption → decays to Tired (Tr) or Distracted (Di).
The Periodic Table integrates with every other consciousness science.