The Holographic Mind

Abstract

This is the third in a series of articles on a Bottom/Up, Top/Down theory of consciousness. My purpose is to provide, “an actual physical mechanism for the origin of the image of the external world” (Robbins, 2016). This article begins by laying out five key features which I believe any description of consciousness must contain. These include: Physicalism, Direct Realism, Existentialism, Process, and Mindfulness. Together, these five features point to one concept in particular - the Holographic Mind. This concept is based on Henri Bergson’s theory of universal holography, and how it explains consciousness in sentient individuals. With combined evidence from physics, philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology, I describe how the concept of the Holographic Mind does provide a “physical mechanism” for the conversion of information into realization.