Part 8: Ownership & References

Observing how an emphasis placed upon referencing and claiming ownership of ideas and concepts can develop into a significant block in our conscious perception

This article is part of the Unified Consciousness Framework series. To gain the maximum benefit from reading this series it would be wise to read them sequentially.

Many of the readers, especially those with academic backgrounds, will be aware of the fact that a lot of other content covering similar topics to what is covered in this framework will usually contain a large number of references. The reasons for why this is the case may be varied, but primarily this is done to show that the topic has been researched, to give credit to any efforts that others have made towards that work, and to also provide some validity and weight to the content contained within the work.

As the reader progresses through this framework, it will also then gradually become more obvious to them that very few references have been included within this work. It is only in a few specific places in the framework where some of the names of well-known individuals have been included, often in order to make it easier for the reader to connect with any concept that is being referred to. This is often because, over the years, these specific concepts have become inherently linked with and related to those particular individuals. There are only a handful of images that have been created by others which have been used throughout the framework to illustrate specific points; these have specifically been referenced. The reader will be able to note that everything else has not be referenced at all.

It is worth taking some time to look into this in greater detail and come to understand why this is the case. By going through this process, it helps us to also come to realise something about the very nature of ideas and how the concept of ownership relates to ideas and concepts specifically. These are two concepts that have become increasingly difficult to see clearly in our modern times, even more so as commercialisation has become increasingly pervasive. This is not to say that making money and charging a price for something is inherently flawed, only that becoming attached to this aspect of any process and its outcomes can often result in a block in our conscious perception becoming established. Let’s take a look at why there is such little emphasis placed on referencing throughout this framework.