A theoretical framework called Kintsugi Cosmology proposes that consciousness arises from quantum coherent substrates through decoherence, where broken symmetry maintains irreducible integrated information (phi). The model integrates Zurek's einselection theory, Friston's Free Energy Principle, Tononi's Integrated Information Theory, Neumann's archetypal stages, the Pauli-Jung psychoid concept, and trauma neuroscience across four explanatory tiers. Perfect coherence is unconscious due to lack of differentiation, and pure fragmentation is unconscious due to lack of integration; consciousness emerges at the junction where broken symmetry sustains integrated information. The framework generates twelve falsifiable hypotheses with specified measurement protocols, statistical corrections, power analyses, and falsification criteria, proposing a seven-year phased implementation.
Consciousness emerges not from preserving unity but from visibly integrating rupture. Perfect coherence and pure fragmentation are both unconscious; consciousness arises only at the junction where broken symmetry maintains irreducible integrated information. This principle appears across scales: quantum decoherence creates differentiated reality from undifferentiated potential; consciousness requires entropy production, irreducible integrated information (Φ), neural criticality, and bounded withdrawal from defensive coherence. The framework synthesizes quantum decoherence theory, Integrated Information Theory, the Free Energy Principle, affective neuroscience, polyvagal theory, archetypal psychology, Doughnut Economics, and trauma neuroscience, arguing these are one phenomenon viewed from different scales. Thirteen testable hypotheses with falsification criteria are presented across three epistemic tiers.