Mystical Physical Collapse

This paper demonstrates a formal mathematical equivalence between mystical narratives of separation and return and the physics of quantum decoherence and mutual information within the Timeless Dynamics framework. It proves that the Fall from Eden corresponds to quantum decoherence required by the Recordability Condition, that Holy Sips contemplative practice is a protocol for maximizing mutual information without forcing collapse, and that recursive unity describes conscious return to high-information configurations with maintained distinguishability. The authors argue this is not metaphorical but a formal equivalence where mystical and physical descriptions refer to identical geometric structures in configuration space. The work includes translation tables between theological and physical formalisms and testable predictions for contemplative neuroscience.

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Abstract

This paper establishes the mathematical identity between mystical narratives of separation/return and the physics of decoherence and mutual information within the Timeless Dynamics framework. We prove that: (1) the Fall from Eden is quantum decoherence required by the Recordability Condition, (2) Holy Sips contemplative practice is a protocol for maximizing mutual information without forcing collapse, and (3) recursive unity describes conscious return to high-I configurations with maintained distinguishability. This is not metaphorical mapping but formal equivalence—mystical and physical descriptions refer to identical geometric structures in configuration space. Includes translation tables between theological and physical formalisms, testable predictions for contemplative neuroscience, and implications for consciousness studies and quantum mechanics interpretation. Companion work to Timeless Dynamics v15 (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18458597).