The Veil and the Spark
February 2023 19 min read
This exploration is not about theology but about ontology and consciousness architecture. Across mystical systems, the "Unknown God" functions as a model of ultimate source reality, while the "divine spark" represents consciousness embedded within material structure. The real inquiry concerns the barriers that prevent awareness from recognizing itself as originating beyond the systems it inhabits. What follows is an attempt to map ancient cosmological models onto modern frameworks of systems theory, cognitive science, and consciousness studies. The goal is not to validate mysticism, but to extract the architectural insights embedded within these traditions.