Postulate 3 - Zero-Dimensional Self: Conscious awareness emanates from a zero-dimensional point - an indivisible center of perception - from which all experience of space, time, and identity is projected. This point, dimensionless yet aware, is the origin and anchor of one's personal universe.
This postulate aligns closely with afterlife theory's treatment of dimensional shifts in consciousness - especially during OBEs, NDEs, and the transition to an afterlife dimension. It asserts that the conscious self is not extended in space, but instead functions as a dimensionless point of awareness - something like the "observer point" in quantum systems or the "camera eye" in virtual reality software.
In the framework of Afterlife Theory, consciousness is not seen as a diffuse field or an emergent byproduct of brain activity. Instead, it is proposed to be something far more fundamental and precise: an emanation from a single, zero-dimensional point - a point of pure awareness without size, shape, or extension, yet capable of perceiving and constructing all spatial and temporal experience.
In ordinary experience, we assume the self to be located "inside the body," usually somewhere behind the eyes or within the brain. But what, exactly, is this observer? It has no measurable width or mass. It does not change with age or location. It is not seen in a mirror or captured on a scan. It is the one constant: the experiencer.
According to this postulate, the self is not spread across the body or embedded in the brain. It is instead a zero-dimensional singularity - a dimensionless origin point from which perception radiates outward into the world. Just as all three-dimensional coordinates can be described in relation to a central point of origin, all subjective experience is referenced back to this internal point of awareness. In this sense, your entire perceived universe is centered on you, not egotistically, but geometrically.
During OBEs and NDEs, individuals often report a sudden detachment from the body, but not from the self. What remains is a pure center of consciousness, observing from a new vantage point - sometimes floating above the body, other times entering expansive, nonphysical realms.
These reports consistently describe awareness as anchored to a moving point that can relocate in space, yet never loses its unity. No matter where consciousness "goes," it always observes from a center, a still point of awareness in motion. This supports the idea that the self is not tied to the body's physical dimensions, but instead projects dimensional experience outward from a central singularity.
Geometrically, a zero-dimensional point has no extension, yet it is the origin of all coordinate systems. Similarly, the conscious self has no measurable form, yet it is the origin of all experienced phenomena. All sensations, thoughts, and memories are "located" in reference to this singularity.
This model upends materialist assumptions. It suggests that the body, brain, and environment are secondary structures, constructed in awareness rather than giving rise to it. Consciousness does not emerge from the complex arrangements of matter; matter is rendered as form within the dimensional projection of consciousness.
The Postulate of the Zero-Dimensional Self reframes consciousness as a singular, dimensionless origin of experience. It is from this indivisible point that all space, time, and memory are projected, recorded, and perceived. This model not only accounts for ordinary perception, but also explains altered states, life review phenomena, and the possibility of conscious continuation beyond death.
You are not your body. You are not your brain. You are the point from which reality is rendered.