Invitation

What is Synchropoiesis

Synchropoiesis is, among other things:

• a system of psychotopological synchromystic semiopoetic engineering;
• a card deck of its own kind;
• a divination system;
• a gnostic, ontological and semiotic multitool;
• a discovery and exploration device;
• a thought-, perception- and reality-shaping instrument.

Synchropoiesis is about exploring and pondering subjects and objects of inquiries by using symbols that may arise in your mind prompted by this deck and system.

At the very least, Synchropoiesis aims to provoke creativity and imagination, and to inspire the operator to look at the inquiry at hand from different perspectives. It encourages the operator to explore the possible connections between things, and to find patterns and correspondences where they may not seem apparent at a first glance.

The deck is structured into four Spheres of influence that have frames ranging from 1 to 12, to map the stages of the day, to illustrate the day-night cycle and to match the number of the Zodiac signs. All frames in all Spheres journey through the same conceptual cycle that is divided into three arcs: creation, destruction and rebirth. Additionally, there is a set of thirteen Chaos Arcana frames and one Void frame with their own special functions.

About topology

Topology is a branch of mathematics that studies shapes and spaces that may be stretched, twisted, or deformed, but not torn or broken without changing their fundamental properties.

Synchropoiesis uses topology as a metaphor for maps of connections between things and fluidity of meaning and interpretation. The operator is invited to explore different layers and levels of meaning that may emerge from the Spheres and frames, and how they relate to each other or to anything.

Thus, psychotopology is exploration and mapping of structures and connections that occur in the mind and psyche between concepts, symbols and perceptions, and may be used to instate new pathways and connections in the mind and to alter one's thinking and perception.

Psychotopology emphasizes the importance of perspective and perception in shaping our understanding and experience of reality. By changing their perspectives, operators may see patterns and connections that would not have been apparent before, and this may lead to new insights and understanding.

About mysticism

Curiosity is allowing a void in yourself to be filled, and that implies having a void in yourself in the first place. What's quite more important is allowing a possibility of a void in the first place, against which psyches will fight with all tools, symbols and senses at their disposal.

If an operator wants to alter their perceptions, they need to be able to choose their memories.^{Annex B} This choosing also requires a certain void, an empty space, around which a memory rearranging procedure can happen. And where void appears, mystical and inexplicable emerge before anything else.

In this sense, mystical is not about secret ascended masters behind an iridescent cloud. Mystical is something that cannot be named and explained yet, but can already be experienced and known. Mystical is, roughly speaking, an experience of dealing with voids in mind and psyche, and so it is a force of creation that may lead to something from nothing. It's the attractors in the void that pull in new ideas, insights, connections, ingredients for an emergent ramen of gnosis.

This is why, in essence, the metaphor engineering system offered by Synchropoiesis is synchromystic, and psychotopological, and semiopoetic. It invites the operator to try accessing the mystical, so they are better equipped for exploration, making connections and finding meaning in their inquiry. It's a tool for shaping perceived reality and understanding of it.

Common misconceptions

Synchropoiesis is not philosophy.

Synchropoiesis is not Tarot.

Synchropoiesis is not Lenormand, or any other card systems.

Synchropoiesis is not new-age or modern astrology.

Synchropoiesis is not a card game and is not designed for play (but if it works as a game, then it works).

Synchropoiesis is not a movement or a school.

Synchropoiesis is not a flavor of psychology (but if an operator can use it for self-development purposes, more to them).

Synchropoiesis is not therapy.

Synchropoiesis doesn't use and doesn't imply the concepts of shadow work and similar struggle-, overcoming- or restriction-based practices.

Synchropoiesis rejects any notions of necessity or inevitability of suffering.

An invitation

Synchropoiesis encourages exploration through curiosity and sincere openness of mind.

Synchropoiesis deals in abstract concepts and layered symbolism.

Synchropoiesis promotes connecting, networking, mutual propagation, mutation, rearrangement of connectomes of thoughts and perceptions.

May the operator's mind find fruitful ground for their ideas and insights, a substrate with enough nutrients for gnosis to draw from and emerge.

After the operator thinks deeply about their question and draws a frame or several, they are advised to create an emptiness, a void in their mind, and allow it to be filled: observe it, listen to it, try to contemplatively wait for what would emerge.