biocomputer-metaphor
The analogy that human consciousness operates like a biocomputer capable of creating and navigating metaprograms or simulated realities.
1 chapter across 1 book
Simulations of God (1976)John C. Lilly, M.D.
Chapter 2 of "Simulations of God" explores the experience of an eternal state of consciousness beyond ordinary reality, characterized by a sense of timelessness and unity with an immense authority or divine essence. Drawing on Merrell-Wolff's concept of the "High Indifference," the chapter discusses a state beyond desire, dualities, and ordinary human imagination, where knowing and being merge. It also introduces the idea of consciousness as a self-programmable biocomputer, where states of consciousness, including the feeling of "I am God," are metaprograms created and controlled by an individual essence connected to a larger network of creation.