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The Druid
Mystic ‘Everyone Is God in Their Space’: A Dive into Druid
Monism Have you ever wondered if there’s a deeper thread connecting
everything—people, particles, galaxies, ideas? What if, beneath all the
complexity of the universe, there was just one single procedure quietly doing
its thing, repeating itself in a thousand forms? Welcome to the world of Druid Monism, a unique
pre-physical view that blends ancient mysticism with a kind of spiritual
systems theory. It sounds wild at first. But stick with me—it’s a beautifully
strange idea that might just change how you see yourself (and everything
else). The One behind it all At the core of Druid Monism is a bold claim:
Everything—yes, everything—is an iteration of one unlimited, unknowable
procedure, whereby procedure is taken to mean the interaction of a set of
rules (i.e. natural forces). This procedure is sometimes called the Universal
Machine or deus machina. It's not a god with a beard or a personality. It's
more like a cosmic algorithm, a procedural force that just emerges
identifiable quanta of being. It's not doing anything “on purpose”—it just
runs, indeed responds endlessly, outside of space and time. Because this
original “procedure” has nothing to compare itself to, it can’t be described,
named, or even truly known. It's kind of like the number zero trying to
understand what one is—it just doesn’t compute. From One to Many: How the Universe pops into being So how do we get from this unknowable source to,
well... us? Druid Monism says that the
One Procedure responds to random quanta of momentum (think of it like a
cosmic nudge or like a stone hitting the water and starting a ripple-effect),
and this causes it to elaborate itself into limited, quantised versions of
itself. These versions are the n emergents—the deus
ex machina—and they make up literally everything we can perceive: you, me, stars, thoughts, matter, time. Each emergent is just the Universal Machine running within
limits. It’s like taking an infinite loop and clipping off a tiny piece
of it to watch on repeat. But here’s the cool part: even though these
versions of local emergence are limited, they are functionally identical to
the original emergence procedure. They are the One—but playing out in
a smaller, more local way. Hence the druidic mic-drop: “Everyone
is god in their space.” Consciousness as a local god procedure You, reading this right now, are one of these unique
and original iterations, not different but alternative. You’re one localized
instance of the infinite procedure operating within a unique set of
constraints—your body, your mind, your life situation. And just like that
cosmic procedure, you're not separate from it. You're doing the same thing it
does—as a local variant. That’s not some poetic metaphor. According to this
view, it’s literal. Your consciousness, then, is the experiential screening
of the universal procedure running on/as “you as hardware.” That means that
consciousness, though an unpredictable side-effect of evolution, emerges as
possibly the ultimate meaning of emergence which human’s experience as life. What it means for how we live Okay, so what does this mean in real life? If every
person, animal, quark, indeed every object happens as a limited version—in
time, space and form— of the same infinite procedure, then difference itself,
and which generates identity and makes realness possible, becomes sacred.
Every “other” — is just an alternative expression of the One, filtered
through a different set of limits. That may or may not have ethical implications. It may
or may not invite empathy. Respect. Perhaps a deep curiosity for what it
means to be “you” versus “me,” knowing that both of us are universal and
infinite in function, just relatively different in form. It also removes the
need to look “upward” for divinity or indeed, for an ‘other.’ You don’t need
to reach some external god—you are god, in your space. So is everyone else. That doesn’t make
us all-powerful, but it us makes capable of inventing and experiencing
meaning. Echoes from the Upanishads This idea isn’t entirely
new. Ancient Indian philosophy already had language for this, albeit fuzzy: ·
Nirguna Brahman = the formless, unknowable source
(i.e. ‘growth’), i.e. the Universal Operating Procedure. ·
Saguna Brahman = all the visible, nameable things
that emerge from it as outputs. ·
Atman = the basic operating system (or procedure)
of an individual and which is ultimately the same as Brahman. Druid Monism echoes this, but with a fresh, almost
cybernetic twist. Instead of gods and spirits, it talks in terms of
procedures, iterations, and quantum collisions—a kind of mystical
communications systems theory. The final thought Imagine a machine, indeed a blind automaton that runs
on and on forever without anyone noticing, creating infinite echoes of itself
in every corner of the universe. That’s the Universal Procedure —one, alone,
without a second. You’re one of its echoes—unique,
limited, but still resonating with the pattern of the whole. It’s a weird
idea. But also kind of beautiful. So the next
time you’re walking through the world, just remember: You’re god in your space. So is the tree. So is the cat. So is
the stranger across the street. We’re all just the One, humming our own
version of its endless song. |