CIRCLE OF EXISTENCE

Circle of Existence is a reflective, accessible philosophy book that asks one deceptively simple question: what does it really mean to exist? Instead of treating reality as something fixed, mechanical, or indifferent, the book presents existence as a living system—one that evolves through participation. Reality, it argues, is not merely happening to us. It is happening with us.

At the heart of the book is the Circle of Existence (COE), a framework that describes reality as a continuous cycle made up of State, Process, and Field. State is the present snapshot of how things are. Process is movement, change, cause and effect. The Field is the deeper space of potential—past experiences and future possibilities constantly being updated. These elements do not move in a straight line. They loop, spiral, and refresh, never repeating in exactly the same way. What gives this cycle meaning is the Point of Observation: conscious beings. Without an observer, the cycle stalls. With one, it grows.

The book places strong emphasis on the Now, the present moment where all choice, experience, and change actually occur. The past and future are not treated as fixed destinations but as constructions shaped by what happens now. Within this moment, humans operate through three core faculties—the FEC Principle: Free Will, Emotion, and Conscience. Free will enables genuine choice. Emotion acts as feedback, signaling value and significance. Conscience provides an internal filter, guiding decisions beyond instinct or reward. Together, they make humans active contributors to reality, not passive products of it.

Throughout the book, familiar human experiences—dreaming, pleasure, creativity, moral struggle, the search for meaning—are explored as evidence that existence is not optimized merely for survival, but for experience and growth. Meaning is not something hidden “out there” waiting to be discovered. It is something formed through engagement, responsibility, and reflection. Even collective systems, including societies and artificial intelligence, are examined through this lens, raising questions about alignment, ethics, and participation in the wider cycle of existence.

In the end, Circle of Existence does not present itself as a final answer, but as a lens. It invites the reader to rethink their role in reality—not as a bystander, but as a meaning-maker. Existence, the book suggests, is unfinished. And what it becomes next depends, in no small part, on what you choose to do right now.