Jeffrey E. Jacques

This monograph presents a unified relational theory of consciousness based on explicit axioms. It posits that consciousness should be understood not as a substance, property, or computational state, but as a dynamically stable relational configuration. The book offers a structural explanation for concepts like unity, identity, memory, persistence, and epistemic access, applying this framework to various phenomena including development, interpersonal dynamics, altered states, environmental imprints, anomalous experiences, and cross‑substrate transitions. Its goal is to develop a coherent ontology that integrates areas often viewed as conceptually isolated within philosophy, neuroscience, cognitive science, and parapsychology.