Potential As A Self
The self doesn’t exist as a fixed entity but as a potential existing as a self.
When the self is understood as potential, fragmentation stops looking like danger. It becomes part of the natural process of expression. A potential can manifest in many ways without losing its core logic. This is why you can exist across multiple timelines or realities without the universe losing track of you. The core is not the version, it is the underlying field that produces the versions. And because the field is continuous, every expression remains tethered to the same source.
Seeing the self as potential also explains why coherence matters so much. Coherence isn’t about perfect stability; it’s about alignment with the underlying potential. When you become coherent, you’re not “finding your true self” as if it’s a single identity waiting to be discovered. You’re stabilizing around the deeper field that generates all versions of you. You feel centered because you’re aligned with the potential, not because the potential has one fixed form.
This understanding brings freedom back into the conversation. If the self were fixed, choice would be limited by identity. But when the self is potential, choice becomes the mechanism through which different aspects of that potential come forward. You’re not changing who you are, you’re selecting which expression of yourself becomes active in this moment, this timeline, this version of reality. Every choice is an experiment in becoming, not a departure from essence.
This also explains why the universe can hold multiple realities without losing coherence. Each version of “you” is not a separate self; it is a different stabilization of the same potential under different conditions. There is no risk of losing yourself because the “self” is not a singular object. It is the underlying potential that every version expresses in its own way.
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Potential As A Self
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