Each part of the spatial structure, each reality cell, contains some of the existence of all the other reality cells. So, in a very real way, each part of the relational structure of space-time is a reflection of the unified whole from which it extends. The extension of material reality from the spatial structure What we observe as matter is ultimately compound distortion processes. In part II of this book, we will explain the experiential process, detailing how compound distortion processes come to be experienced as defined material realities. However, at this time, we will continue to ignore the role that the experiential process plays in the formation of what we experience as physical reality, and for simplicity treat matter and compound distortion processes as synonymous.
Physical reality is inseparable from space-time.
What we observe as matter is space-time that has formed a relationship with itself. Matter, as a compound distortion process, represents another level of existential self-relation, another way in which existence forms a relationship with itself. By repetitively and progressively existing in relation to itself, existence has evolved stagewise into what we experience as physical reality, as summarized in figure 60 . Figure 60 From the bottom up, the stagewise evolution of existence through a process of repetitive and progressive self-relation, leading ultimately to existence s experience of itself. In the first stage, relative existence successively dualizes, or repetitively and progressively exists in relation to itself, creating the relational structure of space-time.