The Illuminated Epistemology

Not exactly. While Subjective Idealism (often associated with George Berkeley) suggests that "to be is to be perceived" and that reality exists only within the individual mind, the worldview presented here is an Idealist post-modern reinterpretation of the Platonic tradition.

The key difference lies in the Intelligible Domain. I posit that geometry and mathematics are not just "made up" by individual human minds; they are universal, absolute truths that exist in a domain beyond the material world. As the book explains, you can present an atomic fact that contradicts the laws of physics, but you cannot present one that contradicts the laws of geometry. Because these patterns are universally intelligible and independent of any specific culture or individual perspective, they point to a Universal Mind rather than just a collection of subjective, individual ones. We aren't creating the truth; we are remembering or accessing a pre-existing, intelligible architecture of reality.

No. This philosophy is a rational alternative to both the standard materialist worldview and organized systems of belief. While we use the word "sacred," we use it to describe the qualitative experience of geometry—the palpable sense of truth, beauty, and bliss (the Transcendentals) that arises when one engages with these universal patterns.

Unlike religion, this worldview does not require "faith" in a deity or a specific dogma. Instead, it invites you to rationally evaluate and contemplate the evidence of your own conscious experience. It is a "science of the soul" that uses the universal language of mathematics to bridge the gap between the visible world of matter and the invisible world of meaning, without the "baggage" of traditional religious structures.

This distinction is the heart of my epistemology. Quantitative geometry is the practical tool used by architects and engineers to measure and build the visible world; it is about how much and where. Qualitative geometry, however, is about the character or nature of the experience—what philosophers call Qualia.

When you draw a circle not to design a wheel, but to contemplate the nature of unity, you are performing a "quiet act of rebellion" against the dopamine-seeking loops of the modern world. You are moving from the "Standard Worldview" (which sees geometry as a mundane tool) to an "Alternative Worldview" (which sees geometry as a vehicle for inner transformation). Qualitative geometry allows you to directly experience the "Intelligible Domain," proving that your consciousness is not a byproduct of your brain, but the fundamental ground of all being.