09/01/2026
Could Number be the FIRST conceptualization; the First matter?
Let’s play a thought game.
We know there are TWO worlds. The world of the Tao, unspeakable and unknowable (Zero). And the world of Conceptualizations in which we live, the myriad THINGS. MAYA, the illusion (Number).
Imagine that you are the creator, and the universe does not yet exist. You hold out your hand flat, palm up. You have the ability to conjure anything in the universe in to your hand to start the BANG. Maybe a star, maybe A galaxy, maybe a sun, maybe an atom, maybe an electron, etc. Or maybe the WHOLE THING all at once.
Pick the first ONE THING to bring into the universe and manifest it in your hand.
Interestingly, no matter what you choose (excluding number) you will actually manifest TWO THINGS. The single object you desired, AND, the concept of NUMBER; because you now have the idea of a “single” thing.
For example, you pick a galaxy. You manifest that galaxy in your hand, and inherently, without intention, the concept of a “single” (one) THING comes with it.
No matter what THING in the universe you manifest FIRST this will always happen…EXCEPT if you choose number first!
If the FIRST THING you manifest is the NUMBER ONE, then this dual manifestation fails to work the same way. Because, instead of manifesting ONE THING and the concept of Number (One), the Manifestation and the Concept are ONE and the SAME THING!
Therefore, the FIRST manifestation could be Number without yet creating anyTHING ELSE. Number would therefore be the FIRST CONCEPTUALIZATION, the FIRST MATTER.
Don’t just take my word for it. Chapter 42 (4+2=6) of the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu states:
“The Tao begot one.
One begot two.
Two begot three.
And three begot the ten thousands things...”
Notice how it doesn’t state that the Tao created the universe, or atoms, or humans, or elements, or yin/yang, etc. The first begotting the Tao does is to manifest the NUMBER ONE.
Indra’s Web is a MATRIX of Number.
