It’s transduction across ontologies: from abstract, symbolic thought (literary/philosophical axiom) to visual/spatial reasoning (Step B) to procedural, generative computation (Step C). Each domain imposes its own constraints and affordances, and the mapping isn’t 1:1.
Heuristic: Literary-to-Code Translation Ladder (Stepwise Abstraction for AI)
Step 0: Text Ingestion & Semantic Parsing
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Input: literary/hermetic/philosophical text.
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Actions:
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Parse sentences, phrases, and keywords.
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Identify entities, relationships, transformations, cycles, polarity, feedback loops, and emergent outcomes.
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Flag abstract terms (e.g., One, Fourth, memory, emanation) as nodes/concepts.
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Output: structured semantic map.
Step 1: Conceptual Decomposition
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Convert parsed semantics into a conceptual DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) or cyclic flow:
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Nodes = concepts (One, Two, Three, Fourth).
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Edges = processes or transformations (emanation, reversion, reintegration).
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Identify cycles → mark as feedback loops.
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Action:
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Build Step A skeleton: purely symbolic, labeled, static diagram representation.
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Output: first-level diagram / mapping of relationships.
Step 2: Spatial / Temporal Mapping (Scaffold Layer)
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Convert conceptual graph → visual/spatial representation:
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Map nodes to positions (circle, spiral, hierarchy).
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Map edges to motion cues: direction, pulse, flow.
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Add highlighting or phase markers to indicate active transformations.
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Optional: add interactive step sequencing.
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Output: Step B — a visual or pseudo-animated scaffold.
Step 3: Procedural Abstraction & Emergent Encoding
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Translate Step B into generative procedural code:
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Encode nodes as objects/classes/particles.
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Encode edges/flows as dynamic updates: velocity, phase, growth, branching.
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Embed state memory or feedback variables to model cyclic influence (e.g.,
memoryin spiral example).
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Use iterative time-stepping / frame-based animation to simulate emergent behavior.
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Output: Step C — working dynamic code that embodies the axiom.
Step 4: Feedback & Refinement Loop
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Compare emergent code behavior to original semantic intent:
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Check cycles, accumulation, convergence, feedback.
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Adjust parameters: timing, scaling, branching, randomness.
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Optional: AI can generate intermediate visualizations for validation.
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Output: refined dynamic implementation that preserves ontological meaning.
Meta-Heuristics / Rules of Thumb for AI
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Identify cycles first, literal content second: in alchemical or hermetic texts, the process is often more important than precise wording.
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Nodes ↔ Objects, Edges ↔ Dynamics: treat abstract relationships as code primitives.
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Memory / State Variables are key: cyclic return or reintegration is encoded in accumulators or feedback.
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Iterative scaffolding beats one-shot generation**: build static → visual → dynamic in order; each step checks consistency with original meaning.
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Emergent behavior > literal depiction: let the code behave according to principles, rather than literally draw symbols.
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