Conceptual impressions surrounding this post are yet to be substantiated, corroborated, confirmed or woven into a larger argument or network.

Many have concerns about what an observer might be. I would like to comment on some of those ideas in reference to design, design Consciousness, the design process. 

Our comprehension and understanding of Reality appears before our consciousness in a symbolic way. There is no conclusive definition of what reality is because we all perceive, define, describe and observe what we encounter in Life in our own unique way. We perceive/observe our world from the center of a field of awarenesses we've described as consciousness. We perceive our world by mixing past and present experiences into bundles of references for easy access. We then subconsciously categorize them. We observe these "realities" and in attempt to retain a certain degree of continuity, attempt to reconfigure them into the present. We interpret these experiences from within and typically strive to adapt them to the current situation. We view both our objective and subjective world/s by means of a silent language of subconscious origin.  We perceive our concepts and ideas of reality by exercising a commonly shared vocabulary of symbolic interpretations; inputs and outputs of energy patterned about belief systems locked in the past. These belief systems contain past impressions we've sensed and experienced that cannot be measured, defined or described let alone fully understood.

 "Sensation tell us a thing is. Thinking tell us what it is this thing is. Feeling tells us what this thing is to us." Carl Jung

Common to all these circumstances is the realization that these impressions go through a process of observation/perception, translation, comprehension, and transformation. Each impression harbors a certain degree of importance and is subconsciously prioritized as part of our experience.      

impression 1 an idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone, especially one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of little evidence: • an effect produced on someone: • a difference made by the action or presence of someone or something:2 an imitation of a person or thing, especially one done to entertain:• a graphic or pictorial representation of someone or something:3 a mark impressed on a surface by something:• Dentistry a negative copy of the teeth or mouth made by pressing them into a soft substance. 4 the printing of a number of copies of a book, periodical, or picture for issue at one time. 
• a print taken from an engraving. 

prioritize designate or treat (something) as more important than other things: • determine the order for dealing with (a series of items or tasks) according to their relative importance: 
Consciousness by means of the subconscious, becomes substantiated into a vocabulary of signs, symbols, metaphor and analogy - systems of communication designed with a meaning and purpose. Design consciousness is a hypothesis claiming that the concept of reality is symbolically re-presented in the "form" of an omnipresent field of energy*. In reference to humanity, design consciousness harbors a symbolic language applicable to every observer, observation, form, event, experience and/or creation emerging from this field. Design becomes a conceptual reality that becomes apparent by means of the relationships created between the human intuition and the imagination. Design's intimate relationship between consciousness and its cognizance/awareness is the keystone, the synergistic channel between our senses and beyond, a catalyzing agent, an intermediary, a connector, a transformer of energy by means of exhibiting/signaling a coherent resonance between the parts and the whole.

* This field is virtual in character, meaning anything can be created and/or can emerge from within the depths of its presence; an unknown factor that can be equated by means of a symbolic intermediary and thereby become personally unveiled, made known, discovered and/or realized, aka a quantum field of virtual potential.    

imagination  1  creative power, fancy, vision; informal mind's eye.2  creativity, imaginativeness, creativeness; vision, inspiration, inventiveness, invention, resourcefulness, ingenuity; originality, innovation, innovativeness.3  interest, fascination, attention, passion, curiosity.

intuition 1  instinct, intuitiveness; sixth sense, clairvoyance, second sight.2 hunch, feeling (in one's bones), inkling, (sneaking) suspicion, idea, sense, notion; premonition, presentiment; informal gut feeling, gut instinct.

With this being said we can freely begin to venture into the unknown to discover for ourselves what is true, misleading, a purposeful distortion or a false insinuation. Intentions surrounding an inaccurate impression may be purposeful or not, which alone conjures up a major challenge in our decision making process. 

We can only learn and experience these differences for ourselves. No one else can accurately ascertain our feelings, perceptions, and impressions, or understand how we engage with the belief systems we so intimately embrace to help ground, stabilize and balance our concepts/ideas of consciousness/reality. ** It is important to understand that to be fully engaged in someone else's "reality" is, in a sense, being untrue to your self. It is imperative that you know who you are, walk your own path and make decisions in conjunction with what you believe to be true at that time. (Linear time masks truth behind a veil of change) Be willing to change your beliefs in search of truth while working with others for purposes greater than your own.

** Consider the fact that every belief system influences human consciousness/cognition/awareness by design in the form of sign, symbol, story, analogy, proverb and metaphor. Energy is patterned for a variety of reasons and intentions.

fact   noun1  reality, actuality, certainty; truth, verity, gospel. ANTONYMS  lie, fiction.2 detail, piece of information, particular, item, specific, element, point, factor, feature, characteristic, ingredient, circumstance, aspect, facet; (facts) information.3 event, happening, occurrence, incident, act, deed.

The major challenge in following a path of our own creation is the realization that "facts" are constantly changing. Our definition of time is likewise changing - leaning towards the designs of the observer.

https://phys.org/news/2020-10-zeptoseconds-world-short.htm

https://phys.org/news/2020-08-crystals-interacting.html

https://phys.org/news/2020-10-crystals-future.html

https://phys.org/news/2018-05-physicists-crystal.html

https://phys.org/news/2020-09-attosecond-pulses-reveal-electronic-ripples.html

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"Time is a component of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify the motions of objects. Time has been a major subject of religion, philosophy, and science, but defining it in a non-controversial manner applicable to all fields of study has consistently eluded the greatest scholars. 

In physics as well as in other sciences, time is considered one of the few fundamental quantities. Time is used to define other quantities – such as velocity – and defining time in terms of such quantities would result in circularity of definition. An operational definition of time, wherein one says that observing a certain number of repetitions of one or another standard cyclical event (such as the passage of a free-swinging pendulum) constitutes one standard unit such as the second, is highly useful in the conduct of both advanced experiments and everyday affairs of life. The operational definition leaves aside the question whether there is something called time, apart from the counting activity just mentioned, that flows and that can be measured. Investigations of a single continuum called spacetime brings the nature of time into association with related questions into the nature of space, questions that have their roots in the works of early students of natural philosophy. 

Among prominent philosophers, there are two distinct viewpoints on time. One view is that time is part of the fundamental structure of the universe, a dimension in which events occur in sequence. Time travel, in this view, becomes a possibility as other "times" persist like frames of a film strip, spread out across the time-line. Sir Isaac Newton subscribed to this realist view, and hence it is sometimes referred to as Newtonian time. The opposing view is that time does not refer to any kind of "container" that events and objects "move through", nor to any entity that "flows", but that it is instead part of a fundamental intellectual structure (together with space and number) within which humans sequence and compare events. This second view, in the tradition of Gottfried Leibniz and Immanuel Kant, holds that time is neither an event nor a thing, and thus is not itself measurable nor can it be travelled. 

Temporal measurement has occupied scientists and technologists and was a prime motivation in navigation and astronomy. Periodic events and periodic motion have long served as standards for units of time. Examples include the apparent motion of the sun across the sky, the phases of the moon, the swing of a pendulum, and the beat of a heart. Currently, the international unit of time, the second, is defined in terms of radiation emitted by caesium atoms (see below). Time is also of significant social importance, having economic value ("time is money") as well as personal value, due to an awareness of the limited time in each day and in human life spans."

This text uses material from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 

Exercise the ability to discern the truth intuitively and in the moment. Time has been said to move quickly ... at times.

Discernment is fundamental to discovering, achieving and retaining balance. Your intuition, imagination and design strengths are major contributors to this process. Truth, Beauty and Goodness need to be meaningfully pursued during the process of understanding and appreciation.

Note: This sense has been described as the intuition, a feeling based upon heartfelt knowledge and experience. Refer to abductive thinking.

https://designmetaphysics.blogspot.com/2020/02/design-metaphysics-exercise-in.html

https://designmetaphysics.blogspot.com/2020/03/design-metaphysics-exercise-in.html

We are symbolic creators and observers by nature. Follow the path you've begun to create for yourself ... step by step. Duly reflect upon the support and encouragement of others. We've all been conditioned by the past therefore adapt appropriately by means of observing your own design from within. 

by virtue ofbecause of, on account of, by dint of, by means of, by way of, via, through, as a result of, as a consequence of, on the strength of, owing to, thanks to, due to, by reason of.

PREPARING THE WAY

Who? Who might you be designing/creating for, yourself or others? In reality, we design for both. 

What? What do you intend to accomplish, i.e. what are the challenges before you? How can you integrate these challenges into specific objectives that need/must be actualized? Meeting goals depends upon meeting certain objectives. Some challenges/objectives are apparent, others hidden, all are attainable to some degree. Change is a constant demanding flexibility and adaptability. Change exposes us to the multidimensionality inherent in the universe. What seems attractive today may not be in the future. Goals and objectives are fundamental in every design journey, i.e. impressions effecting and affecting our every step along the way. What you design changes the process whether you are aware of it or not. 

Where? We live in a world that straddles both the tangible and the intangible. As humans we experience Life physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Balance is required. During the course of our journey you can be confident that our goals and therefore our objectives, will be altered. You must design in reference to the situation and circumstances re-presented before you. 

When? This question alludes to the realization that we all design within a capsule of time or frame of reference, a package into which we harbor our desires and intentions. When represents linear time, a factor that can inhibit, redirect, accelerate and/or obstruct your "progress". Over time and through repetition you might falsely expect certain goals and objectives to follow one after another ignoring the context in which such events and experiences occur. Knowledge, understanding and change teaches us that the opposite is true. You must be able to change in the moment.

Why? This question simply asks if the challenge before you is actually worth it. Are you willing to pursue the goals and objectives you see before you? It is here where you must be completely honest with yourself. It is here where you deeply search into your heart for the answer. 

You find out by asking yourSelf why? What are your intention/s? What is your motivation? Why are you determined to follow your own path when others disregard what you know they could never fully understand? Can you learn from following the paths of others - of course you can. This POV can be very enlightening and fruitful when you understand that their paths may look somewhat similar to yours ... but will never be exactly like yours because these observations are presented before your consciousness symbolically and metaphorically. This Truth every designer knows as fact.

Why is the most important question you will ever ask yourSelf as you walk down the paths of Life. No one will truly understand the challenges you face because these challenges are yours alone. We all are a part of this venture. We are part and parcel of an eternal and multidimensional resource of energy (QFVP). We experience this field physically, mentally, emotionally and intuitively. Each of us function as a buoy upon the ocean of consciousness, formations of energy together creating the patterns (pathways) leading to the Light upon the shore. 

You will learn from experience why. The answers lie deep within. You will recognize, know and feel them by design for what they are. 

"How" implies a future time and contains a degree of planning.  The question as to "how" infers that the design process/reality consists of linear thinking and a series of successive activities. One event should logically follow another in a certain preconceived or predetermined sequence of events typically based upon past experiences. Science has inferred that reality is multidimensional and quantum in context while based upon the nature/consciousness of the "observer". 

If made conscious of the importance of observing in the moment (when) the act of observing your concept of reality need not change . Time appears to nullify this POV when an observation/s reaches a state of immeasurability when applied to observing a specific event or experience within any quantum and/or virtual state of awareness.  

Three dimensional space and linear time become immeasurable and unrecognizable when our focus is in the moment. Any attempt to measure this instant wanes in purpose when compared to what will be meaningfully gained. Time appears to be erased "in an instant". * Past interpretations of what is  real becomes reconfigured, time becomes inconsequential, dimensions are altered, the concept of space re-interpreted and Life takes on a new meaning and a new purpose. These are all vibratory events and circumstances that can be measured if and when human awareness can effectively perceive, resonate and respond to them. This describes a design consciousness in perpetual change, a change that can only be observed, perceived and interpreted symbolically. 

* these are the instances where synchronicities can enter, be perceived/observed and appropriately acted upon.

 This situation describes the importance of change and the need for us to understand its influence upon our awareness. Human consciousness might be described as a point of awareness absorbed within the magnetic field of a greater consciousness to be continued ad infinitum. The concept of "when" brings forward the realization that what you create affects your path along with the paths of others. 

It is important to ponder upon the realization/fact that every step in our journey is a reflection of a "situation" being encountered at that time and in that space - aka 3D/4D space/time. Every step leads to the next - so the only POV we can be certain as being "real" is the current moment, i.e. the now moment. Whether our experiences are delusional, conjured up by our own impressions or the impressions of others, the immediate moment describes a fractal of time we each experience as being real. 

I think therefore I am. I know I am by virtue of what I observe and perceive. I am truly that I am.

Design's purpose is to facilitate the opportunity to discover one's self in a meaningful way.

There are many paths, roads, highways and interstates available -  which ones are the most appropriate, which one's are needed now considering the fact that your concept of time is likewise changing? 

CHANGE AND CHOICE

The two most obvious threads that weave their way through this array of perspectives (POV) are change and choice. Change is a given and thereby affects/effects every choice we make - this simple fact cannot be denied. Every inquiry and question describes what it means to bring into actualization a design/designer level of consciousness.

Each of these questions have an effect and affect upon the others. Each of these design inquiries trigger a search for a coherent resonance between elements/agents. In other words, each question seeks to find and bring into manifestation the concepts of balance and harmony.

However, there is one major difference when absorbing these revelations in three dimensional space and linear time - the context in which these observations were documented and/or experienced are not the same today. These circumstances describe the importance in exercising a designed consciousness. 

Design harbors all the archetypes into a symbolic language and format that when linked together into patterns of energy in motion, give Design its meaning and purpose and Consciousness the discourse necessary to know itSelf".

Over time the concepts of Truth, Beauty and Goodness have changed. Over time the space (planet) in which these events have emerged has changed. You have changed since you began reading this post. Today we are inundated with a wide variety of "realities" never before experienced, e.g. holographic, digital, nano, quantum, social, political, fractal, economic, planetary etc. All change resides protected under an umbrella of a Designed Universe in which we all participate and have our being.

"All true things must change and only that which changes remains true." Carl Jung

Design is electric and fundamental to the creation of every reality we might encounter and/or create. Our challenge is to discover this electric source by means of experiencing the magnetic field that symbolically surrounds us, i.e. Gaia/Life. Gaia is the co-creator with a Consciousness that supports our multidimensionality in the form of a "field" containing all we feel and believe important and joyful.

With this being said, let's begin our journey into how we might best enter our new reality where discernment is key.

discernment | dəˈsərnmənt |noun1 the ability to judge well: 2  perception in the absence of judgment with a view to obtaining spiritual direction and understanding:

Discernment is intuitive in character and essential in the path towards greater consciousness. Lack of discernment is brought to our attention through a general lack of awareness. The situations and circumstances we face everyday demand that we make a choice based upon our degree of discernment.

Capture the symbolic moments until you begin to realize that what you are observing doesn't resonate with your own position. Every POV is highly reliant/dependent upon your belief system. In other words, you best begin your journey with first applying your skills towards discovering who you are and why you are attracted to certain forms of energy that seem to surround/engulf your Life.  This foundational position becomes first and foremost before contemplating moving forward, i.e. before the point becomes the line.

Humanity know thyself.

“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forego their use and by some other means to give us knowledge which we can attain by them. He would not require us to deny sense and reason in physical matters which are set before our eyes and minds by direct experience or necessary demonstrations.” Galileo 

Ref: Letters From an Astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, pg. 174