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Field Notes & Essays

A journal of field notes, annotations, essays, and art — lived fragments, questions, and creative practices exploring what happens when perception shifts.

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Journal of the Experiment Martin Lenclos Journal of the Experiment Martin Lenclos

I Built a Tool That Tells Me What to Test

This Journal of the Experiment entry extends the inquiry from the How It Works and What is The Dreamer Project? pages by introducing one of the tools that helps structure the experiment in daily life. The Daily Allocator is a simple device for assigning the day’s test conditions — what to hold, what to apply, when to apply it, and under what limits — so that the inquiry can be lived rather than merely thought about.

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Journal of the Experiment Martin Lenclos Journal of the Experiment Martin Lenclos

The Hypothesis Protocol — Upon Waking, to Reinitiate the Experiment

It begins from a minimal ground: before any theory about reality, there is awareness, experience, and the question of what can actually be verified from the inside. The Premise Protocol is one tool in that experiment — a way to set the frame early, and observe whether perception, reaction, and meaning reorganize once the day begins.

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Journal of the Experiment Martin Lenclos Journal of the Experiment Martin Lenclos

The Aware in Awareness Is the Real in Reality - Where the Inquiry Begins

This Journal of the Experiment entry extends the inquiry from the Project Philosophy page and connects directly to the practice The Aware in Awareness Is the Real in Reality. It traces the minimum honest ground of the experiment: before any theory about reality, there is awareness, experience, and the question of what can actually be verified from the inside.

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Journal Annotations Martin Lenclos Journal Annotations Martin Lenclos

A Studio of Questions

Is awakening personal or collective? One consciousness or many? Free will or only the choice to remember we are Dreamer? This annotation frames the Dreamer Report as a studio of questions, where each log is not a conclusion but a vantage point to test together.

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Art & Design Martin Lenclos Art & Design Martin Lenclos

The Essence of 'Design for Nothing': Why "Design" and why "for Nothing"?

This blog post delves into the origins of 'Design for Nothing,' a practice that integrates elements of Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism, Taoism, and 'A Course in Miracles' to loosen ego’s grip and glimpse the possibility of a shared field of mind. Discover the story behind the choice of the term "design" and how it shapes the philosophy. Learn how to create an inner space for 'nothing' and experience profound shifts in perception.

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Is the World an Unwinnable Game?

This blog post explores the analogy of the world as a complex virtual game designed to make us experience separation from our true Self. It examines nondual philosophies such as Advaita Vedanta, Taoism, Buddhism, and 'A Course In Miracles' (ACIM), traditions which suggest the world may be less fixed than it appears. The post discusses the importance of spiritual relationships and collective awakening, using meditation and self-inquiry to transcend the illusion of separation and realize our true nature as an indivisible consciousness.

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The Essence of ‘Design for Nothing’: Understanding Nondual Reality

This blog post by Martin Lenclos delves into nondual philosophy and its impact on understanding reality and the self. Drawing from texts like the "Yoga Vasistha" and teachings of Advaita Vedanta, it explores how meditation and visualization practices can help testing whether the sense of separation loosens. Lenclos also discusses the intersection of ancient philosophies and modern consciousness studies, emphasizing the concept of the One Mind and the practice of "Design for Nothing" to achieve a state of peaceful awareness.

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