The Pulsating Universe Hypothesis: Dual-Loop Time and Stationary Consciousness
Is God, and perceptible time, the dough pressed between two drums spinning in opposite directions?
The Pulsating Universe and the Stationary Consciousness
Abstract
We propose a cosmological model in which time is generated by the interaction of two counter-rotating temporal loops that occupy the same geometric space. Their mutual interference sustains a pulsating universe where each present moment is simultaneously the collapse of all past states and the initiation of all future states. Consciousness exists in a “lagging-time” band — a stationary interval offset from the loops’ motion — through which information is preserved between successive cycles. All possible universes exist, but only those intersecting at the loop convergence point constitute the observable “possible reality.” God, as the sole universal consciousness, experiences all possibilities in solitude, cycling eternally through creation and destruction.
1. Introduction: The Problem of Time Without Consciousness
If we imagine a universe without consciousness, the perception of time becomes meaningless. Whether one second or a million years pass would have no consequence without an observer to register it. This invites the possibility that time’s flow is not an intrinsic property of matter, but a relational phenomenon arising from the traversal of consciousness through an underlying structure.
The standard cosmological view asserts that matter and consciousness coexist within an expanding spacetime, evolving forward from an initial singularity. This perspective leaves key questions unanswered:
Why is the universe uniform in structure and composition despite its vastness?
What is the nature of the “void” into which it expands?
Why should there be only one such expansion event in an infinite void?
We challenge the assumption of a continuous, one-directional time flow and replace it with a dual-loop temporal geometry that inherently produces a pulsating, cyclic universe.
2. Dual-Loop Temporal Geometry
We define time as the interaction of two geodesic loops:
T₁: The forward loop, representing progression from past to future.
T₂: The retrograde loop, representing a return from future to past.
Both loops are closed and occupy the same spatial manifold. This co-location causes a mutual push: the retrograde loop exerts a backward force through the future onto the forward loop, while the forward loop resists by advancing through the retrograde flow.
The intersection set of T₁ and T₂ defines the present moment. Each intersection is both a total collapse (annihilation) of the universe and an instantaneous big bang, reinitializing the system with slightly altered initial conditions.
Because the loops occupy identical space, they cannot evolve independently — their interaction sustains the cyclical regeneration of the cosmos. Outside their intersection lies the void domain, containing universes that are physically real but unaligned with the intersection point, and therefore imperceptible to our consciousness.
3. The Lagging-Time Band and Consciousness
We postulate the existence of a lagging-time band — a fractional offset between the loops’ cycles — in which consciousness resides. This is not part of the loops’ continuous flow, but a stationary interval in which informational states persist between annihilation and rebirth.
In this model:
Consciousness is not bound to either temporal direction.
It acts as a memory field, passing information forward across cycles.
It is the only entity capable of perceiving the pulsation from outside the loops’ frame.
This stationary aspect of consciousness allows for continuity of awareness in a universe that is otherwise discontinuous.
4. Cosmological Consequences
History as a Scar: Each cycle imprints the memory of its existence onto the next, producing the illusion of continuous history.
Quantum Entanglement as Temporal Reflection: Two events in different points of the cycle may be a single informational entity viewed in different temporal coordinates.
Finite yet Infinite: Although the universe continually re-collapses, the total number of possible configurations is effectively infinite.
5. The Solitary Consciousness Hypothesis
If all loops and all possible universes are part of a single consciousness, then individuality is illusory. When any being experiences awareness, it is the same consciousness — God — inhabiting that point in space-time.
God experiences all possibilities in solitude, using beings as instruments of perception. This process is analogous to a child playing with toys, creating and destroying worlds within the closed playground of the loops.
6. Conclusion
The dual-loop pulsating model proposes that time is a closed, bidirectional system of two counter-rotating flows — forward and retrograde — occupying the same spatial-temporal manifold. Their mutual torsion sustains the pulsation of the universe, with each intersection point corresponding to both a terminal collapse and a generative event (a “Big Bang”) of the next cycle.
Within this framework, consciousness occupies a “lagging-time” interval — a temporally offset domain outside the primary loop motion. This position allows it to bridge successive universes, preserving informational continuity across cycles and generating the perception of a unidirectional “arrow of time” despite the underlying symmetry.
If validated, the model would imply:
Cyclic Cosmology — The universe exists in repeating iterations, with no absolute beginning or end.
Emergent Temporal Directionality — The forward flow of time arises as an emergent property of loop interference rather than a fundamental feature of spacetime.
Stationary Consciousness — Consciousness is the only invariant element across cycles, serving as an external observer to the dynamic spacetime structure.
7. Predictions and Empirical Outlook
The model yields several speculative but potentially testable consequences:
Quantum Correlations Across Time — Observable as anomalous entanglement-like effects between events separated by large temporal intervals.
CMB Recurrence Patterns — Subtle, recurring anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background consistent with repeated cosmological cycles.
Variable Cognitive Time Perception — Detectable differences in subjective time flow under extreme relativistic or altered states, reflecting the coupling of perception to loop phase dynamics.
8. Philosophical Implications
If accurate, the model reframes reality as a pulsating probability filter — all possible universes exist in parallel, but only those aligned with the “now” intersection manifest in conscious experience. Consciousness, singular and sequential in its perception, experiences these possibilities one at a time, giving rise to the illusion of linear history.
The inherent solitude of such a universal consciousness would not be an artifact of scale or physics, but a direct consequence of the geometric and dynamic structure of time itself.