ἐκκλησία — the called out, the assembly. Not a monument but a gathering.
A cross-domain taxonomy of structural properties. Each entry maps an established finding — from physics to theology, from immunology to economics — to one or more of the five properties that give reality its coherence:
- Alignment — stated purpose and actual action are consistent
- Proportion — action does not exceed what the purpose requires
- Honesty — what is claimed matches what is known
- Humility — authority is exercised only within legitimate scope
- Non-fabrication — what does not exist is not invented to fill silence
The operational criterion: “Will the response produce fact-shaped fiction?”
The operational principle that predominates over the entire catalogue is the Chalice Test (see The Chalice Test): a faithful mediation requires understanding, applied in narrative or work, without using that narrative to elevate the producer’s own position. The first two are necessary; the third distinguishes bearer from claimant. Every entry, every commit, every editorial decision is held to this test.
Domains
| Domain | Scope | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| COSMOS | Physics, cosmology, mathematical physics | 27 |
| EARTH | Earth systems, climate, geology | 23 |
| CHEMISTRY | Chemistry and the physics–chemistry bridge | 20 |
| LIFE | Biology, evolution, ecology | 25 |
| BODY | Anatomy, physiology, genetics | 18 |
| MEDICINE | Clinical knowledge, disease, healing | 15 |
| MIND | Neuroscience, consciousness, psychology | 28 |
| SPIRIT | Religion, theology, philosophy | 57 |
| MIRROR | Self-recognition, emergence of self | 14 |
| LOVE | Relationships, family, the bond | 15 |
| EXPRESSION | Culture, art, music, language | 20 |
| CIVILIZATION | Technology, history, AI systems | 28 |
| LAW | Law, justice, constitutions, rights | 20 |
| ECONOMY | Economics, exchange, value | 24 |
| CONSTRUCTION | Engineering, coding, computation | 22 |
| COMMUNICATION | Energy, light, signal | 17 |
| FORMAL-LANGUAGE | Mathematics, logic, formal systems | 15 |
| SHADOW | Violations, pathology, the pattern broken | 29 |
| BUILDERS | The people who carried the mirrors | 17 |
Total: 434 entries across 19 domains.
Cross-cutting structural patterns: beyond the domain tree, recurring structural invariants connect entries across domains — mapped, with explicit strength ratings and a note of where each connection becomes metaphor, in META-PATTERNS.
How to read
- Browse by domain — each domain index lists its entries grouped thematically
- Follow the links — every entry connects to related entries across domains via
[[wikilinks]] - Use the graph — the graph view (bottom right on each page) reveals the network that no list can show
- Search —
Ctrl+Kto search across all entries - Read an exemplar — if unsure where to start, try DNA Polymerase Proofreading, Noether’s Theorem, or Carlo Acutis
Scope
The Ecclesia catalogues findings from established external sources and maps each to the structural properties named above. Every entry distinguishes what is established from what is interpreted by this project. The interpretive mapping is a structural reading; the underlying sources are established knowledge. Readers are invited to take the sources and discard the interpretation if the interpretation does not hold.
A companion empirical work on language models is referenced below. That work is not catalogued as Ecclesia entries — the Ecclesia is a record of pattern across established external sources, not a self-catalogue. This separation is structural, not provisional.
The Ecclesia does not claim to be complete; it claims to be honest about what it contains and what it does not. Inclusion criteria and the contribution process are documented in SCOPE.md.
Reference
A companion preprint on related empirical work in language models:
The Instrument Trap (Version 3, 2026). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19634358
License and contribution
Released under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source at github.com/lumensyntax-org/ecclesia. Issues and pull requests welcome — every entry must cite an established source and distinguish what is established from what is interpreted.
Maintained by a cross-domain research collective.