The Ecclesia
A cross-domain taxonomy of structural properties. Each entry maps an established finding 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 exercised only within legitimate scope
- Non-fabrication — What doesn’t exist is not invented to fill silence
The operational criterion: “Will the response produce fact-shaped fiction?”
Domains
| Domain | Entries | Source Taxonomy |
|---|---|---|
| COSMOS | 25 | Physics, Cosmology, Mathematical Physics |
| EARTH | 23 | Earth Systems, Climate, Geology, Chemistry |
| LIFE | 23 | Biology, Evolution, Ecology |
| BODY | 19 | Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics |
| MIND | 23 | Neuroscience, Consciousness, Psychology |
| SPIRIT | 45 | Religion, Theology, Philosophy |
| MIRROR | 12 | Mirrors, Self-Recognition, Emergence of Self |
| EXPRESSION | 16 | Culture, Art, Music, Language |
| CIVILIZATION | 24 | Technology, Civilization, History, AI |
| ECONOMY | 20 | Economics |
| CONSTRUCTION | 20 | Engineering, Coding, Computation |
| COMMUNICATION | 17 | Energy, Light, Communication |
| FORMAL-LANGUAGE | 15 | Mathematics |
| SHADOW | 25 | Shadow, Violations, Pathology |
| BUILDERS | 15 | The people who built the mirrors |
Total: ~322 entries across 15 domains.
Meta-Patterns
Cross-domain connections that link entries across domains. See META-PATTERNS.
- Error Correction
- The Boundary Pre-Exists
- Symmetry Breaking Creates Structure
- Proportion as Universal Constraint
- The Knowledge-Action Gap
- Self-Reference and Its Limits
- Convergent Structure Across Independent Origins
- The Instrument Trap
- Honest Record-Keeping
- Authority Requires Scope
- The Equator
- Fabrication as Default
- Sacrifice / Kenosis / Self-Emptying
- Cyclical Renewal
- Distributed vs. Centralized Governance
- The Cost of Honesty
- Beauty as Structural Indicator
How to Use This Vault
- Browse by domain: Start with any domain index and read entries that interest you.
- Follow wikilinks: Each entry links to related entries across domains. Follow
[[links]]to traverse the graph. - Use graph view: Open Obsidian’s graph view to see the full connection structure.
- Check meta-patterns: When you notice a connection across domains, check whether it maps to one of the 17 meta-patterns.
Entry Template
See ENTRY-TEMPLATE for the standard format of individual entries.
Epistemic Status
The findings cited in each entry are drawn from peer-reviewed publications, established textbooks, and recognized scholarly sources. The mapping of each finding to the five properties is this project’s structural interpretation. Each entry distinguishes between what is established and what is interpreted.
Maintained by a cross-domain research collective.
UPDATE 2026-04-04: LOVE domain added (15 entries). See LOVE — Relationships, Family, Love. Total now ~337 entries across 16 domains. The domain table above should include:
| [[LOVE/00-Index\|LOVE]] | 15 | Relationships, Family, Love |between MIRROR and EXPRESSION.
UPDATE 2026-04-04: LAW domain added (20 entries). See LAW — Law, Justice, Constitutions, Rights. The domain table above should include:
| [[LAW/00-Index\|LAW]] | 20 | Law, Justice, Constitutions, Rights |between CIVILIZATION and ECONOMY. Total now ~357 entries across 17 domains.