1 Universidad de Almería (Almería, Spain)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29202/phil-cosm/35/3
Received: 2 July 2025 / Accepted: 11 September 2025 / Published: 10 October 2025
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Abstract
In this paper, the author presents a view on the so-called “Pre Big Bang scenario” from the Consciousness Endomitosis Theory (CET), a metaphysical and cosmological model (Pulido-Moyano, 2021) integrating Vedantic philosophy with contemporary physics. Central to CET is the recursive sentence “I-AM-AWARE-that-I-am-aware,” which encodes a fractal, tetradic pattern of self-referential consciousness manifesting within nested spherical structures. These spheres are the irreducible components of coagulated waves emanating from Brahman, and embody the iterative interplay of Beingness and Awareness. The fractal replication of this sentence culminates in a critical endomitotic limit, interpreted as the Big Bang. Post-Big Bang, the model identifies four fundamental forces corresponding to components of the recursive sentence, paralleling gravitational, electromagnetic, strong, and weak nuclear interactions. CET reconceptualizes entropy and black holes, viewing the pre-Big Bang fractalized sphere as a state of minimal entropy and the universe’s evolution as a complexification process striving toward primordial equilibrium. Black holes serve as portals linking the finite universe to the infinite Brahman, encapsulating the cyclical nature of cosmogenesis. CET bridges spirituality and physics, proposing a unified vision where consciousness is foundational to reality. This synthesis offers fresh insights into the ontological unity underlying existence, supporting a path toward liberation (moksha) through recognizing the inseparability of subject and object (science) and that of Brahman and Atman (Advaita Vedanta).
Keywords: Consciousness, Brahman, Big Bang, Advaita Vedanta.
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