Negating Nothingness: Redefining Existence Beyond Time and Illusion
1. Central Thesis: Deconstructing the Fallacy of Nothingness
The cornerstone of any authentic existential understanding is the deconstruction of the fallacy of nothingness; not as a reality we confront, but as a perceptual illusion arising from a limited understanding of absolute truth. The decisive certainty underlying this vision is that "Nothingness is inherently negated" and has no connection to true existence. What was mistakenly assumed to be "nothingness" is, in reality, simply "raw existence" in its primordial oneness.
The nature of this singular existence, as an absolute truth that permeates everything and admits no plurality or divergence, is what deceived the mind into imagining "nothingness" for everything else. This can be envisioned as a vessel completely filled with water; when water represents the sole truth occupying the space, the concepts of "void" or "nothingness" lose all meaning and possibility of realization within this full frame. The fullness of singular existence logically negates the possibility of anything else, and no "true nothingness" exists in opposition.
This principle finds its deepest resonance in the structure of monotheism: "There is no god but God". Here, negation is not a stage preceding affirmation; it is the very act of affirmation. Denying all false deities reveals the absolute singular divinity. Just as the “la” in "la ilaha" leads to the affirmation in "illa Allah," negating nothingness is the act that establishes singular existence. But if nothingness is merely a logical negation, from which depths of perception does this specter emerge to haunt human consciousness? The answer lies in the deceptive structure of time itself.
2. The Birth of Illusion: Time as the Origin of Nothingness
Nothingness, in all its existential weight, is merely a secondary product of time; a purely temporal concept. This principle crystallizes in a decisive truth that overturns the conventional understanding of the relationship between existence and time:
"Without time, there would be no nothingness."
Original existence, or "raw existence," is absolute and timeless. Time, on the other hand, creates in perception the intermediary, feminine-like space we call imagination; a womb-like realm in which unrealized possibilities arise, giving birth to the sensation of absence and potential loss. This intricate relationship between time, illusion, and imagination produces false perception.
Thus manifests the triad of false perception that frames different facets of a single truth: nothingness is impossibility, impossibility is illusion, and the entire triad is nothing but "unreal time". It is a phantom that only gains substance within a temporal framework separating "what was" from "what will be," creating a gap through which nothingness appears as a conceivable potential. To understand how this illusion manifests, we must move from the abstract concept to its original archetypal model, where separation from truth takes conscious form.
3. Archetype of Separation: Iblis and the Devouring of Truth
The figure of "Iblis" does not appear here in its traditional religious context, but as a primordial philosophical archetype revealing the mechanism of illusion and how the superficial separates from its primordial essence. It represents the philosophical principle of separation from the source, which generates the experience of nothingness in consciousness.
Iblis’ philosophical nature stems from being a being born of the realm of imagination (jinn), which branched until it completely separated from its original essence. His symbolic act is "devouring the light", a metaphor for severing any truth from its original meaning, placing consciousness before a void of meaning—what we experience as "nothingness." This act is manifested in the metaphor of "negative femininity" or "the endless womb"; representing perpetual reception without giving, hoarding truth, and preventing its manifestation.
His existential drive was the desire for "incarnation" according to his own will, not according to divine selection. This rebellion rendered him an "impossible imagination"; an ambition contradicting itself, a supposed truth rejecting the supreme principle of divine selection, turning into pure illusion. Facing this archetype of separation, the divine opposite emerges in spirit and incarnation.
4. Spirit and Incarnation: The Divine Counterpart to Illusion
The common notion of the soul as a separate individual entity is a myth that obscures its essential truth. The soul is not "my soul and your soul"; it is a single divine command, unified and indivisible. It is not an entity but the dynamic extension between divine will and manifested action; the chain of divine commands allowing raw existence to take a defined form. It is the bridge linking unmanifested will and the embodied being.
Here lies the supreme importance of "incarnation", as the final expression of divine choice and selection. The incarnated human is a being chosen to hold a place and rank in reality, whereas Iblis, who remained in the realm of imagination without permission for embodiment, is an unchosen being. This truth sparked his rebellion and desire to undermine the value of the body.
The "gap" created by this Iblis principle between humanity and spirit led to the loss of spiritual knowledge. This gap acted as an absorbing zone devouring truth, producing the human experience of "loss" and disorientation. The sense that something could vanish or be lost forever directly fed the concept of nothingness in our consciousness.
5. Conclusion: The Tyranny of Appearance and the Reality of Essence
In conclusion, nothingness is not a reality we confront but an illusion we produce when appearance dominates essence. Nothingness only appears conceivable when a "transient appearance" overshadows an "eternal, true essence", consuming and hiding it from awareness temporarily. This dominance is the core of the metaphysical process that can be called **"Iblisification"**, imprisoning us in a temporal moment or condition, unable to conceive existence beyond it. This mechanism manifests in various forms:
- The dominance of an era over humans makes it impossible to imagine true existence in another age.
- The dominance of a specific circumstance prevents conceiving life in any different condition.
- The dominance of a particular imagination makes humans unable to exist without it, turning this imagination into eternal imprisonment.
The fundamental principle to internalize is that nothingness, impossibility, and illusion are mere temporal byproducts of time. They are fleeting shadows with no real substance. This entire thesis can be summarized in this decisive statement that reorders our relationship with existence:
"Without time, nothingness disappears, yet existence does not."
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