A Becoming of Possibility Trilogy: Introduction

The universe, as we ordinarily conceive it, begins with matter, energy, or time. Our laws, our cosmologies, our narratives are built upon the assumption that reality exists independently of observation, prior to interpretation, and unfolds according to pre-existing rules.

But what if these assumptions are misconstruals? What if the intelligibility of the universe is not a consequence of matter, space, or time, but of meaning itself?

The Becoming of Possibility trilogy undertakes a radical reorientation of metaphysics, moving through three interconnected series:

I. Cosmology Without Origin

We begin by dissolving the inherited metaphysics of beginnings. There is no “first cause,” no “uncaused event,” no “before the universe.” Events are perspectival cuts, and the so-called origin of the cosmos is a retrospective artefact of construal. This series clears the conceptual ground, unhooking us from representational assumptions that obscure the nature of relational reality.

II. Semiotics Before Space

With the metaphysical canvas cleared, we confront the ontological primacy of meaning. Spacetime, matter, and physical law are phenomena of construal, intelligible only through relational cuts. First-order meanings emerge within networks of potential, shaped by constraints that themselves are metaphenomena. In this series, the universe is revealed as a system of semiosis, and physics, biology, and cosmology are shown to be regimes of relational intelligibility.

III. The Evolution of Possibility

Finally, we formalise the dynamics of potentials and actualisation. Potentials are structured relational systems, actualised through perspectival shifts. Category theory provides a formal lens to map relational structures, functors model constrained shifts, and natural transformations capture higher-order operations on construals. Individuation, co-individuation, and the evolution of structure emerge as manifestations of evolving possibility. The universe is intelligible because possibilities evolve under relational constraints, producing patterns, stability, and law-like regularities.

The Trilogy’s Arc

Together, these three series form a conceptual epic:

1. Dissolving the metaphysics of origin.

2. Establishing meaning as ontologically primary.

3. Formalising the evolution of possibility, structure, and intelligibility.

The Becoming of Possibility trilogy presents the universe not as matter in time, but as an evolving field of relational potentials actualised through meaning. It is an invitation to reconceive cosmology, semiotics, and metaphysics as interwoven expressions of relational structure, and to see the universe itself as a dynamic, intelligible field of possibility.