Proto-construals are islands of relation, but isolated nodes alone do not generate coherence. To give rise to symbolic structures, relation must align across gradients, forming fields of patterned influence that extend beyond a single focal point. These gradients are not lines or forces in the physical sense, but directions of relational compatibility — tendencies along which nodes interact, resonate, and stabilise.
Alignment emerges through selective reinforcement. Proto-construals that resonate mutually strengthen, creating chains and networks of relational coherence. Those that fail to resonate remain ephemeral, fading back into the undifferentiated potential. In this way, the universe begins to scaffold itself, producing the first persistent patterns without imposing rigid boundaries.
Gradients of alignment are graded, flexible, and context-sensitive. They encode memory of prior nodal recurrence, sensitivity to local densities, and readiness for future folding. Each gradient carries the imprint of relational history while maintaining the potential for novelty. Over time, these interactions produce fields of coordination — the embryonic scaffolds for language, ritual, and social formation.
In essence, alignment transforms proto-construals from local moments of coherence into extended structures of relational stability. It is the mechanism by which the universe begins to structure possibility itself, allowing meaning to emerge not as a singular fact but as a networked field of interpretive potential.
Through gradients of alignment, symbolic worlds take their first breath. Relation no longer simply folds; it begins to coordinate, remember, and amplify — setting the stage for persistent architectures of thought and culture.
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