The Spectrum of Overlap
All knowledge sources ranked from the first-person experience as reference point
Abstract
This paper introduces Natural Human Consciousness (NHC) as a reference point, the permanent state in which the Default Mode Network (DMN) has been fully brought to rest, not suppressed or temporarily deactivated, but durably resolved through the release of all unprocessed content. From this first-person reference point, a spectrum of existing knowledge sources is evaluated: indigenous traditions, Eastern philosophy, mysticism, phenomenology, neuroscience, quantum physics, Western philosophy, and mainstream scientific paradigms. The degree of overlap with the reference point is assessed along a single axis: how closely does a given source describe the state as it actually is, and where does it diverge? The divergence is almost always the same: the permanence is not reached or not explained, and with it the gatekeeper function of original intuition does not come into effect. The paper identifies a structural transition at the boundary between Zone 2 and Zone 3, where the first-person perspective is replaced by the third-person perspective as the primary epistemological stance, making a solution from within that approach structurally impossible.
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Evidence, Invitation & Research Proposal
A companion paper to: Natural Human Consciousness — The Spectrum of Overlap (2026)
Abstract
This companion paper to Natural Human Consciousness: The Spectrum of Overlap (Wijn 2026) presents three interconnected contributions. First, a structured overview of empirical findings across neuroscience, clinical medicine, developmental psychology and epigenetics that cannot be adequately explained by the current mainstream paradigm, and that converge on the hypothesis that the Default Mode Network is a blockade of consciousness, not its producer. Second, a direct invitation to researchers at the boundary of the existing paradigm to follow their own findings one step further. Third, a pre-registrable longitudinal research proposal designed to test the core claim of Natural Human Consciousness: that a permanent, stable reduction of DMN baseline activity, distinct from temporary meditative suppression, is achievable, measurable and associated with a consistent cluster of cognitive, physiological and relational outcomes. The proposal is designed to be publishable in mainstream journals without requiring prior acceptance of the NHC framework.
Revelations Beyond Belief 