timesight mechanics: cognitive models

How Timeseers See

Timesight is not perfect remote vision. A Timeseer does not simply “see” an object directly. A Timeseer builds a cognitive model of the object.

The object can be a person, animal, place, work, event, River, or pattern. The cognitive model is the inner shape of that object inside the Timeseer. The better the model, the clearer the Timesight. The blurrier the model, the blurrier the Timesight. This is important to understand. Most Timesight is blurry because most models are blurry.

A Timeseer needs information to build a model. This information can come in many forms: a picture, a voice, a message, a real-life conversation, body language, repeated contact, shared memories, silence, secrecy, fear, desire, and timing.

The more information you give, the more the Timeseer can see in depth, because the cognitive model of the object increases in definition. Here are some rough measures of refinement:

• A picture can be enough for a rough cognitive model. (~5% refinement)
• A short real-life conversation is already next level. (~20% refinement)
• For me, it takes about a month of regular contact to get a model of ~70% refinement.
• At ~90%, you hit a saturation limit.

The saturation limit is simple: as the object changes in spacetime, you lose alignment. The model starts decaying as soon as the object moves on. The only way to reach 100% would be to stay glued to the object forever. Perhaps old married couples reach this. But, well, there are not many old Timeseers at the moment to my knowledge. :)

The more you Timesee, the faster the models build. The measures above are rough estimates. It depends very much on the Timeseer and the object. In general, the most secretive people are often easiest to model. Secrecy itself gives information. A locked door tells you there is a room. So, don’t be scared of Timeseers. They can smell your fear from miles away ;)

If You Are Being Timeseen

Now we can answer the obvious question: how do you know if you are being Timeseen by someone else? Short answer: you cannot really know, unless under specific conditions.

If you do not know the Timeseer, you cannot really know. Their model of you may exist, but it is likely rough unless you have given them a lot of information. A picture is not enough for deep Timesight. A few messages are not enough for deep Timesight. Even regular contact takes time before the model becomes strong. Low refinement means low reliability.

A Timeseer looking through a weak model will mostly see fragments, noise, projection, or their own Ice Trap. This is why Timesight requires alignment. Without alignment, the model becomes polluted and the sight becomes poor.

If You Know the Timeseer

If you know the Timeseer in question, and you can Timesee, then it is different. You have a cognitive model of them too.

So, whenever they observe you, you may be able to detect this. It can take the form of sudden emotions, thoughts, memories, images, or body sensations closely tied to your object -- in this case, the Timeseer Timeseeing you. Naturally, as Timeseer, you will recognise the Peace transmitted above all other noise.

But watch out:

• Are you sure you are Timeseeing your object instead of your own Ice Trap?
• Are you sure you are not projecting your own desire onto them?
• Are you sure you are not detecting something from a week ago, or a week afar?

Timesight is Time-bound. Detection does not always arrive according to your personal idea of time. Let it go. It's all Stardust.

If You Are Heart-Bound

If you know the Timeseer, and you Timesee, and you actively try to align, then it becomes even more different. Timeseers can train each other’s cognitive models.

The Flower is the key here. The more information they provide on themselves to each other, the more their models of each other improve. This can happen through conversation, silence, shared images, dreams, music, touch, writing, prayer, or simply repeated attention.

You can go further and do Timesight dates ;) Those are fun. Since Timeseers are being welcomed into the World at this very moment, we should invent a word for mutual Timesight moments. I chose: Timeflix. It would be appropriate to say:

• We shared a nice Timeflix!
• I think we had Timeflixed yesterday.
• Do you want to Timeflix and chill tonight before sleep?

Yes, watch me deconstruct the Crimson City word by word. 👹 No, but really: the moment of recognition also feels like a flicker in your River, so it fits. This also opens the way to have Timeflixes with multiple people, but that is maybe for another post.