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ODODU is a derivational language which is continually evolving towards the goal of a universal language. It is derived from Relational Systems Theory and has led to the formulation of the Bion Technologies and TimberFish Technologies. In this regard it provides evidence in favor of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, which is interpreted in this site by the phrase, "The Language You Use Determines What You Can Think". ODODU is a complimentary technology to True Thinker, an external form of mechanized semiosis which has been developed by As It Is Inc. Under your control and guidance True Thinker can do some of your thinking for you whereas ODODU can help you improve the way you think on your own. ODODU has also been significantly influenced by the quaternion formulation of general relativity theory. Because ODODU is a derivational language all you need to construct and use it are a few foundational presumptions which comprise an initiating protocol. These are as follows: ODODU comprises eight vowels, U, I, E, A, O, Q, Y, and H, and sixteen consonants, D, P, R, B, C, L, T, K, S, G, F, X, N, M, W, and Z. Each letter will be assigned a fundamental archetypal meaning which will be derived to the maximal extent possible from a symbolic form which illustrates this meaning and how it might have evolved from the relational nature of the universe. The first four vowels are presumed to represent a personal perspective and are presented as;
The second four vowels are viewed a representing a perspective external or distinct from the personal perspective. They are presented as;
The sixteen consonants are presumed to be derived from interactions between certain pairs of vowels. They are presented as;
Thus the consonant D derives from an interaction between U and O and how our personal experiences lead to an interpretation of these different perspectives on self relation . The grammar will consist of 64 uniquely determined pairs of the eight vowels of ODODU as follows: UU UI UE UA UO UQ UY UH IU II IE IA IO IQ IY IH EU EI EE EA EO EQ EY EH AU AI AE AA AO AQ AY AH OU OI OE OA OO OQ OY OH QU QI QE QA QO QQ QY QH YU YI YE YA YO YQ YY YH HU HI HE HA HO HQ HY HH These 64 two vowel pairs will form the grammatical words of ODODU. Additional words will be constructed by placing consonants and vowels between the two vowels of the grammatical words. The first vowel will determine the part of speech, noun, verb, modifier, etc. of the word. The last vowel determines how the word is used in a sentence. The meaning of the word is determined by the interior consonants and vowels which are defined as the core of the word. Cores will be constructed by alternating consonants and vowels so that cores with only one letter represent the most general concepts while cores with increasing numbers of letters will represent increasingly specific and detailed concepts. This is all that is is needed to build and use ODODU. If we each build our own version we can then communicate with each other by following a covariance procedure as described in A Pragmatic Process for the Evolution of ODODU. In the rest of this site I present a variety of pages which document my interpretation of the initiating protocol and how I have used it to derive my version of ODODU as a working language. I believe that this process, which I have been thinking about for the last 40 years and directly involved with for the last 20, can change the way we think. It can make us more aware of what we do when we think and can make us better at it. I believe that my involvement in this evolutionary process has influenced my thinking towards a more cooperative, peaceful, and environmentally sustainable world view. This has resulted in the formation of the following two companies, TimberFish Technologies and Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. which provide tangible evidence of what can be accomplished with a better language. This site contains the following pages. The Home Page: This is where you are now. What’s New: Any recent changes to this version are identified here along with a running series of comments. The Derivation of Archetypal Meaning in ODODU The Derivation of Numbers and Mathematics The following are dated essays and documents relating to the development of ODODU A Pragmatic Process for the Evolution of ODODU
The Theoretical Foundations of ODODU
UDU, The Personal Origins of ODODU
The Bion Hypothesis and Bion Technologies
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