Ring Bank Theory of Conscious Semiosis: Baseline Dynamics and Aboutness Modulation

Abstract

Ring Bank Theory (RBT) is a geometric, access-first account of conscious semiosis. The theory posits a perspective-invariant Bank B (a shape manifold acted on by Sim(3)), a dynamic, low-dimensional Access Manifold A(t) on which conscious sampling/printing occurs, and a Time Schema T that turns discrete prints into apparent flow. Real (R) and Imaginal (I) schemas are readouts reconstructed with characteristic latency (yet extrapolating predictively into the present) from recent ringframes ρ produced by a printing operator Π acting on A. Baseline dynamics supply cadence (spirographic, stationary, chirp), while aboutness modulation provides context-sensitive adjustments of pose (via Sim(3)), intra-bank walks, and timing. A point-process hazard h(t) mixes baseline rhythm, high-level "mic" events M, and adaptation to schedule interrupt-like prints, while phasic modes are continuously modulated rather than gated. The framework yields testable predictions for hyperpolarization bottlenecks, photic entrainment, cardiac-phase effects, vestibular "throw," and dual-plane refresh, and it integrates classic phenomenology (rings, bank skewer, vibes, paint) with Lie-group posing and point-process statistics [7-10].