2 The Observer Process: Construal and Perspective

In the previous post, we explored entangled processes, where two or more processes are inseparably linked, demonstrating that coherence can emerge without independent identity. Now, let us introduce a new twist: the Observer Process — a process capable of reflecting on others, without directly influencing them.

Observation as Relational Act

Imagine a process, O, that monitors two other processes, A and B. O does not intervene; it only construes the unfolding relations between A and B.

• O establishes perspective: it aligns sequences, notes correlations, and constructs temporal and spatial relations between processes.

• This act of observation does not create time or space ex nihilo; it makes these horizons legible by structuring relational cuts.

• O exemplifies construal as constitutive: meaning emerges through the observer’s alignment with the relational field.

Implications

• Observation is not passive. Even without intervention, construal creates epistemic horizons, revealing patterns and coherence.

• The observer highlights that time, space, and relational identity are perspectival: they depend on the cuts enacted by processes that perceive or measure.

• In social or symbolic systems, every act of reflection or measurement is a recursive relational process, shaping what can be construed.

Looking Ahead

The Observer Process sets the stage for our next thought experiment: the Fragmented Process, where a single process appears divided or incoherent. Here, we will explore how partial construals generate the conditions for identity, individuation, and distributed coherence.