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John Mackay

Author. Secular Ontologist. Founder of Colocracy. Reimagining power, defining existence and modelling a future beyond electoral democracy. A mind that won’t sit still.

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Theistic Vedanta

Theistic Vedanta

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Theistic Vedanta says: the many are real, but only in the One. The CoD says: the One is the conference of the many. One grounds unity as a prior substance. The other grounds unity as an ongoing process. Which ontology lets you watch unity happen in real time?

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Avicenism

Avicenism

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Ibn/Pura Sina's 'Flying Man' knows he exists without senses, without a body. But does existence need a transcendent Necessary Existent? In this analysis we compare Avicennism against the CoD model of ontology.

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Advaita Vedanta

Advaita Vedanta

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Advaita Vedanta says the world is illusion. The CoD says the world is a 'conference of difference'. One negates the many. The other grounds unity 'in' the relationship of the many. Which ontology cancels less of your lived experience?

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Samkhya

Samkhya

Saturday, April 04, 2026

Samkhya splits reality in two: consciousness over here, matter over there. Forever separate. Never touching. Clean. Elegant. But unable to explain how they interact. Samkhya's metaphor tells us that the blind carrier and lame guide only work together. But what if this dependency was one process mistaken as two?

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Books

The Gospel of Being

The Gospel of Being

by John Mackay

Discover the first principle of existence in 30 seconds.

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HUM

HUM

by John Mackay

The sound you've been trying to silence. And why you shouldn't.

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Without Fear

Without Fear

by John Mackay

Most books talk about resisting power. This one teaches you how to replace it—openly but anonymously.

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Colocracy

Colocracy

by John Mackay

The best government money can't buy.

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Towards a Mathematical Proof of God

Towards a Mathematical Proof of God

by John Mackay

There is no greater question than on the first principle of existence i.e. the Creator: 'that which creates'.

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Last updated: 2026-04-03