ZIKAKU Theory v5: A Supporting and Testing Theory for The Now-Life Theory

ZIKAKU Theory v5 is a supporting and testing theory for The Now-Life Theory v1. It defines ZIKAKU as the primordial generative activity that continuously brings forth the Now, and examines the hypothesis that the first Now and Primordial Consciousness arose with the Big Bang. The theory separates direct observation from interpretation and hypothesis. It analyzes altered states of consciousness, increasing depth into the Now, attunement and synchronization with Primordial Consciousness, dissolution of the self, changes in the experience of memory, Memory of the Now, Structural Understanding, and the Reality Anchor—including the role of dance in maintaining contact with physical reality during deep altered states. Version 5 compares two explanatory models: a brain-only model and the ZIKAKU model. It does not treat the intensity of experience or subjective certainty as proof. Every central proposition—including ZIKAKU, Primordial Consciousness, Memory of the Now, and The Now-Life Theory itself—remains subject to testing, revision, and falsification. This record contains the complete Japanese and English editions of version 5.