Adelaide, 1/12/95
 
 

This document is a first release on the Internet.
It comprises a cover and three pages numbered 2 to 4 which can conveniently be printed on a folded A3 sheet. It is referred to as "the MATRIX STATEMENT".
 
 

The document stretches across many academic disciplines and is addressed to all, particularly those interested in Psychology, Philosophy, Education and Linguistics.

 
 
 
 

 

T H E 
B A Y E R 
M A T R I X 
 
 
 
 
Ben Bayer
Adelaide, Australia
 
Please send inquiries or comments to:
bayerben@ozemail.com.au
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copyright © Ben Bayer, 1995
 
 
 
 
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THE  BAYER  MATRIX
 
The Matrix is a conceptual framework which allows visualisation of conceptual notions. It integrates the four elements of human potential, feel, think, act and time, into a modular construct and serves as a landscape of values and entities.

It consists of 9 blocks grouped as follows:
 
Three horizontal tiers: Feel 
Think 
Act
(Blocks 1,   4,   7) 
(    .  .    2,   5,   8) 
(    .  .    3,   6,   9)
and three vertical stages: Past 
Present 
Future
(Blocks 1,   2,   3) 
(    .  .    4,   5,   6) 
(    .  .    7,   8,   9)
Each Block divides into 9 Squares and each Square into 9 Cells, with the same numbering pattern 1 to 9 repeating throughout.

Notional meanings are attached to the numbers 1 to 9 providing a built-in negative-to-positive polarity across the Matrix, with 5 and 0 displaying special significance:
 
1/7 
2/8 
3/9 
4/6 

0
Bad/Good 
Incorrect/Correct 
Wrong/Right 
Weak/Strong 
Centre, median, perception, balance, essence, time 
Points, lines on the Matrix grid
The principle of number allocation to concepts and entities is "ordinally" Block/Square/Cell/Point, with the most convenient choice for a decimal point making the Squares the natural units of location and reference, e.g. Consensus 59.75.   In this sense, the Matrix forms a continuum providing flexible numeral continuity with open ended decimal and time extension.

The full spread of the Matrix coverage lends itself to a basic lexicon of key words and meanings which could be associated with each of the Squares.   A draft tabulation of some of this lexicon is shown at page 4.

In terms of the variety of fields visually displayed using cartesian coordinates, the following relationships are worth noting:
The Ordinary plane 
The Complex plane 
Space-time 
The Matrix
displays 
.  . 
.  . 
.  .
real quantity  v/s  real quantity 
real quantity  v/s  imaginary quantity 
space  v/s  time 
perceived quality  v/s  quantity

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Graphical representation of the Matrix
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

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39.9  agreement 
39.5  accommodation 
39.0  negotiation 
35.9  liberation 
35.5  freedom 
35.0  protection 
33.9  disruption 
33.5  conflict 
33.0  aggression
69.9  achievement 
69.5  success 
69.0  status 
68.9  leadership 
68.5  skill 
68.0  ability 
66.9  authority 
66.5  strength 
66.0  power
99.9  fulfilment 
99.5  order 
99.0  vision 
96.9  excellence 
96.5  merit 
96.0  accomplishment 
95.9  harmony 
95.5  happiness 
95.0  quality
25.9  security 
25.5  clarity 
25.0  logic 
23.9  misleading 
23.5  misguided 
23.0  error 
21.9  confusion 
21.5  fear 
21.0  uncertainty
59.9  commitment 
59.5  will 
59.0  optimisation 
55.9  choice 
55.5  comprehension 
55.0  balance 
54.9  emergence 
54.5  accretion 
54.0  retention
89.9  ideals 
89.5  hope 
89.0  values 
86.9  creation 
86.5  concept 
86.0  design 
85.9  inspiration 
85.5  talent 
85.0  opportunity
15.9  safety 
15.5  awareness 
15.0  vigilance 
13.9  cruelty 
13.5  punishment 
13.0  hurt 
12.9  oblivion 
12.5  eradication 
12.0  suppression
49.9  certainty 
49.5  confidence 
49.0  belief 
48.9  involvement 
48.5  motivation 
48.0  interest 
45.9  comfort 
45.5  fairness 
45.0  acceptance
77.9  joy 
77.5  indulgence 
77.0  empathy 
75.9  well being 
75.5  sanity 
75.0  reason 
73.9  delight 
73.5  excitement 
73.0  fun
 
 
 

MATRIX COVERAGE
From a paper presented at the Sixth International
Conference on Thinking, July 1994, Boston