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is not&nbsp;<em>the closed totality of material arrangements<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;universe&#8221; is&nbsp;<em>the open totality of semiotic arrangements<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0350 Open to what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another term for &#8220;the universe of messages<sub>1<\/sub>&#8221; is &#8220;the semiosphere<sub>1<\/sub>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide77.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide77.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide77.png 600w, https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide77-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>0351 On the content level, the normal context of a TMS positivist intellect<sub>3a<\/sub>&nbsp;brings the actuality of the dyad<sub>2a<\/sub>, {literary text<sub>2af<\/sub>&nbsp;[entangles] language<sub>2af<\/sub>}, into relation with the potential of &#8216;(positivist) meaning&#8217;<sub>1a<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the situation level, cultural studies<sub>3b<\/sub>&nbsp;brings the dyad<sub>2b<\/sub>, {cognition<sub>2bm<\/sub>&nbsp;[substantiates] social interaction<sub>2bf<\/sub>}, into relation with the potential of &#8216;(civilizational) presence&#8217;<sub>1b<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the perspective level, mind theory<sub>3c<\/sub>&nbsp;brings the dyad<sub>2c<\/sub>, {semiotic arrangements<sub>2cm<\/sub>&nbsp;[substantiate] human conditions<sub>2cf<\/sub>}, into relation with the potential of &#8216;the semiosphere&#8217;<sub>1c<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0352&nbsp;<em>Lotman&#8217;s derivative interscope<\/em>&nbsp;stands right in line with&nbsp;<em>Charles Peirce&#8217;s theory of evolutionary love<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Universe of Possibility<\/em>&nbsp;defines&nbsp;<em>the category of firstness<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Firstness<\/em>&nbsp;contains&nbsp;<em>a universe of messages<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Universe of Actualities<\/em>&nbsp;includes semiotic arrangements and belongs to&nbsp;<em>the category of secondness<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Universe of Mind<sub>3c<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;brings&nbsp;<em>the Universe of Actualities<sub>2c<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;into relation with&nbsp;<em>the potential of the Universe of Messages<sub>1c<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0353 Mind theory<sub>3c<\/sub>&nbsp;brings the dyadic actuality of {semiotic arrangements [substantiating] human conditions}<sub>2c<\/sub>&nbsp;into relation with the &#8216;semiosphere&#8217;<sub>1c<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marxist theory<sub>3c<\/sub>&nbsp;brings the dyadic actuality of {material arrangements [substantiating] human conditions}<sub>2c<\/sub>&nbsp;into relation with the potential of &#8216;something to do with message&#8217;<sub>1c<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0354 Surely, Juri Lotman, as an old man, does not suspect that&nbsp;<em>his mind theory<sub>3c<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;stands as&nbsp;<em>an alternative to Marxist theory<sub>3c<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Marxist theory<sub>3c<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;contextualizes the&nbsp;<em>message of Soviet communism<sub>1c<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Universe of Mind<sub>3c<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;contextualizes&nbsp;<em>the semiosphere<sub>1c<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the&nbsp;<em>Fourth Age of Understanding<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0355&nbsp;<em>The concept of the semiosphere<sub>1c<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;is an organic development of Juri Lotman and his collaborators of the Tartu-Moscow School of Semiotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This explains why I claim, in point 0008, that there is more to this article than meets the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This examination adds value to the authors&#8217; article, in ways hitherto unimagined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0356 In the following figure,&nbsp;<em>the virtual nested form in the category of secondness<\/em>&nbsp;is highlighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide78.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide78.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide78.png 600w, https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide78-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>0357 The perspective-level dyad, {semiotic arrangements [substantiate] human conditions}<sub>2c<\/sub>&nbsp;virtually brings the situation-level dyad, {cognition [substantiates] cultural interaction}<sub>2b<\/sub>, into relation with the potential of the content-level dyad, {literary text [entangles] an aesthetic and positivist language}<sub>2a<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0358 Likewise, in&nbsp;<em>the virtual nested form in the category of thirdness,<\/em>&nbsp;mind theory<sub>3c<\/sub>&nbsp;brings cultural studies<sub>3b<\/sub>&nbsp;into relation with the possibility of the TMS positivist intellect<sub>3a<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0359 Finally, in&nbsp;<em>the virtual nested form in the category of firstness,<\/em>&nbsp;the semiosphere<sub>1c<\/sub>, the universe of messages<sub>1c<\/sub>, brings civilizational presence<sub>1b<\/sub>&nbsp;into relation with positivist meaning<sub>1a<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0360 The authors briefly discuss Lotman&#8217;s later books, which are translated into English long after his death.&nbsp;&nbsp;The authors note that these books treat issues that are rarely associated with the Tartu-Moscow School of Semiotics, even when they place its collegial collaborations in perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0361 Nonetheless, some scholars wag&nbsp;<em>an accusatory finger<\/em>&nbsp;and assert, &#8220;He turned into a post-structuralist.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0362 &#8220;Post-structuralist&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technical terms are so important, especially when they mean &#8216;something&#8217; that common folk don&#8217;t think they mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a gap, which cannot be crossed, especially by&nbsp;<em>those subject to empirio-normative domination<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, at least, that is what&nbsp;<em>the experts on television<\/em>&nbsp;tell me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Post-structuralist&#8221; is a derogatory label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only experts know&nbsp;<em>what the label means<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0363 The authors offer a quick summary of the questions that Lotman raises in these last works.&nbsp;&nbsp;First (1), can inquirers devise a common approach to natural, social and spiritual phenomena?&nbsp;&nbsp;Second (2), how is&nbsp;<em>a mind theory<sub>3c<\/sub>&nbsp;paradigm<\/em>going to handle&nbsp;<em>evolutionary<\/em>&nbsp;(think,&nbsp;<em>Lebenswelt that we evolved in<\/em>)&nbsp;<em>and explosive<\/em>&nbsp;(think,&nbsp;<em>our current Lebenswelt<\/em>)&nbsp;<em>cultural transitions<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Third (3), does&nbsp;<em>artistic labor<\/em>&nbsp;serve as&nbsp;<em>a workshop<\/em>&nbsp;that builds&nbsp;<em>semiotic arrangements<\/em>&nbsp;(as matter) into&nbsp;<em>the human condition<\/em>&nbsp;(as form)?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0364 Surely, these are appropriate questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, not surprisingly, the pen of Razie Mah offers literary texts that touch upon these questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;They are (1)&nbsp;<em>How to Define the Word &#8220;Religion&#8221;,<\/em>&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;<em>The Human Niche<\/em>&nbsp;and (3)&nbsp;<em>An Archaeology of the Fall<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0365 The authors conclude that&nbsp;<em>a global history of semiotics<\/em>&nbsp;will tell&nbsp;<em>Lotman&#8217;s tale,<\/em>&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;<em>the complicated intrigues<\/em>cultivating<em>&nbsp;semiotic awareness<\/em>&nbsp;beneath&nbsp;<em>the watchful eyes of Soviet Socialist ideologues.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, as far as this examiner is concerned,&nbsp;<em>these modern histories<\/em>&nbsp;may also be viewed through&nbsp;<em>a lens<\/em>&nbsp;that focuses on&nbsp;<em>an illumination that harkens back to the beginning<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A light<\/em>&nbsp;dwells deep within&nbsp;<em>Slavic civilization<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0366 I wonder.&nbsp;&nbsp;Is there is an unconceived reason for why the Virgin Mary appears in Portugal, in a town bearing the name of Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Mohammed and Khadija, and calls for the Catholic Church to consecrate her Immaculate Heart to Russia?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visions happen in 1917, right before the Russian Revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0367 In 2022,&nbsp;<em>a Latin-tradition-despising pope,<\/em>&nbsp;along with&nbsp;<em>his reform-fixated Vatican-Two-promoting bishops,<\/em>&nbsp;do precisely that.&nbsp;&nbsp;They consecrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary to Russia on March 25, 2022, at the same time when Russian (no longer Soviet!) troops enter into Ukraine.&nbsp;&nbsp;They invade in order to stop&#8230; what?&nbsp;&nbsp;Everybody in Russia apparently knows.&nbsp;&nbsp;Does anyone know in the Collective West?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0368 Perhaps not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there&nbsp;<em>a gap,<\/em>&nbsp;which cannot be crossed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will&nbsp;<em>a curtain of propaganda<\/em>&nbsp;become transparent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0369 There is one more juxtaposition to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide79.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide79.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide79.png 600w, https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Slide79-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>0370 The lower line should look familiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The triadic normal context of Lotman&#8217;s mind theory<sub>3a<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;(now transcending Marxist theory<sub>3c<\/sub>) brings&nbsp;<em>the dyadic actuality of<\/em>&nbsp;{semiotic arrangements [substantiate] our current Lebenswelt}<sub>2a<\/sub>&nbsp;into relation with&nbsp;<em>the monadic &#8216;semiosphere&#8217;<sub>1a<\/sub>,<\/em>where the &#8220;semiosphere&#8221; is&nbsp;<em>the potential of &#8216;the universe of messages&#8217;<sub>1a<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0371 The upper line is introduced in points 0355 though 0371 in Razie Mah&#8217;s e-book,&nbsp;<em>Comments on Mariusz Tabaczek&#8217;s Arc of Inquiry (2019-2024)<\/em>&nbsp;(part 1, available at smashwords and other e-book venues).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The triadic normal context of God&#8217;s Self-Actualization<sub>3c<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;brings&nbsp;<em>the dyadic actuality of<\/em>&nbsp;{the Person who Speaks [utters] the Person who is the Word}<sub>2c<\/sub>&nbsp;into relation with&nbsp;<em>the &#8216;Oneness of God&#8217;<sub>2c<\/sub>,<\/em>&nbsp;where the &#8220;Oneness of God&#8221; is&nbsp;<em>the monadic potential<sub>1c<\/sub>&nbsp;underlying God&#8217;s Self-Actualization<sub>3c<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0372 What does this juxtaposition inspire me to imagine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does it seem that&nbsp;<em>the Speaker<sub>2c<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;occupies the space for&nbsp;<em>semiotic arrangement<sub>2cm<\/sub>?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does it seem that Word<sub>2c<\/sub>, who creates&nbsp;<em>the Lebenswelt that we evolved in<\/em>&nbsp;(see Genesis 1-2.3) as well as&nbsp;<em>our current Lebenswelt<\/em>&nbsp;(see Genesis 2.4-10), occupies the space for&nbsp;<em>the human condition<sub>2cf<\/sub>?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0373 Does it seem that&nbsp;<em>God&#8217;s Self-Actualization<sub>3c<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;encompasses&nbsp;<em>a theoretical Universe of Mind<sub>3c<\/sub>?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does it seem that&nbsp;<em>the Oneness of God<sub>1c<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;manifests the omnipresence and the omniscience of&nbsp;<em>a universe of messages<sub>1c<\/sub>?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0374 It almost makes me wonder whether there is a post-<em>post-truth condition<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0375 There is a story. It goes like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the famous Russian philosopher, Marxist academic and&nbsp;<em>scholar to be reckoned with,<\/em>&nbsp;Juri Lotman, dies, he finds himself in a waiting room, in what looks to be an old Basilica.&nbsp;&nbsp;After a few minutes, the wooden door creaks open and he is greeted by St. Methodius, himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lotman, confident of his own genius even in death, says, &#8220;Methodius, what can you tell me that I don&#8217;t already know?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Methodius grins and says, &#8220;You&#8217;ve been working for us all along.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0376 I thank the authors for this essay, published a decade ago, and fresh enough to support the fermentation of this examination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>0348 In section eight (8), the authors discuss the third post-Soviet approach, that of Juri Lotman. The title of Lotman&#8217;s 1990 book is&nbsp;The Universe of Mind. 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