Nothing exists independently. Every thing, state, or event exists as part of a process of other things, states, or events.

Existence itself is defined through interaction. To exist is to be in relation.

A cause is a change that occurs within or between relations.

Whenever one relation alters another, a causal event has occurred.

Cause is not external force — it is the expression of change within the process

An effect is the measurable or perceivable outcome of a cause.

Every change creates a subsequent state that alters the process.

Effect is not secondary; it is the continuation of cause in a new configuration

When the result of a change influences the conditions that produced it, feedback occurs.

This is the point where processes begin to self-regulate.

Feedback establishes circular interaction — the foundation of adaptation, stability, and growth.

Recursion is feedback sustained and reapplied.

A process becomes recursive when it repeatedly interacts with its own results, generating complex self-reference.

Through recursion, processes develop internal models, predictions, memory, and more.

This is the foundation of self-organization, cognition, evolution, and more.

Continuity is the persistence of recursion through time.

It represents the retention of structure, pattern, and functions across ongoing change.

Continuity is not stasis — it is the stability of transformation itself.

A system with continuity maintains its identity while recurring.