A Speculative Philosophy of Cosmology William Cook (2025) The Mental Root Kit Manuscripts Series — Vol. 1 ⸻ Abstract This speculative philosophical paper proposes a time-first ontology in which time precedes geometry, awareness arises as the universe’s self-regulating principle, and gravity represents the field’s drive toward temporal coherence. It suggests that the universe functions as … Continue reading The Temporal Regulator: A Speculative Model of Consciousness, Time, and Cosmic Equilibrium