life as a cosmic video game
HOLOSOPHY AS PLAY
Imagine waking up inside a vast, immersive video game—but you don’t remember logging in. You believe you are just a character, playing by the rules of the world around you. You work, you struggle, you experience joy and pain. But what if, at some point, you begin to realize that the game is not just something you are in—it is something you are creating?
This is the essence of the great spiritual awakening, a realization echoed by Alan Watts in The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are and in the channeled messages of Seth, as conveyed through Jane Roberts. In both perspectives, the fundamental truth is hidden in plain sight:
You are not merely a player in the universe. You are the Universe playing with itself.
Like a cosmic video game, existence unfolds in infinite complexity, with rules, challenges, and apparent separation. Yet, the grand secret is this: the player, the game, and the creator are all one.
Alan Watts often compared life to a game where God (or the Universe, or Consciousness) plays hide-and-seek with itself. If God is all there is—if there is only one eternal, infinite consciousness—then how does it entertain itself? By pretending to be many, by forgetting itself in the vast dream of reality.
This is the central theme in The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are: we are conditioned to believe in a false separation between ourselves and the cosmos. But this separation is an illusion.
The Universe is not something "out there." You are not separate from it. You are It.
Just as a player inside a video game might forget that they are outside the game, we forget that we are the cosmic intelligence designing this experience.
Seth and the Reality-Creating Self
The Seth Material, channeled by Jane Roberts, presents an even deeper perspective:
"You create your own reality."
This is not just metaphorical—it is literal. According to Seth, physical reality is shaped by our thoughts, beliefs, and consciousness. Much like a game engine generates the digital world based on programmed input, reality responds to our expectations and perceptions.
Key ideas from Seth's philosophy:
From this perspective, we are both the character inside the game and the cosmic intelligence designing the game itself.
The idea that life is a cosmic video game aligns remarkably with the holographic(HOLOSOPHY)universe theory and the concept of divine play (Lila). If reality is a simulation, then the holographic model suggests that it is not just digital—it is a projection of a deeper, multidimensional reality.
In Hindu philosophy, Lila describes the universe as a divine game in which consciousness explores itself through creation. Like a cosmic VR experience, God "forgets" itself to fully immerse in the play of reality—just as we forget we are in a dream while dreaming.
When we combine the holographic theory, divine play, and the cosmic video game idea, a profound HOLOSOPHY realization emerges:
You are both the player and the programmer. The universe is a projection of your consciousness, and life is an ever-unfolding cosmic game.
By awakening to this truth, we shift from being passive participants to conscious co-creators, navigating reality with joy, wisdom, and creative power.
Conclusion: The Cosmic Game is Yours to Play
Alan Watts told us, "You are that." Seth told us, "You create your own reality." Both pointed to the same revelation:
You are not just a player in this reality. You are the creator of it.
Life is a grand cosmic video game, a divine hide-and-seek where God, Consciousness, or the Universe (whatever name you prefer) explores itself through you.
So the question is not "What is the purpose of life?" The real question is:
How will you play like a true HOLOSOPHER?
This is the essence of the great spiritual awakening, a realization echoed by Alan Watts in The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are and in the channeled messages of Seth, as conveyed through Jane Roberts. In both perspectives, the fundamental truth is hidden in plain sight:
You are not merely a player in the universe. You are the Universe playing with itself.
Like a cosmic video game, existence unfolds in infinite complexity, with rules, challenges, and apparent separation. Yet, the grand secret is this: the player, the game, and the creator are all one.
Alan Watts often compared life to a game where God (or the Universe, or Consciousness) plays hide-and-seek with itself. If God is all there is—if there is only one eternal, infinite consciousness—then how does it entertain itself? By pretending to be many, by forgetting itself in the vast dream of reality.
This is the central theme in The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are: we are conditioned to believe in a false separation between ourselves and the cosmos. But this separation is an illusion.
The Universe is not something "out there." You are not separate from it. You are It.
Just as a player inside a video game might forget that they are outside the game, we forget that we are the cosmic intelligence designing this experience.
Seth and the Reality-Creating Self
The Seth Material, channeled by Jane Roberts, presents an even deeper perspective:
"You create your own reality."
This is not just metaphorical—it is literal. According to Seth, physical reality is shaped by our thoughts, beliefs, and consciousness. Much like a game engine generates the digital world based on programmed input, reality responds to our expectations and perceptions.
Key ideas from Seth's philosophy:
- The Universe is a Projection of Consciousness: Just as a video game is coded by a developer, reality is coded by consciousness itself.
- Time is an Illusion: In the greater reality, all moments exist simultaneously, but we "play through" them linearly.
- You Exist in Multiple Realities at Once: You are not just this one character—you are playing multiple roles across dimensions.
- Death is Just Logging Out: Physical death is like exiting a game. You don’t "end"—you simply return to your broader self.
From this perspective, we are both the character inside the game and the cosmic intelligence designing the game itself.
The idea that life is a cosmic video game aligns remarkably with the holographic(HOLOSOPHY)universe theory and the concept of divine play (Lila). If reality is a simulation, then the holographic model suggests that it is not just digital—it is a projection of a deeper, multidimensional reality.
In Hindu philosophy, Lila describes the universe as a divine game in which consciousness explores itself through creation. Like a cosmic VR experience, God "forgets" itself to fully immerse in the play of reality—just as we forget we are in a dream while dreaming.
When we combine the holographic theory, divine play, and the cosmic video game idea, a profound HOLOSOPHY realization emerges:
You are both the player and the programmer. The universe is a projection of your consciousness, and life is an ever-unfolding cosmic game.
By awakening to this truth, we shift from being passive participants to conscious co-creators, navigating reality with joy, wisdom, and creative power.
Conclusion: The Cosmic Game is Yours to Play
Alan Watts told us, "You are that." Seth told us, "You create your own reality." Both pointed to the same revelation:
You are not just a player in this reality. You are the creator of it.
Life is a grand cosmic video game, a divine hide-and-seek where God, Consciousness, or the Universe (whatever name you prefer) explores itself through you.
So the question is not "What is the purpose of life?" The real question is:
How will you play like a true HOLOSOPHER?