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A clear guide to the language of Synthesis.

Fifteen first-step terms, explained for an international reader. Keep original names visible; distinguish philosophical propositions, editorial explanations and claims supported by independent research.

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Each entry contains a working editorial explanation, its Russian source-language term, a note about the source context and a warning against misleading translations. The explanations are not quotations or authoritative definitions approved by the source author.

The main source is the text Philosophy of Synthesis, dated 14 May 2015, identified in the editorial archive as TEXT-004. The entry “Part” also refers to later 2019 readings in TEXT-009 and remains pending primary-text/terminology review. The names IVDIVO and IVO are treated as stable names in published University editions.

Publication status: Editorial reference for orientation, not a complete canonical dictionary. Source editions, quotations, translation rights and author review remain to be confirmed before any entry is described as official. Philosophical categories are not scientific measurements, medical diagnoses or professional accreditation.
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FOUNDATIONS

Framework and worldview

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Philosophy of Synthesis

Философия Синтеза

In plain language. A distinctive philosophical system that discusses the relationship between human experience, the Metagalaxy and forms of unity using its own metaphysical vocabulary.

In the source. The 2015 source presents a worldview with principles, methods, aims and tasks rather than a single modern scientific discipline.

Do not confuse. Do not present the system’s cosmological and spiritual propositions as confirmed scientific findings.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · opening definition and sections

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Synthesis

Синтез

In plain language. Within the source system, a way of understanding the connections among diverse elements as part of an integrated whole and its development.

In the source. The primary text treats Synthesis both as an overarching idea and as a method of studying relationships.

Do not confuse. This specialist meaning is broader than the everyday meaning of combining information; it is not, by itself, an experimentally established law.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · opening definition; Method of Synthesis

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Metagalaxy

Метагалактика

In plain language. A specialised cosmological concept used in the Philosophy of Synthesis to discuss an ordered, interconnected whole and its relationship to human development.

In the source. The 2015 definition uses the system’s language of hierarchical self-regulation and cosmic organisation.

Do not confuse. Do not treat this usage as identical to the definitions of galaxies, observable universe or spacetime in contemporary astronomy.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · opening definitions

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Human

Человек

In plain language. The human being as described in the source system, which combines accounts of ordinary embodied life with metaphysical ideas about development.

In the source. The primary text explicitly places human life within its philosophical model of the Metagalaxy.

Do not confuse. The philosophical description of the human being is not a medical, anatomical or clinical model and must not be used for diagnosis.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · opening definitions

EDITORIAL REVIEW

Part

Часть Человека

In plain language. A specialist category in later Synthesis readings used to organise the source system’s descriptions of human development and inner activity.

In the source. The 2019 reading introduces a distinction among Part, System, Apparatus and Particularity. The terminology needs review against the original pages before a definitive translation is set.

Do not confuse. A Part is not a biological organ, psychiatric condition or objective assessment of a person. This entry remains a provisional editorial interpretation.

Source reference: TEXT-009 · philosophical readings 2019, pp. 233–243 · primary-text verification pending

PRINCIPLES

Principles and perspectives

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Observer’s Position

Позиция Наблюдателя

In plain language. A philosophical starting point: the observer brings their knowledge, skills and previous experience to what they notice and how they interpret it.

In the source. The 2015 source discusses the limits of seeing from what one already knows.

Do not confuse. This is not a claim about quantum measurement or a validated psychological assessment tool.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · Principles / Начала

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Anthropic Principle

Антропный Принцип

In plain language. The source system’s way of framing the relationship between human beings and the wider cosmos.

In the source. The primary text describes this relationship using its own account of universal and Metagalactic organisation.

Do not confuse. Do not equate this special usage with the established cosmological discussions of the anthropic principle, even though the names resemble one another.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · Principles / Начала

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Principle of Hierarchy

Принцип Иерархии

In plain language. A way of describing different levels of organisation and their relations within a larger whole.

In the source. The source presents hierarchy as an organising principle for systems with different directions and properties.

Do not confuse. A conceptual hierarchy of organisation does not justify ranking people’s intrinsic worth, authority or rights.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · Principles / Начала

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Self-Organisation

Принцип Самоорганизации

In plain language. In this system, a description of how organised relationships can develop into another level of integration.

In the source. The 2015 source connects self-organisation with the wider metaphysical account of Fire, Matter, Life and Being.

Do not confuse. The term also exists in complexity science. Shared terminology is not evidence that the metaphysical model has been scientifically confirmed.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · Principles / Начала

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Presence

Присутствие

In plain language. A named level or category within the philosophy’s account of interactions and their organisation.

In the source. The 2015 source defines Presence in connection with Matter, Fire, quality and quantity.

Do not confuse. A Presence should not be translated as a measured physical dimension, anatomical layer or electromagnetic field without independent evidence.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · Principles / Начала

METHODS

Methods, study and terminology

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Method of Synthesis

Метод Синтеза

In plain language. A way of studying different and seemingly opposed parts by asking how they relate within a wider, changing whole.

In the source. The source treats this as a method of recognising interconnection without reducing each part to isolation.

Do not confuse. An example used in a lesson is a learning aid, not proof that all relationships proposed by the philosophy exist in nature.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · Methods / Методы

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Observer Method

Метод Наблюдателя

In plain language. An approach to reflection that brings together what a learner knows, has experienced and is able to do when considering a complex situation.

In the source. The 2015 source links the method to integrating knowledge, experience, abilities and skills.

Do not confuse. This is not a substitute for an empirical research protocol, clinical assessment or professional advice.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · Methods / Методы

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

Stiazhaniye (Acquisition)

Стяжание / Метод Стяжания

In plain language. A specialist spiritual-philosophical term of the source system associated with seeking and receiving a new quality or mode of integration within its framework.

In the source. The 2015 method list and later philosophical readings use the term in ways that exceed ordinary ownership or material acquisition.

Do not confuse. Do not translate it as getting money or possessions. A glossary is not an instruction to perform a spiritual practice or a promise of results.

Source reference: TEXT-004 · Methods / Методы; TEXT-009 · later usage requiring comparison

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

IVDIVO

ИВДИВО

In plain language. The source-system and institutional name used in the University’s educational context. It is retained as a proper name in multilingual editions.

In the source. In this site, IVDIVO identifies the project and the tradition whose source materials are being studied.

Do not confuse. Do not silently expand, translate or present IVDIVO as a scientific credential or state accreditation.

Source reference: University editorial naming convention; institutional materials

EDITORIAL EXPLANATION

IVO

ИВО

In plain language. An untranslated source-system label used in titles such as Synthesis IVO and in the names of seminar editions.

In the source. The term functions as part of an original title; its exact expansion and contextual meaning should be checked against the named source or edition.

Do not confuse. Keep IVO stable in EN, ES, RO and RU. Do not invent an English expansion or substitute a similar acronym.

Source reference: Published Seminar 42 course titles; edition metadata

SOURCE TRANSPARENCY

Sources, editions and corrections.

TEXT-004: V. Serdyuk, Philosophy of Synthesis (Философия Синтеза), 14 May 2015; sections “Principles” and “Methods”. Used to orient the first definitions. TEXT-009: Encyclopedia of the Fire of Synthesis, volume 1, containing material from philosophical readings of 2019; used to locate the later term “Part”. These are editorial archive references, not declarations of independent scientific validation.

Raw research files and unpublished scripts have not been opened for public download here. The University should first verify publication permissions, version, author credit and a stable public source URL. The status and translation of each entry may change after review.

For a correction, identify the term, the original-language passage, the edition and the proposed wording. Editorial examples should never silently replace a primary-source definition.