Hello, it's been a second ^_^ I feel the need to have a page for this- in the future it will be larger and longer, but for now, this is what I can do! Just an intro, this is a very expansive project which will probably take my whole life to develop and involve many other people (hopefully), but it's nice to have all of the starting information somewhere!

This is the introduction to 发明 (fa1ming2) (lit. invention, tl. Invention), a radical practice which is focused on providing a decolonial, anti-capitalist, collectivist alternative to engineering, mathematics, and physics. It aims to center humanity and shared instincts as a base of exploration and conversation with the world we live in, allowing us to see patterns, make up language to describe them, and then use those patterns to aid in design and problem solving! 发明 is inherently creative, and by focusing on patterns, it is widely applicable to most fields.

There's not a single way to practice 发明, importantly. However, the fundamental principles are shared across all those dedicating themselves to this study. The exact wording and definitions will vary from school to school (personally, I have yet to choose which words exactly fit mine), but they highlight commitment to self-growth, community-growth, and respect for all of the bodies that we share this life with. Unlike modern degree requirements, 发明 strives to nuture growing communities and create self-sustaining spaces which support and heal.

Currently, I refer to my sect (read. school) as "Wildheart". My practice of 发明 is aligned with the exploration and development of 发明 itself, but secondarily is concerned with tangible interactions within our physical world (modeling, object/structure design, etc.). There are two main components, 魔程 and 修程. 魔程 (mo2cheng1) (lit. magic rules, tl. mocheng) is the equivalent of mathematics & modeling, a rune based magicks system which allows us to interface with the world and describe objects in a space where we can play with them; notably, this play doesn't stop at translating objects from the physical world, and 魔程 casters go off to create new objects to explore. 修程 (xiu3cheng1) (lit. building rules, tl. Artificery) is the practice of using 魔程 to design and create objects in our world; this includes data gathering, model testing, physical creation, etc. Together, these two provide a solid foundation for the green 发明家 to go off and create whatever they please!

There is a strong emphasis on situational design and place-based design, emphasizing the importance of Indigenous knowledge and context to help make solid solutions. This extends beyond design and into the methodolgy for transferring curriculum; we look to story and all types of art from our Indigenous knowledge keepers as a way to help knowledge endure and embrace humanity at the same time. It goes without saying, but disciples (read. students) are not expected to simply listen and repeat, but are actively involved in the creation of knowledge and the expansion of the practice! We acknowledge that everyone has something we can legitimately learn from, and leverage this to propel ourselves forward more quickly. Conversation and play are our default :-}

Anyone is welcome to join, even if just to pop in for a minute! Currently, I'm working on writing my first book on 整体分(zheng3ti3fen3) (lit. holistic piece, tl. "integral" calculus/analysis） and developing my accompanying Grimoire, both of which are very math centric. The approach being used, I'm told, is most similar to category theory, but we use set theory understandings as well whenever it makes the most sense. I'd like to think someone can read the book even if they don't know anything about higher level math, but it does require a suspension of disbelief, and there aren't formal exercises that you could use to evaluate yourself with like a modern day calculus class, so... ! grin. Anyway, if any of this seems interesting to you and you're into math or engineering or physics, please feel free to reach out! I'm more than happy to talk about it if you want to learn or if you want to contribute ^_^ !! （also there's a secret unlockable spiritual side if that's something that interests you)