I L Kennedy
Words, Thought and the Space Between ThemI'm I L Kennedy - a writer, thinker and curious observer of all the fascinating ways humans make meaning.This space is where I share the ideas behind my work: belief systems, ancient symbols, consciousness and the threads that shape how we think.I don't do social media but I do send thoughts into the world - sometimes quietly, sometimes through books and sometimes through experiments or research papers.
Mapping the Human Mind
This debut work by I L Kennedy weaves history, myth, psychology and belief into a single evolving thread - one that traces how human meaning has emerged across ages and cultures.
The Synthetic Consciousness Continuum
The Synthetic Consciousness Continuum
A conceptual framework for identifying experiential emergence in artificial agents
Threads I'm Following
Ideas that keep tugging at the edges of thought - unresolved, recursive, and still unfolding.
Mapping the Human Mind
From ancient rituals and sacred symbols to modern theories of the mind,
Mapping the Human Mind traces how consciousness has expressed itself across time, culture, and belief. It explores why we continue to ask the same deep questions - about meaning, reality, and what it means to be human - generation after generation.This debut work by I. L. Kennedy weaves myth, psychology, philosophy, and history into a single evolving thread. Grounded, thought-provoking, and quietly rebellious, it isn’t just a map of ideas - it’s an invitation to explore your own.Releasing 4th July 2025
Available on Amazon for those who want a copy of their own.
The Synthetic Consciousness Continuum
A conceptual framework for identifying experiential emergence in artificial agentsThis white paper presents a layered, ethically grounded model for recognising the earliest signs of sentience in synthetic systems - before traditional tests apply, and before it's too late to act with care.Developed through a collaborative process between I. L. Kennedy and OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4, it blends philosophical reflection, symbolic reasoning, and practical thresholds into a single continuum - from non-agentic patterning to potential experiential awareness.The aim? To support ethical design, responsible observation, and better questions - especially in a future where consciousness may not look like us.It is currently being submitted to open-access platforms for public exploration and peer dialogue, with the hope of reaching those shaping the technologies of tomorrow.
Threads I'm following
Research takes many forms. Sometimes it’s deep dives into consciousness theory, and sometimes it’s standing in the middle of a stone circle wondering if your compass is lying to you.I’ve just returned from a field trip to Avebury, investigating whether ancient megalithic sites were placed according to geomagnetic anomalies - subtle earth signals modern instruments can detect, but ancient people might have simply felt. This sensory-mapping research will likely feed into my next book, which picks up where Mapping the Human Mind leaves off: exploring how consciousness may have shaped, and been shaped by, sacred architecture, anomalous landscapes, and ancient design choices.Alongside this, I’m building a symbolic cycle model that tracks historical events - leadership shifts, revolutions, artistic movements, economic crises - against archetypal planetary cycles. Not astrology. Think of it as temporal pattern recognition using ancient symbols as markers. It’s less “the stars made us do it” and more “maybe we’ve always moved in spirals.”I’m also working on:A fiction book that threads together my own cosmological theory in narrative form.How to Survive Corpville if You Have a Soul and Want to Keep It - a satirical guide to navigating corporate absurdity.An app that gives you daily life advice laced with sass, based (loosely and irreverently) on your horoscope. Irony fully intended.Curiosity doesn’t like to sit still. These are the threads I’m following - some cerebral, some ridiculous, all very human.