Probability, Awareness, and Frame Selection A Structural Extension of the Three-Circle Ontology

Contemporary discussions of probability and observation remain divided between deterministic, random, and epistemic interpretations, none of which fully account for the structured relationship between awareness, indeterminacy, and experienced outcomes. In both physics and philosophy of science, probability is typically treated either as a mathematical abstraction or as a feature of physical systems, while the role of awareness is addressed operationally rather than ontologically. This paper proposes a structural reinterpretation of probability within the Three-Circle Ontology, a meta-ontological framework that distinguishes between foundational reality (Circle 1), structured possibility (Circle 2), and rendered experience (Circle 3). Within this framework, probability is modeled not as randomness or determinism, but as a selection constraint operating within a pre-existing field of structured possibilities. Awareness is proposed to function as an interface condition that mediates which possibilities transition into experiential frames, without exercising outcome control or violating physical causality. Rather than advancing an empirical or predictive theory, the paper offers a conceptual formalization of probability and observation that clarifies their ontological placement. The scope of the proposal is explicitly limited to structural interpretation and does not seek to replace existing physical or neuroscientific models. The contribution of this work lies in providing a coherent meta-ontological account of probability and awareness that addresses long-standing conceptual ambiguities and opens avenues for interdisciplinary critique and further formal development.