Observer, Information, and Embodiment: The Lodging-Vessel in Self-Manifestation Theory

This work introduces the concept of the Lodging-Vessel, a model of embodiment developed within Self-Manifestation Theory. The theory proposes that reality arises through the interaction between a self-manifesting observer and a Sedimentation-Field, mediated by sensory and effect gates. The Lodging-Vessel describes the structural carrier through which a self-manifesting system operates within a world. The chapter analyzes embodiment in terms of information flow, conductive pathways, and actuation mechanisms. Biological bodies, artificial devices, and large-scale physical systems are interpreted as possible vessels through which a self-manifesting process can extend its operational field. The framework connects several domains typically studied separately: neural conduction in brains, cognitive embodiment, computational systems in artificial intelligence, and interaction fields in physics. By interpreting embodiment as the privatization of external structures into operational instruments, the theory proposes a unified perspective on biological cognition, artificial intelligence, and observer-based physics. The analysis suggests that the limits of embodiment correspond to the limits of privatization within a lodging-world, raising questions about the potential extension of consciousness beyond biological carriers.