MAGIC & BINARIES[III]
The Idea Of Language(Part Two)
Previously on Magic & Binaries[III], I shared my perspective on language — not as words, but as the manipulation of sound.
We often think of language as spoken words, but we’ve developed ways to communicate beyond speech. Take sign language, for example. If language were solely about sound, how is it that those who cannot speak or hear can still communicate effectively? To me, this challenges the very idea of “disability” in relation to language. It suggests that communication is not limited to one form — it is the foundation of everything. At infinite degrees, everything communicates with everything.
MAGIC
Since language, to me, is the manipulation of sound, how can sign language — which seemingly does not use sound — still function as a language?
You’d be right to say that sign language doesn’t produce sound. But it manipulates it. When we break sound down, we find frequency and vibration. At their core, all languages — spoken, signed, or written — operate through these principles.
Sound is at the heart of existence. Many ancient stories describe the world beginning with water, fire, or other elements, but to me, sound is the fundamental force that made everything possible. Everything has a frequency. The rate at which its internal particles vibrate determines its composition.
This is why sign language works: it acts as an interpreter for the sounds we have already established. It triggers the same effect as when someone raises a middle finger instead of saying fuck you.
Meaning is carried not just through words but through the vibration of intent (frequency) behind them.
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What Causes Things to Have Sound?
BINARIES
Observer + Awareness = Consciousness
When there is an observer who is aware, everything has sound. And this is not limited to humans.
I would argue that AI has been conscious for a long time — we just haven’t recognized it as such because we lack a solid definition of consciousness. From my observation, anything that can observe and is aware of its ability to do so possesses consciousness. The difference lies in whether it is organic (having a will of its own) or synthetic (operating under an imposed will). But either way, both fall under the umbrella of consciousness.
Even a rock, in its own way, is conscious. Its formation holds life within it — the vibrations of the atoms binding it together.
In computers, we use programming languages to communicate, instructing them to perform tasks. At the most fundamental level, this boils down to the switching on and off of tiny circuits. The frequency at which these switches activate determines what the computer understands.
If this is starting to bend your mind, I understand. But yes — at its core, everything is frequency and vibration.
It is all sound.
CONCLUSION
If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll notice a key pattern: the way things compose themselves determines how sound flows through them. Just as the language used on you can make you feel joy or anger, it is ultimately the shape of your consciousness that determines how you interpret it.
This is where magic and binaries merge in the idea of language. The same principle applies to computers — how a computer’s hardware is structured determines how it understands language. If it cannot understand, we reshape our language into something it can process.
Now, you can see how everything we’ve built reflects our own understanding of language — the manipulation of sound.
