Consciousness as Measurement in a Coherence-Structured Multiverse: A Tape-Web Framework for Observation, Dreaming, and Meaning-Driven Outcomes

This paper develops a conceptual framework in which physical reality is modeled as a branching tape-web structure governed by coherence dynamics. Consciousness is treated not as a detached byproduct of matter but as an active locus of measurement interacting with this structure. Within the model, stable trajectories correspond to coherent regions of the web, while low-coherence branches become progressively “unreadable.” The framework provides unified interpretive accounts for multiverse branching, observer effects, dreaming, placebo responses, intuition, and meaning-driven physiological change, without requiring violation of known physical law. The theory is presented as a working hypothesis intended to guide further formalization and empirical exploration.