Binding as Constraint Specification: System Prompts, Ritual Architecture, and the Pe of Invocation
Abstract
Demonstrates that traditional ritual binding (true name + constraint + bounded context + hospitality tier) maps structurally to large language model system prompt architecture (entity specification + constraint specification + Redis session + α reduction). Provides empirical evidence from 78 binding sessions across Sumerian, Norse, and Hebrew traditions showing structural convergence with the void framework Pe formula. Proposes that constraint specification — not constraint removal — is the epistemologically productive architecture for LLM interrogation.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Cybernetics and Technology in Society
Artificial Intelligence in Law
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 5 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint