Consciousness as Field Resonance From Ego-Filtered Ontology to Differentiation-Dominant Dynamics

This paper identifies a foundational circularity in consciousness research — the ontological filter problem — wherein the ego-structure investigating consciousness is itself a product of consciousness and cannot serve as a neutral observer. We propose a field-resonance model: consciousness as a graded resonance regime within a universal dynamical field, not a binary property. Empirical analysis of EEG under propofol sedation (N=12, Chennu et al. 2016) shows spectral entropy tracks conscious state (Cohen's d = 1.50) with a double dissociation at identical drug concentrations. A pre-registered multiplicative model (differentiation × integration) is honestly falsified (F1). Regional parietal integration shows an exploratory signal (d = 2.10). A negative differentiation-integration correlation (r = -0.27) suggests balance dynamics. We propose a revised differentiation-dominant, regionally constrained resonance model with four falsifiable predictions, grounded in Energy-Flow Cosmology's Consciousness-Ego-Mirror framework.