My Three Windows Model

~ seeing clearly in a confusing world ~

This page serves as the central index for the Three Windows Model ~ a natural-philosophical framework I built to help practitioners see clearly in a landscape where meaning, metaphor, and metaphysics are often blurred. Because the full model runs over 4,000 words and will be published in two parts, I’ve created this page to give you multiple ways to engage with it depending on your needs and attention.

You’ll find a concise TLDR version, which functions as a practical reference tool ~ a clean, high-signal overview paired with the side-by-side chart for quick orientation. And you’ll find the full long-form essay (in two parts), which traces how the model developed, why it matters, and how it can deepen your practice. I value both forms: the summary for its clarity and utility, and the longer version for the deeper understanding it makes possible.

You’ll also find the comparison chart at the bottom of the page ~ a useful snapshot, though without context it shows only the outlines of what the full essay brings into focus

The Three Windows Model: summary

the TLDR version

A concise doorway into the Three Windows Model. This piece offers a focused overview of how the windows work, why they matter, and how they help keep meaning and experience untangled. It’s a quick, grounded introduction that prepares the reader for the fuller depth of the long-form version.

The Three Windows Model pt. 1

the origins of the framework

A grounded introduction to how this model was born. Part 1 explores the confusions and contradictions that led me to create the Three Windows Model, and shows why “your phenomenology doesn’t justify your ontology” became a necessary compass. It sets the stage for the framework that follows.

The Three Windows Model pt. 2

opening the windows

Part 2 opens the Three Windows themselves—how each mode of knowing works, where confusion creeps in, and why Naturalism keeps the whole model grounded. It brings the framework into full view and shows how the windows clarify practice, meaning, and mystery without collapsing them together.