Soul Topology

Mapping souls across Klein bottle.

Morgan Doane
MDE 2026
Swapnil Paliwal
MDE 2026
Yangchuan Deng
MDE 2026
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1 Simulation Starts

This project represents reincarnation through mathematical visualization. Inspired by Buddhist, Hindu, and Jainist perspectives on the cyclical nature of existence, we mapped the journey of souls onto Klein bottles—non-orientable surfaces where endings become beginnings. The visualization plots lifetimes using normalized age and generational progression, with movement speed reflecting life duration and colors indicating different incarnations. Users can track their soul's path alongside 100 others from the same time and place, creating patterns that reflect the shared journey of contemporaneous souls. Through this mathematical lens, we aimed to capture how souls might move through multiple lifetimes, connecting spiritual concepts with geometric forms.

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2 Apex of Death and Birth
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3 Rebirth Timeline