摘要：
This paper explores microvita theory and its relevance to information
science. There are two parts to this, the first is theoretical and
outlines microvita theory as an epistemological product of the Tantric
theory of consciousness and mind. The civilizational value of such
a theory is contextualized via a consideration of Gilles Deleuze’s
concept of transcendental empiricism. Links to information science
are made particularly with regard to Bates’ evolutionary reading
of information and to Dervin’s sense making epistemological
chronology. The second part of the paper explores microvita theory
as an emergent possibility by profiling six developments in cultural
practice. Each hint at the transformative possibilities before us
when considering information from broader epistemological contexts
than the given Western rationalfield we generally accept as the
context for research. It is suggested that microvita theory invites
in a shamanic disposition or temper which is comfortable with paradox
and aporia. To navigate such terrain requires an appreciation for
the spiritual within the working context of the world. The spiritual
is taken as simply another form of data collection in a universe
that is as mysterious as it is wonderful.
