Abstract

This paper extends the Illusion of Choice by introducing the structural architecture of the self within The Relative Framework. It proposes that what we call "self" is not a metaphysical entity, but a recursive feedback loop between two functionally distinct layers: the subconscious self, which is conditioned, reactive, and structurally deterministic; and the conscious self, which narrates, models, and recursively interacts with the subconscious. This model explains how agency is felt despite determinism, how transformation occurs without freedom, and how identity is constructed through structural repetition. The paper grounds all framework components, choice, emotion, knowledge, transformation, in this recursive structure, resolving the lingering question of who or what the illusion operates upon.