1. Physics Time (Entropic Arrow)
Time in thermodynamics, cosmology, and classical mechanics is characterized by the increase of entropy. It moves in one direction and is the universal framework of causality in a closed system.
2. Relativistic Time (Observer and Gravity)
In the framework of general and special relativity, time is local and curved by gravity. Clocks moving fast or in high gravitational fields run slower. Here, relative time is a result of the dynamics of space-time.
3. Biological Time (Chronobiology and Life Rhythms)
Each organism has its own biological clock, such as the circadian cycle, which is a resonance between the organism and the environment. Here, time is an adaptive pattern, not a universal measure.
4. Psychological Time (Inner-subjective Time)
Human consciousness projects time in the form of narratives, memories, hopes, or desires. The duration and speed of psychological time are greatly influenced by emotions, focus, and trauma.
5. Social and Cultural Time (Historical Time)
Calendars, schedules, and histories are social constructions of time that attempt to synchronize collective experience with the structure of the world. But they remain projections of a deeper framework.
6. Spiritual and Mystical Time (Kairos)
In mystical or enlightenment experiences, time can "stand still," "explode," or "not exist." In these experiences, relative time disappears and resonance with absolute time becomes possible.
General Characteristics of Relative Time:
Segmented and Measurable
It can be divided into seconds, minutes, hours, or eras. These segmentations are not inherent, but rather products of social or technological construction.
Contextual
Time passes differently depending on the context of the system: the biological clock is different from the atomic clock; love time is different from stock market time.
Flowing and Directional
In contrast to absolute time which is static, relative time has an arrow, duration, and speed. However, this direction arises because of the position of the system in relation to entropy or the limitations of consciousness.
Conditioned by Perception and Medium
There is no universal time in experience; there is only asynchronous time (non-simultaneity) which arise due to differences in position, gravity, consciousness, and biological conditions.
