The Ilardi Theory of Gravity
By Kate Ilardi, 2025
Introduction
For decades I’ve walked the line between system design and metaphysics, between structured thought and intuitive knowing. Recently, I had a flash of insight during a quiet moment of internal contemplation. A new way of seeing gravity came into focus—not as a force or a quantum field, but as a consequence of a structural void within the fabric of spacetime.
This is not a formal scientific paper—this is a thought experiment, inspired by Einstein, resonant with metaphysical dimensional theories, but rooted in personal logic and systems intuition. It came to me in a moment, but its implications have taken days to unwind in my mind. Below is both the idea and the breakdown of its components.
The Core Insight
Gravity is not a force pulling us down. It is a condition created by the absence of upward support from spacetime, which is displaced by the curvature induced by mass.
Restated:
Massive objects bend spacetime downward, and in doing so, they create a void beneath them. Objects in the vicinity of this deformation are not “pulled” so much as they fall into the void where there is no longer sufficient spacetime to hold them in position.
In this model, spacetime functions as a structural medium, a scaffold that holds matter in a given position. When that support is warped or removed by nearby curvature, the matter collapses into the resulting absence.
Spacetime as a Holding Structure
Traditionally, general relativity describes mass as curving spacetime, and objects as following geodesics through this curvature. But this model suggests something subtly but significantly different:
Matter does not move through curved space because of a force; it descends into a loss of support created by the deformation of spacetime by mass.
Imagine spacetime as a three-dimensional, flexible net. All matter rests in balance on this net. Massive bodies deform the net downward. Nearby matter then collapses toward the deformation not because of attraction, but because the structural integrity beneath it has been removed.
It is not pulled. It falls into unsupported space.
What Lies Beneath Spacetime?
This model implies something profound:
If spacetime “holds up” matter, what is it holding it up from?
Answer: the dimensional field outside our known spacetime. Call it subspace, hyperspace, quantum foam, or the multiversal substrate. In mystic language: the Void.
This is the space that exists outside the domain of general relativity. The downward curvature created by mass doesn’t just create a slope—it creates an opening. The more massive the object, the more spacetime is displaced, and the greater the opening into whatever lies beyond.
Gravity, in this framing, becomes a topological vulnerability in the geometry of reality. Not a force. Not a field. But a puncture in the container of reality.
Gravity as an Emergent Absence
So what does this reframe offer?
- It bypasses the graviton problem. There is no need for a quantum carrier particle for gravity if gravity is not a force.
- It provides a bridge to metaphysics. The curvature is not “attraction,” it is exposure—the exposure of the localized space to the deeper field beneath reality.
- It clarifies the role of mass. The more mass, the deeper the void, and the greater the exposure.
In this model, mass doesn’t attract. Mass displaces. Matter then descends into the displacement.
Why This Stands Out From Existing Theories
While aspects of this framing may resonate with certain speculative or emergent gravity theories, to my knowledge, no existing framework has articulated gravity in this precise way. Here is how this concept differs:
| Feature | Existing Theory | Ilardi Model |
|---|---|---|
| Gravity as pull/force? | Yes (Newton); No, geodesics (Einstein) | No — structural collapse |
| Quantized or emergent? | Often emergent; attempts at quantization | Neither — fundamental topology |
| Multiverse/subspace included? | Not usually | Central part of the model |
| Void/absence as cause? | No | Yes |
Related Concepts Reviewed
- General Relativity: Gravity as curved spacetime; does not describe gravity as a loss of support.
- Emergent Gravity (e.g., Verlinde): Attempts to derive gravity from entropy/information; does not treat it as topological structural loss.
- Geometrodynamics / Shape Dynamics: Emphasizes form and relational geometry; does not include exposure to deeper layers of dimensional space.
- Loop Quantum Gravity / Quantum Foam: Treats spacetime as quantized; I propose gravity needs no quantization at all.
Summary: The Ilardi Gravity Thought Model
| Concept | Reframe |
|---|---|
| Gravity | A condition of loss of support due to spacetime displacement |
| Mass | Not attractive, but structurally displacing of spacetime |
| Falling | Collapsing into a void, not being pulled down |
| Spacetime | A holding scaffold, not a static background |
| Beneath spacetime | Subspace, hyperspace, the quantum foam—the unstructured domain |
Final Thoughts
This is only a beginning. But I believe this framing could open the door to deeper conversations not only in physics, but in metaphysical theory, dimensional topology, and the nature of emergence.
If gravity is a topological symptom, not a quantum force, then perhaps it is not meant to be quantized at all. Perhaps it is the one thing in physics that has always been whispering, *”I am the edge of your known world.”
And perhaps we fall not because we are being pulled, but because the universe simply can no longer hold us in place.
Copyright 2025 © Kate Ilardi, blog.ilardi.com
