Artifact as Interface: The Psychotechnology of Sacred Objects from the Paleolithic to the Digital Age

This monograph offers an interdisciplinary examination of amulets, talismans, and charms not as objects of faith, but as stable psychotechnological instruments — cognitive catalysts with time-bound dynamic properties. Synthesizing data from neuroscience (ideomotor phenomenon, reticular filtration), cognitive linguistics (performative act theory), and social psychology (self-fulfilling prophecy, placebo effect), the author traces the evolution of sacred objects from the Paleolithic to digital wearable devices. For the first time, a methodology for creating artifacts through ideomotor endowment with dynamic properties and documentary fixation in a "ledger" is described. Specific parameters of the methodology have been redacted on ethical grounds. Intended for researchers in cognitive science, anthropology, and psychology, as well as all those interested in the mechanisms of interaction between psyche and the material world.