Within networks, timing determines priority and privileged access. First movers (pioneers, early adopters, or processes which immediately follow stimuli such as triggers) benefit the most from network effects. In hierarchies, positioning is spatial, not temporal; one’s slot in the pyramid determines one’s outcomes. This picture is completely reversed when we consider interactions with the environment. The spatial scope and structure of the network (e.g., the number of nodes, the geographic an...

Within networks, timing determines priority and privileged access. First movers (pioneers, early adopters, or processes which immediately follow stimuli such as triggers) benefit the most from network effects. In hierarchies, positioning is spatial, not temporal; one’s slot in the pyramid determines one’s outcomes. This picture is completely reversed when we consider interactions with the environment. The spatial scope and structure of the network (e.g., the number of nodes, the geographic an...

“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.” - C.G. JungAnima mundi. Ch'i. Mana. Malkuth. Paramatman. Weltgeist. All names used to describe the different interpretations of our world soul, the infinite creative. Each unique when compared against the other, yet all share the same underlying quality of a unifying 'life force' that embodies us all. All alluding to the fact that the ebb and flow of creation is impacted by the polarization of its co...

“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.” - C.G. JungAnima mundi. Ch'i. Mana. Malkuth. Paramatman. Weltgeist. All names used to describe the different interpretations of our world soul, the infinite creative. Each unique when compared against the other, yet all share the same underlying quality of a unifying 'life force' that embodies us all. All alluding to the fact that the ebb and flow of creation is impacted by the polarization of its co...

“We live inside a trichotomy: what was, what is, and what shall be. The pain in our skulls is due to trying to mesh the three”A cognitive dissonance is when you hold in your mind two opposing paradoxical beliefs that contradict each other. They are mutually exclusive, yet somehow inhabit the mind at the same time. A dilemma is a form of cognitive dissonance where the actor is faced with contradictory horns; they are at the fork of the road, and each side, paradoxically it seems, is the valid ...

“We live inside a trichotomy: what was, what is, and what shall be. The pain in our skulls is due to trying to mesh the three”A cognitive dissonance is when you hold in your mind two opposing paradoxical beliefs that contradict each other. They are mutually exclusive, yet somehow inhabit the mind at the same time. A dilemma is a form of cognitive dissonance where the actor is faced with contradictory horns; they are at the fork of the road, and each side, paradoxically it seems, is the valid ...

When you come to pray, it is not so much the words that matter, it is your loving attention to the presence you pray to that consoles the heart. You give it your attention, and it will work wonders on your soul. When praying, hold yourself forward. Abide in the presence gently without forcing yourself to produce thoughts, feelings, or sensations. None of these things are necessary to a prayer and it allows for freedom to take root in the soul. All that is necessary is faith, and with faith ho...

When you come to pray, it is not so much the words that matter, it is your loving attention to the presence you pray to that consoles the heart. You give it your attention, and it will work wonders on your soul. When praying, hold yourself forward. Abide in the presence gently without forcing yourself to produce thoughts, feelings, or sensations. None of these things are necessary to a prayer and it allows for freedom to take root in the soul. All that is necessary is faith, and with faith ho...

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” - LennonThis famous quote by John Lennon reminds us that despite our best efforts to plan, life sometimes changes in uncomfortable, unexpected, and aggressive ways. This contrasts with the prevailing worldview that underpins the Western model is firmly rooted in rationality and reductionism. It embraces rationality and complete belief in the reasonable and ordered nature of the world and the brain's ability to discern tha...

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” - LennonThis famous quote by John Lennon reminds us that despite our best efforts to plan, life sometimes changes in uncomfortable, unexpected, and aggressive ways. This contrasts with the prevailing worldview that underpins the Western model is firmly rooted in rationality and reductionism. It embraces rationality and complete belief in the reasonable and ordered nature of the world and the brain's ability to discern tha...

As you read this text, each additional sentence read will cause you to become more aware of your attention. By the end if you are still following along, then it is likely that you came to this article with purpose. Fantastic. Hopefully this translates to you absorbing some of the knowledge gained from studying the Flowers of the Midnight Fields. The pursuit of happiness, the way that most go about it, does not lead to the desired destination. It leaves you in your car keeping you in a constan...

As you read this text, each additional sentence read will cause you to become more aware of your attention. By the end if you are still following along, then it is likely that you came to this article with purpose. Fantastic. Hopefully this translates to you absorbing some of the knowledge gained from studying the Flowers of the Midnight Fields. The pursuit of happiness, the way that most go about it, does not lead to the desired destination. It leaves you in your car keeping you in a constan...

Object permanence is a term in psychology for our capacity to perceive things outside of our immediate senses. It is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, touched, or sensed in some way. Consider the 'shadow on the wall' illusion, where a shadow can be seen by a person when the head of the shadow is turned away from the body. This happens because the brain maps different parts of the visual field in different ways depending on what it is pro...

Object permanence is a term in psychology for our capacity to perceive things outside of our immediate senses. It is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, touched, or sensed in some way. Consider the 'shadow on the wall' illusion, where a shadow can be seen by a person when the head of the shadow is turned away from the body. This happens because the brain maps different parts of the visual field in different ways depending on what it is pro...

“I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more.” – Angelita LimIn our previous entry, we alluded to the idea of a spiritual ecology in constant flux. Her tenders, those responsible for her well-being, pieces of a whole. Atomically, mere grains of sand in an universe of beaches. Cooperatively, mountains worth gazing at. This monolithic union is the effect of love. Our hearts are mirrors. Therefore when we love others, they will ...

“I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more.” – Angelita LimIn our previous entry, we alluded to the idea of a spiritual ecology in constant flux. Her tenders, those responsible for her well-being, pieces of a whole. Atomically, mere grains of sand in an universe of beaches. Cooperatively, mountains worth gazing at. This monolithic union is the effect of love. Our hearts are mirrors. Therefore when we love others, they will ...

“There is a quest that calls me, in nights when I am lone. The need to ride where the ways divide, the Known from the Unknown. I mount what thought is near me and soon I reach the place, the tenuous rim where the Seen grows dim, and the Sightless hides its face. I have ridden the winds. I have ridden the sea. I have ridden the moon and the stars. I have set my feet in the stirrup seat, of a comet coursing mars. And everywhere. Through the earth and air. My thought speeds lightings-shod. It co...

“There is a quest that calls me, in nights when I am lone. The need to ride where the ways divide, the Known from the Unknown. I mount what thought is near me and soon I reach the place, the tenuous rim where the Seen grows dim, and the Sightless hides its face. I have ridden the winds. I have ridden the sea. I have ridden the moon and the stars. I have set my feet in the stirrup seat, of a comet coursing mars. And everywhere. Through the earth and air. My thought speeds lightings-shod. It co...

“Home is where friends always belong, love resides, laughter persists, and memories are forever made”

“Home is where friends always belong, love resides, laughter persists, and memories are forever made”

“He made the moon for the seasons, the sun knows the place of its setting.”The midrashic sages identified a critical component lacking in a faith authoritatively governed by the boundaried Talmud, something beyond the dimensions of fact and written word. Emotion driven storytelling. When the former becomes unpalatable or unacceptable to the public, the latter steps in to weave a new etiological myth into existence.Unsettled by the lack of lore regarding the difference in illuminance between t...

“He made the moon for the seasons, the sun knows the place of its setting.”The midrashic sages identified a critical component lacking in a faith authoritatively governed by the boundaried Talmud, something beyond the dimensions of fact and written word. Emotion driven storytelling. When the former becomes unpalatable or unacceptable to the public, the latter steps in to weave a new etiological myth into existence.Unsettled by the lack of lore regarding the difference in illuminance between t...