A very large family is driving North on I5 in two vans. The van in front blows a tire, overturns, and spills 14 bodies onto the side of the freeway. The second van unloads 15 hysterical people onto not just the side but also the freeway itself. Two of those people are hit by passers by as they try to avoid the unpredictable movements of the family. Traffic comes to a grinding halt in view of the chaos. In the middle of the madness is me and my team, sorting, triaging, organizing, planning, treating, transporting. To the large crowd gathered behind us, it seemed chaotic, mad, and unsorted. From within it was quiet, well organized, and well structured.
I’m pretty familiar with ordered chaos. It’s actually kind of fun to be the eye of the storm.
I really don’t understand fractals. I see them, I recognize them, but I don’t understand what they are or how they form. I like the reliability of the Fibonazzi numbers so I like that they are within that structure. Larry mentioned cauliflower being a fractal that appears in nature. I happened to have a head of cauliflower at home so I went and checked it out. I looked at the head, then cut a floret off and looked at that. Tiny little replica of the head. Using a magnifying mirror I cut smaller and smaller and smaller sections and was amazed to see it exactly the same every step of the way. I think that’s really cool.
I did the static cat experiment. Samson was *not* pleased. She sparked as predicted and that was a bit startling for her! Fun for me, but she lectured me for twenty minutes after.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Good Vibrations!
Are all vibrations good?
The answer to any absolute question is no. All of anything is neither good nor bad. I think after hearing the story of the bridge, we can tell that vibrations don't always have good results. Does that necessarily mean that the vibrations are bad, though? Maybe, maybe not. In that particular case it was certainly an unfortunate mix of vibrations that had some fairly disastrous results. Poor Tubby!
One of the most enjoyable trips I took while in India was to a place called the Ellora Caves. It's a series of caves carved out of the Ellora Mountains. Among them, the most spectacular one is called the Vishwakarma Cave. It's 150 deep, 30 feet high and carved completely by hand by Buddhist monks. The ceiling is designed to appear as wooden planks. (I think it looks like an upside down boat.) In the rear of the cave is a fifteen foot high statue of a sitting Buddha, also carved out of the mountain. Not carved and brought in, but carved where he sits. But that's not the most amazing thing about this particular cave. Along the cave, bout ten feet in from the wall, are a series of columns. Again, the cave was carved around these columns. The monks used to worship the Buddha and make music by slapping their hands against the columns. Each one makes a different tone. It's one of the most amazing and beautiful places I have ever visited. There's a case of vibrations quite clearly being a good thing. However, what would happen if the vibration of one of the columns was to match the vibration of the mountain? If the rules we learned last week can apply, down would come the Ellora Caves and that would be an example of a very bad result of vibration.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellora
Resonance in my world
I like the two aspects of resonance that we talked about. There are some sounds I adore, just for the resonance of them. Cello music, for example. However, I’m going to spend my energy talking about that other resonance. That feeling of connectedness with something, someone, someplace. I was raised in a Catholic home. It was an ongoing struggle for me through Catholic school. The teachings simply didn’t make sense to me in any way. I was constantly butting up against the priest on even simple details of the teachings. I just did not resonate with the Catholic concept of the Christ. Many years later I had the occasion to be introduced to the teachings of Meher Baba. It was interesting that for me, it was a moment of such amazing clarity. I connected immediately and felt so perfectly at home. I resonate perfectly with Baba. I think we all have experiences like that in our lives where we meet someone and feel instantly connected or unfortunately feel instantly at odds. I can say the same for certain places.
Connections I can make between energy and Qi
When I’m treating patients, I explain Qi to them by describing it as energy. I explain Qi as energy and describe the channels as the pathways by which that energy flows through the body. It seems to make sense to most patients, especially in terms of stagnation. I describe the organs as having both their physiological function and a “personality” that we can use to predict things like stagnation and deficiency. I’m very linear and I function best with tangible understanding of how things work so for me, this explanation of Qi works very well.
The answer to any absolute question is no. All of anything is neither good nor bad. I think after hearing the story of the bridge, we can tell that vibrations don't always have good results. Does that necessarily mean that the vibrations are bad, though? Maybe, maybe not. In that particular case it was certainly an unfortunate mix of vibrations that had some fairly disastrous results. Poor Tubby!
One of the most enjoyable trips I took while in India was to a place called the Ellora Caves. It's a series of caves carved out of the Ellora Mountains. Among them, the most spectacular one is called the Vishwakarma Cave. It's 150 deep, 30 feet high and carved completely by hand by Buddhist monks. The ceiling is designed to appear as wooden planks. (I think it looks like an upside down boat.) In the rear of the cave is a fifteen foot high statue of a sitting Buddha, also carved out of the mountain. Not carved and brought in, but carved where he sits. But that's not the most amazing thing about this particular cave. Along the cave, bout ten feet in from the wall, are a series of columns. Again, the cave was carved around these columns. The monks used to worship the Buddha and make music by slapping their hands against the columns. Each one makes a different tone. It's one of the most amazing and beautiful places I have ever visited. There's a case of vibrations quite clearly being a good thing. However, what would happen if the vibration of one of the columns was to match the vibration of the mountain? If the rules we learned last week can apply, down would come the Ellora Caves and that would be an example of a very bad result of vibration.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellora
Resonance in my world
I like the two aspects of resonance that we talked about. There are some sounds I adore, just for the resonance of them. Cello music, for example. However, I’m going to spend my energy talking about that other resonance. That feeling of connectedness with something, someone, someplace. I was raised in a Catholic home. It was an ongoing struggle for me through Catholic school. The teachings simply didn’t make sense to me in any way. I was constantly butting up against the priest on even simple details of the teachings. I just did not resonate with the Catholic concept of the Christ. Many years later I had the occasion to be introduced to the teachings of Meher Baba. It was interesting that for me, it was a moment of such amazing clarity. I connected immediately and felt so perfectly at home. I resonate perfectly with Baba. I think we all have experiences like that in our lives where we meet someone and feel instantly connected or unfortunately feel instantly at odds. I can say the same for certain places.
Connections I can make between energy and Qi
When I’m treating patients, I explain Qi to them by describing it as energy. I explain Qi as energy and describe the channels as the pathways by which that energy flows through the body. It seems to make sense to most patients, especially in terms of stagnation. I describe the organs as having both their physiological function and a “personality” that we can use to predict things like stagnation and deficiency. I’m very linear and I function best with tangible understanding of how things work so for me, this explanation of Qi works very well.
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