[MD] A Different Approach - Networks and Stacks

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Hi Horse,

I like that.  I am not familiar (or do not remember) Magnus' approach, but
it seems along the same track. The static would be defined by the vectors in
between and continually changing due to the dynamic nature of such vectors.
 The expression of the vectors would be a function of Quality itself, and be
superimposed as our understanding of it.

I have this vision of an invisible art pad that I used to play with as a
child.  The page was white, but as I painted water on it, lines and
eventually a drawing would appear.  Where the paintbrush touched was a
dynamic intrusion into the whiteness of the page.  The lines would appear as
if my magic.  Now that I "understand" how this revealing works, it doesn't
present the magic it once did.  In the same way, as I "understand" the world
through  artificial labeling and such, it becomes somehow less.  I can
dismiss something which is extremely complicated and intertwined as
something which is predictive and repetitive.  This is of course necessary
for survival, but not necessary otherwise.

In my Quality interpretation of the symbol of the Tao, the circle represents
everything (Quality), the drops represent the static qualities, the
interplay and the "eyes" would be the dynamic aspect.  The symbol provides
more than the words since it can be interpreted in an awareness sort of way
rather than through analogy.

One interpretation of Zen as presented by Suzuki, is the need for the
beginner's mind.  This could be considered the dynamic interplay of our
senses with Quality, or that which occurs before differentiation.  Once
static quality is envisioned and stamped with approval (subjects and
objects), Quality recedes to the background as invisible.  Seeing the
dynamic interplay as a process, or synchronicity as Carl Jung describes,
takes some practice and unthinking.  We are in the presence of Quality at
all times and being created by it in terms of representational static
differences.  Respecting this and playing in it as the hindu term Lila
proposes, is somewhat liberating.  Marsha may describe it as standing naked
in front of the moon, for all I know.

Playing is fun; getting to the playground can be hard metaphysical work.

Cheers,
Mark

On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 3:07 AM, Horse <horse at darkstar.uk.net> wrote:

>  Hi Mark
>
> As I was reading your post what popped into my head as I was trying to
> visualise what you were saying was a sort of network representation (I have
> a thing about DQ/SQ and the network approach!) with nodes as quality events
> and their separation as the arcs (vectors) between them. My visualisation
> was sort of multi-dimensional in order to accommodate the different forms of
> SQ (Inorg/Org/Soc/Int) and the way in which the levels emerge but against a
> background (container?) of DQ. So the combination is all-encompassing
> Quality.
> Also, given a multi-dimensional approach this might also accommodate
> Magnus's Stacks idea with a network (nodes and vectors/arcs) based
> visualisation.
> Does this add anything to what you're describing?
>
> Horse
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