Week Eleven - E-Prime Day, Synthesizing physics

E-Prime Day:

Acupuncture and herbs can cure all thing!

In my present state of mind and because of the social environment that I have placed myself in, depending on the skill of the TCM practitioner, I believe anything and everything can be healed through acupuncture and herb but can not always be described or defined in biomedical terms. 

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In acupuncture, we can needle the whole body by placing needles on the ear, or on the scalp, or on the limbs. I was completely amazed when I found this out! And super eager to understand what the maps looked like in each location.

This concept touches on the idea "as above, so below". That the entire body can be reflected in a mini body throughout different parts of the body. This reinforces the idea that we can connect everything back to a scale that can be applied to almost anything if we are patient enough to see the patterns that exist within/on us.

"As above, so below" can also relate to how TCM practitioners will look at the outside of the body in order to understand what is happening on the inside of a patient. We can see how someone is feeling mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually through observation, smelling, listening, and palpation - all before the patient says one word. That is amazing! Most "Western" ideas say you have to express so much in words, or have a lengthy consultation period but in reality, the conversation is just confirming what the practitioner already knows about what is happening internally. 

Week Ten - Sacred Geometry and Physics, Fibonacci series

Are there connections you can make between Sacred Geometry and Physics?
Can the Fibonacci series be seen as a "signature of life"?

I think it is fun to look at how Sacred Geometry and science are connected. As Larry showed us in his video, drawing lines between the solar system and geometry is an interesting way to see how our eyes "naturally" are drawn to some images and can find a pattern if we look hard enough.

I think the Fibonacci series can be found in many things but should not always be an example of how we measure beauty. Since science is heavily influenced by a lot of European cultures, I wonder if we look at other cultures if there is an equivalent series that would measure in a different yet still as effective way.


For fun - I took some pictures of my dog and used the Rule of Thirds on the pictures. In theory, the pictures that are utilizing the Rule of Thirds will be along the points and lines and would be considered more appealing to the eye.

What are your thoughts?

Michelle "Mo" Obama not align with the Rule of Thirds

Mo - Utilizing the Rule of Thirds

Mo not align with the Rule of Thirds

Mo and my feet utilizing the Rule of Thirds

Week Nine - Newton's Three Laws, "Energy Efficient", Descartes

Newton's Three Laws:
1. Objects at rest remain at rest, and objects in motion remain in motion in a straight line at constant velocity. A force must be applied to change the state of motion of an object.
2. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the force acting on it, and inversely proportional to its mass.
3. If two objects interact, say in a collision, the force exerted by object 1 on object 2 is matched by a force of exerted by object 2 on object 1 of the same size, but in the opposite direction.

In an abstract way - we can almost apply Newton's third law to classicism.

The rich have the larger mass of influenced, and are privileged to go at a slow pace - while the poor have a smaller mass and need to take a lot more action in comparison in relation to the rich if they want to have the same force.  When the rich and the poor collide, in order for the two types of class to match, the poor will have to put in an incredible amount of effort and the rich have to do little to nothing.


This idea can be applied to our "Energy Efficient Culture". For example, if the world wanted to help decrease the waste and pollution in the world in order for our energy to be more efficient - hypothetically - the entire population of low income people would have to come together to reduce all of their waste and be completely Eco friendly. Where in comparison, I would assume if half the major corporations went completely Eco-friendly and no waste, there would be a drastically larger change. Because of the larger "mass" and waste that the major corporations have, they have to do a lot less in order to have the same results as a large number of low income people.

In a sense, if we looked at the larger picture instead of all its parts, we can see the bigger changes  we can do as a society (ie stopping all factory waste) rather than spending so much effort in the small cogs (ie plastic straws). would make a more efficient amount of change.

Week Seven - Chaos

In tarot, there is the Tower which relates to chaos. In my deck it is an image of a goddess summoning lightening from the very top of a tower. When it the lightening strikes the tower, her face is not afraid of falling. Below, people are running and trying to dodge the falling bricks. When you draw this card it asks you - are you the goddess who summoned the lightening and are ready to face the challenges before you? and/or are you the people below, predicting where the bricks are going to fall, being 100% conscious in order to survive?

Ordered chaos is being prepared for the unknown. It is accepting the possible hurdles in front of you because you will be stronger because of it. And most importantly, it is being aware of RIGHT NOW in order to see the signs and symptoms, to see the patterns. By being able to see the patterns, you can predict where the bricks are going to fall. It may be chaos, but you know the structure and order.

In addition to consciousness being based on actions, I think it has a lot to do with our surroundings too. For example, if a black child had the privileges a white child has in the States, it is debatable that they would thrive and be as successful as anyone else. Their actions are being supported by positive feedback and guidance. They are achieving help along the way, and they are being praised for who they are, with not consequences. However, because of the constructs that exists, the actions against many black children hinder their growth. They have so many more hurtles to over come and are forced to be more conscious of the chaos around them or else they will not survive.

If some way we can do more things to help break the cycle so that black and brown children can start to have positive activities that fee into the sate of mind in a positive way, we are then able to change the future and survive the falling tower. They are then able to survive the chaos.

Week Four - e=mc2, four forces, and gravity

How has e=mc2 affected you?

With e=mc2 in my life,  kinetic energy is defined by the mass and the speed of light squared.

This equation I learned in school mostly to explain why the United States had atomic bombs during World War II. Now, we can see in most things that produce hear (like ovens and heaters). It also contributes to the use of the energy source for cell phones, tvs, internet. All in all, it contributes to many of what we see around us, we just don't always realize it.

How would you compare the four "forces"?
Strong nuclear force, Electromagnetic force, and weak nuclear force would all be similar in the sense that they are determined by an force acting on a distance without having actual direct contact. Gravity would be the exception because it is based on the force that draws you in. Such as the gravity that keeps the earth orbiting around the sun, or objects and people anchored to the ground (unless of course there is a force that is going against gravity)


What is the function of gravity?
I remember in elementary school we would go to the American Museum of Natural History. In the planetarium, you could weigh yourself on different plants - you would see your weight on earth, then on Pluto, Mars, Saturn - you name it!  My classmates and I had a blast seeing how heavy we would be on each planet and how drastically it would change.

Although we may weigh differently, gravity's function is is the same - it keeps the planets in orbit, and here on earth, it keeps everything to stay on earth.