The DOC Squigglesphere
A to Z mode
acuity~focus
“Only acuity, only focus, either acuity or focus, both acuity and focus, acuity changing to focus, focus changing to acuity, between acuity and focus, neither acuity nor focus, beyond acuity and focus…”
aggregation~dispersion
“Only aggregation, only dispersion, either aggregation or dispersion, both aggregation and dispersion, aggregation changing to dispersion, dispersion changing to aggregation, between aggregation and dispersion, neither aggregation nor dispersion, beyond aggregation and dispersion…”
alien~human
“Only alien, only human, either alien or human, both alien and human, alien changing to human, human changing to alien, between human and alien, neither human nor alien, beyond human and alien…”
arriving~leaving
“Only arriving, only leaving, either arriving or leaving, both leaving and arriving, arriving changing to leaving, leaving changing to arriving, between arriving and leaving, neither arriving nor leaving, beyond arriving and leaving…”
artist~artwork
“Only artist, only artwork, either artist or artwork, both artist and artwork, artist changing to artwork, artwork changing to artist, between artist and artwork, neither artist nor artwork, beyond artist and artwork…”
binding~releasing
“Only binding, only releasing, either binding or releasing, both binding and releasing, binding, changing, releasing, releasing, changing to binding, between binding and releasing, neither binding nor releasing, beyond binding and releasing…”
body~mind
“Only body, only mine, other body or mind, both body and mind, body changing to mind, mind changing to body, between body and mind, neither body nor mind, beyond body and mind…”
boundary~domain
“Only boundary, only domain, either boundary or domain, both boundary and domain, boundary changing to domain, domain changing to boundary, between boundary and domain, neither boundary nor domain, beyond boundary and domain…”
causality~synchronicity
“Only causality, only synchronicity, either causality or synchronicity, both causality and synchronicity, causality, changing to synchronicity, synchronicity, changing to causality, between, causality and synchronicity, neither causality nor synchronicity, beyond causality and synchronicity…”
cause~effect
“Only cause, only effect, either cause or effect, both cause and effect, cause changing to effect, effect changing to cause, between cause and effect, neither cause nor effect, beyond cause and effect…”
center~surround
“Only center, only surround, either center or surround, both center and surround, center changing to surround, surround changing to center, between center and surround, neither center nor surround, beyond center and surround…”
chicken~egg
“Only chicken, only egg, either chicken or egg, both chicken and egg, chicken changing to egg, egg changing to chicken, between chicken and egg, neither chicken nor egg, beyond chicken and egg…”
Coordination Dynamics
“Coordination represents one of the most striking, most taken for granted, but least understood features of living things. Recently a new foundation for understanding coordination has emerged called Coordination Dynamics. This book brings together scientists from all over the world who have defined and developed the field of Coordination Dynamics. Grounded in the concepts of self-organization and the tools of nonlinear dynamics, appropriately extended to handle informational aspects of living things, Coordination Dynamics aims to understand the coordinated functioning of a variety of different systems at multiple levels of description. The book addresses the themes of Coordination Dynamics and Dynamic Patterns in the context of the following topics: Coordination of Brain and Behavior, Perception-Action Coupling, Control, Posture, Learning, Intention, Attention, and Cognition.”
creativity~imagination
“Only creativity only imagination, either creativity or imagination, both creativity and imagination, creativity changing to imagination, imagination changing to creativity, neither creativity nor imagination, beyond creativity snd imagination…”
dharma~makyo
“Only dharma, only makyo, either dharma or makyo, both dharma and makyo, dharma changing to makyo, makyo changing to dharma, between dharma and makyo, neither dharma nor makyo, beyond dharma and makyo…”
digital~analog
“Only digital, only analog, either digital or analog, both digital and analog, digital, changing to analog, analog, changing to digital, between digital and analog, neither digital nor analog, beyond digital and analog…”
dissipation~feedback
“Only dissipation, only feedback, either dissipation or feedback, both dissipation and feedback, dissipation changing to feedback, feedback changing to dissipation, between dissipation and feedback, neither dissipation nor feedback, beyond dissipation, and feedback…”
Doc~metastabilian
“Only Doc, only metastabilian, either Doc or icon, both Doc and metastabilian, Doc changing to metastabilian, metastabilian changing to Doc, between Doc and metastabilian, neither Doc nor metastabilian, beyond Doc and metastabilian…”
emotion~desire
“Only emotion, only desire, either emotion or desire, both emotion and desire, emotion changing to desire, desire changing to emotion, between emotion and desire, neither emotion nor desire, beyond emotion and desire…”
Emptyhands
The Doc
eternity~moment
“Only eternity, only moment, either eternity or moment, both eternity and moment, eternity changing to moment, moment changing to eternity, between eternity and moment, neither eternity nor moment, beyond eternity and moment…”
Exodus
The Doc
eye~sight
“Only eye, only sight, either eye or sight, both eye and sight, eye changing to sight, sight changing to eye, between eye and sight, neither eye nor sight, beyond eye and sight…”
global~local
“Only global, only local, either global or local, both global and local, global changing to local, local changing to global, between global and local and local, neither global nor local, beyond global and local…”
gu~ru
“Only gu, only ru, either gu or ru, both and gu and ru, gu changing to ru, ru changing to gu, between gu and ru, neither gu nor ru, beyond gu and ru…”
How Can I Hear
The Doc
human~alien
“Only human, only alien, either human or alien, both human and alien, human changing to alien, alien changing to human, between human and alien, neither human nor alien, beyond human and alien…”
I Am
The Doc
incident~reflection
“Only incident, only reflection, either incident or reflection, both incident and reflection, incident changing to reflection, reflection changing to incident, neither incident nor reflection, beyond incident snd reflection…”
individual~collective
“Only individual, only collective, either individual or collective, both individual and collective, individual changing to collective, collective changing to individual, between individual and collective, neither individual nor collective, beyond individual and collective…”
individual~collective
“Only individual, only collective, either individual or collective, both individual and collective, individual changing to collective, collective changing to individual, between individual and collective, neither individual nor collective, beyond individual and collective…”
koan~kensho
“Only koan, only kensho, either koan or kensho, both koan and kensho, koan changing to kensho, kensho changing to koan, between koan and kensho, neither koan nor kensho, beyond koan and kensho…”
left~right
“Only left, only right, either left or right, both left and right, left changing to right, right changing to left, between left and right, neither left nor right, beyond left and right…”
metastabilian~metastabilion
“Only metastabilian, only metastabilion, either metastabilion or metastabilion, both metastabilian and metastabilion, metastabilian changing to Metastabilion, metastabilion changing to Metastabilian, between metastabilian and metastabilion, Neither metastabilian nor metastabilion, beyond metastabilian and Metastabilion…”
motion~rest
“Only motion, only rest, either motion or rest, both motion and rest, motion changing to rest, rest changing to motion, between motion and rest, neither motion nor rest, beyond motion and rest…”
mythos~logos
“Only mythos, only logos, either mythos or logos, both mythos and logos, mythos changing to logos, logos changing to mythos, between mythos and logos, neither mythos and logos, beyond mythos and logos…”
Neils Bohr
“If you hold opposites together in your mind, you will suspend your normal thinking and allow intelligence beyond rational thought to create a new form.”—Niels Bohr
oath~commitment
“Only oath, only commitment, either oath or commitment, both oath and commitment, oath changing to commitment, commitment changing to oath, between oath and commitment, neither oath nor commitment, beyond oath and commitment…”
observer~observing
“Only observer, only observing, either observer or observing, both observer and observing, observer changing to observing, observing changing to observer, between observer and observing, neither observer nor observing, beyond observer and observing…”
order~chaos
“Only chaos, only order, either chaos or order, both chaos and order, chaos changing to order, order changing to chaos, between chaos and order, neither chaos nor order, beyond chaos and order…”
organism~environment
“Only organism, only environment, either organism or environment, both organism and environment, organism changing to environment, environment changing to organism, between organism and environment, neither organism nor environment, beyond organism and environment…”
painting~polishing
“Only painting, only polishing, either painting or polishing, both painting and polishing, painting changing to polishing, polishing changing to painting, between painting and polishing, neither painting nor polishing, beyond painting and polishing…”
past~future
“Only past, only future, either past future, both past and future, past changing to future, future changing to past, between past and future, neither past nor future, beyond past and future…”
Phoenix
The Doc
potential~kinetic
“Only potential, only kinetic, either potential or kinetic, both potential and kinetic, potential changing to kinetic, kinetic changing to potential, between potential and kinetic, neither potential nor kinetic, beyond potential and kinetic…”
real~fictional
“Only real, only fictional, either real or fictional, both real and fictional, real changing to fictional, fictional changing to real, between real and fictional, neither real nor fictional, beyond real and fictional…”
rhythmic~arrhythmic
“Only rhythmic, only arrhythmic, either rhythmic or arrhythmic, both rhythmic and arrhythmic, rhythmic changing to arrhythmic, arrhythmic changing to rhythmic, between rhythmic and arrhythmic, neither rhythmic nor arrhythmic, beyond rhythmic and arrhythmic…”
sensor~sensing
“Only sensor, only sensing, either sensor or sensing, both sensor and sensing, sensor changing to sensing, sensing changing to sensor, between sensor and sensing, neither sensor nor sensing, sensor and sensing…”
ship~passenger
“Only ship, only passenger, either ship or passenger, both ship and passenger, ship changing to passenger, passenger changing to ship, between ship and passenger, neither ship nor passenger, beyond ship and passenger…”
Shiva Linga
The Doc
signal~propagation
“Only signal, only propagation, either signal or propagation, both signal and propagation, signal changing to propagation, propagation changing to signal, between signal and propagation, neither signal and propagation, beyond signal and propagation…”
strange~familiar
“Only strange, only familiar, either strange or familiar, both strange and familiar, strange changing to familiar, familiar changing to strange, between strange and familiar, neither strange nor familiar, beyond strange and familiar…”
surfer~surfing
“Only surfer, only surfing, either surfer or surfing, both surfer and surfing, surfer changing to surfing, surfing changing to surfer, between surfer and surfing, neither surfer nor surfing, beyond surfer and surfing…”
symbionts~symbiosis
“Only symbionts, only symbiosis, either symbionts or symbiosis, both symbionts and symbiosis, symbionts changing to symbiosis, symbiosis changing to symbionts, between symbionts and symbiosis, neither symbionts nor symbiosis, beyond symbionts and symbiosis…”
symbol~icon
“Only symbol, only icon, either symbol or icon, both symbol and icon, symbol changing to icon, icon changing to symbol, between symbol and icon, neither symbol nor icon, beyond symbol and icon…”
TCN~TSS
“Only TCN, only TSS, either TCN or TSS, both TCN and TSS, TCN changing to TSS, TSS changing to TCN, between TCN and TSS, neither TCN nor TSS, beyond TCN and TSS…”
The Complementary Nature
The Complementary Nature, proposes contend ubiquitous contraries are complementary and introduces a comprehensive, empirically based scientific theory of how the polarized world and the world in between can be reconciled. They nominate the tilde, or squiggle (~), as the symbolic punctuation for reconciled complementary pairs. Experiments show that the human brain is capable of displaying two apparently contradictory, mutually exclusive behaviors at the same time. Coordination dynamics—a mathematically expressed theory that reconciles the scientific language of “states” with the novel dynamical language of “tendencies”—attests to the complementary nature inherent in human brains and behavior. It may explain, Kelso and Engstrøm argue, why we (and nature) appear to partition things, events, and ideas into pairs. Kelso and Engstrøm’s account is not just metaphorical; the reconciliations they describe are grounded in the principles and mathematical language of the theory of coordination dynamics. The Complementary Nature provides a clear-cut methodology for this evolving
The Squiggle Sense
“Either/or thinking is a major stumbling block to human development and understanding. In this book Kelso & Engstrøm offer a whole new way of looking at the world, awakening a “sixth sense” that people didn’t realize they had. It draws on the profound relationship between nature’s many complementary contraries and the paradigm shifting science of coordination called Coordination Dynamics. The human brain~mind, through the multi- and metastable modes of its coordination dynamics, gives rise to a sentient faculty called the squiggle sense. Nature’s contraries are perceived not only as opposing polar states, but as coexisting complementary tendencies, symbolized by the squiggle (~). Use this book to nudge your brain~mind into its metastable mode again and again, to better perceive the complementary dances of contraries, and to transcend the detrimental narrow-mindedness of polarized, either/or thinking. As a “Metastabilian” you can wield your squiggle sense to enhance and advance your life!”
visible~invisible
“Only visible, only invisible, either visible or invisible, both visible and invisible, visible changing to invisible, invisible changing to visible, between visible and invisible, neither visible nor invisible, beyond visible and invisible…”
wave~particle
“Only wave, only particle, either way or particle, both wave and particle, wave changing to particle, particle changing to wave, between wave and particle, neither wave nor particle, beyond wave particle…”
winding~unwinding
“Only winding, only unwinding, either winding or unwinding, both winding and unwinding, winding changing to unwinding, unwinding changing to winding, between winding and unwinding, neither winding nor unwinding, beyond winding and unwinding…”
world~biome
“Only world, only biome, either world or biome, both world and biome, world changing to biome, biome changing to world, between world and biome, neither world nor biome, beyond world and biome…”
yin~yang
“Only yin, only yang, either yin or yang, both yin and yang, both yin and yang, yin changing to yang, yang changing to yin, between yin and yang, neither yin nor yang, beyond yin and yang…”
yogasana~pranayama
“Only yogasana, only pranayama, either yogasana or pranayama, both yogasana and pranayama, yogasana changing to pranayama, pranayama changing to yogasana, between yogasana and pranayama, neither yogasana nor pranayama, beyond yogasana and pranayama…”
