The Metastabilian Movement
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seed~pollen
“Only seed, only pollen, either seed or pollen, both seed and pollen, seed changing to pollen, pollen changing to seed, between seed and pollen, neither seed nor pollen, beyond seed and pollen…”
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…”
How Can I Hear
The Doc
luciferin~light
“Only luciferin, only light, either luciferin or light, both luciferin and light, luciferin changing to light, light changing luciferin, between luciferin and light, neither luciferin and light, beyond luciferin and light…”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald
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…”
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
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.”
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…”
energy~dynamics
“Only energy, only dynamics, either energy or dynamics, both energy and dynamics, energy changing to dynamics, dynamics changing to energy, between energy and dynamics, neither energy nor dynamics, beyond and energy and dynamics…”
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…”
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…”
sunrise~sunset
“Only sunrise, only sunset, either sunrise or sunset, both sunrise and sunset, sunrise changing to sunset, sunset changing to sunrise, between sunrise and sunset, neither sunrise nor sunset, beyond sunrise and sunset…”
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…”
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
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…”
time~energy
“Only time, only energy, either time or energy, both time and energy, time changing to energy, energy changing to time, between time and energy, neither time nor energy, beyond time and energy…”
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…”
Benoit Mandelbrot
“Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth. Nor does lightning travel in a straight line.” —Benoit Mandelbrot
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…”
chaos~order
“Only order, only chaos, either order or chaos, both order and chaos, order changing to chaos, chaos changing to order, between order and chaos, neither order nor chaos, beyond order and chaos…”
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…”
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…”
living matter~hydrosphere
“Only living matter, only hydrosphere, either living matter or hydrosphere, both living matter and hydrosphere, living matter changing to hydrosphere, hydrosphere changing to living matter, between living matter and hydrosphere, neither living matter nor hydrosphere, beyond living matter and hydrosphere…”
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…”
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…”
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…”
microscopic~macroscopic
“Only microscopic, only macroscopic, either microscopic or macroscopic, both microscopic and macroscopic, microscopic changing to macroscopic, macroscopic changing to microscopic, between microscopic and macroscopic, neither microscopic nor macroscopic, beyond microscopic and macroscopic…”
light~life
“Only light, only life, either light or life, both light and life, light changing to life, life changing to light, between light and life, neither light and life, beyond light and life…”
neuron~transmitter
“Only neuron, only transmitter, either neuron or transmitter, both neuron and transmitter, neuron changing to transmitter, transmitter, changing to neuron, between neuron and transmitter, neither neuron nor transmitter, beyond neuron and transmitter…”
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…”
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…”
conjunction~opposition
“Only conjunction, only opposition, either conjunction or opposition, both conjunction and opposition, conjunction changing to opposition, opposition changing to conjunction, between conjunction and opposition, neither conjunction nor opposition, beyond conjunction and opposition…”
stability~metastability
“Only stability, only metastability, either stability or metastability, both stability and metastability, stability changing to metastability, metastability changing to stability, between stability and metastability, neither stability nor metastability, beyond stability and metastability…”
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…”
sensation~perception
“Only sensation, only perception, either sensation or perception, both sensation and perception, sensation changing to perception, perception, changing to sensation, between sensation and perception, neither sensation nor perception, beyond sensation and perception…”
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…”
above~below
“Only above, only below, either above or below, both above and below, above changing to below, below changing to above, between above and below, neither above nor below, beyond above and below…”
mass~gravity
“Only mass, only gravity, either mass or gravity, both mass and gravity, mass changing to gravity, gravity changing to mass, between mass and gravity, neither mass nor gravity, beyond mass and gravity…”
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…”
abstract~concrete
“Only abstract, only concrete, either abstract or concrete, both abstract and concrete, abstract changing to concrete, concrete changing to abstract, between abstract and concrete, neither abstract nor concrete, beyond abstract and concrete…”
tension~relaxation
“Only tension, only relaxation, either tension or relaxation, both tension and relaxation, tension changing to relaxation, relaxation changing to tension, between tension and relaxation, neither tension nor relaxation, beyond tension and relaxation…”
sensation~perception
“Only sensation, only perception, either sensation or perception, both sensation and perception, sensation changing to perception, perception changing to sensation, between sensation and perception, neither sensation nor perception, beyond sensation and perception…”
Isaac Newton
“The beatles power of life and will by which animals move their bodies with great and lasting force demonstrate that there has to be other undiscovered laws of motion.” —Sir Isaac Newton
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…”
focal~distributed
“Only focal, only distributed, either focal or distributed, both focal and distributed, focal changing to distributed, distributed changing to focal, between focal and distributed, neither focal nor distributed, beyond focal and distributed…”
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…”
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…”
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…”
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…”
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…”
Frank Wilczek
“The world is simple and complex, logical and weird, lawful and chaotic. Fundamental understanding does not resolve these dualities. Indeed it highlights and deepens them. You can’t do justice to physical reality without taking complementarity to heart.” —Frank Wilczek
Wolfgang Pauli
“To us, the only acceptable point of view appears to be the one that recognizes both sides of reality, the quantitative and the qualitative, the physical and the psychical, as compatable with each other and can embrace them simultaneously.” —Wolgang Pauli
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…”
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…”
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…”
I Am
The Doc
Shiva Linga
The Doc
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…”
luminance~color
“Only luminance, only color, either
luminance or color, both luminance and color, luminance changing to color, color changing to luminance, between luminance and color, neither luminance nor color, beyond luminance and color…”
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…”
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…”
Emptyhands
The Doc
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…”
