Week 6: Vibrations

Are all vibrations "good"?

Invoking the theory of relativity, it depends upon the viewpoint of the observer. I believe vibrations are just that, vibrations, with no attached judgment, until witnessed by an observer. The "good" or "bad" tag is placed there by the observer, such as the being who witnesses an earthquake.


Resonance in my world

Being Back in the Bay: I had left San Francisco, which I loved, but was still searching for "home", and just needed to get out of the city, and ended up going to school in Nelson, British Columbia. Nelson is an amazing place, but I just never totally felt at home. After school I settled on Portland, Oregon, it seemed like a good place. But I never really felt at home there either, and before too long I realized that I missed the Bay Area. And now that I am back, I am soooo much happier. And the best way that I have been able to explain it, is just that on a vibrational level, California, and more specifically San Francisco and the Bay Area, just resonate that much more with me. I can give other, more apparent reasons, but ultimately, that is what I feel is the underlying explanation. Must be all those rumblings in the ground...


Connections I can make between Energy and Qi?

Going back to relativity, if in E=mc2

E is energy,
m is mass, and
c is the speed of light, squared

and also knowing that

Qi is the commander of Blood, and
Blood is the mother of Qi

then couldn't one substitue
Qi for energy,
Blood for mass, and come up with

Qi = Blood x c2?

I sure think so :o)

Week 5: Symmetry and Sacred Geometry

My (a)symmetrical world

My world is feeling very upside down right now...yet still strangely symmetrical. But perhaps upon further observation, it is perhaps an imperfect symmetry - would that make it a perfect asymmetry? But what then would be an imperfect asymmetry?


Just what does this "CP violation" really mean?

Um...distinguishing past from future? Since the kaon decays differently in a universe where time runs backward? Alan Lightman's "Einstein's Dreams", anyone?


Are there connections between Sacred Geometry and Physics?

Sure...the Golden Mean or Ratio and Fibonacci, fractals and Mandelbrot, ...

Week 4: Energy, Matter and the Four Forces

How has e=mc2 affected me?

Not as much as I realize yet...I never made that conscious connection, the implications of that well-known equation that I learned back in high school, with what I've been learning the last number of years, that our physical beings are actually made of light and energy. Still working on wrapping my mind around that one...


How would I compare the four "forces"?

gravity, weak nuclear force, electromagnetism, strong nuclear force.
weak, strong (but sluggish), stronger, strongest.
observable, esoteric/out there, somewhat observable, way out there (although it is actually way in there).
but all appear to be perfectly balanced...


What is the function of gravity?

To keep us grounded - literally. Keeps us from floating off into the ether. Gives us a home base to explore from. And keeps us in check. Also allows matter to clump together, enabling stars to be born.


And some random thoughts from class...

Regarding the discussion of fermions, and how our feet and the floor are essentially empty space...but the floor pushes back against our feet...made me wonder if something like that is being harnessed when the old masters easily throw off the younger students with barely a shrug.

And from a few weeks ago: is Qi a wave...or a particle?

Week 3: Synchronicity

What evidence can I find for synchronicity?

Hmmm, anecdotal evidence...Last Wednesday, we received a fax about a patient who was being referred to our clinic, and I recognized the name of the referring acupuncturist, someone I had first met years ago, before she even went to TCM school. When she called to confirm, I said hello and we chatted about life, including our mutual friend through whom we know each other, and it dawned on me that that friend, whom I hadn't thought about in ages, had totally been in my dream the night before. Random coincidence? Perhaps. Making life interesting? Definitely.


Based on what I know, how would I explain connectivity?

Perhaps Qi - which is basically "relationship", perhaps more so than "energy". (One of my teachers always said that "energy" was a western Physics term, and not an acceptable definition of Qi.) Connectivity can be the obvious, but also the hidden matrix lying underneath the surface. It seems we can catch glimpses of it at the very least, as long as we are open to seeing it.

Or perhaps gravity is a form of connectivity?