Natalie Angier just wrote an epistle in my behavioral Bible, the NY Science Times entitled, “The Circular Logic of the Universe.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/science/08angier.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
(I’m not according any particular publication the status of papal infallibility, just making the point that physics is as Einstein once remarked, our best way of knowing the mind of the “Old One” and that the New York Times is especially good at making scientific concepts accessible to we mere mortals.)
While usually circular logic is seen as disqualifying to an argument, in physics circular logic means that a wave is being strengthened, whereas circular reasoning in logic means two thoughts are canceling each other out. The circular logic of the universe squares very well with network consciousness and NDT and so I would also like to call your attention to the article I posted in June explaining why dogs do everything in a circle.
http://naturaldogtraining.com/blog/why-do-dogs-do-everything-in-a-circle/
Most scientists think that the only challenge to evolution theory comes from religious fundamentalists; that a credible intellectual argument can’t be made against the idea that random mutations is the basis of evolution. (My theory is that nature evolves as a whole and is moving toward complexity.) At the moment disciplines such as emergence theory are being used to support modern Darwinian theories but I think that this and other research will ultimately undermine it. For example Dr. Kaufmann in the “The Origins of Order” points out that a cell didn’t evolve to be a sphere by random processes because a sphere is the only shape that can work, and this theme is greatly reinforced in the Times piece as Angier writes that everything in nature appears to be a circle, which is what I’ve discovered in the behavior of animals as well. The next wave in scientific advances I believe will prove to be a great unraveling from the current Darwinian models, which in my view will reveal that nature evolves as a whole, not via separate and distinct pools of information.
In my model Temperament is a circle so that energy reflects back on itself and thereby becomes information. I believe a circle is the only way raw physical energy can become information and this is why curved forms are emotionally attractive to our eye and touch. The circle, sphere, or ellipse is a calculation of motion within a field of mutual attraction, the line leading back to the beginning and on and on into infinity, energy repeating itself and constantly expanding. Orbs are the physical embodiment of the principle of emotional conductivity, energy reflecting back on itself so that it can repeat and elaborate into more complex structures via behavior as a circle.
Here’s another compelling link on the theory of the circle.
http://www.circular-theory.com/
Temperament with a small “t” in any given individual is that same circle but with a “flaw” in it, a gap in the circle which causes the organism to “vibrate.” Near my old home in Ridgefield, Ct is a fire house with a massive iron ring suspended inside a wooden frame and which has a gap in it. When the fireman bangs on it, the gap amplifies the sound and it thus served as a summons to farmers in their fields to come fight the blaze. This flaw or gap in a temperament, makes an individual feel unsettled, they vibrate and are motivated to orient to a preferred resting position as a way of compensating. (This is why we need to be right. We’re protecting ourselves from a perceived inadequacy.)
So we can think of the central nervous system firing off, like a spark leaping between two terminals in a spark plug; or the potential energy firing off across the synaptic gap between two neurons, as it attempts to complete the circuit and close that gap. If the subsequent “vibration” of the nervous system (the “signal” being broadcast in manner and movement) can attain resonance with the environment, then the circle is whole again and the individual feels good.
The purpose of the two brain, bipolar make-up is to allow individuals to “flip polarity” in order to achieve this state of resonance with others and thereby complete this gap in their temperament. This process is how dogs are able to do everything in a circle.
Good Stuff. I would love to join the fray of your heady discussions; too bad my mental acuity is not up to the challenge (atrophied from lack of proper exercise I’m afraid). It takes a great deal of mental gear-grinding for me to be able to puree it down for proper digestion. Nonetheless, I find much here that alignes with my perceptions of the universe. In our human imperfection we see the universe/life as linear; how sad.
I’m in the process of reading your book and am enjoying the trip. I think this is what I’ve been looking for all along in my journey to connect with the puppers. I’ve also ordered a DVD of ethograms from the International Wolf Center; the visuals, I find, are a great learning tool.
On a side note, I thought I’d experiment with howling with the puppers. What fun! Duncan is the one who joins in with me and it’s easy to get him howling. Diva gets excited and so does Bodie; they’ll bark and make noise but no real howling yet. Bodie probably never will but I think there’s hope for Diva (I suspect she might have a smidgen of wolf in her). Some day, I’ll tell you about my mother’s dog (I suspect wolf there as well) but not today.
Where is the dog’s “battery” located? What’s it made of?
The entire body/mind is the emotional battery, the positive terminal being the Big-Brain in the head, i.e. central nervous system, with the negative terminal being the little-brain in the gut, i.e. enteric nervous system.
The most important core is where the physical center-of-gravity is housed, which in the poised position, would be in the gut/loin region. This is expeditious since this region is the nexus of hunger and balance and serves as the “group socket network connection” to borrow a term from my old Netscape browser.
When the physical c-o-g moves around the body, this imprints the tissues with the process of emotional ionization and this becomes the basis of a physical memory, and I believe this then impacts all bodily functions. The most emotive organ would be the intestines and we can easily see a dog have profound stress reactions via this organ.
It’s made of all physical and nervous energies, particularly, the hormones and sensations affiliated with stress. Then when these are released through naturally occurring opiates that are held in every tissue of the body (Dr. Candice Pert), stress becomes resolved into pleasure and the intestinal tract is characterized by smooth muscle action.
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