On this page, I discuss there being an ‘overall template’, or general pattern, to the universe.
The universe is based around divergence or the negative satellite(s) (opposites/polarities separately) and convergence/synthesis/synergy or the positive core (state of oneness: things coming together, things coming together in a nice way): ‘head’ (having to do more with the inner, which is of more convergence/synthesis/synergy as a living being knows love, as opposed to lifeless matter) of the ‘branching’/legs or branchings (having more to do with the outer, so divergence), the heart represents those two coming together – man (having to do more with the outer, so divergence)/woman (having to do more with the inner, so convergence/synthesis/synergy), the child comes about when those two come together. Because the diverged/polarities had to be there for it to come together with the converged (at the point which is the ‘heart’ or the child), this point of them coming together(: the relative neutral between the arisen polarities) resonates in archetypal qualities with the overall point of convergence.
Oneness (or convergence)/balance and distinction/(diverged) opposites/imbalance/discrepancy are often seen in the universe. The one, and the two. When beings are intimate with one another, all count equally – as opposed to in the case of hostility. When someone gets what they had coming to them, such as when someone takes revenge or returns a favor, someone gets repaid what they gave someone else – so there is justice in the equalizing or balancing of forces. White light is a combination of all colors in the color spectrum, so is/contains all colors in equal amount. Things often work through convergence/synthesis/synergy and divergence: opposites or polarity coming out of that. This balance between opposites is usually found encompassing the opposites, as it is neutral – and in the center, as it is where the opposites come together. In the same way, the sun, which lies about in the center of our solar system, is larger than the planets etc. in our solar system and so as it were ‘encompasses’ them. The point of balance, like white in the case of the colors, often is the point of convergence/synthesis/synergy that encompasses the smaller or ‘lower’ parts that have sprung or diverged from it. Then, convergence and divergence also manifest themselves as feminine (which corresponds to the inner) and masculine (which corresponds to the outer, the diverged opposites). The opposites the side that concerns itself with divergence, the contrast between things, as the masculine – which typically is more rugged than the feminine and deals with the outer reality – and the initial state of convergence/synthesis/synergy as the feminine, which typically deals more with the intimate and the inner/introspective. This suggests our reality works like a sort of self-similar fractal. When those sides come together, such as when making a baby, new intimate life is ultimately created in the form of the baby. This new state of convergence/synthesis/synergy is one that came about from diverged opposites, but its properties resonate in principle with the initial converged state(: the relative neutral between arisen polarities).
• Convergence vs. divergence:
The relationship between unity and division can be likened to a tree, where the trunk represents a more integrated state(: convergence) and the branches symbolize a more fragmented state(: divergence). In other words: unity vs. division. Distinction arises with discrepancy. In the universe, fundamentally, we observe that things consist of this convergence and divergence as a general repeating (self-similar) pattern.
• Balance vs. imbalance:
Distinction requires fluctuation which requires discrepancy, so balance alleviates discrepancy, meaning balance typically heralds unity whereas a lack thereof heralds fragmentation. The point of balance is often associated with an overarching, dominant force that holds a system together. For example, the Sun’s mass outweighs all surrounding planets combined, as does the nucleus of an atom outweigh the surrounding electrons, exemplifying the role of a central, stabilizing entity – and there is thought to be a supermassive black hole at the center of (nearly) all galaxies.
• Inner(/spiritual/psyche) vs. outer (one’s solid/physical form/body):
The inner realm is intrinsically linked to intimacy. Intimacy is linked to balance, which connection is evident through:
~ Karma: as in the principle of there being justice in someone receiving (something that is similar to) what they gave, as per cause and effect/action and reaction.
~ 'Entropy': unresolvedness makes for movement (because of 'unease'/discrepancy), whereas resolvedness (in this case: the being intimate with the circumstances) makes for a stable/balanced/restful state - as when one is intimate with the circumstances, one may leave things be - and they would still be okay.
• Intimacy vs. usurping:
Usurpation implies an imbalance where one aspect (sometimes: disproportionally) outweighs another. Morality, one’s higher nature, is a spiritual phenomenon – whereas the outer world often presents urgencies to overcome out of bodily/material concerns.
• Feminine vs. masculine:
The feminine typically is connected to intimacy, while the more ‘rugged’ masculine typically is more connected to one’s practical survival in the outer world or conquering conflict.
• Head vs. ‘behind’:
The head, as the seat of consciousness, is more closely linked to one’s (spiritual) essence, while the lower regions of the body (one’s ‘behind’) less so.
‘Convergence’ & ‘divergence’ (oneness & opposites):
The universe itself seems to be principally based on divergence (one becoming multiple; opposites or polarity): separate(d) – and convergence/synthesis/synergy/alignment (multiple becoming or being as one: unified/harmonized, higher; things coming together, things coming together in a nice way). There is the one, and the many. All together, and the opposites separately. A former/major/fore (prime) and a latter/minor/hind (antagonist). Or opposites such as: the more concentrated ‘protonic’ core, and the more expansive ‘electron-like’ satellite(s). We could recognize this in the body as: one’s head (where one’s center of awareness is situated), and one’s behind/limbs, if you may. In the branching out from this ‘core’(: thus at a point of balance) things become (more) polarized (distinction works through polarization) and less unified(: the way the Sun holds more energy than the planets around it combined). When the separate polarities rejoin or come together again (having been in dualism with one another) they create a regeneration or fractal iteration of the (original) state of oneness to become the neutral between arisen polarities (relative neutral): the baby comes about after the union of man and woman(: when making a baby). From the outer, there is being worked towards (resonating with) the (existence of an) inner. Another example: it is the interaction/well-balancedness between constancy and fluctuation that is created by the moon acting as a counterweight on Earth – creating the seasons as they are – which facilitates life.
Nothingness (state of oneness), the polarities separately: Sun (core), Moon (satellite), and Earth (where those polarities come together again).
Unresolved & resolved:
The converged/synthesized state could also be a more intimate and resolved, and/or ‘dissolved’ (also: in the case of matter) state: one experiences less conflict if problems have been taken care of.
Balance & Imbalance:
Distinction works through opposites. Balance is uniform. Because of this, things that encompass the whole are often associated with balance. It could be why light is associated with goodness.
Balance often is connected to that which encompasses it:
Another example: the nucleus/the ‘core’ (which is near the middle: point of balance) of an atom contains far more energy than the electrons around it while being far smaller(: so is in a state of more convergence), as there is the Sun, surrounded by planets – and there appears to be a supermassive black hole at the center of most or all galaxies. In this, we can see the contradiction of a more concentrated core (where energy is more concentrated/dense and less expansively spread), and the more expansive surroundings. This would show that the balanced actually is the greatest, or encompassing the lower parts that diverge from it.
How our universe is supposed to have begun:
Things seem to have emerged from singularity. In the early universe, things were in thermal equilibrium and gravity was spread evenly. The universe was super high frequency hot plasma and high-energy radiation (primarily photons/light). From there things clumped together, and so the opposites were diverging, or polarity was becoming greater. So then, things emerged from balance, as the opposites distinguished themselves.
Sources:
•’Roger Penrose – Why Did Our Universe Begin?’:
https://youtu.be/ypjZF6Pdrws, ‘thermal equilibrium’ at 00:57 & ‘gravity being spread evenly’ at 01:51.
•’Sir Roger Penrose – What’s Fundamental in the Cosmos? (Part 1)’:
https://youtu.be/VLRrtUc-tPw, ‘thermal equilibrium’ at 00:33 & ‘gravity being spread evenly’ at 02:00.
•’Studying the beginning of the universe from the bottom of the world’:
https://youtu.be/eXLcQu546H8, ‘the universe was hot plasma’ at 05:34.
Inner & outer:
A polarity that also seems to be rather universal in living beings is that of inner (introspection) and outer (extraversion). A flower has the side with the leaves, which is meant to look attractive so is centered around the outer (world) – and the side with the roots for its resources(: intake) and thinking: the inner/introspective. (Also spatially, things have an inside and an outside.) The masculine (or yang, from the yin-yang symbol), from an evolutionary standpoint, corresponds to dealing with the discrepancies of outer world (the world of harder, more dense substance) more, and the feminine (or Yin) deals more with the introverted/inner well-being and the closed circle of the family, like playing a comforting role or providing intimacy – which is also that from which, evolutionarily, a woman derives her attractiveness, whereas a man would typically derive it from being more dominant so as to be able to provide more and survive better.
The inner corresponds to intimacy, which corresponds to balance:
In beings with an inner arises intimacy. They know love and compassion (unlike lifeless matter, for example). Consciousness exhibits an innate state of goodness, especially in newborns.
Consciousness would seem to be of more intricate alignment or harmony than ordinary lifeless matter, and so be of more convergence. We require a lot to be happy/healthy, such as shelter and food, or other things that make you happy or are heathy – so tend to make things work, and as such create alignment(: by alignment what is meant are meaningful connections, something which is relevant or has significant meaning to something/someone, be it constructive – or destructive in the case of misalignment) in the outer.
When our inner gets manifested in the outer, this tends to make things more intimate – as opposed to circumstances determining our behavior, for example: a job from intrinsic motivation versus just for the money, so circumstances determining the situation – or art versus purely functional forms.
People that care a lot about their feelings, and people that are more sensitive, are often considered to be more feminine. The masculine is typically more known for suppressing feelings and acting less sensitive. Like in the way its normal for young boys to roughhouse, whereas in the feminine people tend to act more sweet to and considerate of one another.
The outer is known for making one harder.
Young or unmolded consciousness: consciousness as occurs naturally – like in infants and animals – is more balanced, or has, among other things, a more balanced quality to it: a spontaneous, and otherwise quiet mind – so a mind that is at ease and not tense. For example: being able to get to sleep more easily. Accommodating the inner, one gets a more stable (less volatile) and at-ease, so balanced, state of being/’inertial state’.
When usurping, you’re trying to make your own interest weigh the most: one would gain power over something or someone, there is an, as it were, ‘power transfer’ – as opposed to when you’re intimate, which is when you treat someone the way you would want to be treated and the two are in balance.
When one does something to someone else, this other person will have a natural tendency to want to do something back (usurping tends to go along with being usurped): opposites revolving around a point of resolve. When someone gets what he/she deserves or when someone meets a consequence of their actions, and they get according to what they give(: this person is repaid the energy he/she put it), this is what makes it feel just. There is an equalizing, so progressing towards balance. The balanced state – being the just one, is the more ‘intimate’. Imbalance heralds discrepancy, so division/fragmentation.
Natural/organic (like environmentally oriented- or behavioral) systems often develop themselves such that, because they are a balancing of different factors, causing an imbalance in that balance will come back to you: will have a repercussion.
The balanced state(: the general balance: the ‘zero-line’ around which the polarizations or opposites revolve) also is the invariant(: the same everywhere, unchanging)/total: complete or whole (also in terms of feeling: in the sense of less or no tension, being the weightless, and thus less or no urgency such as arises in conflict involving anything/peaceful or tranquil)/absolute or unilateral one (as it were the overall ‘center of mass’ between masses: that which follows the way of least resistance and purely resonant/absorbing force or no inertia, or the space between the things/fluctuations). A state of balancing/coming together of polarities can also be the baby when looking at the male and the female – this coming together reinvigorating and manifesting the life/’youthfulness’ in/of the universe.
Things follow the way of least resistance. Tension wants to alleviate as quickly as possible. This ‘getting to a balanced/resolved state’ (that could apply to solving problems as well) could be seen in the light of and compared to entropy (the second law of thermodynamics) – which means for energy to dissipate overtime, thus progressing towards equilibrium.
This pattern of convergence and divergence manifests throughout the universe – alternating one another:
The whole system or dynamic of how bigger beings/objects come from seed(s) and egg- and sperm-cells, and how those end up carrying more seed(s) or egg- or sperm-cells (and other necessary ingredients) when they’re grown to make the sequence of iterations of the bloodline self-perpetual – in a sort of giant fractal (through time) of divergence/convergence. The universe itself seems to have come from a small point or a volumeless state, and appears to be expanding (so ‘diverging’/branching out/unfolding). So, the universe often works with something that is within, or comes from, something else.
Masculine, feminine & baby:
The masculine is more about usurping(: forcefully making something so) (dealing with the outer) and so represents the relatively significant. The feminine is more about intimacy (dealing with the inner). The baby (which comes about when male and female come together) is yet even more intimate, and it can be both genders (like white contains all colors, and comes about when those colors are put back together).
Head, legs & heart:
The head has to do more with the inner, and the side of the body with the legs and behind more with the outer (the body splits into multiple: organs and limbs – and this lower/other side is also used to make babies: bring new life into the outer). The (metaphysical/feeling-)heart – which is about love: intimate characteristics are a product of the metaphysical/emotional/’feeling-matic’ heart, which is a compassionate field or a field-resonance harmonic that is actually physically there – is centered near the middle(: the point of balance) of the torso, this center being slightly above the diaphragm, and would be the point of convergence/synthesis/synergy and ‘event horizon’ between head and behind/limbs(; and the physical heart would be that point between all organs via the bloodstream, which is conducted by the heart).
The heart(: where the separate poles, in the form of convergence and divergence, come together) is a lower fractal iteration of the point of convergence(: the state of oneness, where opposites are together in the first place):
This point of balance/convergence/synthesis/synergy that is the heart only arose when ‘the opposites’ were introduced (like the baby could only have come about with a ‘grown’ male and female, of sufficient aging), i.e. after when the poles had been separated or had become polarized.
It should resonate in archetypal qualities with the overall/original ‘point of balance/convergence’ or ‘state of synthesis/oneness’, that the head would represent in the body, being more about the inner. Through the heart, something is connected to that which encompasses it, or from which it grows – like the stem of a flower leads to its seed, which comes from another flower.
The child, in the sense of it being the product of the polarities having rejoined, also is analogous to when someone got what they had coming: the having been balanced out of something, which leads to closure given it was just (which can be compared to a state of higher ‘entropy’, in the sense of things being more in a state of balance, in that there is more peace). The initial polarity has been ‘made whole’ by adding its counterweighting part (masculine and feminine, in the case of the child).
It makes sense the heart lies between the inner(: the head) and outer(: the side of the body with the legs). We are, after all, beings with an inner situated in the outer. This suggests the universe works like a sort of self-similar fractal.
All beings are born primarily good, so we must be permeated (in whichever sense) with a good-natured (or one reflecting an initial converged state of no resistance or going with the flow) inner aspect.
In a continuum in which there are many similar, yet (slightly) different living beings, it makes sense to think that – like a plant with many branchings that come from the same root and stem from the same seed – those are part of an overall life-force.
A ‘you’, a life-force or a consciousness – something living, would seem to be of a more synthesized (or ‘converged’) quality, as it has goodness in it (it knows love). From this vision, lifeless matter would seem to be something that arises in the more diverged aspects of reality.
Since life can come about somewhere in all of eternity, this means the existence of a ‘you'(: a conscious observer) was always implied to come about eventually – which is relevant since the only thing that truly exists is something that is (in relation to something that is) observed: a universe that is never observed might as well never have existed. Something that exists in this sense, is always something where the life looking back on it is possible.
