Ah, yee of little faith. The instrument is contained in tiny vibrations, too
small for current science to measure, that
converge from several sources to achieve the commonly desired result.
:-)
I am sure the folks around you will understand this perfectly, Paul. But
whether they will identify the mechanism, well, that
requires higher order trust and years of concentrated co-participation. (Or
so I have heard)
mike
On 10/24/07, Paul Dillon <phd_crit_think@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Doesn't this imply unmediated action, i.e., the absence of an identifiable
> instrument between the collective subject and the goal?I
>
> Paul
>
> *Mike Cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> Actually, Paul et al, I think the outcome you produced is part of
> traditional Hopi thought, where it is believed that mental participation
> is
> efficacious.
>
> I call this process, the Wizard/ess. Olga V calls it El Maga.
> mike
>
> On 10/24/07, Bremme Don wrote:
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > As thos in the gamer communiy would be likely to say: W00T!
> >
> > I'm sure I speak for the entire Terror Nova guild in saying that! ;-)
> >
> > It's the power of the collective. Hope you and Sheila and your home
> > remain safe!
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu on behalf of Mike Cole
> > Sent: Wed 10/24/2007 8:28 AM
> > To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> > Subject: [xmca] Collective efforts appear to succeed. Thanks everyone.
> >
> > Dear Colleagues--
> >
> > An amazing thing happened yesterday. About the time it appeared that the
> > small towns along the coast where we and
> > several of our friends and collegues live would be over run by the fire.
> > But
> > the wind DID reverse. It DID start flowing from
> > West to East, just as I hoped it would if all of your efforts combined
> to
> > change the direction of our local history.
> >
> > Well done, xmca-ites!! We promise you a giant thank you part next
> > September
> > during the ISCAR conference.
> >
> > (Lets hope the same collective efforts avoid a widening war between
> Turkey
> > and the Kurds!!!-- Remember, this time it
> > is important to blow both north and south!!)
> >
> > :-))
> > mike and family and LCHC colleagues
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