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Gwyneth's avatar

This brings to mind Rupert Sheldrake's concept of morphic resonance — the ability for patterns and forms to be communicated across space and time through their intrinsic frequency and energy. It is morphic resonance that allows morphic fields to retain a cumulative memory and influence the development and behaviour of systems ranging from molecules and organisms to societies and even planets.

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This isn't new. Pattern recognition has always been the only thing that really counted in terms of perception and reality, especially when one considers the role that peer review plays in gatekeeping. That's why I always tell people to open their eyes and find out if the science is backed up by what they can see going on in their immediate surroundings. For example, are the vegetarians in your life really healthy or are they constantly sick and show signs of premature aging? If your answer is the latter then you can assume the science that suggests this is a healthy diet is a load of bs.

Also, I would argue that the real shift isn't in "moving from seeking external validation to actively sculpting reality." The real shift is in understanding that perception isn't reality. I say this as a farmer who deals with reality every day. And everyone else also deals with reality on a daily basis, including those who spend most of their waking hours looking at screens instead of interacting with reality, and who are therefore no longer capable of recognizing what is real and what is perception.

These days, the only way most people who live in high-tech societies "sculpt" reality is by mowing their lawn or having children. Perception is what must be "sculpted" if you want to change the status quo so more people can afford lawns (or farmsteads) and children.

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