Hi Joe, To propose solutions your question(s) below: The metaphor of the ocean containing both transient waves, and the potential for ever changing waves is supposed to give the same feeling as the two parts of Quality unified. It is incomplete, but the notion that it has to apply to land is not necessary. I'll try this with evolution. In biology the forms of life are SQ, evolution is DQ, Quality is both static and dynamic expression. With the planet itself, the form of the planet is SQ, the ever-changing presentation of this form is DQ (uplifting and erosion for example), the Big Bang (which I don't subscribe to), is Quality. If the big bang created time, space, and cause-effect, as is thought by the cosmologists. With feelings, SQ are the feelings, DQ is the propensity for feeling to come and go, or transmute, and Quality is...? At-one-ment?
Willblake2 On Apr 4, 2009, at 1:08:22 PM, "Joseph Maurer" <[email protected]> wrote: On Wednesday 2 April 2009 6:26 PM Markhsmit writes to Joe: [Markhsmit] Yes, stories are a lot of fun, and revealing too. As many will say (J. Campell, for example), myths are metaphors for something fundamental (Quality) being revealed in human experience. The trouble is that trying to categorize that something, immediately creates a system of understanding that leaves everything out. Metaphors are useful. If Quality were the ocean, then SQ are the waves, and DQ would be the currents, or the waves ever appearing and disappearing. What do you think? Willblake2 Hi Markhsmit and all, [Joe] Does DQ have the same relationship to SQ that currents have to waves? To evolution? There is certainly some relationship. Using the metaphor of the ocean for quality would work on water world, but then what is dry land in relationship to DQ as static and fluid are in opposition? Which metaphor is closer to DQ, an undefined aspect of evolution? I guess the changes caused by earthquakes would also be a metaphor for DQ in an ocean or landmass. Joe On 4/2/09 6:26 PM, "markhsmit" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, stories are a lot of fun, and revealing too. > > As many will say (J. Campell, for example), myths are metaphors for something > fundamental (Quality) being revealed in human experience. The trouble is that > trying to categorize that something, immediately creates a system of > understanding that leaves everything out. > > Metaphors are useful. If Quality were the ocean, then SQ are the waves, and > DQ would be the currents, or the waves ever appearing and disappearing. What > do you think? > > Willblake2 Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
