The Wheels of Time
The Wheels of Time is a unifying theory of nature. It is based on the idea that there are fundamental forces within nature that exist in a constant relationship with one another. This relationship creates a pattern. That pattern has shape that we can use as a map for understanding nature. The Wheels of Time is that shape.
The Wheels of Time is widely applicable, looking across the range of the natural sciences. As you will see, it offers a new way of understanding the world that, with any luck, will help change the direction that we have all been heading for too long.
Basically the Wheels of Time is about polarity. Specifically, it looks at the fundamental forces of nature existing as three pairs of polar relationships. These are called the Three Great Energy Splits.
Above is a picture of the Wheels of Time. I hope the labels aren't too small to read. It looks pretty complex but it's quite simple really. If it doesn't all sink in the first time around, it doesn't really matter anyway. I'll just go over it quickly here before I move onto some easier stuff about how the Wheels of Time is applicable.
The plus and minus signs are yang and yin respectively. The big circles are matter (top) and energy (bottom). The darkened bit is any thing or self while the thin lines are everything else. So in effect, I am saying that each thing has a material and an energetic aspect with a creative and a receptive function in each.
The two smaller circles relate to conscious beings and are the storehouses of experience. The upper stores energetic experience and relates to the mind. The lower stores physical experience and relates to the body. So the Wheels of Time is a map of the nature of consciousness.
The Human Condition
You can probably see how the darkened part of the shape resembles the human body, with two arms, two legs a head and a torso. The two smaller circles are the heart and the groin. They are the dual centres of life force and are the centres for motivation and emotion.
The groin is the centre for separateness and motivates a person toward controlling their surrounds. The heart is the centre for connectedness and motivates us toward communing with our surrounds. It's important for us to find a balance. The groin is our strength while our heart is our benevolence. If the two work together, great things happen but if one works without the other it will cause either weakness or aggression.
Other Applications
Evolution Theory
We have heard that the driving force behind the evolutionary process is something called 'survival of the fittest'. Mr Darwin's thought has left a remarkable legacy that is still (and rightly so) respected. Unfortunately, Mr Darwin fits into the mould of someone I call a separatist philosopher. He told us that it is all about competition, if you compete well you survive to populate the earth.
Some time later, a less well known naturalist and political philosopher, Peter Kropotkin, challenged Darwin's theory with a book titled 'Mutual Aid'. He suggested that it is not competition that is the driving force behind evolution, but cooperation. If you can live harmoniously as part of a community, you might be a big woosy, but the community as a whole will survive. I call Mr Kropotkin a collectivist philosopher.
The Wheels of Time stresses that there are dual drivers to the evolutionary process; survival of the fittest (separateness) and mutual aid (connectedness).
Psychology
Sigmund Freud influence is not so direct these days as it was, but it is still pervasive. With his assertion that the groin is the sole centre for human motivation, he is effectively telling us that love is not a genuine emotion. Mr Freud is another separatist philosopher who unfortunately has failed to see that as well as the centre for separateness within the human psyche (groin) there is a centre for connectedness (heart).
Economics
In 1776, Adam Smith released a book that's influence has hardly diminished to this day. His central idea was that competition is the driving force behind a healthy economy.
Karl Marx on the other hand suggested that a healthy economy was largely the result of cooperation.
The Wheels of Time tells us that there is a dual nature to economics. It's about cooperation and competition. We need to look for a balance.
Cheers Everyone
That's it for now. This is a very simple overview to get you started on thinking about the Wheels of Time and it's possible application in the world today.
Please feel free to contact me in Australia if you would like to know more.
gilbert@inorbit.com
The Wheels of Time is widely applicable, looking across the range of the natural sciences. As you will see, it offers a new way of understanding the world that, with any luck, will help change the direction that we have all been heading for too long.
Basically the Wheels of Time is about polarity. Specifically, it looks at the fundamental forces of nature existing as three pairs of polar relationships. These are called the Three Great Energy Splits.
- Yin and Yang- Archtypal receptive and creative forces that together provide the polarity that underlies everything.
- Something and Nothing- Relating to the nature of the material world, these two together define substance and form.
- Separate and Connected- With the split between the separate and the connected, a thing became a self and consciousness was born.
Above is a picture of the Wheels of Time. I hope the labels aren't too small to read. It looks pretty complex but it's quite simple really. If it doesn't all sink in the first time around, it doesn't really matter anyway. I'll just go over it quickly here before I move onto some easier stuff about how the Wheels of Time is applicable.
The plus and minus signs are yang and yin respectively. The big circles are matter (top) and energy (bottom). The darkened bit is any thing or self while the thin lines are everything else. So in effect, I am saying that each thing has a material and an energetic aspect with a creative and a receptive function in each.
The two smaller circles relate to conscious beings and are the storehouses of experience. The upper stores energetic experience and relates to the mind. The lower stores physical experience and relates to the body. So the Wheels of Time is a map of the nature of consciousness.
The Human Condition
You can probably see how the darkened part of the shape resembles the human body, with two arms, two legs a head and a torso. The two smaller circles are the heart and the groin. They are the dual centres of life force and are the centres for motivation and emotion.
The groin is the centre for separateness and motivates a person toward controlling their surrounds. The heart is the centre for connectedness and motivates us toward communing with our surrounds. It's important for us to find a balance. The groin is our strength while our heart is our benevolence. If the two work together, great things happen but if one works without the other it will cause either weakness or aggression.
Other Applications
Evolution Theory
We have heard that the driving force behind the evolutionary process is something called 'survival of the fittest'. Mr Darwin's thought has left a remarkable legacy that is still (and rightly so) respected. Unfortunately, Mr Darwin fits into the mould of someone I call a separatist philosopher. He told us that it is all about competition, if you compete well you survive to populate the earth.
Some time later, a less well known naturalist and political philosopher, Peter Kropotkin, challenged Darwin's theory with a book titled 'Mutual Aid'. He suggested that it is not competition that is the driving force behind evolution, but cooperation. If you can live harmoniously as part of a community, you might be a big woosy, but the community as a whole will survive. I call Mr Kropotkin a collectivist philosopher.
The Wheels of Time stresses that there are dual drivers to the evolutionary process; survival of the fittest (separateness) and mutual aid (connectedness).
Psychology
Sigmund Freud influence is not so direct these days as it was, but it is still pervasive. With his assertion that the groin is the sole centre for human motivation, he is effectively telling us that love is not a genuine emotion. Mr Freud is another separatist philosopher who unfortunately has failed to see that as well as the centre for separateness within the human psyche (groin) there is a centre for connectedness (heart).
Economics
In 1776, Adam Smith released a book that's influence has hardly diminished to this day. His central idea was that competition is the driving force behind a healthy economy.
Karl Marx on the other hand suggested that a healthy economy was largely the result of cooperation.
The Wheels of Time tells us that there is a dual nature to economics. It's about cooperation and competition. We need to look for a balance.
Cheers Everyone
That's it for now. This is a very simple overview to get you started on thinking about the Wheels of Time and it's possible application in the world today.
Please feel free to contact me in Australia if you would like to know more.
gilbert@inorbit.com
