Reality---What a Concept

[Guest guest]

Ken:

 

The way mind createes meaning or places significance on experience

are closely linked to social interactions; especially that of the

primary caregiver in childhood. Neurobiologist Allan Shore says " the

connection between meaning and interpersonal experience occurs

because these two processes appear to be mediated via the same

neural circuts responsible for initiating emotional processes. "

 

Because, synapses are pruned during stress and trauma (probably what

Bloom was trying to say), self regulation is fundamentally related

to the modulation of emotion. This, arguably, makes the 5-Phases

(wuxing) the most important model in CM. Ironically, it is the model

least often applied---especially in Manaka's sense of control

signaling.

 

But the 50% mark probably does hit sometime during college raves.

 

 

Jim Ramholz

 

 

 

 

 

> Do you refute the Bloom's conclusion

> that " the brain which underlies the

> mind is jigsawed like a puzzle piece to

> fit the space it's given by its loved

> ones and by the larger framework of its

> culture's patterning " ?

[Guest guest]

Jim,

 

> The way mind createes meaning or places significance on experience

> are closely linked to social interactions; especially that of the

> primary caregiver in childhood. Neurobiologist Allan Shore

says " the

> connection between meaning and interpersonal experience occurs

> because these two processes appear to be mediated via the same

> neural circuts responsible for initiating emotional processes. "

 

Well, with the caveat that " the way mind creates

meaning " remains an incompletely understood

set of phenomena, I would agree. I take

the same basic understanding from a good

deal of the work presented by Tony and Hanna

Damasio.

 

>

> Because, synapses are pruned during stress and trauma (probably

what

> Bloom was trying to say),

 

I think Bloom was saying that only those neurons

that become involved in survival oriented patterns

of nerual activity survive. Those that don't become

so involved self-destruct. Alon will provide us

with the correct ratio.

 

self regulation is fundamentally related

> to the modulation of emotion. This, arguably, makes the 5-Phases

> (wuxing) the most important model in CM. Ironically, it is the

model

> least often applied---especially in Manaka's sense of control

> signaling.

>

> But the 50% mark probably does hit sometime during college raves.

 

I agree that the 5-phase model is fundamentally

important. In fact, it is the subject of a book

in progress that traces the significance of

the number 5 through many aspects of traditional

Chinese thought and artifact.

 

It is closely related to a concept that Joseph

Needham touched on, namely the ancient Chinese

concept and attitudes about time.

 

Ken

[Guest guest]

Ken:

 

I believe that, mathematically, the pentagram network is a 4-D

tetrahedron.

 

Jim Ramholz

 

 

<< I agree that the 5-phase model is fundamentally

important. In fact, it is the subject of a book

in progress that traces the significance of

the number 5 through many aspects of traditional

Chinese thought and artifact. It is closely related

to a concept that Joseph Needham touched on,

namely the ancient Chinese concept and attitudes about time. >>