It is unequivocally true that self-similarity is a fundamental feature of nature. It is also true that the simplest solution tends to be the right one.

However, a little bit of complexity makes life interesting. My view of the world changed when I read a book by James Gleik called "Chaos: The Making of a New Science."


Chaos is order within randomness. It explains how very simple math equations can produce dramatically complex behavior:

It explains phenomena such as turbulence and vortices

It explains why systems such as the stock market and the weather are inherently unpredictable:

It even explains the red spot on Jupiter.

Chaos is directly involved in the beating of your heart and the workings of your brain.

And yes, there are many structures in the body (and nature) that are self-similar. The lungs and the circulatory system are two such examples.


As above, so below?

According to the Hermetic interpretation of this saying, Human equals Universe. What applies to Human, applies to the Universe. This is something really profound and worth to think about:

• Human is born - Universe is born with Big Bang/God/both.
  
  

• Human dies - Universe dies by shrinking into a ball of concentrated mass, like it was before Big Bang.
  
  
• Another Big Bang occurrs - Human reincarnates into a new body.
  
  
• Some believe that every human soul was once united into a one entity, one big soul, God. Then it split (this matches the Big Bang theory). So basically, take one Human in the Universe, and basing on his soul you could rebuild the "big soul" - take one cell of human body and basing on it you could rebuild the whole body.
  
  

This is called the Law of Analogy. As above, so below, said Hermes Trismegistos. Microcosmos is the reflection of Macrocosmos. Every day I think using this law, it brings me more and more revelations. In fact, it could be used to solve questions that seemed to be unsolved.

• For example the theory of multiple universes. There are almost seven billions of people on our Earth. As above, so below?

The one thing that seems to distort all things is time. Since time is an illusion created by man (or just the nature of the human mind to experience) then...

There is no beginning/there is no end.

The Beginning is the End.

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I can see in my head an image that goes along the pattern you have made here, but it is a picture of people as the cells of the organs and people as the organs and "members" of the body of God, (but also everything else in the universe), because whatever extent It goes out into infinity is God, and God created man in His image, and the church is the bride of Christ and the people are the members of the body of Christ. Now, interpretation of this varies, but right here, right now, I see a picture of God like a man with members that are the shape of people made of cells the shape of people.

12/15/11 I saw an image on here that I cannot find now that gave me an aha moment. Here is my thought As above so below, as below so above, as within so without, as without so within. The atoms in our bodies are units that bear a resemblance to the solar system which also bears resemlance to the galaxy physically. We also have a magnetic field as does the earth. I found a good picture to demonstrate. On a larger scale, we are moving in the heart field of God which is the universe. That is why the universe seems to expand and/or contract. The yellow lines in the picture show the path that everything flows around and around in parallel realities. It doesn't show the possible figure 8 shape that we could do in this infinite 'loop'.

As we move through life making choices, some of those choices could have different futures than others. So when we make a decision that changes our future, our conscious awarness moves to different realities in which we exist. These realities already all exist since the begining of time. Because we have free will, we make conscious choices that allow us to choose which reality to place our conscious awareness. Since this is a magnetic field in that level or dimension of the universe, we choose which reality by changing our vibration.

Also, that would explain why we have major shifts every so many thousands of years, we move from the inner to outer and/or outer to inner. This is where it appears to expand and/or contract respectively.

To see a World in a Grain of Sand and a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand and Eternity in an hour.”

William Blake

http://www.philipcoppens.com/blake.html

We are calling all soul to gather around, as above, so below.

Nothing has changed since the beginning of time, as above, as below.

We are still in the same place, while faith lends a hand, as above, as below.

No one has called you to confirm the time, as above, as below.

We cherish this moment here and now, as below, as above.

Church Bells are ringing, people are singing, as above, as below.

The Angel stroke a cord on the Trumpet a great noise to be heard, as above, as below.

Heaven doors opened up, all souls gathered around to listen to the sound of great music, as below, as above.

Now is the time to pull the curtains down, down to the ground, as above, as below.

The end is not near, but not far apart, as above, as below.

Who will believe you, when no one will see you, as above, as below?

The corner stone of life, brilliant as the day light, as above, so below.

So take heed of this day, for there is no other day, it is today, as above, as below!

Hope you like my poem!

the complete saying is 'as above so below, as below so above'
a microcosm in the image of the macrocosm and the macrocosm in the image of the microcosm
one of reasons they (ancient wisdom) postulate all is inseparable

As above so below, as below so above, as within so without, as without so within. When our emotions on the inside are negative, it shows on the outside as pain and ailments. A plant has roots below the dirt and leaves above. When the leaves turn brown, we water the root, not the leaves. When our pain and ailments show up, we need to treat the emotion inside, not the pain and ailments on the outside. If it is the stomache, on the inside, it is still the outside compared to the emotions on the inside.

I just had a 'revelation' on this. I read the other day on here, but I can't find it, about somebody feeling connected to another person and could they be part of the same group consciousness or something. I didn't know what they meant and went on about my day. Here is what occured to me.

God, the whole universe and everything in it is one whole unit. Then within that are groups, like organs and veins and other groups of cells that make up the body. Then there are individuals, like the cells. This works physically, but also spiritually. So when people feel 'connected' to another person, they are spiritually, or consciously a part of the same subsystem. So even though we are all connected and a part of the same whole, the same collective consciousness, we are also a part of a subgroup of consciousnes. Then, even within each of us, we have subgroups of personality and individual personality traits, past experiences, etc... Sometimes we meet other people from the same subgroup and sometimes we don't. They can be anywhere, anytime.

Hello herzmeister ... for me it goes as far as we can imagine it goes ... the "above" is limitless ... in theory we are limitless ... our limits are defined ... by our own limits .

have fun :)