The Universe
Everything in Tao exists in a synchronistic relationship. Tao transmits the breath of life that powers the universe. It is considered that the Tao surrounds the universe and transmits different patterns of energy into the universe. The macrocosm communicates with the microcosm, and different patterns might affect and reorder seemingly unrelated events in the outer world.
Imagine that destiny has a variety of patterns (chin. 理 li) which can create the shapes and behaviours, alike genetic repository, or universe’s DNA. When expressed in living matter, the universe’s DNA manifests as an organic DNA. Therefore implementation of the Book of Changes about a thing can be like searching individual DNA in order to discover the segment of genetics currently running.
Taoism believes that the visible universe (Chin. 太極 or taiji) is a manifestation of the cosmic mother (Chin. 無極 wuji) and is destined to return to nothingness (Chin. 無 wu).
The universe’s DNA do not absolutely determine the future, because the patterns from the cosmic mother can change the current order and introduce overwhelming forces that usurp destinies.
Each thing in the universe is in a state of inaction (Chin. 无为 wu wei) – which means harmony with the patterns, or do nothing and let things take their own course.
Synchronicity and ancient Chinese ideas
Coincidence in Chinese (yuan-fen 缘分) means intersection of fate and destiny, and sees fate and destiny on separate paths.
Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi (Chin. 庄子) 369-286 BC, posits that the structure of the cosmos resembles woven fabric with people, time, places, things and events running along the threads of the warp and woof, and personal meaning at the crosspoints.
Chinese believe that the destiny is imprinted at birth in human soul (Chin. de德) soul, while fate direct external forces that can influence the life path in order to achieve destiny.
Chinese idiom; you yuan wu fen (有緣無份),which means “Destined to meet but not fated to be together”, implies fate without destiny, a brief convergence when fate and destiny might diverge again later.
The Book of Changes (chin. 易經 yijing) – is the ancient Chinese divination method using law of synchronicity and the unconscious as a tool for interpreting reality. It means synchronicity connects two seemingly unrelated simultaneous events through their meaning. To be a synchronicity, the connection must not explicable as cause and effect.
There are three kinds of synchronicity.
The first is a coincidence between a thought or feeling and an external event.
The second is a dream or vision linked or coinciding with an external event that was not observable.
The third is a dream or vision about a future event that actually happens.
Going along the synchronistic path can further align us with the universal energy, transforming our lives in ways we can’t yet comprehend.
Daoism and synchronicity
Daoist express cosmology as the nature of duality. The nature of the Dao is absolute unity, and in changing factors we’re created by the movements between opposing forces that creates a material world of day and night, life and death. The dual forces that gave rise to the cosmos are in essence the same as those that gave rise to the mind.
It is within the synchronicity of all movements that the Dao can be found, the primordial pattern of return which governs all things.
All existence is manifested through the Dao. All materialized things form through an aspect of the Dao known as qi. Qi is a form of vital life force, through which things gain their physical expression. The opposing aspects within qi activate the existence of the material world in reality transmutations of qi during its ceaseless movements between yin and yang.
Yin and yang exist in constantly changing phases of existence. The phase of existence that manifests is dependent upon how much yin energy is present in relation to the amount of yang energy present. The possible combinations of yin and yang energy give rise to the conception of the “Five Phase” transformation.
The Five Phase Transformation recognizes that the tangible world is an expression of the five combinations of yin and yang energy. A final condition in this cosmological conception is our natural call to align with the cosmic principle through the individual aspect of the Dao we each possesses as souls.
As we cannot rely on speech, or ideas concerning truth, the only way we may find alignment with the Dao is through the souls. Soul is the aspect of the Dao present inside each individual. Without rational thought or speech, it is here we find the driving capability “to become fully and authentically human.”
We learn to access our souls through acting with wu-wei. Sometimes the concept of wu-wei is interpreted as the necessity for non-action. Far from advocating nonaction, it is the direction to be supple and flexible-to rely on soul and an alignment with the synchronous movements of the cosmos to produce spontaneous action. Firstly we must recognize the limitations of our human distinctions, then we must accept that continuing to adhere to them causes a disruption in the structure through which qi should flow freely. Wu-wei is a relationship between release and action where we find the “paradoxical way of allowing the most effective and perfect action to occur.”
To achieve emptiness and the ability to act with wu-wei a person must learn to severe the attachments that are held to sensory images. The senses and our sensory experiences are only fleeting and impermanent transmutations of qi. The nature of qi is movement, passing through the various phases as the aspects of yin and yang strive for balance. The dynamic nature of qi gives us being from non-being, but it also means that all things are impermanent and forever changing. Our attachments to the transitory sensory perceptions fill our consciousness. Qi declines with sensory attachment. As the sensation that generated attachment continues along the synchronous pattern of transmutations, our qi will travel with it.
Everything in an acausal reality is synchronistic, because no true causal link exists between events. Instead, events unfold as patterns. Even physical laws manifest as repeating patterns.
Proficient people in wu-wei, guided by Tao and acting without conscious intention, attain a patterned harmony with Tao, e.g. archers who perform the “shooting in which you do not shoot” can hit a target repeatedly and effortlessly, like the action of a physical law.
Qi (Chin. 氣) energy is the basic constituent of all matter and transmits the vibrations of correlative resonance from the cosmic mother.
Qi waves can preserve the past and generate the future. Qi with emotive essences is like a pheromone, going from person to person, exciting the same emotion in each person. People respond to qi empathically. Coincidences separated by time can form predictive patterns over time. Of the simplest, acausal phenomena may present two ends, the present and the future.
Shamanism
Anthropologist Michael Harner mention that: One of the interesting features of a successful guardian spirit journey is that it often involves synchronicities, or remarkable coincidences.
For example, it is common for the patient, after receiving an animal spirit, to reveal to the shaman that he or she already had an unusual connection with that particular animal. It may have been a deep childhood association, a recent peculiar encounter, or a long-time tendency to collect images and drawings of the creature. Another kind of synchronicity that often occurs is that the patient experienced some of the same details of the journey as the shaman, although no verbal communication took place.
In shamanic work it is important to be on the lookout for the occurrence of positive synchronicities, for they are the signals that power is working to produce effects far beyond the normal bounds of probability.
What exactly does synchronicity have to do with shamanism? Literally everything. One of the major tenets of shamanism is that everything is alive and conscious, so when we attune ourselves to Nature, she gladly imparts her wisdom through messengers from the animal, plant and mineral kingdoms …Shamanic practices pave the way to increased synchronicity.
Taoists see all natural events as mystical. In the contemporary world however, causation explains everything, e.g. reason to commit crime or the effect of any action. Science in contrary confirms that causation isn’t definite state of action.
In quantum theory, known experiment is that sometimes the window breaks before the ball is thrown – it means sometimes final event precedes starting event.
What is Synchronicity?
Synchronicity refers to simultaneous occurrence of two or more seemingly unrelated events. For example, to see 12:12 on the clock once doesn’t mean out of ordinary. However, seeing it several times in a row becomes subjectively and objectively significant. For many, such event might look unexplainable or even magical but as a matter of fact it is just a matter of synchronicity.
Metronome effect – Spontanous synchronisation
The spontaneous synchronization of coupled non-linear oscillators was first described in 1665 by the great Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens.
Synchronicity of metronomes is a popular experiment often conducted for school children to show them how even tiny adjustments in the physics of objects can produce an overall effect.
After multiple metronomes are randomly set in motion, they eventually synchronize on the same pulse.
What gives metronomes their synchronicity? Much alike metronomes, humanity finds itself moving in diverse directions.
Metronome effect experiment conducted by Ikeguchi lab in Japan: https://youtu.be/JWToUATLGzs?si=W66_I-arQitJOMc9
Video demonstrates that, over the course of a minute or two, not ten, or even twenty, but thirty-two metronomes can sync up and remain that way without any intervention.
Multiple metronomes randomly set in motion eventually synchronize on the same pulse because they transfer energy to the common platform they are on. Then that energy transfers back to the metronomes—until they all sync up and start hitting the beat in one wavelength. The metronome effect provides a striking parallel to the complex tapestry of human interaction and interconnectedness.
Humanity moves in diverse directions, akin to metronomes placed on different bases. The law of absolute interdependence can unify the varied tracks of our interconnected humanity and guide us toward harmonious coexistence.
Humanity might consciously start to work as a connected human network where our well-being depends on each other.
The law of absolute interdependence stipulates that every person is interconnected with others, and each action resonates with collective consequences.
There is remarkable examples of spontaneous synchronization across populations. It’s not just mechanical phenomena like ticking metronomes. Large populations of crickets or neurons manage to synchronize their behaviour so that their chirps or their neural firings end up working in lock-step progression.
Kuramoto Model of Synchronization
The Kuramoto Model is a beautiful example of a simple mathematical system that is able to capture complicated behavior in a complex system found by Yoshiki Kuramoto.
Well known examples of collective synchronisation in biology are those of fireflies flashing and crickets chirping in sync. Collective synchronisation also appears within organism. For example in insulin-secreting cells in the pancreas and in pacemaker cells in the heart. There are cells in the brain and spinal cord that synchronise in order to control the rhythm of breathing and running.
The most important feature the Kuramoto Model revealed, is the distinct phase transition in these kinds of systems. A phase change is a relatively abrupt shift from one kind of behavior (no synchronization) to another (complete synchronization).
Scientists found the Kuramoto Model displayed a clear onset of synchronization, which is the hallmark of a phase change. As the coupling strength between a population of oscillators increases, they will make the sudden transition from chaos into chorus.
If every cricket is chirping with its own pulse — a pulse completely random when compared with all the other crickets — then only a very strong coupling will lead to a beautiful synchronization of chirps. It means the crickets are really paying attention to each other. Only if all the crickets have innate chirping frequencies that are relatively close to each other can they fall into synchronization, and then they can do so even with weak coupling.
Metronomes of the organic systems
In the contemporary times, time becomes apsolut and the most important factor. Our bodies posses internal timekeepers called circadian rhythms. Every day we follow cycles of physical and mental changes.
When happens geophysical errors, such as uneven movement of the Earth in space., animals can sense it and behave accordingly, e.g. before storm or earthquake. It exists metronomic system for the temporal marking of ontogenesis. Ontogenesis means a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level.
It should be emphasized that the rhythm used by a species for the functioning of its metronome is fundamentally different from biological rhythms, sometimes used to explain the features of development or aging, because the metronomic rhythm is of exogenous rather than endogenous origin. And therefore, it is more stable, which is essential for measuring large time intervals.
The ventricular brain system is an organ that was created by evolution, most likely, primarily for the functioning of metronomic system and temporal setting of ontogenesis. It is probably the reason why the nervous system architecture is developed in embryogenesis from the neural tube, which is not only a precursor of brain regions, but also of the cerebrospinal fluid circulation system, that is indispensable for the metronome function.
Metronome effect and business
The Metronome Effect is based on the principle that businesses need to operate like a metronome in order to scale effectively. That is, they need to have a consistent beat or rhythm that they can follow as they grow. This consistent beat enables businesses to track their progress and make necessary adjustments along the way.
Shannon Susko is the author of Metronome Effect, a book which provides entrepreneurs with a framework for scaling their businesses.
Shannon has developed a three-part framework for implementing the Metronome Effect in businesses. This framework consists of setting the right tempo, maintaining consistency, and making adjustments.
The first step in implementing the Metronome Effect is to set the right tempo for your business. This tempo will be different for every business, and it will need to be adjusted over time as the business grows.
Once you’ve set the right tempo, it’s important to maintain consistency in your operations. This means having clear systems and processes in place so that everyone in your organization knows what needs to be done and when.
As your business grows, you’ll need to make adjustments to your tempo and systems.
Implementing the Metronome Effect can help you scale your business effectively. By setting the right tempo, maintaining consistency, and making adjustments along the way, you can ensure that your business is always moving forward.
Meditation and synchronisation
When we connect to the source energy as we can form during meditation, many great and positive things happen: clearing mental blocks, mitigating the negative effects of stress, reducing anxiety, bringing the body into a state of relaxation, slowing your heart rate, stimulating your immune system, and so on.
Heart–brain synchronization is the integration of mind, body, and spirit. It occurs when the electrical activity of the heart and brain is synchronized. In recent years, there has been numerous researches of effects of meditation on heart–brain synchronization with respect to mental and emotional health and well-being in sense to explore the rhythmic synchronicity between the brain and the heart
Vast evidences suggest that heart–brain synchronization facilitates mental and emotional connections, and meditation has the potential to regulate the fluctuation of the mind. Regular meditation practice may result in physiological synchrony between cardiac and neural behavior, which can be considered a quality index for meditation practice.
Meditation helps to improve quality of life and is considered alternative and complementary treatments for different illnesses and disorders. Many studies revealed positive effects of meditation on encountering disorders such as stress, anxiety, and depression. Meditation practice may have a significant effect on the autonomic nervous system.
