Rhythm of the dance: repeating patterns –
ribbon and smoke, body and soul;
elegant lullaby where the variation
only highlights the illusion of understanding.
Epiphany. Theory. Faith.
Tag: pattern
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Patterns
If you think about it,
thinking has a paradoxical quality to it.
It is a process of creating patterns and reducing complexity.
Too much complexity is random noise – it is ugly and makes us think.
We think.
We create elegant patterns.
We create structure.
But too much structure is fundamentally boring –
for there is nothing to think about! -
Ancient Giants
I find bare winter trees endlessly fascinating.
The branches lead my gaze with hypnotic power, and it follows on and on…
I think it is a visual equivalent of learning and gives the same joy of
discovery:
ordered enough for the mind to create patterns,
with enough chaotic variation to keep it interesting,
to forever suggest the possibility of better, more intricate organization…
