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DM Good morning! Based on our many prior related conversations, today I'd like to share a differing, perhaps more expansive, perspective of the Universal Holophren™. Attached you'll see: 1) A "hierarchical arrangement" graphic (as opposed to the prior "relational" or integrated view we've discussed extensively); thus consider: 2) How Holoprhrens engage WITHIN Pantakinesis™ , ... but only to the limits of respective "vanishing points; " 3)The various "contexts" of vanishing po

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DM Is color foundational, causal and perhaps to be found at the roots of Pantakinesis (as but one form of motion), or is it a "fabricated effect" of our consciousness, perhaps to differentiate experiential phenomena? (There seems to be many incoherent thoughts, and related inherent conflict regarding this topic, ranging from our past and present thinkers and to our classrooms, such as from ancient times to Newton and Goethe to frequency and quantum differentials today.) Yes

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DM Today I want to wander about a bit, so please tolerate what may initially seem as unfocused rambling. To begin, what do you think about Danial Quinn's thoughts, such as those he espoused in "Ishmael" and " Story of B ?" Daniel Quinn is a genuinely provocative thinker, and his work rewards serious engagement even when — perhaps especially when — you ultimately disagree with parts of it. The central move Quinn makes, across Ishmael, My Ishmael, and The Story of B, is to ref

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