The above quote, extracted from John Gatta's "Making Nature Sacred, " page 64, is definitely one subject to interpretation. In other words, it is ultimately up to each individual reader to discern the portrayed meaning of this proclamation. I personally feel as if Gatta is claiming that all material within the universe is inherently connected to other material, and it is the network of these connections that perpetuates the holistic nature of the universe. Essentially, one universal aspect is unable to stand alone in utter isolation, lacking any sort of relevance to other aspects. It is the tendency for all aspects to intertwine or "attract" to other aspects that allows for "order, regular progress, life and motion." Gatta states that, therefore, all of these aspects are mutually beneficial. And, through this perspective, the "well-being" of the structure of the entire universe solely depends on these networks. After all, it is these connections that make up the structure in the first place. This concept is quite mind-boggling to contemplate, and I personally am left feeling almost overwhelmed in reflecting upon it.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Jamie Richards- Making Nature Sacred #3
"The whole material universe is preserved by gravity, or attraction, or the mutual tendency of all bodies to each other. One part of the universe is hereby made beneficial to another. The beauty, harmony and order, regular progess, life and motion, and in short, all the well-being of the whole frame depends on it."
The above quote, extracted from John Gatta's "Making Nature Sacred, " page 64, is definitely one subject to interpretation. In other words, it is ultimately up to each individual reader to discern the portrayed meaning of this proclamation. I personally feel as if Gatta is claiming that all material within the universe is inherently connected to other material, and it is the network of these connections that perpetuates the holistic nature of the universe. Essentially, one universal aspect is unable to stand alone in utter isolation, lacking any sort of relevance to other aspects. It is the tendency for all aspects to intertwine or "attract" to other aspects that allows for "order, regular progress, life and motion." Gatta states that, therefore, all of these aspects are mutually beneficial. And, through this perspective, the "well-being" of the structure of the entire universe solely depends on these networks. After all, it is these connections that make up the structure in the first place. This concept is quite mind-boggling to contemplate, and I personally am left feeling almost overwhelmed in reflecting upon it.
The above quote, extracted from John Gatta's "Making Nature Sacred, " page 64, is definitely one subject to interpretation. In other words, it is ultimately up to each individual reader to discern the portrayed meaning of this proclamation. I personally feel as if Gatta is claiming that all material within the universe is inherently connected to other material, and it is the network of these connections that perpetuates the holistic nature of the universe. Essentially, one universal aspect is unable to stand alone in utter isolation, lacking any sort of relevance to other aspects. It is the tendency for all aspects to intertwine or "attract" to other aspects that allows for "order, regular progress, life and motion." Gatta states that, therefore, all of these aspects are mutually beneficial. And, through this perspective, the "well-being" of the structure of the entire universe solely depends on these networks. After all, it is these connections that make up the structure in the first place. This concept is quite mind-boggling to contemplate, and I personally am left feeling almost overwhelmed in reflecting upon it.
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